Flute & Cello Rarities Atsuko Koga & Georgiy Lomakov

• Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959): Bachianas brasileiras No. 6, W392 (Arr. for Flute & Cello):
• 1 Bachianas brasileiras No. 6, W392 (Arr. for Flute & Cello): I. Ária. Chôro 04:04
• 2 Bachianas brasileiras No. 6, W392 (Arr. for Flute & Cello): II. Fantasia. Allegro 05:18
• Eugène Bozza (1905 - 1991): Contrastes I (Arr. for Flute & Cello):
• 3 Contrastes I (Arr. for Flute & Cello): I. Andante 01:17
• 4 Contrastes I (Arr. for Flute & Cello): II. Moderato 00:48
• 5 Contrastes I (Arr. for Flute & Cello): III. Allegretto 01:43
• 6 Contrastes I (Arr. for Flute & Cello): IV. Allegretto 00:55
• 7 Contrastes I (Arr. for Flute & Cello): V. Largetto sostenuto 02:29
• 8 Contrastes I (Arr. for Flute & Cello): VI. Calme 01:29
• 9 Contrastes I (Arr. for Flute & Cello): VII. Allegretto 00:49
• 10 Contrastes I (Arr. for Flute & Cello): VIII. Allegro 01:00
• 11 Image for Solo Flute, Op. 38 05:10
• Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877 - 1933): 30 Studies for Flute Solo, Op. 107:
• 12 30 Studies for Flute Solo, Op. 107: No. 30, Chaconne 04:12
• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767): Canon-Sonata in D Major, TWV 40:120 (Arr. A. Koga & G. Lomakov for Flute & Cello):
• 13 Canon-Sonata in D Major, TWV 40:120 (Arr. A. Koga & G. Lomakov for Flute & Cello): I. Spirituoso 01:42
• 14 Canon-Sonata in D Major, TWV 40:120 (Arr. A. Koga & G. Lomakov for Flute & Cello): II. Larghetto 01:38
• 15 Canon-Sonata in D Major, TWV 40:120 (Arr. A. Koga & G. Lomakov for Flute & Cello): III. Allegro assai 02:04
• Minako Tokuyama (b. 1958):
• 16 La vie du papillon for Solo Flute 06:32
• 17 Atsumori for Solo Flute 05:27
• 18 Nocturne, Op. 5 (Version for Flute) 07:52
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Duet mit zwei obligaten Augengläsern, WoO 32 (Arr. A. Koga & G. Lomakov for Flute & Cello):
• 19 Duet mit zwei obligaten Augengläsern, WoO 32 (Arr. A. Koga & G. Lomakov for Flute & Cello): I. Allegro 09:06
• Total Runtime 01:03:35

Info for Flute & Cello Rarities

The flute, one of the most versatile instruments of all, is the focus of the new GENUIN CD by Japanese flutist Atsuko Koga. The winner of international competitions presents a distinctive mixture of original compositions and arrangements together with cellist Georgiy Lomakov that range from Telemann and Beethoven to Villa-Lobos and world premiere recordings by Minako Tokuyama. Whether it is birdsong, soulful cantilenas, virtuoso passagework, or noisy musical magic, the choice of works and the clear, vibrant interpretations of the two artists demonstrate the flute's and cello's many facets.

Atsuko Koga, flute
Georgiy Lomakov, cello

Atsuko Koga
Concert flutist Atsuko Koga was born in Fukuoka, Japan. After graduating in Tokyo, she transferred to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danses de Paris, where she completed her flute studies with distinction.

She has won awards at many international competitions, including First Prize at the Grand Concours International de l’Academie de Lutèce, the Grand Concours Gaston Crunelle et Lucien Wurmser and the Jeunesses Musicales in Bucharest. She has also earned a Second Prize at the Maria Canals International Music Competition in Barcelona, the Music Competition “Le splendere” by the Tokyo International Association of Art and the International Music Competition Caltanisetta in Italy.

She has been a soloist for, among others, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Kyūshū Philharmonic in Fukuoka, the Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris, the Philharmonie Jeunesses Musicales in Bucharest and in Germany with the Magdeburgische Philharmonie, the Mitteldeutsche Kammerphilharmonie, the Ensemble Villa Musica, the Kammerphilharmonie Ascania, the Sofia Solisten and Gabrovo Chamber Orchestra, and performs each year with the Rossini-Quartett.

Atsuko Koga has received invitations to numerous music festivals. She is featured in many recordings for radio and television in Japan and Europe.

Georgiy Lomakov Ukrainian-born cellist Georgiy Lomakov has won an impressive number of awards and prizes at music competitions. He was only six when he began taking lessons from Valentina Rymachevskaya-Balon in his hometown of Odessa, and only two years later won First Prize at an international competition in Uzbekistan. He has won other important international competitions including the International Cello Competition Antonio Janigro in Zagreb, Croatia and the International Johannes Brahms Competition in Pörtschach, Austria. As a 13-year-old, he moved to Germany to study with Reiner Faupel, his most infl uential teacher and mentor.

Later Georgiy Lomakov completed his studies with Siegmund von Hausegger at the Nuremberg School of Music, Laurence Lesser at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and Wen-Sinn Yang at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich. While still at university he gave his American debut as a soloist and has given numerous recitals throughout Europe, many of which have been broadcasted on radio and television. His discography has earned widespread critical acclaim. He performed as a soloist at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre in 2019.