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Thirty-two years have passed since the Chopin Competition. With the strong support of Naoto Otomo (conductor) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Yukio Yokoyama, one of Japan's leading pianists, held a concert at Suntory Hall to celebrate the 30th anniversary. He performed Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 & No. 2, the same program as his debut concert, as well as Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise (Piano & Orchestra version). The live recording of Chopin's two piano concertos, which can be said to be the starting point of Yokoyama's career, has been performed live for 30 years since he won the third prize at the age of 19, the youngest Japanese winner at that time in 1990. The second piece performed in this competition is the first recording (the other pieces are re-recordings). Welcome to the brilliant world of Yukio Yokoyama's Chopin, which continues to deepen and deepen with age. (C)RS