Ruriko Kikuchi
Ruriko Kikuchi (菊池るり子, Kikuchi Ruriko) is a Japanese pianist.
She won the first international edition of the Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition (Spain, 1974)[1][2]
She shared the 1980 Concorso Busoni 2nd prize with Rolf Plagge and Hai-Kyung Suh (no 1st prize was awarded).[3] She taught at the Osaka College of Music.
References
- ↑ "Winners, Juries, Orchestras and Guest Artists". Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "50th anniversary of the Santander Competition!". WFIMC. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
It became an international event in 1974 with a final with orchestra - first winner was Ruriko Kikuchi, and since the beginning it appeared to be a very important cultural and musical event in Santander as well as a spingboard for young artists at the beginning of their careers
- ↑ "International Piano Competition Foundation Ferruccio Busoni Bolzano Bozen". International Piano Competition Foundation Ferruccio Busoni Bolzano Bozen. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
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- [link removed] Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes - Fundación Albéniz
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