Chopinissimo Series History

- recitals, lectures and masterclasses according to/about Chopin National Edition by Yuko Kawai
*series with title ‘Yuko Kawai Chopinissimo Series’ **concert and lecture without series name but according to/about Chopin National Edition

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17 June 2001
*masterclass, Kariya

29 June 2001
*masterclass, Nagoya
Chopin: Ballade in G minor Op.23, Ballade in F major Op.38

1 December 2001
*masterclass, Nagoya
Chopin: Ballade in A-flat major Op.47, Ballade in F minor Op.52

15 December 2001
*recital, Chiryu

13 January 2002
*masterclass, Oita
Chopin: Ballades

13 June 2002
*masterclass, Atsugi

29 June 2002
**lecture,
The Musicological Society of Japan, Nagoya
‘Chopin National Edition - the concept/idea/philosophy, the way of editing and how to use the edition’

20 August 2002
*masterclass, Kariya

9 November 2002
*masterclass, Nagoya
Chopin: Impromptus

4 December 2002
*recital, Sumida Triphony Hall, Tokyo

8 June 2003
*masterclass, Oita

12 June 2003
*masterclass, Atsugi

10 January 2004
*recital, Okazaki Civic Centre Concert Hall

29 May 2004
*masterclass, Okazaki Civic Centre Concert Hall

30 May 2004
*recital, Okazaki Civic Centre Concert Hall

13 June 2004
masterclass, Oita
*Chopin: Scherzos

17 June 2004
*masterclass, Atsugi
Chopin: Mazurkas

18 December 2004
*lecture/concert, Nagoya
Chopin: Etudes

7 May 2005
*masterclass, Okazaki Civic Centre Concert Hall

14 May 2005
*rectal, Okazaki Civic Centre Concert Hall

26 May 2005
*lecture/concert, Ikebukuro, Tokyo
Chopin: Mazurkas

9 June 2005
*recital, Atsugi

14 July 2005
*lecture, Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, Tokyo
‘Chopin’s Harmony’

22 July 2005
*recital, Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, Tokyo

11 May 2006
*lecture/concert, Ikebukuro, Tokyo

27 May 2006
*masterclass, Okazaki Civic Centre Concert Hall

3 June 2006
*recital, Okazaki Civic Centre Concert Hall

5-6 June 2006
*masterclass, Yokohama

22 June 2006
*masterclass, Atsugi

29 June 2006
**lecture, Shinjuku Asahi Culture Centre, Tokyo

3 July 2006
**Takatsuki, Osaka

6 July 2006
**lecture, Shinjuku Asahi Culture Centre, Tokyo

8 July 2006
**recital, Yokohama

12 July 2006
**recital, Tajimi City Culture Hall

14 July 2006
*recital, Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, Tokyo

3 Nocturnes Op.9
Contredance in G-flat major WN
4 Mazurkas Op.7
3 Eccosaises WN27
Lento con gran espressione in C-sharp minor WN37 (later version)
Fantaisie in F minor OP.49
Prelude in C-sharp minor Op.45
Sonata in B minor Op.58


17 July 2006
*Kariya

20 July 2006
*recital, Hachinokura, Toyokawa

29 July 2006
**lecture/concert, Iwama Civic Plaza, Yokohama

18 November 2006
**Sekirei Hall, Okazaki


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24th January 2009
*recital, Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, Tokyo
Yuko Kawai Chopinissimo Series

L.v.Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor Op.2 the 1st movement
F.Chopin:
2 Nocturnes Op.27
4 Mazurkas Op.30
24 Preludes Op.28




4th November 2009
**Oji Hall, Tokyo
Yuko Kawai Chopin Series - ‘Four Seasons’

Spring:
Mazurka in F major WN25
‘Spring’ in G minor WN52a
Summer:
Mazurka in B-flat major Op.7 No.1
Mazurka in C major WN24
Autumn:
Piano Concerto in E minor Op.11 - the 1st movement
Mazurka in A-flat major Op.24 No.3
Impromptu C-sharp minor WN46
Winter:
Etude in A minor Op.25 No.11
Ballade No.4 in F minor Op.52



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January 2010
*Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, Tokyo
Yuko Kawai Chopinissimo Series in Hamarikyu vol.9
J.S.Bach: Sinfonia No.6 in E major BWV792
F.Chopin:
Waltz in E major WN18
Waltz in B minor WN19
Waltz in D-flat major WN20
Waltz in A-flat major WN28
Waltz in E minor WN29
Waltz in G-flat major WN42
Waltz in A-flat major WN47
Waltz in F minor WN55
Waltz in A minor WN63
Mazurka in A minor Dbop.42A ‘Emil Gaillard’
Waltz in E-flat major Op.18
Waltz in A-flat major Op.34 No.1
Waltz in A minor Op.34 No.2
Waltz in F major Op.34 No.3
Waltz in A-flat major Op.42
Waltz in D-flat major Op.64 No.1
Waltz in C-sharp minor Op.64 No.2
Waltz in A-flat major Op.64 No.3
Berceuse in D-flat major Op.57

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14 January 2011
*Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, Tokyo
Yuko Kawai Chopinissimo Series in Hamarikyu vol.11
J.S.Bach: ‘Prelude’ from Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor BWV873
F.Chopin:
Polonaise in C-sharp minor Op.26 No.1
Polonaise in E-flat minor Op.26 No.2
Mazurka in A minor Dbop.42B ‘La France Musicale/Notre Temps’
Polonaise in F-sharp minor Op.44
4 Mazurkas Op.33
No.1 in G-sharp minor
No.2 in C major
No.3 in D major
No.4 in B minor
Polonaise in A major Op.40 No.1
Polonaise in C minor Op.40 No.2
Polonaise in A-flat major Op.53