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Yoko Nishii Japanese pianist has a series of concerts throughout Croatia in Sep 2016
By Nenad N. Bach and Darko Žubrinić | Published  08/5/2016 | Music , Hotels , People , Friends , Education , Culture And Arts | Unrated
Yoko-san is distinguished international promotor of the piano music of Dora Pejačević, the first Croatian woman composer


Yoko Nishii, subtle Japanese pianist and distinuguished promotor of the music by Dora Pejačević,
the first Croatian woman composer.

 
Program of concerts of Yoko Nishii for September 2016

Rovinj - četvrtak 8. rujna u 20.30 sati
Crkva sv. Franje
Organizator: Ljetni festival Rovinj

Sisak - srijeda 14. rujna
Dvorana glazbene škole Fran Lhotka
Organizator: Lyons club Sisak

Vinkovci - subota 17. rujna u 20 sati
Dvorana Ogranka Matice hrvatske (J. Dalmatinca 22, Vinkovci)
Organizator: Ogranak Matice hrvatske u Vinkovcima

Cavtat - utorak 20. rujna
Organizator: the 10th Epidaurus Festival

Kotor- cetvrtak 22. rujna u 20 sati
Koncertna dvorana Crkve Svetog Duha
Organizator: Muzička škola “Vida Matjan” Kotor

Budimpešta - utorak 27. rujna u 19 sati
ZenetĂśrtĂŠneti MĂşzeum, BartĂłk terem (Museum of Music History, BartĂłk Hall)
Organizator: Embassy o Croatia in Hungary / Embassy of Japan in Hungary

Zaprešić - subota 1. listopada
Organizator: Pučko otvoreno učilište Zaprešić



Program A
Robert Schumann (1810-56): Kreisleriana Op.16
Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Liebestraume No.3
Schumann=Liszt: Widmung
Dora Pejačević(1885-1923): Rose (“Flowers’ Life” Op.19-5)
     Blßtenwirbel/Cvjetni vrtlog/A Whirl of Blossoms
Sergei Rachmaninoff(1873-1943): 3 Preludes
                                 Op.23-5 in G Minor
Op.32-5 in G Major
Op.23-2 in B Flat Major

Program B
Dora Pejačević (1885-1923): Rose
       Blßtenwirbel / Cvjetni vrtlog / A Whirl of Blossoms
Piano Sonata in A Flat Major Op.57 (in one Movement)
Hisatada Odaka (1911-1951): Cradle Song (from “Japanese Suite”)
Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Liebestraume No.3
Schumann=Liszt: Widmung
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): 3 Preludes
Op.23-5 in G Minor
                                 Op.32-5 in G Major
                                 Op.23-2 in B Flat Major


Many thanks to Yoko Nishii for providing us with the above program of her concerts,
which she wrote in Croatian language!


Yoko Nishii interpreting piano pieces by Dora Pejačević (1885-1923), the first Croatian woman composer.
More information.

 
YOKO NISHII, glasovir

Yoko Nishii rođena je u gradu Ise u Japanu i već od četvrte godine života pohađa privatne satove glasovira kod Mitsuko Tomio. Od 1986. učenje nastavlja u klasi Naofumija Kaneshigea, od 1991. u klasi Kyoko Ogawe, a od 1996. u klasi Hitoshija Kobayashija. Paralelno studira i završava studij francuskog jezika i književnosti na privatnom Sveučilištu Keio u Tokiju (1998.).

Iste godine odlazi u Hrvatsku gdje, zahvaljujući stipendiji u trajanju od dvije godine, pohađa Visoku školu za glazbenu umjetnost “Ino Mirković” u Lovranu. U samo dvije godine završava četverogodišnji studij (2000.), potom postiže stupanj magistra  glazbene umjetnosti (srpanj 2001.), te nastavlja usavršavanje na poslijediplomskom studiju na Muzičkoj akademiji u Zagrebu kao stipendistica japanske Vlade (2005. – 2007.) – sve u klasi Jevgenija Zarafiantsa, kojemu je bila i asistentica na Visokoj školi “Ino Mirković" (2001. – 2003.). Sada predaje na Umjetničkoj akademiji u Aichiju u Japanu.

Pobjednica je i finalistica brojnih međunarodnih natjecanja. U Hrvatskoj je održala brojne zapažene solističke recitale, a nastupala je i u Italiji, Sloveniji te u Japanu. Ustrajno radi na istraživanju i promociji skladatelja i glazbe iz Hrvatske. U veljaci 2015. objavila je prvi CD u svijetu s cjelovitim glasovirskim opusom Dore Pejačević u izdanju japanskih diskografskih kuca “Herb Classics” i u rujni 2015. je održala 11 koncertnih turneja u Hrvatskoj u povodu 130. godišnjice rođenja Dore Pejačević.

 
YOKO NISHII, piano

Yoko Nishii was born in Ise, Japan. After graduating from “Keio University” in Tokyo for studies of French literature in 1998, she entered Music Academy “Ino Mirković” situated in Lovran, Croatia, with full scholarship for 2 years.

She completed the academic program in only 2 years of studies (normally it lasts 4 years) and graduated with excellent grades under prof. Evgeny Zarafiants in 2000. In July 2001, she got “Master of Music Art” degree. From 2001 to 2003 she worked as assistant in the piano class of prof. E. Zarafiants in the same academy. From 2005 to 2007 she did advanced study at Zagreb Music Academy as the fellowship under the Japanese Government Overseas Program for Artists. Until now she studied with prof. Mitsuko Tomio, prof. Naofumi Kaneshige, prof. Kyoko Ogawa, prof. Hitoshi Kobayashi and prof. Evgeny Zarafiants. Currently she is a part-time lecturer at Aichi University of the Arts in Japan.

Winner and finalist at numerous international competitions. She has given numerous solo recitals and various concerts as soloist, accompanist and chamber music player in Croatia, Slovenia, Italy and Japan. She also works hard on research and dissemination of Croatian composers and music. In February 2015 she has published the first CD in the world which includes the complete solo piano works of Dora Pejačević from Japanese CD label "Herb Classics" and in September 2015 she held 11 concerts-tour in Croatia on the 130th birth anniversary of Dora Pejačević.




2CD containing Complete Piano Works of Dora Pejačević
Publisher: Herb Classics HERB023 / 024
Price: 4860 yen (tax included)
Orders: yoko51415@yahoo.co.jp




The booklet "Complete Piano Works", accompaning the double CD, has 32 pp., printed in Japanese, Croatian and English.

Dora Pejačević (1885-1923) is the first Croatian woman composer.
Here we can see her portrait by Maxo Vanka, distinguished Croatian painter.


Concert of Yoko Nishii in Vukovar, Croatia, 2015.

CROATIA - JAPAN


Dora Pejačević in the music saloon of the Pejačević Palace in Našice, Croatia.
Photo by Elizabeta Drašković, 1912. Source www.mgz.hr


Dora Pejačević (10 September 1885 -- 5 March 1923): Walzer-Capricen, Suite for Piano, Op. 28, written in 1910. Performed by Yoko Nishii in 2013 (live)
These excellent inventive little piano pieces, in the form of a piano suite, are a high-point in the solo-piano oeuvre of Pejačević.
They are full of imagination; a listener will be surprised by how different of character they are,
even though most of them don't exceed 1-2 minutes in length.




Hotel Villa Astra with its director Vjeko Martinko, as well as numerous friends from the town of Lovran, are awaiting Yoko Nishii.
Yoko-sun is fluent in Croatian langauage.

A classical music event in front of thte Villa Astra in Lovran, Croatia, for guests of the hotel and friends.

Spectacular view from Villa Astra to the famous Lungo Mare connecting the towns of Opatija and Lovran.

Formated for CROWN by Darko Žubrinić
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