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Ogawa, Itaru

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  • Last updated:June 14, 2018
  • Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

    Born in Nagano City in 1984. She began playing the piano at the age of four, tutored by her mother, a piano teacher. She graduated from the Piano Performance Department of Komoro High School of Music in Nagano Prefecture. After completing her studies in the Instrumental Music Department and the Master's Program at Musashino Academia Musicae, she studied abroad at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory in Russia. During her studies in Russia, she encountered Finnish music. Upon returning to Japan, she immersed herself in the study of Finnish music. Currently, she engages in various performance activities not only as a soloist but also in chamber music and accompaniment. She also undertakes writing activities on Nordic and Finnish music in various fields. In 2014 and 2017, she organized "Sounds of the Forest, Songs of the Lake," a concert series featuring Finnish music for cello and piano. In December 2014 and 2015, she held two concerts dedicated to Finnish piano works. In 2017, the 100th anniversary of Finland's independence, she was involved in the planning and operation of "FINLAND 100 MUSIC HISTORY," a full-scale commemorative project in Japan. She conducted a dialogue with Minna Raskinen, a kantele player (Finnish national instrument), and also participated as a performer, collaborating with Finnish cellist Seppo Kimanen. She has studied piano with Yoko Ogawa, Naoyuki Murakami, Shoichi Yamada, Misao Minemura, Julia Ganeva, and Andrei Pisarev. She studied accompaniment with Jan Horák and Natalya Batashova. She also received instruction from István Lantos and Viktor Ryabov in masterclasses. She is a member of the Japan-Finland New Music Association and a performing member of the Piano Teachers' National Association (PTNA).

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