CD presentation concert Kiyotaka Izumi

Kiyotaka Izumi was born in Tokyo, Japan. In 1995 he completed his studies at the Faculty of Music at the Universiteit van Tokyo and left for Belgium in 1977 to continue his studies at the Conservatoria van Antwerpen and Brussels, where he graduated with the highest distinction. He regularly gives concerts on stages in Belgium such as Bozar in Brussels, deSingel in Antwerp, de Bijloke in Ghent, and the Concertgebouw in Bruges. Abroad he performs in, among others, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Italy, England, Spain, Switzerland, Russia, Thailand, and Japan. Izumi currently has 9 CDs to his name with music by Chopin, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Durlet, Raick, and Kennis. Kiyotaka Izumi is a piano accompanist at the Koninklijk Vlaams Conservatorium van Antwerpen. He is also a piano teacher at the Stedelijke Academie for Music and Word in Borgerhout and Willebroek.[1] He also gives masterclasses in Russia, Japan, and Thailand. About the program The theme 'De Seizoenen' is very popular among classical composers. Just think of the orchestral work "Die Jahreszeiten" by Jozef Haydn, the piano cycle 'Les Saisons' by Peter Tsjaikovski, and above all the iconic violin concerto 'Le Quatro Stagioni' by Antonio Vivaldi. Ook Franse composers have written quite a bit of work inspired by the four seasons. Kiyotaka Izumi put together a wonderful palette of romantic piano pieces on this subject. You will hear work by Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, Francis Poulenc, and Darius Milhaud.