... speelt Beethoven,Schubert, Chopinen eigen werk.
“A most brilliant
and sensitive
musical talent”
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WWW.CONCERTGEBOUW.NLMotoki Hirai speelt Beethoven,
Schubert, Chopin en eigen werk
(Nederlandse première).
Zaterdag 9 april 2016, 20:15-22:35 uur
Kleine Zaal / Koninklijk
Concertgebouw Amsterdam
Kaarten vanaf €32,50 / 25,00 CJP /studenten en 65+
www.concertgebouw.nl
Concertgebouwlijn: 0900 671 83 45(1,00 per gesprek)“a superb pianist . . . his musicianship isincomparable”
THE GUARDIAN“consistent musicality . . . Being a composer
himself has endowed the performer[Motoki Hirai] with a special insight into
the works of others, enabling him tocapture the essential character of eachcomposition.”
SUNDAY TIMESPROGRAMMEBEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor, Op.90
SCHUBERT
Piano Sonata No.21 in B-f.lat, D.960
MOTOKI HIRAI
Tone Poems on ‘Hyakunin Isshu’ (2016)[Netherlands première](Selected and Commissioned by KimikoReizei)
Grace and hope (2011);
Dedicated to the Victims and Survivors ofthe Earthquake and Tsunami
CHOPIN
Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op.63-3
Nocturne in F, Op. 15-1
Scherzo in B-f.lat minor, Op.31
Supported by: Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands
Sponsored by: ANA (All Nippon Airways), Daiwa Capital Markets,
NTT Europe
In association with: Steinway & Sons, Tohoku Earthquake
Fukushima Orphans Fund (Higashi-Nihon Daishinsai Fukushima
Kodomo Kifukin at the Fukushima prefectual office)

ABOUT PIANO RECITAL
Acclaimed worldwide for his imagination andsensitivity, London-based Japanese composerpianist Motoki Hirai will be returning toAmsterdam’s Concertgebouw to give a piano recitalon April 9th, in aid of the Japan Great Earthquakeand Tsunami which is marking its 5th anniversary.
It will be the second of a series of performancesthat Motoki will be giving as part of 2016 World
Tour, across venues including the Barbican Centre(London), Konzerthaus (Vienna) and Ginza Oji Hall
(Tokyo). His appealing programme will include
a world première of his own work alongsidemasterpieces from the standard repertoire.

IN AID OF THE GREAT JAPAN EARTHQUAKEAND TSUNAMI – 5 YEARS ONSince the great earthquake and tsunami devastatedJapan on 11 March 2011 (which, by a sadcoincidence, was his birthday), Motoki has been
giving over 30 charity concerts and recitals forfundraising across the UK, Europe and the US aswell as the most affected areas in Tohoku, Japan,
raising over €125,000 so far. With 2016 marking its
5th anniversary of the disaster, proceeds from thisconcert will be donated to the Tohoku Earthquake
Fukushima Orphans Fund (‘Higashi-Nihon Daishinsai
Fukushima Kodomo Kifukin’) at the Fukushima
prefectural office, in association with World
Fukushima Prefectural Association.

MOTOKI HIRAI
Motoki Hirai has appeared in Europe, Africa, Middle
East, Asia, North and South America, performing
regularly in prestigious venues including London’s
Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, andNY’s Carnegie Hall.
As a composer, Motoki’s works have been
performed in venues including Southbank Centre,
Barbican Centre, Wigmore Hall (London); Maisonde la culture du Japon à Paris (Paris); Expo Milano
2015 (Milan); Smetana Hall (Prague); Auditori Pau
Casals (Barcelona); Concertgebouw (Amsterdam);Théâtre National Daniel Sorano (Dakar); Cameri
Theatre (Tel Aviv); and Carnegie Hall (NY); as well
as La Folle Journée, Tokyo Opera City, and NHK Hall(Tokyo).
Over the years, Motoki Hirai has performed forthe promotion of world peace and for people inneed worldwide in association with organizations
such as Red Cross, Royal Marsden Cancer Charity,
UNESCO and UNICEF.
Motoki has broadcast internationally on radio andtelevision (Classic FM, BBC and NHK), and has madea number of recordings on CD.		
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