Toshiaki Umeda

Born in Tokyo in 1961, Toshiaki Umeda began learning piano at the age of five under Naoyuki Inoue, Yasushi Arai, and others. Completed undergraduate degree at Toho Gakuen College in 1984, studying conducting under Seiji Ozawa, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, and Tadaaki Odaka, contrabass under Mitsuru Onozaki, and piano and chamber music under Akira Miyoshi. Studied under Jean Fournet 1983-84 during Fournet's stay in Japan. Completed graduate studies in the research department in 1986.