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California State University, Fresno • Concert Hall

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Hayato Sumino

Friday, October 24, 2025 • 7:30PM

Taking the concert world by storm, Japanese pianist and composer Hayato Sumino breathes new life into the term virtuoso. An exclusive Sony Classical recording artist, Artist Ambassador for Apple Music Classical, Steinway Artist, and CASIO Ambassador, he continues to forge his own path in the arts. His dynamism and creativity are the building blocks of his astonishing online presence, boasting over 1.3 million YouTube followers and 180 million views on the channel/pseudonym “Cateen”. His passion and spontaneity draw his fans to the concert halls from Tokyo to London to Chicago to Vancouver.

Co-sponsored with the California Association of Professional Music Teachers.

Concert Program

J.S. BACH
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
SUMINO
New Birth/Recollection
3 Nocturnes
CHOPIN
Nocturne in C minor, Op.48 No.1
Scherzo in B minor, Op.20
SUMINO
Big Cat Waltz
GERSHWIN/SUMINO
An American in Paris
RAVEL/SUMINO
Boléro