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 (
Work History
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Invited
as a soloist to the first annual Washington
Early Music Festival (June 2004)
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Periodic
activity as a music director & performer of the “ Baroque Song Evening”
with Masako IWAMI/Soprano (2002- )
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Periodic
activity as a music director & performer of Musika-Platz
(chamber music group featuring specific baroque music, 1996- )
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Periodic
co-performing with Woodland-Notes
Orchestra (1996- )
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Annual
co-performing with Chuo-University Chorus conducted by Takuya SHIRAISHI
(1996- )
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Frequently
performed as a Guest player with different other Orchestras and chamber music
groups (1996- )
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Performed
complete “Brandenburgische Konzerte”
by J.S.Bach with Takaya URAKAWA/Violinist as Soloist
& Continuo player (June 2002)
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Performed
complete “Four Seasons” by Vivardi with Kenichi
OHSAWA/Conductor (March 2002)
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Held
periodic public lectures about general baroque music organized by
municipalities (1998-2002)
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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
March 2004 in
April 2004 in
June 2004 in
Education
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Studied
under Ms. Chiyoko ARITA(
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Bachelor
of Arts (Music) ,
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)