Recital by Juilliard and Royal College of Music-trained pianist, Yuki Negishi, with interval (refreshments in the church hall).

Programme:

• Beethoven Sonata in C sharp minor Op.27 No.2 “Moonlight” (15’)
• Chopin Nocturne in C sharp minor Op.posth. (3’)
• Chopin Polonasie in C minor Op.40 No.2 (8’)
• Rachmaninoff Preludes in D major and G minor Op.23 No.4 & 5 (10’)
• Interval
• Koichi Kishi Two Pieces (5’)
• Margaret Bonds Troubled Water (5’)
• Sally Wave Sunshine Droplets Falling in the Quiet River Op.13- dedicated to Yuki Negishi (3’)
• Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (16’)

Biography: www.yukinegishi.com

Trained at the world-renowned Juilliard School of Music in New York and at the Royal College of Music in London, Yuki Negishi has established herself as a pianist of rare poetry, passion and virtuosity, equally at home as an adjudicator, educator and researcher, captivating audiences wherever she performs around the world.

Yuki has already performed in over 800 concerts in the UK alone, including many of the most important halls and festivals, and regularly performs about 30 concerts a year as recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician (London Mozart Players, London Myriad Ensemble, members of the Philharmonia, the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra etc) in countries such as the Netherlands (Concertgebouw), France, Germany, Switzerland (Tonhalle), Italy (Festival di Londra, Blanc European Festival, Artepiano International Festival), Romania, Bangladesh, Japan, China and the USA.

She has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Scala Radio, Xray FM, ITV, Channel 4, Dutch, Polish, Romanian and French television and radio.

Her CD ‘Enigma” (released through the Quartz label in May 2022) received rave reviews from Gramophone, International Piano Magazine and Record Geijutsu Japan. Her latest release “Preludes” also garnered rave reviews. Upcoming performances include recitals in Italy, Scotland, Japan and at the new Bechstein Hall in central London with multi-award-winning violinist, Elly Suh.