Hideharu Sakurai 櫻井秀悠

He has won top prize and special prize in numerous competitions, including Absolute 1st prizes at the Dobri Paliev International Online Competition 2022, the International Percussion ¡Youth! Competition Belgium 2021, London Classical Music Competition 2022 and more.  

In addition, he was selected for the 37th Japan Wind and Percussion Competition 2nd Prize, the 1th Senzoku Gakuen College of Music Percussion Competition, the 25th KOBE International Music Competition Excellence Award, and the Hyogo Prefectural Arts and Culture Association Award.
Appeared on 2021 Mezamashi TV series "Kirabito!" (Fuji TV)

He has studied percussion instrument marimba under, Prof.Mutsuko Fujii, Yuko Nakamura, Taro Someya, and others.
Currently, he is studying Senzoku Gakuen College of Music Percussion course under the tutelage of Prof. Momoko Kamiya and Prof.Satoshi Takeshima.

While expanding his solo activities, he is also active in ensemble activities and has received high praise for each performance.