Akimi Fukuhara, piano.
Program:
Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in G Major, K. 13
Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D minor, K. 9
Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in E Major, Op. 109 I. Vivace, ma non troppo II. Prestissimo III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
Frédéric Chopin Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60
Franz Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2
A native of Osaka, Japan, Fukuhara started her performing career in Suntory and Hamarikyu-Asahi Halls in Tokyo at age of thirteen. Fukuhara has appeared in solo and chamber programs at Alice Tully Hall and the Kennedy Center, Salle de Cortot in Paris, Bertramka Villa in Prague, and throughout Japan. She performed with Palo Alto Philharmonic, World Youth Symphony Orchestra, UC Davis and California Youth Symphonies. She was also a member of AAC (Asian Artists and Concerts) in 2007. She has collaborated with cellist Fred Sherry, and the violinist Laura Goldberg at Belvoir Terrace Fine Arts and Music Camp where she worked as a music faculty. Most recently she has appeared at Bargemusic in Brooklyn.
New York City, NY; NYC