Japan's Mao Fujita ranks 2nd in Tchaikovsky piano competition

Mao Fujita of Japan earned a share of second place in the piano category of the 16th International Tchaikovsky Competition on Thursday, tying with Russia's Dmitriy Shishkin while top honors went to Alexandre Kantorow of France.Fujita, a 20-year-old Tokyo native who has performed at home and abroad, was among seven pianists to reach the finals of the quadrennial event, which began on June 17 and was held in Saint Petersburg and Moscow.Having started piano lessons at age 3, Fujita claimed top prizes beginning in 2010 in the junior divisions of competitions in Japan as well as in Taiwan and Au…READ FULL ARTICLE