Piacere - Violin Pieces Ryota Higashi & Ryoma Takagi

• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Salut d'amour, Op. 12:
• 1 Elgar: Salut d'amour, Op. 12 02:59
• Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840): Cantabile in D Major, Op. 17:
• 2 Paganini: Cantabile in D Major, Op. 17 03:49
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): F-A-E Sonata:
• 3 Brahms: F-A-E Sonata: III. Scherzo in C Minor, WoO 2 05:43
• Henryk Wieniawski (1835 - 1880): Legende, Op. 17:
• 4 Wieniawski: Legende, Op. 17 07:59
• Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55, No. 4, B. 104:
• 5 Dvořák: Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55, No. 4, B. 104 (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano) 03:10
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43:
• 6 Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Var. 18 (Arr. York for Violin and Piano) 03:03
• Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962): Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3:
• 7 Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 04:05
• Henryk Wieniawski: Polonaise de concert No. 1 in D Major, Op. 4:
• 8 Wieniawski: Polonaise de concert No. 1 in D Major, Op. 4 06:03
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856):
• 9 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei (Arr. Haginomori for Violin and Piano) 03:09
• Ennio Morricone (1928 - 2020): Nuovo Cinema Paradiso: Tema d'amore:
• 10 Morricone: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso: Tema d'amore (Arr. Haginomori for Violin and Piano) 03:15
• Total Runtime 43:15

Info for Piacere - Violin Pieces

The debut major label album by the up-and-coming violinist Ryota Azuma, who played the violin for Hajime Aono, the main character in the TV anime "Blue Orchestra. Ryota Azuma has received numerous awards, including the first prize at the 88th Japan Music Competition. He studied at Toho Gakuen School of Music as a special student and graduated at the top of his class. He is currently enrolled in the master's program of the Graduate School of Music at Toho Gakuen School of Music as a special student. She is also the youngest core member of the Japan National Orchestra led by pianist Kyohei Tanda. This year's concert features Elgar's "Love Greetings," a well-known piece of violin repertoire, and Dvořák's "Songs My Mother Taught Me," one of his masterpieces, as well as the immortal masterpieces loved around the world. The album also contains 10 songs, including Morricone's "New Cinema Paradise - Theme of Love," an immortal masterpiece loved around the world, and a wide variety of other songs that can be considered Ryota Azuma's calling card.The title "Piacere" (Piacere) is said to express Ryota Azuma's gratitude and joy for playing the violin. The piano is played by pianist Ryoma Takagi, who also performed with him in the anime "Blue Orchestra. Universal Music

Ryota Higashi, violine
Ryoma Takagi, piano

Ryota Higashi
Placed first in the 88th Music Competition of Japan while simultaneously receiving numerous awards, including the Leucadia, Sumi and Kuroyanagi Awards. Performed together with the NHK Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra and more as a soloist under the conducting of Chikara Iwamura, Masahiro Ueno, Gen Ota, Hiroyuki Mito and Kazumasa Watanabe.

Also recognized for his recitals and chamber music. Has played with noted Japanese and overseas performers that include Yekwon Sunwoo, Kazune Shimizu and Konstantin Lifschitz.

Is the youngest core member of the Japan National Orchestra produced by Kyohei Sorita.

Has been featured repeatedly as a guest concert master and assistant concert master in major Japanese orchestras that include the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, and the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra.

Has numerous media appearances that include “Recital Passio” on NHK-FM, “Kyohei Sorita Growing Sonority” on MBS Radio, “Chiko-Chan ni Shikarareru” and “Uta-Con” on NHK Sogo, “Classic TV” on NHK E Tele, and “Untitled Concert” on tv asahi. Serves as presenter on “Ryota Higashi: Capriccioso Musica”, a regular program on the OTTAVA Internet radio station.

Released a CD titled “Ryota Higashi IN CONCERT Recorded at Takasaki City Theatre 2022” on the Octavius Record label as part of the Takasaki City Theatre T-Shot series. Also released a digital single titled “Pachelbel: Canon” on the Universal Music label. Vigorously engages in a wide range of performance activities that include solo, chamber music and orchestra performances. Graduated top of his class from the Toho Gakuen College Music Department. Enrolled for two years as a scholarship student in the master’s program offered at that college’s Graduate School of Music, where he studied under Akiko Tatsumi. Has thus far studied violin under Chihiro Morikawa and chamber music under Kikuei Ikeda, Kazuhide Isomura, Michiko Okamoto, Ikue Koike, Nobuko Yamazaki and Akira Wakabayashi.

Was a scholarship student for the 2018 and 2019 academic years at the Aoyama Music Foundation and again for the 2021 and 2022 academic years at the Rohm Music Foundation. Was loaned a 1716 A. Stradivarius by the Itoh Foundation for a two-year period starting in 2019. Is loaned instruments from the Munetsugu Collection. 6th and 7th Fellow of the Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy. Was a participating artist in CHANEL Pygmalion Days 2023. Oversees performances by the main character of the “Ao no Orchestra” animated series broadcasted on NHK E Tele starting April 2023.

This album contains no booklet.