The Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino, better known by his Youtube handle ‘Cateen’, has signed with ex-Cami chief Doug Sheldon at Sheldon Artists, NY.
Sumino, 29, has 1.3 million Youtube subscribers.
He has been playing Chopin from age 3, reaching the semi-finals of the 2022 Warsaw Chopin Competition.
In other agency moves, the Brooklyn Rider ensemble have switched to Felix Nieto at Arts Management Group on 57th Street.
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