Monday 13 July 2026 at 11 am

Haruko Seki, described by Musical Opinion as "a pianist with an innate ability to communicate with her audience"  also by The Birmingham Post “a stunning account from a pianist who obviously loves playing, communicating her delight vividly to the audience” has performed at many major UK venues including St John's Smith Square, The South Bank, Wigmore and Fairfield Halls. 

An Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, Haruko completed her Master's and Academy's highest performance award, Recital Diploma. The Times said, "vivid colouristic strokes...bathed in tonal beauty... took one off into a world of serene enchantment."  She has won First Prize in the USA's St Charles Illinois International Piano Competition, Croydon Symphony Soloist Award, Brant Piano Competition among others. Having spent much of her life in the UK, Haruko now sees opportunity to act as a musical channel between the British Isles and Japan, promoting works by British composers as a director of British Music Series in her Hometown, Sapporo. She runs global workshops creating opportunities for her students in the UK and Japan to study together.