Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue (cut)
An abridged version of the famous Rhapsody played by the Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged, with soloist Kendzsi Tanaka, on the 13th of May, 2018. Many thanks to Géza Dani, https://www.youtube.com/user/danigeza/ for the amazing video, to Lajos Pétervári sound technician, and to József Cs. Nagy for his excellent work on this marvellous instrument. Kendzsi Tanaka was born in Hungary, but he is half Japanese. He studied piano at the Vántus István Music High School with Dr Lucz Ilona from 2009-2013 in Szeged, Hungary. He then graduated from The Royal Academy of Music, London in 2017 under the tutelage of Joanna MacGregor. Currently, he is undergoing his masters studies with Niklas Sivelöv at The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. His best successes as a pianist so far are Second Prize at the VIII. International Stasys Vainiunas Piano Competition, Third Prize in the VII. International Bartók Béla Piano Competition, along with the orchestra's special award, with which he was granted this performance. His other merits include The 1st Prize and The Best Interpretation of a Hungarian Piece at the 18th National Piano Competition in Békescsaba, Hungary; and Second prize at the 32nd Valsesia Musica International Competition. He has played in several masterclasses in Hungary, The Netherlands, Slovenia and the UK with superb teachers like Matti Raekallio, Vladimir Viardo, Eckhardt Gábor, Diana Ketler, Steven Osborne and Lívia Rév. He outstandingly likes playing music from Bartók, Brahms and Bach, but loves experimenting with contemporary music and jazz as well. He is also a part of the team creating Bozsok Music Festival, an annual summer course in Hungary. http://www.bmfest.hu/
An abridged version of the famous Rhapsody played by the Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged, with soloist Kendzsi Tanaka, on the 13th of May, 2018. Many thanks to Géza Dani, https://www.youtube.com/user/danigeza/ for the amazing video, to Lajos Pétervári sound technician, and to József Cs. Nagy for his excellent work on this marvellous instrument. Kendzsi Tanaka was born in Hungary, but he is half Japanese. He studied piano at the Vántus István Music High School with Dr Lucz Ilona from 2009-2013 in Szeged, Hungary. He then graduated from The Royal Academy of Music, London in 2017 under the tutelage of Joanna MacGregor. Currently, he is undergoing his masters studies with Niklas Sivelöv at The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. His best successes as a pianist so far are Second Prize at the VIII. International Stasys Vainiunas Piano Competition, Third Prize in the VII. International Bartók Béla Piano Competition, along with the orchestra's special award, with which he was granted this performance. His other merits include The 1st Prize and The Best Interpretation of a Hungarian Piece at the 18th National Piano Competition in Békescsaba, Hungary; and Second prize at the 32nd Valsesia Musica International Competition. He has played in several masterclasses in Hungary, The Netherlands, Slovenia and the UK with superb teachers like Matti Raekallio, Vladimir Viardo, Eckhardt Gábor, Diana Ketler, Steven Osborne and Lívia Rév. He outstandingly likes playing music from Bartók, Brahms and Bach, but loves experimenting with contemporary music and jazz as well. He is also a part of the team creating Bozsok Music Festival, an annual summer course in Hungary. http://www.bmfest.hu/