ABOUT | eri-tsuchiya

eri tsuchiya, pianist

Graduated in Pianist-course at the Tokyo College of Music; master classes at the International Piano Seminar “Stage de Piano”, performed in the “Concerto di Giovani Pianisti” and other concerts in Umbria, ITALY. Studied at the same time chamber music and accompanying and was invited to be an official accompanist for “Corso internazionale di Avviamento Lirico”, Viterbo, ITALY in 1997.

Recital in 1998 in Naples, ITALY, under the auspices of Associazioni Culturale Italiana per lo Sviluppo Artistico del Mezzogiorno.

Recitals since 1995 in Hamarikyu-Asahi Hall and Oji-Hall, Tokyo, Japan. The critic of the major Japanese music magazine “Ongaku no Tomo” wrote of her 2003 recital: “The pianist has great expression and beautiful sound”. Annual recitals since 2005 in Matsuo-Hall (Steinway Salon Tokyo). Viennese debut in 2001 as soloist got with the Orchestra of the Slovakian National Theatre Bratislava conducted by Paul Weigold, in Mozart’s Piano Concerto K.453. 2004 concerts in Mosonmagyarova, Hungary and Vienna with the Gyor Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Antal Matyas: Mendelssohn Piano Concerto no.1. In 2006, since great success in 2001 and 2004, was invited as soloist for concert tour of the Gyor Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Thomas Herzog, played de Falla “Nuits dans les jardins d’Espagne“ in three cities in Hungary, also gave recital in Vienna under the auspices of Gesellscaft fuer Musiktheater.

Playing in many other solo and chamber concerts not only as a pianist but as a spinet player, and also appeared often as an accompanist in concerts and master classes.

Finalist in 24th “Le Muse” International Piano Competition, Italy, 1997 and awarded the scholarship. Semi-finalist in the 4th “Konzerteum” International Piano Competition, 1998, Greece, and the 3rd “Tahlberg” International Piano Competition, 2002, Italy.

Teaching piano, solfege and music theory in Tokyo, not only for Japanese but also students from foreign countries (US, Russia, Canada, Australia, Italy, Belgium etc.).

Many articles on music analysis for Japanese music journals since 2003.

Former member of Japan Federation of Musicians (withdrew due to the coronavirus pandemic).