PROGRAM:
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E major, Op. 109
Vivace, ma non troppo Prestissimo Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empflindung: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit Ondine Le gibet Scarbo
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, Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall, Peter J. Sharp Theatre, Bargemusic in Brooklyn, Miller Theatre in Colombia University, Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center, Salle Cortot in Paris, Bertramka Villa in Prague, and throughout Japan. Ms. Fukuhara performed with Palo Alto Philharmonic, World Youth Symphony Orchestra in Interlochen Center for the Arts, San Francisco Conservatory Orchestra, UC Davis, and California Youth Symphonies. She received top prizes at the 5 Towns Music Competition, the San Jose Young Artists Audition, and the Joyce Dutka Instrumental Competition.
New York City, NY; NYC