Hayato Sumino


Hayato Sumino is a Japanese pianist and composer known for his performances of music by Frédéric Chopin.
Born in Tokyo, he started playing the piano at age 3. He studied science and engineering at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, graduating in March 2020 with a master's degree and the President's Award. He also studied music information processing technology and artificial intelligence for six months at the French Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music.
In August 2018, he won the Grand Prix at the 42nd PTNA Piano Competition, a Japanese piano competition. In July 2019 he won third prize at the Lyon International Piano Competition.
In 2021, Sumino participated in the XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, in which he advanced to the third round. His live performance in the second round attracted 45,000 online viewers, setting a record for the competition. Before the competition, he had studied intensively online with Jean-Marc Luisada.
Sumino is scheduled to perform at the 28th Beijing Music Festival in 2025.
Sumino is also a YouTuber by the name of "Cateen", with over 1.5 million subscribers as of 2025.
He is a Steinway Artist.
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