Haru Shionoya is a Japanese composer and organist residing in France. Her work encompasses composition, performance, teaching and cultural outreach, with a particular interest in lyric creation and the organ repertoire. Her works are published by Lacroch’.

After obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Piano from Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo, she continued her studies in musical writing at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, where she obtained a Master’s degree in Musical Writing, as well as six prizes in Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue and Forms, Theoretical and Applied Analysis, 20th- and 21st-Century Writing, and Advanced Orchestration. She studied there with Cyrille Lehn, Jean-Baptiste Courtois, Thierry Escaich, Claude Ledoux, Jean-Pascal Chaigne and Marc-André Dalbavie.

She also obtained a Diploma in Musical Studies (DEM) in Composition from the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Versailles Grand Parc, in the class of Jean-Baptiste Robin, with unanimous honours, mention très bien.

In 2023, as part of the Académie of the Opéra National de Bordeaux, she created, a reimagined version of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas for 4 singers and 5 instruments (bandoneon, flute, clarinet, violin, cello). The staging was directed by Louise Brun, and the premiere took place at the Grand-Théâtre de Bordeaux.

A prizewinner in several composition competitions, she received Third Prize at the International Wind Quintet Composition Competition of Dieppe and the City of Royan Prize at the Royan International Organ Composition Competition.

In 2024, her first educational opera, Momo, l’enfant pêche, inspired by the Japanese tale of Momotarō, was awarded the Grand Prize at the International Young Audience Composition Competition. Premiered in November 2025 in Besançon by the Orchestre Victor Hugo, the work continues to be performed on stages in France and abroad, with further performances scheduled with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège in 2026, the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine and the Geneva Chamber Orchestra in 2027, and the Orchestre National d’Île-de-France in 2028.

In 2025, she was selected for the French Ministry of Culture’s Composition Grant and has also received support from the Sasakawa Foundation, the Nguyễn Thiên Đạo Fund – King Baudouin Foundation, and the Société Générale Foundation.

Alongside her work as a composer, Haru Shionoya performs internationally as a concert organist.

She studied organ at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon with François Espinasse and Liesbeth Schlumberger, and furthered her studies in improvisation with Gabriel Marghieri, as well as harpsichord and basso continuo with Yves Rechsteiner.

A prizewinner in several international organ competitions, including the International Organ Competition of Dudelange in 2025 and the 17th International César Franck Competition in Haarlem in 2026, she has been invited to perform at venues including the Basilica of Saint-Sernin in Toulouse, the Auditorium de Lyon, Saint-Séverin Church in Paris and Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. In 2025, she was also Artist in Residence at the Festival de La Chaise-Dieu.

Holder of the French Certificat d’Aptitude in Musical Writing and a Master’s degree in pedagogy, Haru Shionoya currently teaches musical writing, organ and composition at the Avignon Regional Conservatory.

Together with Louise Brun, she is co-founder of L’Operadienne, where she develops new lyric projects as well as cultural and outreach activities in collaboration with diverse audiences and cultural institutions.