Paderewski Festival Raleigh Keigo Mukawa November 21, 2020

Keigo Mukawa plays a classical piano concert, including works by Chopin, Paderewski, Beethoven, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninov. Born in Aichi prefecture in 1993, Keigo Mukawa has most recently won second prize in the Long-Thibaud-Crespin competition in France (2019) and in the summer of 2020 played concerts in Kraków. In 2014, he was accepted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. Other achievements in international piano competitions include 2nd prize at the 25th Epinal International Piano Competition in 2015 and 2nd prize in the 18th Ile de France International Piano Competition in 2016. He has performed with the Tokyo Philharmonic, Central Aichi Symphony, Kanagawa Philharmonic, Chubu Philharmonic, and the Lorraine National Orchestra in France. In addition to playing as a soloist, he has actively played chamber music. He has studied under Frank Braley, Haruko Ueda, Théodore Paraskivesco, Susumu Aoyagi and Yukio Yokoyama, and is the recipient of the Rohm Music Foundation and the 46th Ezoe Memorial Foundation Scholarships. Recorded in Krakow in the Czartoryski Museum Chopin: Variations in E major “Der schweitzer Bub“ Paderewski: Melodie in G flat major, Op. 16, No. 2 Valse Caprice in E flat major, Op. 10, No. 5 Beethoven: Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 Vivace ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo Prestissimo Andante molto contabile ed esprssivo Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no. 2 in D minor, Op. 14 Allegro ma non troppo Scherzo – Allegro marcato Andante Vivace – Moderato – Vivace Rachmaninov: Moment musical, Op. 16, No. 3