Ueno Yuko - Ueno Yuko Recital with Kawai Ravel Prokofiev - Japan CD

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Ueno Yuko

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This is the third collection of live recordings of pianist Yuko Ueno's concert "The Complete Prokofiev Sonatas Series - Which Piano is Right for Prokofiev? ～(6 concerts)", the third collection of live recordings. As the subtitle says, this concert is an attempt to perform all of Prokofiev's sonatas on six different instruments (Steinway, Fazioli, Yamaha, Bechstein, and Bösendorfer). This time, Ravel and Prokofiev will be performed by the Kawai SK-EX, which "can express like a flesh voice. ＜Yuko Ueno studied at Toho Women's High School for Music and then moved to Europe in her second year of college, where she received a diploma in piano from the International Piano Academy in Imola, Italy, and a conservatory diploma in piano from the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, France, with recognition from Argerich, El-Basha, and Katsaris. In 2009, he was awarded the Diploma of the Chamber Music Conservatory of the same conservatory by the unanimous vote of the jury. He has won many prizes at the All Japan Student Music Competition, Hamamatsu International Piano Academy Competition, Hummel International Piano Competition, and others.He has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician at the Stresa Maggiore Lake Music Festival, the Italian Mozart Society Matinee, the Paris Sarkolteau, the Bourges-Saint-Bonnet Theater, the Tokyo Metropolitan Arts Festival, the La Folle Journee "Day of Enthusiasm" Area Concert, and many others, He has also performed with orchestras such as the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. He has appeared on Italian national television RAI3, Slovak FM, NHK-FM, etc. His activities in Japan and abroad have been highly acclaimed by music magazines, newspapers, and other media. In addition to his performance activities, he writes for music magazines and other specialized media, judges competitions, gives lectures, and is active in a wide range of other activities. His debut CD in 2008 and his second album in 2003 were recommended and specially selected by "Record Geijutsu" magazine, and his live recording CD in 2008 and 2010 were selected by "Ongaku Gendai" magazine as a notable CD and specially selected CD. Three volumes of revised scores of Prokofiev's works were published by Zen-On Music Publishing Co. The "Complete Prokofiev Sonatas Series," launched in 2005, has become a hot topic as a remarkable cycle.She has studied piano with Hiroko Onimura, Machiko Kagioka, Ryoko Fukazawa, Kazuko Aruga, F. Skala, L. Margarius, B. Petrushansky, O. Yablonskaya, J. Munier, M. Levitsky, and J.M. Luisada, fortepiano with S. Fiuzzi, and chamber music with G. Martiny. He is a member of the steering committee of the Japan-Arensky Society, the central steering committee of the Japan Piano Teachers Association (JPTA), and the steering committee of the Japan-Russia Musicians Association. He is a regular member of the All Japan Piano Teachers Association (PTNA), the Japan Federation of Musicians, and the Chopin Society of Japan. FONTEC