Eptazar Select Concert No.63 Shigenori Kudo Recital

World-renowned flutist Shigenori Kudo will perform a selection of Schubert and Beethoven pieces with pianist Marika Nagasaki, with whom he has performed many times. Please enjoy the delicacy of the music up close and personal in the Eptazar, a small hall with an established reputation for its resonance!
　　　Program
Beethoven: Sonata for Flute and Piano in B-flat major
Schubert: Introduction and Variations on a Theme from "The Withering Flower" D802
Schubert: Sonatina in A minor, D385
Beethoven: Sonata "Spring" in F major, Op.24
Profile of Shigenori Kudo
Graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris with first prize, and began performing throughout the world with the recognition of his teacher Rampal. He has performed at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées (Paris), the Musikverein in Vienna, La Scala in Milan, Lincoln Center in New York, and other prestigious concert halls around the world, and has visited 40 countries as a soloist. He has performed more than 60 flute concertos with renowned conductors including Seiji Ozawa, Yutaka Sado, M. Rostropovich, and J.F. Paillard, and has released a discography of over 70 titles.
Winner of the 2nd Paris International Flute Competition (1978) and the 1st JP Rampal International Flute Competition (1980).
She has received many awards including the President of France Prize, the French Council of Soloists Prize, the French Colmar Honorary Citizen Prize, the Japan Arts Festival Prize, the Muramatsu Prize, and the Kyoto Art Festival Special Prize.
Marika Nagasaki Profile
Born in 1974 in Paris, Nagasaki moved to France at the age of 15 and studied at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris before graduating from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris with the highest unanimous honors in the piano department.
She has appeared as a soloist in concerts throughout Europe and the United States. He has also been active as a chamber musician, performing in concerts and recordings with such virtuosos as Shigenori Kudo, A. Adrienne, and S. Carreddu, and has earned the trust of his collaborators.
In 2023, he produced the SMS project "Young Maestro Wind Instrument Series" titled "With Marika Nagasaki" with guest artists. She released a solo album "Le Gazouillement Sazuri".