Maki Hayashida

Having studied under world class professors such as Bernhard Ringeissen at the Conservatoire National de Rueil-Malmaison in Paris and Karl-Heinz Kämmerling in Hannover, Maki Hayashida debuted as a soloist in the Alte Oper in Frankfurt in 1995 with Beethovens 5th Piano Concerto. Award winner of many international soloist competitions, including 1st prize at the prestigious ‚V.C. Righetti‘ competition in 1998. In addition to her diverse and lively concert engagements she also teaches as a lecturer at the Robert-Schumann-Hochschule in Düsseldorf and has had the rare privilege of receiving several awards from the Japanese Ministry of Culture. Maki Hayashida is also regarded as one of the most versatile and highly sought after chamber musicians and song accompanists in the profession. A person