Change announcement of the player in Chamber Concert III
SKO pianist Akira Eguchi will not be playing in Schönberg’s Pierrot Lunaire scheduled for Chamber Concert III (Sep. 2) due to personal reasons. In his place, Mr. Masaaki Saito will play the part. Mr. Eguchi will appear on Chamber Concert II (Aug. 26), as scheduled.
Masaaki Saito (Pianist)
Masaaki Saito completed graduate school at the top of his class from University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Kammersängerin Renate Holm recognized his talent when a student. He was invited to festivals throughout Europe including Johann Strauss International Festival and Schubertiade, and won Accompanist Prize at the International Song Competition in Passau. He performed in a dream noh version of Pierrot Lunaire with soprano Akiko Nakajima, noh master Junnosuke Watanabe, and Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa in 2012 and again at Spring Festival in Tokyo in 2016. Also in 2016, he recorded Schönberg’s cabaret songs with Akiko Nakajima and NHK Symphony Orchestra for NHK’s Meikyoku Album. Lecturer at the Lied and Oratorio Department of Vienna Conservatory.