{"product_id":"4571388520405","title":"Takeshi Kakehashi - Chopin: Piano Concerto - Japan CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakeshi Kakehashi\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a must-hear!\nThe incredibly beautiful and delicate tones produced by Takeyuki Hashigo!!\nA recording of Chopin’s piano concertos arranged for string quartet.\n\nThis live recording features two of Tsuyoshi Hashigo’s Chopin piano concertos, performed over the course of two years in 2017 and 2018. He is joined by Quartet Celesia—a group of up-and-coming musicians formed in 2011—performing Bartomiej Komine’s string quartet arrangements. Chopin is the composer Takayuki Hashigo holds most dear. He has earned a solid reputation for his Chopin performances—including winning the Mayor of Warsaw Prize at the 2000 International Chopin Competition—and his recording of the complete Ballades (SONARE1023) received high acclaim, including being selected as a “Record Arts Special Selection.” Hashi’s Chopin is full of elegance. His flowing tone warmly touches the listener’s heart.\n“Takeyuki Hashi’s solid, well-defined sound is as varied as a kaleidoscope. His pianism blends so beautifully with Chopin’s music that one gets the illusion he is actually stepping into the shoes of the composer himself.” (From the liner notes by Tami Nohira)\n\n\u003ctakayuki hashigo\u003e\nIn 1994, he won first prize as the youngest participant at both the International Music Competition for the Blind and Visually Impaired in the Czech Republic and the International Youth Piano Competition in Ettlingen, Germany (Category B), where his rich musicality was recognized. In 1995, he won second place at the Stravinsky International Youth Competition in the United States. In 1997, he received the Muramatsu Prize. In 1998, he won second place at the Long-Thibaud International Competition (Paris), as well as the SACEM Prize (Recital Prize) and the Spion-Bonneau Foundation Prize. In 1999, he received the Tokyo Citizens’ Cultural Honor Award, the Idemitsu Music Award, and the Braille Mainichi Cultural Award. In 2000, he received the Mayor of Warsaw Award at the International Chopin Competition.\nKing International\u003c\/takayuki\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonare Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53525310734625,"sku":"4571388520405","price":2640.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4571388520405.jpg?v=1789730767","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/4571388520405","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}