That he is also capable of meeting the demands of a “normal” concert career is proven by the young Japanese pianist year after year, such as with his victory at the PTNA Piano Competition in his home country in 2018 or his media-covered participation in the Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 2021. As if these talents weren’t enough, Hayato Sumino also holds a degree in engineering and is actively involved as a composer and arranger. How does Mozart’s “Turkish March,” the third movement of the wonderful A-major Sonata KV 331, sound when it is taken through all major and minor keys? In his 24 variations on this theme, Sumino provides the answer – and contrasts it with a lively arrangement of a Gershwin classic: “An American in Paris,” which also makes a stop in Bochum.