Hideaki Sakai

Hideaki Sakai, Japan - member of the flute Jury 2014

Born in Sapporo, Japan, Hideaki Sakai studied with Tishinori Ishihara at the Kunitachi Music College, then with Paul Meisen at the Nordwestdeutshe Musikakademie in Detmold, Germany. In 1979, he won 3rd Prize (no 1st Prize attributed) at the ARD Competition in Munich and pursued his studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich, where he was later named professor. In 1983, he won 2nd Prize (no 1st Prize attributed) at the Geneva International Music Competition. The following year, he became Flute solo at the Philhalmonia Hungarica in Marl, Germany. In 1995, he returned to Japan, where he now leads an international career as soloist and in chamber music. Hideaki Sakai has been invited as Jury member for several international competitions. He has recorded many CDs and is currently visiting professor of the prestigious Senzokugakuen Music College.