Naoki Takagi & Tomoko Matsumoto Salon Concert

This is the first duo concert of Naoki Takagi and Tomoko Matsumoto, who have studied together for 6 years at Showa University of Music and graduate school. The piano soloist will perform Chopin's masterpieces, and the clarinet and piano will perform Schumann and Poulenc's masterpieces.

Naoki Takagi
Naoki Takagi graduated from Showa University of Music with a master's degree in piano performance and received a special scholarship from Showa University of Music.
He won the first prize at the 42nd Pitina Piano Competition National Finals and the Hiroaki Kawanami Prize of Seitoku University, the S Course Silver Prize at the 55th Kawai Piano Competition National Competition, the first prize at the 2nd Rachmaninov International Piano Competition Japan, the second prize at the 21st Osaka International Music Competition, the second prize at the Hinastera International Music Competition 2018 2nd Prize and Hinastera Special Prize, and other awards at domestic and international competitions.
Performed at the Showa University of Music Graduation Concert and the 87th Yomiuri Newcomers Concert. She has appeared in many overseas concerts to great acclaim, including a performance with the Chiang Mai Symphony Orchestra in Thailand and an appearance at the World Heritage and Music Art and Culture Festival in Italy. 2022 she will give a piano recital sponsored by Takasaki City.
She has studied piano with Michimi Fujita, Koji Kumaki, Seiko Otomo, Tomohiro Kasahara, Fumiko Eguchi, and Yuko Ueno; chamber music with Kaoru Hagishima, Kaoru Motoo, and Tadashi Suenaga; and song accompaniment with Seiya Hirashima and Naoko Asano.
In addition to her performance activities, she also gives piano lessons and serves as a judge for various piano competitions to train younger students.
He is the chairman of the steering committee of the Kanto region of the Hinastera Society of Japan.

Tomoko Matsumoto
Graduated from Showa University of Music, Department of Instrumental Music, Strings, Winds, and Percussion, and completed the Graduate School of Music, Department of Musical Art Expression.
She studied clarinet under Kazuo Fujii, Yusuke Noda, Chikako Kondo, and Tomoko Takashima, and chamber music under Toyohiko Horikawa, Shigeru Ota, and Tadashi Suenaga.
He has attended master classes with Jérôme Voisin, Robert Wooffley, Charles Nydick, and Steve Cohen.
He won the first prize and the grand prize of the 12th Clarinet Ensemble Competition in the General B Division.
Upon graduation from college, he received a recommendation and performed in the Reikai Newcomer's Concert.
He took lessons from Philippe Bellow at the NONAKA Clarinet Academy in Karuizawa 2018 and received the Vandoren Encouragement Award. 2nd place in the Clarinet Marathon Concert in 2022 in the number of votes.
He currently performs solo and chamber music, and also teaches younger students as a judge for competitions and lessons.