Live on the Plaza: Hiroya Tsukamoto

Hiroya Tsukamoto is a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. He began playing the five-string banjo when he was thirteen, and took up the guitar shortly after.

In 2018, he won 2nd place in the International Finger Style Guitar Championship. In 2000, he received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music. While in Boston he formed his own group, Interoceanico, made up of musicians from different continents including Latin Grammy Colombian singer Marta Gomez. The group released three acclaimed records: The Other Side of the World, Confluencia and Where the River Shines.

Hiroya has released three solo albums (Solo, Heartland and Places). He leads concerts internationally including several appearances at Blue Note (NYC), United Nations and Japanese National Television (NHK).