Evening of classical music
R S Godage
Alliance Francaise de Colombo will present an evening of classical
music by Japanese Pianist Chiho Akaishi and Otsuka (Soprano) at the
Alliance Francaise Auditorium, No11, Barnes Place, Colombo 7 on March
20.
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Menaka de
Fonseka Sahabandu |
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Chiho
Akaishi and Otsuka |
Menaka de Fonseka Sahabandu, one of the best classical musicians in
Sri Lanka, will perform as the Guest Artist in the evening.
Chiho Akaishi hails from Shikzuoko, a city between Nagoya and Tokyo.
She teaches Piano Music at the Shikzuoko University and Junior College.
She is also a regular classical music concert performer in Japan. Her
performance for the evening will feature F Chopin's Nocturnne, Valsc,
C.Debbusy - Arabesque, Eric Satin, Gabriel Urbain Faure, W Mozart-Rondo,
C P E Bach-Sol fe getto, US Bach-Concerto per cem valo and Hirai (Japan)
- Sakura.
She has studied classical piano Music at the Kunitachi College of
Music from where she graduated. She has accompanied many famous
vocalists and instrumental solo players and played the music of Bach,
Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Debussy and so on. She
has also accompanied choirs and played religious music on the organ.
Since 1997, she has held a concert titled 'Classical Music and Ceylon
Tea' every year in Shizuoka, Japan. Otsuka is an accomplished Soloist
and is a Graduate of the Famed Tokyo Art University where she trained as
a Classical Vocalist. She is a native of Shizuoka Ken, Japan and has
performed in numerous operatic roles and song recitals over the last 23
years in many countries. She has sung the 'Le Nozze Di Figaro' of Mozart
and 'Carmen' of Bizet and performed Oratorio music of Bach, Handel,
Haydn and Mozart to audiences in Japan and Salzburg, Austria.
Her oratory talent is not confined to classical music but includes
gospel music performances as well. She has performed together with Chiho
Akaishi nearly for a decade. These two artistes' love of music and
performing shine on stage and provide an evening of enjoyment. Entrance
is free and limited invitations are available at Alliance Francaise de
Colombo from Monday 14.
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