Fuyugi Wakui Piano Concerto with Viennese Breeze

2023/10/9 (Mon., Holiday) 13:30 Doors open｜14:00 Concert begins

Fuyugi Wakui performs his first concerto in Vienna
Harmony with Kiyohito Hamazu's conductor for the first time in 20 years

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Fuyugi Wakui Profile
Born in Tokyo, Fuyugi began piano lessons at the age of three under the tutelage of Emako Endo, and at the age of five, while on a family trip to Vienna, her performances caught the attention of Elisabeth Dvorak Weisshaar, who recommended her for study. In the same year, she entered the preparatory section of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna as the youngest student in the history of the University, and studied under Ms. Weisshaar.
He made his debut at the age of eight in Vienna, performing a piano concerto with the SAKURA Orchestra (conducted by Kiyohito Hamazu). In 2005, she performed the piano concerto with the Vienna Schubert Ensemble conducted by Wolfgang Gabriel at the Musikverein, attracting attention in Europe. In Japan, he dubbed the main character "Uta" in the movie "Shindo" released in 2007, and the soundtrack is being released by Epic Records. He has also appeared on "Tokudane! (Fuji Television), 24-hour TV (Nippon Television Network Corporation), and other TV programs on Austrian and Italian national broadcasters. Pianist Fuyugi Wakui ~The Girl Loved by the God of Music~" was published by Kodansha.
In 2009, as part of the "Super Classic Concert," she performed with the Royal Chamber Orchestra conducted by master conductor Georg Marc at the Aichi Arts Theater, Gunma Prefectural Hall of the People, and Nagano Prefectural Cultural Hall. He also performed with the Vienna Imperial Orchestra and the Mozart Philharmonic Orchestra, but due to his university entrance examinations, he decided to take a break and moved to the United States. In 2018, he graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and started working for a foreign consulting firm. In the same year, he partially resumed his musical activities, including solo performances at Suntory Hall and piano concerto performances in Estonia and Taiwan.