Event Type : Piano Recital / Bösendorfer Concert Series
Date: 28th April 2010
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, Munster Square, London NW1 3PL.
Nearest Tube: Great Portland Street
Entrance fee: £6, £3 concessions for Japan Society members.

Further information contact: 0207 935 86 82 or press@marksonpianos.com

Description:

Described by Gordon Fergus Thompson as “An exceptionally creative artist, blessed with a vivid performance temperament … possessing innate musicianship which is harnessed to a virtuoso technique.” (March 2008), Aisa Ijiri will perform for the second time at Saint Mary Magdalene’s Church in Munster Square, NW1 3PL on April 28th 2010 at 7:30 pm.

Further to her public debut, aged just 7, at the Kyoto Alti Hall in her native Japan, Aisa Ijiri’s determination and talent have taken her around the globe.

By age 15 she was the concert soloist with the Capella Cracoviensis Symphony Orchestra in Warsaw and has preformed extensively throughout Europe and Japan.

One of the finest Japanese pianists of her generation, Aisa was recently invited to become a Steinway Artist by Steinway & Sons, and is also an artist for the Beethoven Society of Europe, the Pennington Mellor Munthe Charity Trust, Markson Pianos, Bath Recital Artist Trust and the Keibun Club.

Her lists of achievements include many competitions and awards, most recently as a finalist at the Grieg International Piano Competition in Oslo.

The evenings’ programme will include:

Chopin: Mazurka in D major op.33-2
Chopin: Mazurka in B minor op.33-4
Chopin: Impromptu no.1 in A flat major op.29
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61
Kodaly: 3 pieces from “ 9 piano pieces”
Liszt: Les cloches de Geneve (Annees de Pelerinage/Suisse)
Liszt: Apres une Lecture de Dante- Fantasia quasi Sonata (Annees de Pelerinage/Italie)

The entrance fee is £6 on the door, £3 concessions for friends of the Japanese Society, inculding post performance wine and nibbles, so bring a friend to enjoy an evening of music and wine!

To pre-book tickets, or for further information on this, or any of our future concerts, please email us at press@marksonpianos.com (for tickets please include your contact details), or contact us on 020 7935 8682