Long Ramp Running Co., Ltd. press release (2024.11.05) Long Ramp Running Co., Ltd. A notable pianist who won a difficult competition in Switzerland at just 19 years old and also won the Audience Award is coming to Japan! “Yumeka Nakagawa Piano Recital” to be held The 554th Nikkei Muse Salon “Yumeka Nakagawa Piano Recital” will be held on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Nikkei Hall (1-3-7 Otemachi,
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/13972/2788/13972-2788-d49e267e27d4e260d7d239651b37cf93-1181×886.jpg Yumika Nakagawa, 22 years old, is a pianist who was born and raised in Germany and lives there. In 2021, at just 19 years old, she came into the limelight by winning the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition, a difficult competition in Switzerland that had previously been won by Eschenbach, Goode, Dalbert, Helmchen, Mao Fujita, and Naoko Kawamura. He also won the Robert Schumann
International Competition (2019) and the Jene-Takács International Competition (2018). This pianist is receiving rave reviews everywhere he goes, with comments such as “a wonderful musicality that is unlike any other Japanese”, “tremendous talent”, “deep keystrokes”, and “we can only look forward to his future successes”! Expectations are high to see how the up-and-coming pianist will be able to convey the lyricism, passion, and dramatic expressions of early Romantic music to modern Russian music. 【program】 Mozart/Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major K.576 Schubert/《Wanderer Fantasy》 D.760 Chopin/Piano Sonata No. 2 “Funeral” in B flat minor, Op. 35 Scriabin/Piano Sonata No. 2 “Fantasy Sonata” in G minor, Op. 19 profile Yumeka
Nakagawa Yumeka Nakagawa (piano) A Japanese pianist born and raised in Germany. In 2014, he won 2nd place at the Franz Liszt International Competition for Young Pianists held in Weimar. Since 2019, he has performed at Wigmore Hall in London, Tonhalle in Düsseldorf, Weimarhalle, etc. He was also invited to the 16th Mariinsky International Piano Festival held in St. Petersburg. Born in Düsseldorf in 2001, he began his musical education there and studied with William Fong at the Purcell School of Music in London. Since 2021, he has been studying under Professor Grigory Gluzmann at the Franz Liszt University of Music in Weimar. In March 2022, his first recital in Japan after winning the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition received great acclaim, and has since been performed by major domestic orchestras such as the Osaka Philharmonic, Nagoya Philharmonic, Kanagawa Philharmonic, Tokyo Philharmonic, Yomiko Symphony Orchestra, and the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra. He has co-starred with many times and has received rave reviews wherever he goes. Event overview “Yumaka Nakagawa Piano Recital” Event period: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Venue: Nikkei Hall (1-3-7 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) ■Performers Yumeka Nakagawa (piano) ■Event schedule Doors open at 18:00 and show starts at 18:30 ■Ticket price All reserved seats: 4,000 yen (tax included) Sponsor = Nihon Keizai Shimbun & emsp; Sponsor = FANCL