Credits:

Chiharu Taki, Shuko Numazawa

Description:

This is the debut album by Chiharu Taki, a talented violinist who has won numerous international competitions, including the first prize at the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition, and has attracted attention from early on. The album features two sonatas by Prokofiev, one of her most cherished composers, and a rare duo arrangement of "Peter and the Wolf. Based on her acclaimed technique, Chiharu Taki gives a performance that sparkles with brilliance. The passionately beautiful sounds and melodies create Prokofiev's mysterious atmosphere and story. The exquisite ensemble of violin and piano violins respond to each other intensely. It is a truly outstanding performance. The outstanding performance of Yoshine Numazawa on piano adds color to the music. Please enjoy the new story of high artistry spun by Chiharu Taki. ＜Chiharu Taki (violin) graduated from Toho Girls' High School of Music, Zurich University of the Arts, and Hans Eisler University of Music Berlin. Studied under Reiko Kaminishi, Akiko Tatsumi, Zakhar Bron, and Sashko Gavrilov. She has won numerous international competitions, including the Novosibirsk International Competition and the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition, first prize (junior division).In addition to solo recitals in Japan and abroad, she has performed with many conductors, including Hubert Sudern, Gerd Albrecht, and Seiji Ozawa, in major orchestras throughout the world. After performing as concert mistress of the Fondation Animato Orchestra in Switzerland in prominent halls throughout Europe, she was invited to the International Music Festival in Davos, Switzerland, and performed with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra at the Berlin Philharmonic in the same year. In 2018, he was invited to the Musica Nigella Festival in Le Touquet, France, for the 10th anniversary of his debut, which was a great success. He was briefly appointed concert-mistress of the Munich Radio Orchestra in January 2019. In April 2021, he performed in Tokyo Opera City's "B to C," attracting a record number of performers, instruments, and genres. In September 2022, he was invited to perform at the Budapest Far Eastern Classical Music Festival, where he was well received.She has been actively dealing with "contemporary" music by commissioning composers of all genres, and pursuing her own unique musical style, focusing on "education" and "art". ＜Yoshine Numazawa (piano) graduated at the top of her class from the Toho Girls' High School for Music, where she received a special scholarship from the Toho Gakuen Music Department. After graduating from Toho Gakuen School of Music with a soloist diploma, she graduated from the Moscow Conservatory of Music in 2015 with a scholarship from the Rohm Music Foundation under Eliso Virsalese. He won third prize at the Cologne International Music Competition, the Schnittke International Competition, and the prestigious Pozzoli International Piano Competition, which Pollini also won in the past. A wonderful and brilliant pianist, I was moved by his special sensitivity and devotion to music (Argerich). He has performed with numerous orchestras and appeared at music festivals in Japan and Europe, including La Folle Journée and the Beppu Argerich Festival, and has been a part-time lecturer at Toho Gakuen School of Music since April 2017. Naxos Japan