Kazune shimizu biography of albert
Kazune shimizu biography of albert
Kazune shimizu biography of albert lea...
KAZUNE Piano Recital
School of the Arts Concert Hall
Sunday ()
This review was published in The Straits Times on 19 May with the title "An evening of pianistic passion".
To celebrate the th anniversary of the Japanese Association of Singapore, it was only appropriate that a Japanese artist be invited to grace the occasion.
Pianist Kazune Shimizu, 1st prize-winner of the Marguerite Long International Piano Competition in , presented a programme of popular concert pieces, and proved to be more than equal to the task.
The first half was devoted to two well-known Beethoven piano sonatas.
Mastery of pedalling was the secret to conjuring the shimmering sound in the first movement of the Sonata No in C sharp minor (Op No.2), better known as the Moonlight Sonata. This was, of course, not Beethoven's description but that of the publisher Rellstab, who was intent in boosting musical sheet sales.
The pastoral second movement was crisply shaped, leadi