In the final concert of this wonderful series, Reiko is thrilled to perform once again with the wind principal Soloists of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 1 June 2013 at 7.30pm, St Michael’s Church, Highgate

Mozart                          Quintet for woodwind and piano K.452

Schumann                   Adagio and Allegro op.70

Shinichiro Ikebe        Trio for woodwind (1965) – UK premiere

Beethoven                   Quintet for woodwind and piano op.16

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For the second concert in this series, Reiko presents an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary music from Britain and Japan with members of her own unique Ensemble Tōzai – Masayuki Kino (violin) and Joji Hirota (taiko percussion and vocals).

Saturday 27 April 2013 at 7.30pm, St Michael’s Church, Highgate

Joji Hirota                     “The Gate”

Somei  Satoh               “Birds in Warped Time II” (1980) – UK premiere

Graham Fitkin              “Bolt” (1997)

Trad arr. J Hirota         “Greensleeves”

Akira Ifukube                Violin Sonata (1985)

Trad arr. J Hirota         “Kokiriko Bushi”

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In the first concert in this exciting series, Reiko is delighted to be joined by members of the brilliant Allegri Quartet – Ofer Falk (violin) and Vanessa Lucas-Smith (cello)

Saturday 16 March 2013 at 7.30pm, St Michael’s Church, Highgate

Brahms                      Violin sonata in A major op.100

Yoichi Togawa          “Afar” for solo piano (1993)  – UK premiere

Tchaikovsky                Piano Trio in A minor op.50

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In anticipation of her exciting series of concerts Reiko Fujisawa and Friends in 2013, Reiko now has a brand new Facebook page and a Twitter feed.

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You can then ‘like’ the page to keep up to date with all of Reiko’s concert giving activities.

You may also want to ‘share’ the page with your friends, or even add this as an ‘interest’ page on your profile.

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After giving Reiko a four star review for her new CD released in 2012, the BBC Music Magazine has published an article about Reiko in their March 2013 edition.

The feature, titled ‘Musicians and their Hobbies’, focuses on her talents as a visual artist as well as a musician.

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Reiko is delighted to announce her series of  special concerts in London ‘Reiko Fujisawa and Friends’.

The concerts will showcase Reiko performing in collaboration with many of her wonderful friends and colleagues from the UK and Japan. All of the concerts will take place at St Michael’s Church in Highgate.

Click below for more details of each concert:

Saturday 16 March 2013 with members of the Allegri Quartet

Saturday 27 April 2013 with Ensemble Tōzai

Saturday 1 June 2013 with the Soloists of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

As part of Japan 400, the nationwide celebration of  400 years of an ongoing, dynamic and close relationship between Britain and Japan, another highlight will be performances of various works of British and Japanese composers. The series is being generously supported by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.

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Following an outstanding review from the ArtsDesk, the BBC Music Magazine has reviewed Reiko’s CD in the Christmas 2012 edition.

In the “Brief Notes” section, the reviewer Calum MacDonald wrote that the highlight of “this impressive recital” is Reiko’s reading of Schubert’s First Impromptu, and gave the disc a four star rating. 

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Reiko’s debut CD for Quartz Music has been described by Graham Rickson of the ArtsDesk as ‘irresistible’ and praises her playing for its ‘boundless energy and lightness of touch’.

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Karen Pitchford, KHJ Communications Ltd, issues a media release about Reiko’s new CD and her forthcoming concert for Music for Life.

Reiko Fujisawa media release

All press and media enquiries should be directed to Karen Pitchford by email.

Reiko Fujisawa is delighted to announce her charity concert in aid of ‘Music for Life’ (Wigmore Hall and Dementia UK) and the July 2012 release of her debut CD for Quartz Music. Reiko’s eagerly-anticipated CD showcases her many talents which have been described as “beautifully poised” (The Guardian) and “elegant” (The Times). The CD receives its official launch on Saturday 21st July 2012 when Ms Fujisawa gives this special concert for ‘Music for Life’.

The recital will take place on Saturday 21 July 2012 7:30pm St Michael’s Church, Highgate, London N6 6BJ. Click here for a map.

Programme

Bach                                      Partita in C minor BWV 826

Medtner & Chopin           selection

Beethoven                          ‘Pathetique’ Sonata op. 13

Liszt                                      Mephisto Waltz No. 1

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Music for Life is a project that has pioneered and developed interactive, creative music workshop programmes for people living with dementia. Work takes place in residential homes, hospitals, extra care housing and day care centres. The project aims both to enhance the quality of life of its participants and to demonstrate to staff the emotional, social and physical potential of people in their care. Its focus is on people who can be isolated and disempowered as a result of the advanced stage of their dementia. Music for Life was founded by Linda Rose in 1993 and has been developed in association with Jewish Care and a growing team of musicians.  Music for Life is now managed by Wigmore Hall in partnership with Dementia UK.

The Arts Desk coverage of Reiko’s previous concert click here

Links to other BBC news coverage about Music for Life: Link1 Link2 Link3

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