The Leroy Anderson Foundation is pleased to present pianist Takeshi Nagayasu in concert.

Takeshi Nagayasu has performed in concert halls in New York, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, South Korea, China and Japan. He has received numerous awards and prizes in competitions including the Texas State International Piano Festival Concerto Competition, Concours International Long-Thibaud in Paris, France, International Robert Schumann Competition, Borderland Chopin International Competition, The Rosamond Haeberle Memorial Piano Award (Michigan), The Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition, Jacob Flier Competition (Piano Summer at New Paltz), and the Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition in Valldemossa, Spain.

He received a B.M in 2021 from Juilliard School of Music, a M.M. in 2023 from Yale School of Music, and a D.M.A in 2026 from the University of Michigan School of Music.

“Takeshi Nagayasu’s performance was remarkable for its passion, expression and dazzling virtuosity.” – Marc Chabot, Leroy Anderson Foundation, December 2025

PROGRAM: Norske Folkeviser og Folkedanse, Op.30 (Mov. 1, Brudeslått, Mov. 3, Bygdevise, Mov. 11, Fanitull) by Agathe Backer Grøndahl; Sonata in G major by Marianna Martines; 8 Etudes, Op.42 by Alexander Scriabin; Afro Peruvian Suite by Carlos Bernales; Piano Sonata by Samuel Barber.

Saturday, March 28th | 1pm | Register here

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The Leroy Anderson Foundation honors the legacy of Swedish-American composer Leroy Anderson. The Foundation hosts concerts at the Leroy Anderson House in Woodbury, Connecticut, a historic house museum and cultural center on the National Register of Historic Places.