CONCERT BY CANDLELIGHT | TOSHIKI ISHII

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.

Toshiki Ishii began studying piano at the age of four. During his musical career in Japan, he studied with Mrs. Michiko Endo, Mr. Hiroshi Nagao, and Mr. Koji Okamoto. He graduated from The Music High School attached to The Faculty of Music of Tokyo University of the Arts and also studied at Tokyo University of the Arts under Mr. Akiyoshi Sako.

Toshiki won First Prize in the ABC New Artist Audition Convention (Japan 2012), the Brest International Piano Competition (France 2015), and the Radziwiłł International Piano Competition (Antonin, Poland 2015). Since 2014, he has studied at The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music under Mrs. Bronisława Kawalla, Mrs. Ewa Pobłocka, and Mrs. Elżbieta Karaś-Krasztel.

He was the Third Prize winner in the International Juliusz Zarębski Music Competition (Warsaw, Poland 2015) and a semi-finalist in the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition (Hastings, UK 2019). Toshiki obtained his Master’s degree in 2018 and attended Talent Piano master courses in Italy under Mrs. Anna Malikova at the same time.

He performed at the Concert of Graduates from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall. Toshiki also studied at The Bydgoszcz Music Academy under Mrs. Ewa Pobłocka.

In 2021, he began studying at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw under Mrs. Maria Szraiber.

He has performed with Orchestra Giovanile Vicentinatono in Italy, The Izumi Philharmonic Orchestra in Japan, the Japan Century Symphony Orchestra in Japan, Koriyama Commercial High School Orchestra in Japan, Toruń Symphony Orchestra in Poland, and Philharmonic Orchestra “Mihail Jora” in Italy.

Toshiki has also performed in numerous recitals and concerts in Warsaw (Poland), Opava (Czech Republic), Brescia (Italy), Berlin (Germany), Barcelona (Spain), Tokyo (Japan), and many other countries. He participated in the International Master Classes of piano in Poland and France, under Mr. Tamas Ungar, Mr. Pascal Devoyon, Mr. Henri Barda, Mrs. Anne Queffélec, Mr. Willem Brons, Mr. Philippe Giusiano, and Mr. Dang Thai Son.

He has been commissioned as a member of the Programme of Overseas Study for Upcoming Artists by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan from 2018 to 2021.