Academic Background and Specialization

Graduated from the Department of Russian Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University. Completed the Master's and Doctoral programs in the Graduate School of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts (Ph.D. in Academic Studies). Completed the Master's program in the Graduate School of Theology, Sophia University. Currently a part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University. Specializes in the works and biographical research of Chopin and Rachmaninoff, music and nationalism in the 18th-19th centuries, church history, and general Russian music history.

Major Publications

Books and Papers:

• Novel Chopin: Warsaw Fantasia (Hanna Publishing)
• The Eagle's Mark: The Fate of Frédéric Chopin (Ongaku no Tomo Sha)
• Karl Holtei's Musical Drama "The Old General": Its True Nature and Historical Significance (Sankei-sha)
• "A Lifelong Friendship of Exiles: Matuszyński and Chopin" (Chopin 1810-2010: Ideas-Interpretations-Influence, Warszawa: Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina, 2017 (Proceedings of the 3rd International Chopin Academic Conference))

Co-authored Books:

• NHK Super Piano Lesson "Chopin" Textbook (NHK Publishing)
• Chopin Keyboard Mysteries Explained with CD, edited by Ikuyo Nakamichi (Natsume-sha)
• Chopin: An Outsider in Paris (Kawade Shobo Shinsha), among others.

Also responsible for the commentaries of many of Chopin's works, such as Chopin: 24 Preludes: New Edition with Commentary (Ongaku no Tomo Sha).