Event Overview
In honor of the painter Tsuguharu Foujita, whose works are featured in our museum's collection, we will be presenting a special program featuring the works of composers who were active in his time.
This performance is a little different from a concert hall, allowing you to enjoy the performance in a space close to the artists. Please enjoy a concert that can only be enjoyed at a museum filled with art and music in Karuizawa in the fall.
Date and Time
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Doors open: 13:30 / Show starts: 14:00 (scheduled end time 16:00)
venue
Salon Le Damier at Karuizawa Ando Museum of Art
program
Lili Boulanger: Nocturne Maclart Hall: Songs without Words Alexander Kurcharev: Three Pieces Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No.1Gnossienne No.1
Jesu Tou Voubras Maria de Colomer: Fantasy
Artist
- Oboe: Katsuya Watanabe
- Piano: Ayato Oikawa
Artist Profile
- Katsuya Watanabe, Oboe
- After graduating from Saitama Prefectural Urawa High School, he graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. While still a student, he joined the New Japan Philharmonic. In 1985, he won a prize at the 1st International Oboe Competition sponsored by the Sony Music Foundation. In 1990, he won first place and the grand prize at the 7th Japan Wind and Percussion Instrument Competition.
In 1991, he moved to Germany and served as principal player at the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra, the Karlsruhe State Opera Orchestra, and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. In particular, during his 11 years at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, he was highly praised by German newspapers as a "beam of hope within the orchestra," under the utmost trust of the then music director, Thielemann. He is currently active as the principal player of the Solists Europeans Luxembourg.
He has also released many CDs. As a CD series of authentic original oboe pieces, "Impressions" (2008), "Summer Song" (2010), "Poem" (2012), "Romance" (2014), "Pastoral" (2016), "Wings" (2018), and "Cantabile" (2021) were released simultaneously in Germany and Japan. In particular, "Impressions", "Summer Song" and "Romance" were selected as "Special Selections" by the magazine Record Geijutsu and have been featured in various newspapers, earning rave reviews from all quarters. "Wings" also received five stars from Pizzicato, a Luxembourg CD magazine.
As a soloist, he has performed with the Slovak Philharmonic, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Zagreb Philharmonic, Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra, Gunma Symphony Orchestra, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, Osaka Century Symphony Orchestra, Yamagata Symphony Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.
From autumn 2010 to March 2013, he serialized "Katsuya Watanabe's Berlin Music Trip" in the Sankei Shimbun newspaper. Furthermore, since April 2013, he has been serializing "An Oboe Player's Holiday: Berlin Music News" in Heibonsha's web magazine "Web Heibon."
In 2011, he served as the chief judge for the Oboe category of the 28th Japan Wind and Percussion Instrument Competition.
As a visiting professor at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, he strives to nurture young musicians.
Lives in Berlin.
Official site: http://www.katsuyawatanabe.com
- Ayatoshi Oikawa Piano
- Born in 1994. After graduating from Saitama Prefectural Urawa High School, he studied at the Department of Musicology at Tokyo University of the Arts and completed his graduate studies in Solfeggio at the same university. He began studying at the Yamaha Music School at the age of two and began composing at the age of six.
Currently, he performs all over Japan, mainly accompanying singers, with over 100 performances per year. In chamber music, he has performed with Munich Philharmonic Orchestra concertmaster Lorenz Nasturica, Berlin Philharmonic former principal viola Wilfried Strehle, and members of the NHK Symphony Orchestra. In February 2023, he will accompany the Japan National Orchestra led by Kyohei Sorita on their nationwide tour as a harmonium player. This fall, he will accompany violinist Emiri Miyamoto on her recital tour 2024 -emiri best 2- as a pianist.
He has appeared on many music programs, including TV Asahi's "Untitled Concert." In 2022, his song "Hana ni Yakusoku" (Promise to Flowers) by Satoshi Hayashibe was selected for the February-March NHK Radio Late Night Program. The song was composed by himself, with lyrics by Kei Ogura.
A promising young pianist who continues to evolve under the direct guidance of renowned Italian conductor Dante Mazzola. His YouTube channel, which was launched in full swing at the end of April 2020, currently has over 5,400 subscribers.
Event Outline
| Date and time |
Doors open: 13:30 / Show starts: 14:00 (scheduled end time 16:00) |
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| venue | Salon Le Damier at Karuizawa Ando Museum of Art |
| Ticket prices |
*For guests attending the recital who would like to visit the museum at the same time The last entry to the museum is at 4.30pm. We recommend you visit the museum before the concert starts.
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