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Born in 1963 in Tokyo Japan, Jun began studying piano, composition, and improvisation at the age of five. His composition “Sonatine” for solo guitar was published when he was 14. While in his native country, his teachers included one of Japan’s leading composers, Akira Miyoshi, and internationally-known piano and harpsichord player Michio Kobayashi.

From 1992 to 1995, he studied at the New England Conservatory as a theory and classical piano major, and received a Master of Music diploma from the Conservatory.

His recitals in Japan and the U.S. have received enthusiastic responses from audiences and critics alike. In 1997, he played Rachmaninoff’s Third Concerto and Brahms’ Second Concerto with the Melrose and Quincy Symphony Orchestras. His first CD, Ravel’s Piano Works, was released in 1997.

In June 2000, he gave a highly acclaimed New York debut concert at the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall. He is also known as an interpreter of contemporary music. He is featured on the 2002 release of American composer John Baricchi’s CD.

In 1999, his Overture for Orchestra was performed in Massachusetts. His Jazz Piano Concerto was performed in 2001 by the Quincy Symphony Orchestra, with himself as soloist. His original CD “Jun Toguchi Works 1990-2000” was released in May 2002. He is well-versed in the musical language of jazz as well as that of the classical repertoire.

Jun’s piano teachers include such great pianists as Nina Lelchuck, Peter Frankl, and Kiyoko Tanaka.

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