Naruhiko Kawaguchi

Naruhiko Kawaguchi is recognized for his specialization in historical performance and piano repertoire. He has won important awards, such as first prize in the Musica Antiqua de Brujas competition (2016) and the Muzio Clementi prize at the First International Piano Competition of Rome. He also achieved a notable second place in the First International Chopin Competition for Period Instruments. As a soloist, he has performed at some of the most relevant festivals for early music and historical performance, such as the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Chopin and His Europe festival in Warsaw, the Monteverdi Festival in Cremona, the Oude Muziek Festival in Utrecht and the Goldberg Festival in Gdansk.