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ICMA Nomination
Hideyo Haradas CD with works by Schubert was nominated for the "International Classical Music Award 2012" (ICMA), now one of the most important prizes of the international music scene, in the category "Solo Instrument." The International Classical Music Awards are the successors of the MIDEM Classical Awards respectively the Cannes Classical Awards. At present the jury includes critics from Andante (Turkey), Crescendo (Belgium), Fono Forum (Germany), Gramofon (Hungary), IMZ (Austria), MDR-Figaro (Germany), Musica (Italy), Musik & Theater (Switzerland), Orpheus Radio (Russia), Pizzicato (Luxembourg), Resmusica.com (France), Scherzo (Spain) and Viva Classica (Finland). Additional information is available at:
www.icma-info.com ICMA, Nomination Categories 2012 (PDF)
Fono Forum and Pizzicato recognition
Hideyo Haradas CD with works by Schubert was awarded a "Star of the Month" by the German music magazine "Fono Forum," and won the "Supersonic Award" of the Luxembourg music journal "Pizzicato." Check out the "Discography" for excerpts from the CD as well as additional reviews.
FonoForum, Star of the Month, November 2011 (PDF)
Pizzicato, Supersonic Award, December 2011 (PDF)
Hideyo Harada on WDR 3
In October, Hideyo Harada was featured on WDR 3. Broadcast on October 18, 2011 at 08:05 p.m. was a recording of the Liszt-Wagner program "Every one of your letters is gold to me," given in September 2011 at the Beethoven Festival in Bonn. Hideyo Harada was joined by Ulrich Noethen. Besides radio broadcasts, you can listen to the current WDR 3 programs on the Internet via
LivestreamSchubert-CD
Following the successful releases of works by Grieg, Tchaikovsky / Rachmaninov, and Schumann with the audite label, Hideyo Harada now presents her fourth CD which includes two works by Schubert: the Wanderer Fantasy, and Piano Sonata No. 21. Watch a video with excerpts from the new recording and impressions of the recording session.
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Two main works from Schubert's piano music, two solutions for the great form, two approaches in composing musical time. From the outside, they appear as contrary poles in Schubert's pianistic œuvre: energetic, resolute and sometimes boastful in the case of the Wanderer Fantasy, whereas the final piano sonata is restrained, elusive and at times faltering. That, at least, is the impression given by the outer movements. The common elements are in the slow movements. No other Romantic addressed so radically what is brought into focus here: the notion of time. In the Wanderer Fantasy it is reflected as rhythm, as "measured time": Schubert developed the piece from a central rhythm. The sonata questions the course of time itself, the elementary medium of life in music, by breaking off and starting afresh, roaming and stretching, with an agility which mistrusts itself. The great question marks are in the central, slow pieces. They lead to a central motif in Schubert's thinking and feelings: the wanderer to whose symbolic character he dedicated an early song.
Hideyo Harada on NDR Kultur
In October, Hideyo Harada was featured on NDR Kultur. Broadcast on October 24, 2010 at 10:05 p.m. was a recording of the Chopin program "Gleich einem Stern, der einsam zieht," given in summer 2010 at the Festival Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Hideyo Harada was joined by Ulrich Noethen. Besides radio broadcasts, you can listen to the current NDR Kultur programs on the Internet via
LivestreamFono Forum, Stereo and Pizzicato recognition
Hideyo Haradas CD with works by Schumann was nominated as "CD of the Month" by the German specialist journals "Fono Forum" and "Stereo", and won the "Supersonic Award" of the Luxembourg music journal "Pizzicato." Check out the "Discography" for excerpts from the CD as well as additional reviews.
Fono Forum, Star of the Month, June 2010 (PDF) Pizzicato, Supersonic Award, May 2010 (PDF) Schumann-CD
Following acclaimed releases of recordings of music by Grieg and Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninov with the audite label, Hideyo Harada has marked this Schumann bicentennial year by recording a new CD which includes three works by the Romantic master: the Fantasy in C-major, Kreisleriana, and Arabeske. A promotional video is accessible via the following link:
youtube Interview with Hideyo Harada
In July 2009, Hideyo Harada gave a guest performance at the International Festival of Corfu. After this successful recital, Harada was interviewed for the magazine Destination, the text of which can be read here.
Interview_destination2010 (PDF)Youth Project in Ulm
On November 25, 2009 Hideyo Harada gave a recital in the framework of Masters of Music Series in Ulm. Before the concert, Harada accepted an invitation to attend an advanced course in music at the Humboldt Gymnasium, where she was available after a brief musical demonstration to answer questions from students. A description of this encounter can be accessed below.
BesuchbeiSchuelernSWP (PDF)Schubert-Cycle Vol. 10
During the 2002/03 season, Hideyo Harada launched an ambitious Schubert cycle in Tokyo, in the course of which she performed not just the music for piano solo, but works of chamber music as well, and a substantial portion of Schubert's wide-ranging song repertoire. In the framework of this cycle, which comes to a close in 2010, Harada has collaborated with internationally renowned performing artists including the Borodin Quartet and baritone Roman Trekel. To conclude the cycle, Hideyo Harada performs on September 17, 2010 together with violinist Mikhail Simonyan and cellist Jens Peter Maintz. The program will include the Violin Sonata in A Major D 574, The Arpeggione Sonata D 821, and the Trio in E Flat Major D 929. Additional information is available at:
Hamarikyu Asahi Hall Hideyo Harada on Deutschlandfunk
In December, Hideyo Harada was featured on Deutschlandfunk. Broadcast on December 31, 2009 at 2:05 p.m. was a recording of the Grieg-Andersen program "Face of a Dream," given in autumn 2009 at the Beethoven Festival in Bonn. Hideyo Harada was joined by Corinna Harfouch. Besides radio broadcasts, you can listen to the current Deutschlandfunk programs on the Internet via
LivestreamGramophone recognition
The album of Hideyo Harada with "Lyric Pieces" by Edvard Grieg attracted international interest and won numerous awards. Then in November 2008 she presented her new CD with works by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. In its April issue Gramophone awards the recording with a "Gramophone recommends." Quote from the review: "Two great Russian piano masterpieces in a subtle and soulful recording. Hideyo Harada offers a reading that thrills." Check out the "Discography" for excerpts from the CD as well as additional reviews.
Gramophone, April 2009 (PDF)Hideyo Harada on NDR Kultur
Hideyo Harada on NDR Kultur: January 4th and 25th 2009 from 10.05 pm until 0.00 am.
LivestreamGrieg-CD
Hideyo Harada's CD with works by Edvard Grieg has won her international acclaim and received outstanding reviews in major newspapers as well as in major music magazines including critic's awards like “Supersonic Award” (Pizzicato, Luxembourg), “10 of 10 points” (ClassicsToday.com, US), “5 of 5 points” and Recommendation by the editor (klassik.com, Germany). And this is what ClassicsToday.com and the Fanfare Magazine had to say about the Lyric Pieces:
“In other words, Harada displays a high level of artistry throughout the 22 selections that make up this thoughtfully programmed, beautifully recorded, and unusually distinctive Grieg recital.” (ClassicsToday.com, 2008)
“Hideyo Harada plays with a tonal polish and technical élan that emphasizes the prettiness of the music, but her readings are not superficial; and she can dig in and reveal grit as the material demands. This is all good, because her playing is very much under the microscope, sonically speaking. To put it simply, this is one of the most beautiful sounding piano recordings I have ever heard.” (Fanfare Magazine, 2008) Check out the “Discography” for excerpts from the CD as well as additional reviews.
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