Tomohiro Adachi Piano Recital

Program

Bach-Busoni: Chaconne in D Minor, BWV1004
Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op.35
Pejacevic: Piano Sonata No.2 in A-flat major, Op.57
Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 36
Stravinsky-Agosti: Firebird

Profile

profile

[Tomohiro Adachi (piano)]
After studying at the Ino Milkovich Higher Conservatory (a partner school of the Moscow Conservatory), he graduated from the piano course of the keyboard department of the Croatian National University of Zagreb with the highest score. As a graduation thesis presentation, she held a recital in Zagreb of Beethoven Liszt Scriabin's sonatas and works by the Croatian female composer Dora Pejacevic, and wrote a thesis on the interpretation and technique of Mozart's piano sonatas. While still a student, he won eight international competitions in Europe, including the Brahms International Music Competition, the Anton Rubinstein International Piano Competition, and the Rome International Piano Competition. In 2004, at the Sailer International Music Competition held in Sicily, he won the prize with the acclaim of Bruno Canino, the world-famous master of Italian music. After that, he was flooded with interviews at his German recital, and after being described as "a pianist of the highest class", he was invited to concert halls and theaters in various parts of Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia, and appeared in many recitals, concerto soloist, and music festivals. and are active internationally.

Of particular note is the discovery and research of works by Croatian composers, as well as dissemination activities through concerts, recordings, television and radio appearances, and writing articles.・In addition to the works of Kunz, Boris Papandopoulo, and former President Ivo Josipovich, the works of many contemporary composers, including those of the romantic and modern eras, will be given international premieres. Since September 2013, when he was the first Japanese to be invited by the Memorial Foundation in Nasice, Dora's hometown of Croatia, Adachi has been invited every time to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Dora's death, the 110th anniversary of his birth, and the 30th anniversary of the founding of the music school. In March 2016, he performed the Slavonian premiere of Dora's Piano Concerto at the Croatian National Osijek Opera (Osijek State Opera Orchestra conducted by Filip Pavisic). In addition, a cherry tree was planted on the premises of the Count Pejacevic's residence to promote friendship between Japanese and Croatian musicians. In 2014, he performed a Croatian piece in a recital in Sydney, which was widely covered by local television, radio and newspapers. The world-famous contemporary painter Charles Bilic commented on the performance, saying, "One in 100 people will become musicians in some form, but creators who are truly gifted with talent are extremely rare. "Tomohiro is one of them. When he plays, the piano feels alive." Currently, as the founding representative of the Japan Croatian Music Association, he produces various concerts in cooperation with his home country.

In addition, 7 CDs (including compilations) and various live album CDs have been released from BAP Co., Ltd. In 2016, Pejacevic's piano concerto Japan premiere live CD was released and has been highly praised from all quarters. In 2007 and 2012, he appeared as a soloist in the piano quintets of Dvorák, Schumann and Pejacevic at the Zagreb String Quartet in Japan. In 2016, he performed as soloist of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 2 at the Israel-Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra's Japan tour.