Keiko Shichijo Forte Piano Recital

Toward the performance
The delicacy of the fortepiano instrument, and the dynamic and frankness that can be expressed because of that delicacy, still often surprises me, even after more than 20 years of playing this instrument. 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 instruments. Mozart wrote a letter to his father describing 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 Okubo on July 30.

Keiko Shichijo

Keiko Shichijo Profile
Keiko Shichijo was born in Tokushima Prefecture. After graduating from Toho Gakuen School of Music with a Bachelor's degree in Piano, she studied at the Department of Ancient Music at Tokyo University of the Arts, and completed a Master's degree in Forte Piano at the Amsterdam Conservatory. From 2009 to 2016, she worked as a commissioned accompanist at the Amsterdam Conservatory, and in 2019, she was a jury member of the fortepiano section of the Bruges International Music Competition for Old Music. He is currently a professor at the Tilburg Conservatory in the Netherlands and at the Ghent Conservatory in Belgium. As a fortepiano specialist and contemporary piano player, he is actively performing in Europe, both solo and in ensembles. He lives and works in Amsterdam.