Keiko Shichijo Forte Piano Recital in Okayama

Doors open 13:30 Concert begins 14:00
Venue: Tatebe-cho Cultural Center, Small Hall
(899 Tatebe-kami, Tatebe-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama City)

Instruments used
Anton Walter 1795 model, a favorite of the late Yoshiko Kojima, which is permanently installed in the Nishikata Music Hall.
Anton Walter 1795 model
(Christopher Clarke made in 1994)


Keiko Shichijo Profile
Pianist and fortepiano player. She is a specialist in historical keyboard instruments and a contemporary piano player, performing in Europe with a wide repertoire from baroque to contemporary. Winner of numerous awards at international competitions, including the Bruges International Old Music Competition; jury member of the forte piano section of the 2019 Bruges International Old Music Competition. Professor at the Tilburg Conservatory in the Netherlands and the Ghent Conservatory in Belgium. Lives and works in Amsterdam.


From the Performer]
I am very happy to give my first fortepiano recital in Okayama.
Even after more than 20 years of playing this instrument, I am still often amazed by the delicacy of the fortepiano, and the dynamic and frankness that can be expressed by its delicacy. At the same time, the warm charm of the middle register, like the human voice, is indescribable.
This program focuses on two sonatas by Mozart. On his way to Paris via Munich, Augsburg, and Mannheim, he met piano maker Johann Andreas Stein and his instrument. In a letter to his father, Mozart wrote about his encounter with the instrument and how impressed he was with it. The two sonatas selected for this concert were written after his encounter with Stein on his journey from Salzburg to Paris. I hope you will take this opportunity to fully enjoy the charm of the fortepiano and the blossoming of Mozart's keyboard works.
In addition, the instrument I will be using for this concert is one of the finest fortepianos I know. I am truly grateful to be able to give a concert on such an instrument.
I sincerely look forward to seeing you all in Okayama this summer.