Toru Oyama is a Japanese pianist who has been continually expanding his musicality and musicianship. He earned a BA in Letters (English Literature) in Tokyo before moving to Europe, where he studied with Professor Julian Jacobson at Royal College of Music, London and at Utrecht Conservatorium with Professor Alan Weiss. He is active as a recitalist, chamber musician, accompanist and concerto soloist. Toru performs all across Europe, The United States of America, and in his native country, Japan as well as in Indonesia and Malaysia. Toru performs a broad spectrum of Classical and Romantic composers, and specializes in French repertoire such as Fauré, Debussy and Ravel.

 

His artistic activities have been covered by a wide range of media, including BBC TV, Dutch Radio 4 and The Jakarta Globe. The below is a good example of articles about his performance:

 

Toru Oyama, a young Japanese, who with his pianistic mastery and virtuosity electrified a packed audience.

Toru Oyama presented a varied program – from Mozart to Ravel. The core of the program was the 24 Préludes opus 28 by Chopin, which he played marvelously. All nuances of thoses pieces, from delicate sounds to powerful fortissimi, from exercises for the left hand to melodic, song-like parts – everything sounded transparent and truly "Chopinesk", a wonderful listening experience.‘ (Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine. Translated from German to English by Jan Schlotthus)

 

While Toru is an active performer, he is dedicated to teaching talented young pianists. In the season of 2014/15, he was appointed as ‘Artist in Residence’ at the Jakarta Conservatory of Music and taught the best young Indonesian pianists.