Hayato Sumino opens new sound worlds in Bielefeld with Chopin Orbit
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Hayato Sumino brings the Chopin Orbit to Bielefeld
On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, Hayato Sumino aka Cateen will perform at the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle. His piano evening Chopin Orbit connects the poetic sound world of Frédéric Chopin with works by Camille Saint-Saëns, Thomas Adès, Igor Stravinsky, and his own compositions. The concert starts at 20:00, and the duration is about two hours including a break.
Between Romanticism, Improvisation, and the Present
Hayato Sumino approaches Chopin not from a museum distance, but as a curious pianist, composer, and improviser. The program features Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 and selected Mazurkas to Saint-Saëns' Danse macabre to Stravinsky's Firebird. His own pieces and arrangements open a musical dialogue between the romantic piano tradition, contemporary sound language, and surprising improvisational moments.
Virtuosity with Digital Radiance
Under the name Cateen, Sumino reaches millions on YouTube. His videos showcase classical works, original compositions, arrangements, and spontaneous variations. This digital closeness also shapes his stage performance: precise touch culture, flexible rhythm, and an extraordinary sensitivity to tone colors meet an immediate live atmosphere.
A Pianist between Concert Hall and Sound Laboratory
Sumino won the Grand Prix of the PTNA Piano Competition in 2018 and became a semifinalist at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 2021. He studied at the University of Tokyo and combines musical expertise with a Master's degree in engineering. As a soloist, he has worked with renowned orchestras such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops Orchestra, the NHK Symphony Orchestra, and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
His artistic path has also led him to significant halls in Europe, North America, and Asia. In 2025, he received the Leonard Bernstein Prize from the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. As an exclusive artist of Sony Classical, a Steinway Artist, and an ambassador for Apple Music Classical and CASIO, Sumino represents a new generation of classical musicians who seamlessly combine tradition and innovation.
The Program of Chopin Orbit
The Bielefeld program features, among others, Chopin and Sumino with Raindrop postlude, Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 and Mazurka op. 59, Saint-Saëns' Danse macabre, Adès' Mazurka op. 27 No. 2, Chopin and Sumino's Black and White Keys, Sumino's Polonaise, an improvisation on Chopin's Berceuse op. 57, as well as Stravinsky's Firebird. This creates a concert experience that breaks familiar repertoire lines and shifts into a modern musical orbit.
Conclusion: Experience Chopin Anew
Chopin Orbit promises a concentrated piano evening full of tonal colors, contrasts, and pianistic energy. Those wishing to experience classical virtuosity, creative arrangements, and the direct breath of live improvisation should not miss Hayato Sumino on November 10, 2026, at the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle.
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