Subscription Concert No.1049 A Series
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Venue Info
Tadaaki OTAKA, Conductor
Tomoki KITAMURA, Piano
Tadaaki OTAKA (Conductor)
Tadaaki Otaka was born in 1947. He has conducted all major Japanese Orchestras. He is also a popular figure throughout the world particularly in the UK, where he is invited as Guest Conductor to London Symphony, London Philharmonic, and BBC Symphony, among others. Otaka made his Proms debut with BBC National Orchestra of Wales in 1988. He also received invitations to Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Bamberg Philharmonic and many others. In 1997,he was awarded the CBE, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to British musical life.
photo ©Martin Richardson
photo ©Martin Richardson
Tomoki KITAMURA (Piano)
Born in Aichi (Japan) in 1991, Tomoki Kitamura.
Since he won the 1st prize(2nd prize was not awarded) and the Grand Jury Prize at the prestigious Tokyo Music Competition at the age of 14, he started his career in Japan.
Thereafter he has got prizes at important international piano competitions including Hamamatsu, Sydney, Leeds, and Telekom-Beethoven competition in Bonn.
Today Tomoki Kitamura appears constantly in the prestigious concert halls in Europa and Japan as a recital pianist, soloist of orchestra , chamber music player, and also as a fortepianist.
His 5 solo CDs received favorable reviews on the prestigious magazines in Japan.
He has been learning Piano with Prof.Kei Itoh, Prof.Ewa Pobłocka and Prof.Rainer Becker.
After graduation his Diplom with the distinction from Universität der Künste Berlin in 2017, he continues his has studied with a big interest in researching historical interpretation and instruments with Prof.Jesper Christensen at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main.
Photo by TAKA MAYUMI
Since he won the 1st prize(2nd prize was not awarded) and the Grand Jury Prize at the prestigious Tokyo Music Competition at the age of 14, he started his career in Japan.
Thereafter he has got prizes at important international piano competitions including Hamamatsu, Sydney, Leeds, and Telekom-Beethoven competition in Bonn.
Today Tomoki Kitamura appears constantly in the prestigious concert halls in Europa and Japan as a recital pianist, soloist of orchestra , chamber music player, and also as a fortepianist.
His 5 solo CDs received favorable reviews on the prestigious magazines in Japan.
He has been learning Piano with Prof.Kei Itoh, Prof.Ewa Pobłocka and Prof.Rainer Becker.
After graduation his Diplom with the distinction from Universität der Künste Berlin in 2017, he continues his has studied with a big interest in researching historical interpretation and instruments with Prof.Jesper Christensen at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main.
Photo by TAKA MAYUMI
