Naoki Tsurusaki (Cello, Composer) Sonata and Chamber Music Series Vol.2

Program

R. Schumann: Five Folk-Style Pieces op.102
R. Schumann: 5 Stucke im Volkston op.102

F. Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata D821
F. Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata D821

J.Brahms: Cello Sonata No.1 op.38
J. Brahms: Sonate fur Violoncello und Klavier Nr. 1 op.38

J.Brahms: Cello Sonata No.2 op.99
J. Brahms: Sonate fur Violoncello und Klavier Nr. 2 op.99

Profile

Naoki Tsurusaki, violoncello
Born in 1953. In 1975, while studying at Tokyo University of the Arts, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire National Conservatoire as a French government scholarship student and graduated with the first prize. Studied under Mr. Takayuki Miki, the late Reine Frachaud, and the late Maurice Gendron. In addition to performing with the Lyon Chamber Orchestra, the Hokkaido Symphony Orchestra, the Ebetsu String Ensemble, Michio Kobayashi, Katsumi Ueda, Ichiro Nodaira, and Kazushi Ono, he has performed at the Aix-en-Provence Music Festival and the Berlioz Music Festival. World premiere of Ichiro Nohira's "Two Portraits" for cello and piano in the Chamber Music Series at the Opera de Lyon. Bach's "Unaccompanied Cello Suite" full-length live recording was released by Live Notes and was well received. 《When you listen to it, you will be tempted by an emotion that transcends reason. […] and the passage from the abyss of No. 5 to the exaltation of No. 6 is also particularly memorable. It is a great pleasure to know this extraordinary cellist in such a happy way. 》(Jiro Hamada "Record Geijutsu" May 2005 Semi-Special)
In recent years, he has also focused on composing, including "Impromptu II" and "Memory of a Scenery" for piano and clarinet in the chamber music series of the Lyon Opera. In 2007, in Hiroshima and Nara, the revised version "Memory of a Scenery" for clarinet and string quartet was premiered and received favorable reviews. A member of the Lyon Opera House since its founding.

Katsumi Ueda, piano
Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts music department and graduate school. Studied under the late Jun Date and Toyoaki Matsuura. Selected for the 38th Japan Music Competition while in school. Received the Ataka Prize in 1971 and the Kreutzer Prize in 1973. Studied at the Northwestern German Academy in Detmold and continued to study under Klaus Schilde at the Berlin University of the Arts. 1977 Long-Thibaud International Competition 2nd prize. From 1978 to 1979 he worked as an assistant at the Berlin University of the Arts, and by the time he returned to Japan in 1980, he had performed throughout Europe. He has performed with NHK Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Sakkyo Symphony Orchestra, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, Nine Symphony Orchestras, and Bach Solisten of Germany. From 1986 to 2005, he held a total of 27 "Katsumi Ueda Beethoven Series" performances covering piano sonatas, variations, chamber music, and songs. In 2007, he started the "Katsumi Ueda Composer Series". He is active not only as a soloist but also as a chamber musician. Currently Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts.