ETSUKO HIROSE

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ETSUKO HIROSE



Born in Nagoya Japan in 1979, she began the piano at the age 3, at the SUZUKI METHOD Talent Education Institute. The institute sent her to US tour for 1 month, followed by the performance of Mozart’s concerto No.26, K.537 with an orchestra at the age of 6. She has won numerous awards, such as International Competition "F.Chopin " for the young pianist in Moscow in 1992, the International Competiton "G.B.Viotti" in Italy in 1995, the Munich International Competition and the International Martha Argerich Competition in Buenos Aires in 1997.

Hirose has given recital tours in Japan, France, Argentina, Poland, Italy to critical acclaim, and has also appeared in many festivals in the world, such as the Chopin Festival in France (Paris, Nohant) and in Poloand (Duszniki, Zdroi), Martha Argerich Festival in Japan and in Taiwan. Notably, she was the only artist who was invited to play a solo recital as a part of Martha Argerich Festival Chamber Concert, and she also gave a chamber concert with Mischa Maisky and Sergei Nakariakov at Suntory Hall in May 2003. Her performance was highly hailed by magazines and newspapers as a stunning young musician.

She has appeared with many world symphony orchestras including Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Argentina National orchestra, Orchester des Collegium Musicum Basel, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Torino National Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orcchestra , Orpheus Chember Orchestra.

In 2004, she released her debut album “Chaconne” from Colombia Music Entertainment and the Record Geijutsu Japan hailed her as “Promising pianist with excellent technique and lyrical music”. Her second album “La Valse“ was also released in May 2005.

Hirose studied the piano with Yoko Hoshi, Kazuhiko Nakajima, Reiko Nakaoki, Germaine Mounier, Bruno Rigutto, Hiroko Nakamura and chamber music with Jean Mouillere, Christian Ivaldi.