Naruhiko Kawaguchi

Naruhiko Kawaguchi, vincitore della Rome Fortepiano International Competition nel 2013, apre il terzo appuntamento sulle note della celebre Sonata n. 8, rinominata dal suo stesso autore Patetica in virtù del tragico pathos che la percorre.

Accademia del fortepiano
Ludwig van Beethoven: 32 sonatas in 8 concerts on original instruments
First Italian performance of the whole cycle thanks to the support of Fondazione Carlo Marchi and Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata in do minore op. 13 Patetica
Sonata in mi maggiore op. 14 n. 1
Sonata in sol maggiore op. 14 n. 2
Sonata in la bemolle maggiore op. 26
Sonata in fa minore Wo047 n. 2

(fortepiano Johann Schantz)

NARUHIKO KAWAGUCHI
Naruhiko Kawaguchi was born in Morioka, the capital of Iwate prefecture, and grew up in Yokohama, Japan. He holds a Bachelor's degree in musicology from the Tokyo University of the Arts (Tokyo-Geidai) as well as a Master's degree in Early Music from the same university, where he won the Acanthus Prize in 2015. He has studied fortepiano with Kikuko Ogura and Christine Schornsheim, harpsichord with Asami Hirosawa, and modern piano with Seizo Azuma. He is currently a Master's student at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, studying fortepiano with Richard Egarr and clavichord with Menno van Delft. He has performed fortepiano recitals in Amsterdam, Rome, Firenze, Palma, and Saluzzo as well as the prestigious Wunderkammer of Trieste (Italy)  in 2013. He is also active in ensemble playing with singers and various instrumentalists.