"She is more than an excellent and perfect pianist, she is always on the lookout for the essence in music", Gyorgy Sebok praised the emerging artist Tomoko Ogasawara. On this record she focuses on works by Mozart and Haydn. After studying at the State University of the Arts in Tokyo, where she was born, the pianist Tomoko Ogasawara continued her studies in Germany at the University of the Arts in Berlin and the University of Music in Freiburg in Breisgau. In Freiburg she received the solo diploma with honors and went on to win first prize in the Competition for German Conservatories. Her teachers include Georg Sava, Tibor Hazay and Georgy Sebok; all of whom influenced her artistic development and led her to early successes in international competitions such as “Maria Canals” (Barcelona) and “Ciara Haskil” (Montreux). Since then concert engagements have taken her to all of the major concert halls around the world.