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Duo Plaisir
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The ensemble of the Duo Plaisirs was as if a pianist with four hands were playing alone, with no discrepancies, and it was an ideal duo that was close to the expressive power of the orchestra. (From the liner notes by music critic Yukiko Hagiya) All of the duet performances included here are four-hand piano versions of orchestral works by the composers, but they are impressive for the vividness and clarity with which the harmonies and rhythms are rendered, more clearly than in the original orchestral performances. I applaud the young duo for their precise and sincere approach. (Yoshihiro Ota graduated from the Music Department of Omiya Koryo High School in Saitama Prefecture, and then from the Instrumental Music Department of the Faculty of Music at Tokyo University of the Arts, where he graduated at the top of his class. He also received the Ataka Prize, Acanthus Music Prize, and Doseikai Prize at the same university. She received the Gold Prize in the High School Division of the 8th Sainokuni Saitama Piano Competition. First prize in the piano division of the 13th Takarazuka Vega Music Competition. Won the Excellent Co-performer Award at the 20th Friendship German Song (Lied) Competition. Participated in the Salzburg Mozart International Chamber Music Competition 2014 as a piano duo and won the 2nd prize.She has received numerous awards, including the Kawai Prize at the 20th International Piano Duo Competition. She has performed with the Philharmonia Orchestra of the University of the Arts at the morning concert at the University of the Arts and at the introduction concert for new graduates, and has performed with many orchestras including the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Zurich. She has also performed with many orchestras, including the Zurich Youth Symphony Orchestra, and provided performance guidance and piano music for the CX TV drama and anime "Nodame Cantabile". Since then, he has provided sound sources for many TV dramas, animations, movies, commercials, etc. In 2009, he was invited to the Budapest Spring Music Festival, and is active in a wide range of other activities as well as teaching younger students. She has released two CDs as a soloist and three CDs as a duo "Duo Plaisir" with Moeko Wada. She studied piano under Mayumi Miki, Chikako Kawabe, Kazune Zaimitsu, and Yutaka Kakuno, song accompaniment under Konrad Richter, and piano duo under Yutaka Kakuno. After working as a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts, she is currently a part-time lecturer at Senzoku Gakuen School of Music and the Music Department of Ibaraki Prefectural Mito Daisan High School. Wada Moeko was born in Detmold, Germany. She started playing the piano at the age of two. After graduating from the Music High School attached to the Faculty of Music of Tokyo University of the Arts, she received her Bachelor's degree from Tokyo University of the Arts and Master's degree from the Graduate School of Music of the same university.Selected for joint recitals (Omotesando Kawai, Concert Salon Pauze) by the students who excelled in piano performance upon completion of the course. She has performed at the 9th Ibaraki Meishin-no Meishin-tei (Ibaraki's Famous Artists and Singers). 2005 2nd Prize in the University Student Division of the 6th Osaka International Music Competition (without 1st Prize). 2008 2nd Prize in the 27th Iizuka Newcomer Music Competition. 2008 Newcomer's Prize at the 37th Ibaraki Prefecture Newcomer's Concert. She won the Newcomer's Prize at the 37th Ibaraki Prefecture Newcomer's Concert. Participated in the Salzburg-Mozart International Chamber Music Competition 2014 as a piano duo and won 2nd prize. Diploma at the 6th International Piano Duo Competition (Poland) and the Kawai Prize at the 20th International Piano Duo Competition (Tokyo). While a student at the University of the Arts, he performed with the University of the Arts Philharmonia at the University of the Arts Morning Concert. She has studied piano under Koyo Yonekawa and piano solo and piano duo under Yutaka Kakuno. After working as a part-time music teacher at Ibaraki Prefectural Mito Daisan High School, she is currently a full-time teacher at Seitoku University Toride Seitoku Girls' Junior and Senior High School. Tobu Land System
