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NOTE: Cancellation
The seminar has been canceled owing to the poor health of the musicians.
We thank you for your understanding of these circumstances.
A
Present
for
All
Lovers
of
Music
| Duo Seminar for Violin and Piano '99
|
Music entertains the soul. However, beautiful music is created only after composers and performers have put in endless hours of exploration and refinement.
Won't you take a peek at the world of music as seen from the perspective of the creators of music?
Your guides will be by Toru Yasunaga and Ayumi Ichino.
The message from these two musicians -- earnestly engaged in the act of performance -- is directed to all lovers of music.
Lecturers: Toru Yasunaga (violin), Ayumi Ichino (piano)
Day One: Aug. 6 (Fri) 3:00-5:30 p.m. (seating starts at 2:45 p.m.)
Seminar Talk "Thoughts on Music: As Japanese Performers Living in Europe (Part I)"
Public Lesson #1*
Day Two: Aug. 7 (Sat) 3:00-5:30 p.m. (seating starts at 2:45 p.m.)
Seminar Talk "Thoughts on Music: As Japanese Performers Living in Europe (Part II)"
Public Lesson #2*
Day Three: Aug. 8 (Sun) 3:00 p.m. (seating starts at 2:30 p.m.)
Performance by Seminar Attendees
*Both public lessons are to be attended.
The names of all the selected seminar attendees and the pieces to be studied in the seminar,
including public lessons, will be announced in the August 1999 issue of the ATM newsletter "vivo."
Fee Schedule:
General One-day ticket ¥1,500
Three-day ticket* ¥1,000
1st-9th Graders One-day ticket* ¥800
*Available for purchase only at ATM Ticket Center/Counter.
Seminar Talk by Toru Yasunaga and Ayumi Ichino (August 6-7)
Theme: "Thoughts on Music: As Japanese Performers Living in Europe"
This August, Toru Yasunaga and Ayumi Ichino will talk about what it means to play,
hear and teach music, with reference to the differences between the musical worlds of Berlin and Japan.
The talks will be divided into two parts, on the 6th and 7th,
and will take place from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
before the public lessons given on those two days.
Profiles
Toru Yasunaga (violin)
Born in Fukuoka in 1951, Yasunaga graduated from the Toho Gakuen College of Music,
after which he moved to Europe and entered the Hochschle der Künste (HdK).
In 1977, he joined the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as a first violinist,
becoming the concertmaster of the same organization in 1983.
Having toured widely throughout Europe and Japan as leader of the Berlin Philharmonic Solisten,
as well as a chamber musician and soloist, Yasunaga has garnered a high reputation.
Ayumi Ichino (piano)
Having studied the piano since age five,
Ichino won the Ataka Award while still a student at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.
In 1978, she placed in the Maria Canals Competition held in Barcelona, Spain. The same year,
she started studying at the Hochschle der Künste (HdK).
After graduating from the same school in 1986 with the top score on the National Performance Examination,
she served as an instructor there between 1991 and 1996.
Ichino has gained much praise through her many concert appearances as a soloist and chamber musician.
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