CONCERT BY CANDLELIGHT | VALENTINE'S DAY AT FRYDERYK'S | DUET - KOKI SUETSUGU I HARUKA MATSUMOTO
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We invite you to the Valentine's Concert by Candlelight performed by an exceptional duo.
Haruka Matsumoto and Koki Suetsugu form a duo both on stage and in private life.
Both are from Japan, but fascinated by Fryderyk Chopin’s music they decided to spend part of their lives in Poland. They divide their time between Poland and Japan.
In the beautiful interior of the Fryderyk Concert Hall, lit only by candlelight, we will listen to the compositions of the masters of classical music, performed by extraordinary artists - outstanding musicians of our time, who will touch the tender strings in the hearts of the Lovers!
In addition to the compositions of the greatest Romanticist of all time, Fryderyk Chopin, there will also be music by other composers who were inspired by Fryderyk Chopin (including Jan Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven), composers from the circle of European Romantic music (including Ferenc Liszt, Józef Elsner, Stanisław Moniuszko), as well as later creators.
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 - pianist, was born and raised in Osaka, Japan.
She began musical education and learn the piano in age of four.
[EDUCATION]
2014- 2018 - TOHO GAKUEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, TOKYO, JAPAN
She had studied with Prof. KOJI SHIMODA, Prof. AYAMI IIDA and Prof. YOSHITO NUMASAWA.
2018 - FRYDERYK CHOPIN UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC -ARTISTIC TRAINING COURSE IN THE CLASS OF. PROF. ANNA JASTRZĘBSKA QUINN
[RELEVANT EXPERIENCE/AWARDS]
2014 -2nd Prize of adult category and 3rd Prize of Grand Prix category , Kobe International Piano Competition
2016 - participation in Kirishima Internationasl Music Festival in Kagoshima
2016 - Haruko Matsumoto Piano Recital in Osaka, Japan
2017 - Silver Prize of Concerto B Category, International Piano Competition in ASIA
2020 - 1st Prize of F- Category , E- Competition in Japan
2021 - 2nd Prize , International Piano Competition „ Paderewski in Memorial”
Koki Suetsugu is a pianist from Saitama, Japan.
Born on June 11, 1998, he began his musical journey by starting to learn the piano at age 14. Graduating from music high school in Saitama, Japan, Koki then travelled to Poland, the home of Chopin, to attend and graduate from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music under Professor Jerzy Sterczynski.
Koki has competed in; and is a laureate of a number of international piano competitions. He has also participated in the masterclasses of Professor Yukio Yokoyama and Professor Anna Jastrzebska Quinn.
Today Koki performs at many concerts and cultural events in Poland and abroad. He is also the inspiration and creator of an online piano school in Japan.
Concert program
>HARUKA MATSUMOTO<
FRYDERYK CHOPIN
- Etude "Aeolian Harp" in A-flat major, op. 25, no. 1
- Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 9, no. 2
- Fantaisie Impromptu in c-sharp minor, op. 66
>KOKI SUETSUGU<
FRYDERYK CHOPIN
- Etude in c minor, op. 10, no. 12
- Waltz in F major, op. 34, no. 3
- Waltz in E-flat major, op. 18, no. 1
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>DUO HARUKA MATSUMOTO & KOKI SUETSUGU<
FRYDERYK CHOPIN
- Piano Concerto no. 2, 2nd Movement in A-flat major, op. 21
EDWARD ELGAR
- Salut d'Amour in E major, op. 12 (Love's Greeting/ Miłosne Pozdrowienie)
JOHANNES BRAHMS
- Waltz in A-flat major, op. 39, no. 15
FRITZ KREISLER
- Three Old Viennese Dances no. 1 "Liebesfreud" (Love's Joy/ Radość Miłości)
FERENC LISZT
- Liebestraum no. 3 in A-flat major, S. 541 (Love Dream/ Sen o Miłości)
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Please note that the concert program is subject to change
