Ryu Saito x BRAHMS ~ Afternoon of Brahms playing at Bsendorfer ~

Program

All Brahms Program
* Song Gesnge [Co-starring: Reina Fujii]
・Your Blue Eyes Dein blaues Auge op.59-8
・The way to my lover Der Gang zum Liebchen op.48-1
・Sunday Sonntag op.47-3
・The loneliness of the field Feldeinsamkeit op.86-2

*Piano solo Klavier solo
・Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel, Op.24
Variationen und Fuge berein Thema von Hndel fr das Pianoforte op.24

*Four Hands 4Hndige Klavier [Co-star: Ryoji Ariyoshi]
・Waltzes Op.39
Walzer op.39
*Chamber Music Kammermusik [Co-starring: Atsuko Sahara, Yui Kosugi (Vn), Tetsu Abe (Va), Shogo Toyoda (Vc)]
・Piano Quintet Op.34
Klavierquintett op.34

Profile

Ryu Saito
After attending Kanagawa Prefectural Kibogaoka High School, completed the master's course at Tokyo University of the Arts and its graduate school. Completed the Konzert Diplom at the Zurich University of the Arts graduate school with the highest honors, and also completed the Solisten Diplom at the same university. The 16th Brahms International Competition 3rd place and many awards including the Special Jury Prize. He has performed with orchestras in Japan and overseas, including the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Performed solo and chamber music in recitals in the Tokyo metropolitan area, Germany, Switzerland, etc., as well as various concerts in Japan and overseas, such as the Tokyo University of the Arts Piano Series and the Affinis Summer Music Festival. In recent years, his life work has been working on German music such as Beethoven and Brahms, and from 2011 to 2013 he held a Beethoven piano sonata complete project, and in 2014 he participated in a concert sponsored by Japan Beethoven Kreis with his teacher Akiyoshi Sako. Performed with. In recent years, he has been highly evaluated as a chamber musician, and is actively performing with various instruments.
Naohito Fukaya, Hideo Sugiura, Haruna Hirao, Mioko Kato, Ichiro Kato, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Akiyoshi Sako, and Hans-Jrg Strub as pianists; , Konrad Richter, and Urlich Koella. Part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts until 2015, and Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts from 2015.
In 2013, released "Ryu Plays Schumann, Schumann, Brahms" (FLCP21023). (Record Geijutsu Semi-Special Edition).
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Rena Fujii
Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. Studied at the Erfurt and Leipzig Opera while studying at the same graduate school. Graduated from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Department of Lied Oratorio. During his stay in Europe, he performed in operas such as "Hansel and Gretel", "The Fairy of Sand and Dew", "The Magic Flute", "Queen of the Night", and "The Barber of Seville", Rosina. He has performed with the Chamber Orchestra Capella Istropolitana and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Winner of national and international competitions, 2nd place and Iwatani Award at the Japan Music Competition, and a prize at the Shizuoka International Opera Competition. Studied under Machiko Sakurai, Susumu Naono, Akihiko Mori, Eva Blahov, Regina Werner-Dietrich, Walter Moore, Susan Manoff, and Isabel Garcisanz. Nikikai member. Part-time lecturer at Kunitachi College of Music.
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Ryoji Ariyoshi
While studying at Tokyo University of the Arts, won first place in the Japan Music Competition. Appeared in a recital hosted by the Japan Chopin Society. After that, he studied abroad at the Geneva Conservatoire as a trainee of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and a scholarship student of the Rohm Music Foundation. 2nd prize at the Cantu International Piano Competition (Italy). Performed in recitals in Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, etc. He also performed chamber music with Nobuko Imai and Antoine Tamesti. He is currently a part-time lecturer at Toho Gakuen University, Toho Girls High School Music Department, and Tokyo University of the Arts.
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Atsuko Sahara
Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, completed a master's course in violin at the same graduate school, and completed a chamber music course at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Selected for the Stradivarius Competition and won the Uralsk International Violin Competition. Released debut CD "Atsuko Sahara Works for Violin & Piano" from Quartz, and "Julius Roentgen: Chamber Music Vol.1" from Toccata Classics in 2014. Currently, he is a part-time lecturer at the University of the Arts Philharmonia and the Graduate School of Chamber Music, and a member of the Ensemble of Tokyo.
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Yui Kosugi
After studying at the high school attached to Tokyo University of the Arts and Tokyo University of the Arts, completed the master's course at the Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts. While in school, performed with the Tokyo University of the Arts Morning Concert with the University of the Arts Philharmonia. Appeared in numerous commissioned concerts, including solo activities and guest performances with orchestras. Also active as a quartet Leonis. He has also performed at "Nodame Cantabile", music fairs, and "100 Years of Music" (TV Tokyo series) starring Ikuko Kawai. Currently, she is a part-time lecturer at the Tokyo University of the Arts Orchestra Research Department, a concert mistress of the Senzoku Gakuen New Philharmonic Orchestra, and a mentor for younger generations.
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Tetsu Abe
Graduated from the Music High School attached to Tokyo University of the Arts, graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, and completed its graduate school. Currently a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts Orchestra Research Department (Geidai Philharmonia). Attended public masterclasses by the Juilliard String Quartet, the Bartok String Quartet, K. Susuke, and U. Stieler. He studied viola under Junji Suganuma, Kazunori Kawara, and Toshihiko Ichitsubo. Studied chamber music with Kiyoshi Okayama and Claude Roulon. As a member of the Quartet Leonis and the Piano Quartet Cleo, he performs chamber music, and is active as a guest performer mainly in orchestras in Tokyo.
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Shogo Toyoda
Born in Nagano prefecture. Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. Appeared in Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Opera Project, Ako Music Festival, etc. As a member of Quartet Spasso, Quartet Leonis, and Cello Trio Opus One, he is also active in chamber music performances. He has studied cello under Daisuke Kitaguchi, Shohei Uemori, and Fumiaki Kono. Studied chamber music under Katsuya Matsubara, Nobuko Yamazaki, and Kiyoshi Okayama. Currently a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts Orchestral Research Department.