Taiji Takada, harpsichord

J.S. Bach:
Toccata in E minor, BWV914
English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV811
Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV827
Toccata in G minor, BWV 915
*Track list is subject to change.

Yasuharu Takada

 

Lives in Germany and made her debut in 2003 with the Telemann Chamber Orchestra at the Kobe Shimbun Matsukata Hall, performing a concerto for piano, fortepiano and harpsichord all in one evening.
As a solo fortepiano player, he performed Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 12 on NHK's "Classic Club" in 2010, which attracted much attention. On June 24, 2012, she performed works by Mozart and C.P.E. Bach on NHK FM's "Recital Nova".
In May 2011, he appeared as a solo harpsichordist at a subscription concert organized by the "Bach-Alhieff" in Leipzig (the first time a Japanese keyboardist has been invited), and released a CD with the same pieces from the same concert from Live Notes in October.
In 2014, his performance in Potsdam was described by Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten as "a light flick of the wrist that creates a silvery, shimmering sound like a cascading waterfall, a bursting drop, or sometimes an endless river" (Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten magazine). (Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten).
She studied fortepiano and harpsichord with C. Schornsheim. She has also studied with A. Steyer since 2012 and O. Beaumont since 2013, and released a duo CD with U. Bundes in April 2013. In 2014, he performed Beethoven's complete piano concertos (3 nights) at the Nakanoshima Central Public Hall (Osaka, Japan). 2015, his second duo and fortepiano album with U. Bundys, and 2016, Utsuroi (with 4 classical keyboard instruments) and J. used) and J.S. Bach's "Goltberg Variations" were released. In 2018, his CD "Beethoven Album" with original fortepiano by J.G. Graeber was recommended by "Record Geijutsu" magazine (August 2018 issue). 2018 Music Critic Club Award Incentive Prize. Awarded the Cultural Encouragement Prize of Kobe City in 2020.