[Cancelled]Subscription Concert No.915 A Series
This concert is over.Venue: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Venue Info Seat
Kazuhiro KOIZUMI, Conductor
Gerhard OPPITZ, Piano
Kazuhiro KOIZUMI (Honorary Conductor for Life)
Kazuhiro Koizumi studied at Tokyo University of the Arts and at Universität der Künste Berlin. After winning the 1st prize at Karajan International Conducting Competition in 1973, he has appeared with Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, and Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, among others. Currently, he serves as Honorary Conductor for Life of TMSO, Music Director of Kyushu Symphony, Honorary Music Director of Nagoya Philharmonic, and Special Guest Conductor of Kanagawa Philharmonic.
Gerhard OPPITZ (Piano)
The German pianist, Gerhard Oppitz has carried on the German musical tradition from legendary Wilhelm Kempff. His own career opened up internationally in 1977 when he became the first German to win the coveted Artur Rubinstein Competition.
Gerhard Oppitz has performed with the world’s most prestigious orchestras, including the Berliner Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, and Boston Symphony Orchestra with conductors including Carlo Maria Giulini, Riccardo Muti, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Sir Colin Davis and Wolfgang Sawallisch.
Gerhard Oppitz has a wide and diverse repertoire. Performances of piano cycles feature prominently in his concert program: Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Schumann and Grieg. He also has earned a reputation in the performance of contemporary music, particularly in works by Lutoslawski, Ligeti, Veerhoff, Pierre Boulez, Messiaen and Stockhausen.
Gerhard Oppitz' discography comprises over 40 titles. He recorded for RCA Red Seal and released remarkable albums such as the complete solo piano works of Brahms and Grieg, Piano Concertos of Brahms and Weber with Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Sir Colin Davis, Beeethoven’s Piano Concertos recorded with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and Marek Janowski.
In Japan, NHK broadcasted programs around his performances and masterclasses of Beethoven sonatas, to tie in with a tour he made around the country.
Gerhard Oppitz has performed with the world’s most prestigious orchestras, including the Berliner Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, and Boston Symphony Orchestra with conductors including Carlo Maria Giulini, Riccardo Muti, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Sir Colin Davis and Wolfgang Sawallisch.
Gerhard Oppitz has a wide and diverse repertoire. Performances of piano cycles feature prominently in his concert program: Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Schumann and Grieg. He also has earned a reputation in the performance of contemporary music, particularly in works by Lutoslawski, Ligeti, Veerhoff, Pierre Boulez, Messiaen and Stockhausen.
Gerhard Oppitz' discography comprises over 40 titles. He recorded for RCA Red Seal and released remarkable albums such as the complete solo piano works of Brahms and Grieg, Piano Concertos of Brahms and Weber with Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Sir Colin Davis, Beeethoven’s Piano Concertos recorded with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and Marek Janowski.
In Japan, NHK broadcasted programs around his performances and masterclasses of Beethoven sonatas, to tie in with a tour he made around the country.
