Chiyo Hagiwara piano recital, Saturday, at Peleș Castle
Press release UCIMR & Peleș National Museum
"Citadel of the Arts" Season from Peleș Castle Concert Hall continues on Saturday, September 28, from 4:00 PM, with the exceptional recital given by the renowned pianist Chiyo Hagiwara from Japan. The concert program will include works composed by D. Scarlatti, WA Mozart, L. Van Beethoven, R. Schumann.
Visitors will be able to discover, on this occasion, a new collection object from the heritage of the Peleș National Museum whose history will be exposed at the opening of the concert.
The event is organized in partnership with the Balassi Institute and will be presented by journalist Sebastian Crăciun. Admission will be free by reservation requested at rezervari.ucimr@gmail.com
Chiyo Hagiwara she is a graduate of the Tokyo Academy of Music; studied with teachers such as Yayoi Fujisawa, Toru Kimura, Shinya Ozaki, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Yutaka Yoshida, Csíky Boldizsár, Csíky Boldizsár jr. and Junko Massaglia.
She systematically gives recitals in France, Japan and Romania, also performing as a soloist with the philharmonic orchestras in Târgu-Mureş, Satu Mare and Bucharest.
In Romania, she discovered the musical work of Carl Filtsch, thanks to pianist and professor Csíky Boldizsár jr., who researches in depth the works of this Transylvanian genius. Currently, in the world of Japanese classical music, Chiyo is known as a promoter of this composer's work, being the first to perform in her country, in an absolute first audition, opuses of Filtsch. In April 2017, Chiyo Hagiwara's first album, featuring works by Filtsch, reached number one on the Billboard album chart in Japan.
In addition to her work in the field of classical music, Chiyo is involved in many other projects in which she performs on the piano, but also vocally, a repertoire consisting of Indian and Japanese songs, and the artist also carries out a compositional activity. In 2017, the city of Yamato awarded her the Prize for the Future of Culture and Art. In 2019, she won the Third Prize at the International Piano Competition "Concours Musical de France".
About the Union of Interpretive Creation of Musicians from Romania
UCIMR is a non-governmental organization of public utility, dedicated to professional musicians and dancers, currently gathering around 10,000 members nationwide. In its 21 years of activity, UCIMR has established itself in cultural life through the coherence and continuity of its projects, whose impact has contributed to improving the condition of Romanian artists and attracting a new audience with each project.
Since 2009, UCIMR has been supporting and promoting young Romanian performers through a dedicated program called "Opportunities at Your Home". The program provides opportunities for young musicians to assert themselves through over 100 concerts. held in cities across the country, annually. The concerts are part of independent seasons, festivals, master classes with international masters and competitions in the country and abroad, supported by public institutions and private companies.
Over time, UCIMR has won dozens of funding and sponsorships in open competition for the continuity of projects, always being close to the creative sector.
The events of the program annually attract at least 10,000 spectators in concert halls and accumulate over 600,000 views online.