Toshiki Ishii was born on 22 December 1991, and began studying piano at the age of four. He studied at Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music under Akiyoshi Sako. Since 2014, he has been a student at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, in the class of Ewa Pobłocka and Bronisława Kawalla. At the same time, he is studying under Anna Malikova in Brescia, Italy.
Toshiki has won distinctions at the following competitions: 1st prize at the ABC New Artist Concert Audition Convention (Japan, 2012), the Brest International Piano Competition (France, 2015), the International Piano Competition (Antonin, 2015), 3rd prize at the Juliusz Zarębski International Music Competition (Warsaw, 2015).
Toshiki ishii has performed with the Giovanile Vicentinatono Orchestra in Italy (2003), The Izumi Philharmonic Orchestra in Japan (2012, 2013), and The Japan Century Symphony Orchestra in Japan (2013). He has participated in international masterclasses in Poland, France, under pedagogues such as Akiyoshi Sako, Pascal Devoyon, Tamas Ungar, Henri Barda, Anne Queffelec, Willem Brons, Philippe Giusiano.

Concert programme:
FRYDERYK CHOPIN
- Preludes, Op. 28:
A major No. 7
F sharp minor No. 8
E major No. 9
C sharp minor No. 10
B major No. 11
- Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise in E flat major, Op. 22
- Scherzo in E major, Op. 54 No. 4
- Etude in E major, Op. 10 No. 3
- Waltz in A flat major, Op. 42
- Grand Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53 "Heroic".

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The "Fryderyk" Concert Hall is a place of intimate meetings with the music of Fryderyk Chopin, in the style of 19th century salon meetings. Here, in the heart of Warsaw's Old Town, you will spend an unforgettable time in one of the most beautiful concert halls. A magnificent Steinway grand piano, crystal chandeliers, mirrors, beautiful stuccowork and an atmosphere of unforced elegance, as well as performances by superb pianists, will make you want to return here.
The concert is a two-part recital lasting approximately 60 minutes, based on the idea of salon music gatherings popular in the 19th century. During the interval of the concert, guests are treated to a glass of sparkling wine. The concert is performed by extraordinary pianists whose names are known throughout Europe and the world - professors of the University of Music in Warsaw and winners of international piano competitions, graduates of prestigious music academies: Joanna Ławrynowicz, Anna Kubicz, Maciej Poliszewski, Maria Korecka-Soszkowska, Robert Skiera, Kayo Nishimizu.
The programme will include his most famous compositions. We will hear, among others, the Etude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12, called the Revolutionary, the Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53, the so-called 'Heroic', and the Prelude in D flat major, Op. 28, No. 16, called the Rain Prelude.