[Fuyuka Morinaga, Hibiki Nishikawa] Mozart: Piano Concerto No.18, K.456 [Shigeru Kawai SK-EX]

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No.18 in B-flat major, K.456
Klavierkonzert Nr. 18; Klavierkonzert B-Dur; Klavierkonzert in B-Dur; Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat Major, K. 456; Piano Concerto in B-flat major; Pianoconcert nr. 18 (Mozart); B-dúr zongoraverseny K. 456

0:00 I. Allegro vivace
13:14 II. Andante un poco sostenuto
24:20 III. Allegro vivace

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Pianist : Fuyuka Morinaga

Born in 2002.

She is a prizewinner of numerous national and international piano competitions and is recognized for her refined musicianship and expressive depth.

・Bronze Prize, PTNA Piano Competition, Grand Category (46th Edition)
・2nd Prize, Imola Piano Award 2019, Category A (ages 17–25)
・2nd Prize, Dichler Competition
(by professors’ recommendation at Wiener Musikseminar)
・1st Prize & Hyogo Governor’s Award, 33rd Takarazuka Vega Music Competition
・1st Prize & Tosu City Mayor’s Award, 30th HUPFER Tosu Piano Competition (Hupfer Division)

Morinaga graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts Music High School and completed her undergraduate studies at the Tokyo University of the Arts. During her studies, she received the Ryohei Miyata Scholarship, and upon graduation was awarded the Doseikai Prize. She is currently enrolled in the second year of the master’s program at the same university.

She is a 2024–2025 Munetsugu Angel Fund / Japan Federation of Musicians Emerging Artist Scholarship recipient, and has studied under Seizo Azuma and Yukiko Hibiya.

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Orchestra part: Hibiki Nishikawa

He began studying the piano at the age of three and has since received numerous awards at major national and international competitions.

・1st Prize, 15th Japan Mozart Music Competition, Junior Division III (2011)
・1st Prize, 66th All Japan Student Music Competition, Kitakyushu Regional Competition (Elementary School Division), and 2nd Prize at the National Finals (2012)
・1st Prize & Audience Prize, 2nd Steinway Competition in Japan, Category C (2014)
・2nd Prize (Highest Award), 24th Japan Classical Music Competition, Junior High School Boys’ Division (2014)
・1st Prize, 5th Milan Piano Talents International Competition (Italy), Category D (2015), among other prizes

The pianist has appeared on radio broadcasts in Italy, as well as on numerous television programs including Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting (Fukuoka) and Kagoshima Yomiuri Television (Kagoshima).

They have studied with Reiko Ikegawa, Miyoko Saito, Jun Matsuoka, Masaaki Yasuda, Aoi Toku, and Akiyoshi Sako.

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Piano : Shigeru Kawai SK-EX Full Concert Grand Piano
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