Nana Miyoshi
When pianist Nana Miyoshi took the stage at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, May 3, 2026 for her solo recital debut, her performance represented the culmination of fifteen years of study, practice, hard work, and dedication. She is eighteen years old.
While for many it seems hard to imagine, such is often both the life and career path of a classical musician. Like so many prodigies before her, Miyoshi began her studies at the age of three, and has throughout that time had one goal in mind—to become a concert pianist: a profession for which she continues to demonstrate a level of focus, commitment, and persistence second to none. Well before her 2019 win of the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition which first brought her to the stage of Carnegie Hall, she had already been playing professionally in her native Japan, delighting audiences with a talent offering every indication of the kind of promise she has gone on to fulfill year after year.
Now, with two of the most important engagements of her career just months away, she continues to apply herself with the same diligence she has shown her entire life. A student of Steinway Artist Cosmo Buono, together they focus on careful and steady examination of repertoire, interpretation, and the development of technique designed to let her reach her fullest musical potential in ways that are neither rushed nor impatient, but instead careful in pairing the growth of her skills with the incorporation of compositions and technique that optimize her abilities and musical development.
She will reprise this groundbreaking debut on Sunday, June 28, 2026 at Tokyo’s famed Suntory Hall, known for its legendary acoustics, and a spirit of philanthropy shared by Andrew Carnegie and Keizo Saji which led them to build these two temples dedicated to great music.
Next Stop:
Suntory Hall, Tokyo
The journey continues. On Sunday, June 28, 2026 (Doors open: 1:30 PM | Performance: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM), Nana Miyoshi will reprise her debut program at Suntory Hall Blue Rose in Tokyo — one of the most acclaimed concert venues in the world, renowned for its legendary acoustics. For Miyoshi, performing in both within the span of a single season is, in her own words, "the greatest honor of my career to date."
PRACTICE,
PRACTICE, PRACTICE
My Road to Carnegie Hall
Written by Nana Miyoshi.
This extraordinary bilingual book — written in both English and Japanese — chronicles the fifteen-month journey from the moment Carnegie Hall's date was confirmed to the day Nana stepped onto its legendary stage for her performance.
With stunning full-color photography by Francis Catania and Daichi Torigoe, two of the most celebrated photographers in the world, Practice, Practice, Practice is an intimate, behind-the-scenes portrait of dedication, artistry, and the pursuit of a dream.
The book also offers an exclusive look at the creation of the breathtaking gowns Nana wore for her debut — masterworks by renowned couturier Katsuya Ooe. Working alongside textile expert Masaro Naruse and pattern maker Mizuyo Uno, Ooe employed a weaving technique over two thousand years old — first weaving the silk by hand, then embedding intricate designs directly into the fabric itself.