Misaki Aoki Flute Recital

Saint-Saens: Romance
Keklan: Fourteen Pieces for Flute
Poulenc: Sonata for Flute
Debussy: Prelude to the Pastoral Afternoon
Chaminade: Serenade of Stars
Dammers: Sonata for concert

*Wheelchair-accessible seating is available to enjoy the concert.

Flute: Misaki Aoki
Graduated from Toho Gakuen School of Music, majoring in flute. Completed the same course of study. Diploma from the Conservatorio Musicale Respighi in Italy. Studied at the Graduate School of the Liszt Academy of Music in Hungary. Studied under Shinya Koide, Tadashi Mori, Motoaki Kato, J. Berlint, and was invited by the Romanian National Giorgio Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra in 1999 to perform the "Flute Concerto" by Naotada Otaka to great acclaim. He has appeared on NHK FM, Tateshina Music Festival, Yamagata International Music Festival, and Kiyosato Spanish Music Festival. Since his student days, he has performed more than 40 times at the Yatsugatake Kuroyuri Hutte concert. He won the first prize in the wind instrument division of the 1st JILA Music Competition organized by the International Federation of Arts.

Piano: Chiharu Hanaoka
Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Department of Instrumental Music, majoring in piano. Completed the graduate course in piano at the same university. Studied under Yasukawa Kazuko. While a student, she appeared on NHK FM broadcasts and the Mainichi Newspaper's "Mainichi Solisten" program. Studied under Jean Michaux, a disciple of Cortot, at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris. In 1999, he won the Grand Prize in the Music Division of the 54th Japan Arts Festival at the Agency for Cultural Affairs, and in November 2012, he received the Matsumoto City Culture and Arts Grand Prize. He is a specially-appointed professor at Kunitachi College of Music and its graduate school.