About Me, Atsuko

 

A lifelong keyboard player, has experience as a soloist, continuo player, and member of various chamber music groups. She is a member of the South Eastern Historical Keyboard Society (USA), the Early Music America (USA). She studied under Ms. Chiyoko Arita in Tokyo, and Glen Wilson in Wuerzburg, Germany.  She received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Kunitachi College of Music, Tachikawa, Japan.  This was following by graduate studies at the Hochschule fur Musik, Wuerzburg, Germany.  Her honors include a scholarship from the Ome-Boppard Friendship Association (1988-89) and a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship (1993-94).  She is currently a resident of Bethesda, Maryland.

 

Work History

Ø      Invited as a soloist to the first annual Washington Early Music Festival (June 2004)

Ø      Periodic activity as a music director & performer of the “ Baroque Song Evening” with Masako IWAMI/Soprano (2002-  )

Ø      Periodic activity as a music director & performer of Musika-Platz (chamber music group featuring specific baroque music, 1996-  )

Ø      Periodic co-performing with Woodland-Notes Orchestra (1996-  )

Ø      Annual co-performing with Chuo-University Chorus conducted by Takuya SHIRAISHI (1996-  )

Ø      Frequently performed as a Guest player with different other Orchestras and chamber music groups (1996-  )

Ø      Performed complete “Brandenburgische Konzerte” by J.S.Bach with Takaya URAKAWA/Violinist as Soloist & Continuo player (June 2002)

Ø      Performed complete “Four Seasons” by Vivardi with Kenichi OHSAWA/Conductor (March 2002)

Ø      Held periodic public lectures about general baroque music organized by municipalities (1998-2002)  

Ø      Recitals

September 1994 in Aschaffenburg/Germany

July 1995 in Arnstein/Germany

March 1997 in Ome/Japan

May 1999 in Tokyo/Japan

August 2001 in Tokyo/Japan

October 2003 in Rockville MD/USA

March 2004 in Potomac MD/USA

April 2004 in Rockville MD/USA

June 2004 in Washington DC/USA at the Washington Early Music Festival

 

Education

Ø      Studied under Ms. Chiyoko ARITA(Tokyo), Prof. Glen Wilson(Wuerzburg)

Ø      Bachelor of Arts (Music) , Kunitachi College of Music, Tachikawa/Japan

Ø      Finished “Fortbildung Klasse”, Hochschule fuer Musik, Wuerzburg/Germany

Honors:

 Scholarship of the Ome-Boppard Friendship Association (1987-89)

 Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship (1993-94)

 

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