CONCERT BY CANDLELIGHT | HARUKA MATSUMOTO

In the beautiful interior of the Fryderyk Concert Hall, lit only by candlelight, we will listen to Fryderyk Chopin's performed by extraordinary artists - outstanding musicians of our time.

In addition to Fryderyk Chopin's compositions, the concert program will also include works by other composers, those who inspired Fryderyk Chopin (including Jan Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven), composers from the circle of European romantic music (including Ferenc Liszt, Joseph Elsner, Stanisław Moniuszko), as well as later artists.

The concerts are two-part recitals lasting approximately 60 minutes, based on the idea of salon musical meetings popular in the 19th century.

During the concert break, we will offer you a glass of sparkling wine.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the concert.

Haruka Matsumoto was born and raised in Osaka, Japan, in 1995. She began her musical education at the age of four, learning to play the piano. Haruka successfully graduated from two prestigious institutions: the Toho College of Music in Tokyo and the renowned Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. She studied under several esteemed professors, including Koji Shimoda, Yoshito Numasawa, Hitomi Kamba, Hiroe Arai, Ayami Iida, and Anna Jastrzębska-Quinn.

She has participated in masterclasses conducted by renowned pianists and educators such as Eliso Virsaladze, Pascal Devoyon, Mikhail Voskresensky, Kálmán Dráfi, and Takako Takahashi.

Haruka is a laureate of numerous national and international piano competitions. She won first prize at the Japan Piano Competition in 2020, first prize and the Grand Prix at the Danubia Talents International Competition in Hungary in 2024, first prize and the Grand Prix award at the K Competition in Tokyo, the Silver Prize at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Asia in 2017, and second prize at the International Piano Competition Paderewski in Memoriam in Poland.

She has performed in various venues across Poland and Japan, including Sumida Triphony Hall in Tokyo, Poland’s Pałac Radziwiłłów, the Embassy of Japan in Poland, and KAWAI concert halls in Osaka, Hiroshima, and Warsaw.

Additionally, she shares her knowledge with the younger generation of pianists in Poland. Haruka has a deep understanding of Fryderyk Chopin’s works and Polish piano music, which she continues to explore and bring to life in her performances.