MASAHIRO KAWAKAMI

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Masahiro  KAWAKAMI
(PIANIST)

Born in Hokkaido Japan in 1965.
Masahiro Kawakami studied at the Tokyo College of Music and subsequently attended the Konservatorium der Stadt Wien. He was awarded 4th prize at the International Maria Canals Competition, Barcelona, in 1988.
He has mede recordings for Radio NHK-FM several times and alreadey released six CDs including music of Balakirev, Scriabin, Medtner, and Kapustin. He is known as one of the best interpreters of great Russian composers in Japan. 
He not only gives annual recitals in Tokyo(Kioi Hall, Tokyo Bunka-kaikan, Tokyo-Operacity Hall, Santory Hall, etc.), but also numerous concerts including piano ensembles, chamber music, and performances as a soloist with major orchestras in Japan.

Besides his busy schedule on the concert stage, he devotes considerable time to teaching at the Tokyo College of Music.
He has jointly edited several new scholarly editions of piano works of Medtner and Nikolai Kapustin (Zen-on, PRHYTHM EDITION) , also has published an essay book "Chotto Piano-Honkide Piano" (YAMAHA MUSIC MEDIA).

Concerto Repertoire


MOZART
Concerto No 20 in D minor K466
Concerto No 21 in C major K467
Concerto No 23 in A major K488
Concerto No 26 in D major K537

BEETHOVEN
Concerto No 3 in C minor Op 37
Concerto No 4 in G major Op 58
Concerto No 5 in E flat major Op 73 Emperor

CHOPIN
Concerto No 1 in E minor Op 11
Concerto No 2 in F minor, Op 21

SCHUMANN
Concerto in A minor Op 54

BRAHMS
Concerto No 1 in D minor Op 15

GRIEG
Concerto in A minor

RACHMANINOV
Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 18

MEDTNER
Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 50

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