Featured in the October issue of Ongaku no Tomo: Homecoming Commemorative Recital at Toppan Hall

Many people came to the Toppan Hall recital to commemorate my return to Japan on June 21st. Since my recital at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Small Hall in 2014 before I left for Europe, I had not performed a large-scale recital in Tokyo, except for a salon concert. During my time in Germany and Switzerland, I experienced various forms of recitals in various places, and this stage was filled with the various things I experienced and the thoughts I had. Grieg's work, which may not be familiar to many people, Lachenmann's modern music, Beethoven's collection of short pieces, and Schumann's masterpiece Carnival. For me, there is no doubt that Brahms and Beethoven are the core of music, but the best part of a piano recital is studying the works that surround them like a galaxy. Analysis is the foundation above all, and nothing can begin without understanding and studying the work, but I think that the most important part of a performer is the emotion that comes from pure "sound," the emotions that arise from a single sound, and "sensations that go beyond reason." I think it was a valuable opportunity to confront such things. I'm glad I took the plunge and came up with the idea, and I hope to continue this in the future, inviting a variety of performers! I'd like to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who came to Toppan Hall, as well as to Chopin, Mostly, and Ongaku no Tomo, who published the article, and to everyone involved with Piano no Hon.

A recital review was published in the October issue of Ongaku no Tomo.

Reunion with a college classmate.