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Izumi Tateno was born in 1936, he is a top Japanese pianist who has performed over 3,500 concerts around the world and released 130 recordings. In 1968, he placed second at the Messiaen International Piano Competition. In 1976, the Finnish government awarded him the Order of the First Class Knight of the Lion of Finland. Since 1981 he has been beneficiary of a stipend given by the government of Finland.

In both 1982 and 1988, Tateno performed as a soloist with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra’s tour of Japan. In 1984, he performed with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra as a soloist on its European tour. In 1994, he was soloist with a Japan tour by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. He was invited to the St. Petersburg White Nights Festival in 1995. In the same year he gave recitals around Japan and in Helsinki in commemoration of his thirty-fifth year as a concert pianist. In 1996, he received an award from the Japanese foreign minister for his contributions to friendly relations between Japan and other nations. In honor of the 200th anniversary of Schubert’s birth, Tateno presented a seven-evening series of over 50 concerts around Japan and Finland. From 1989 until 1993 he served as artistic director for the Finland Music Festival; and from 1991 as artistic director of the Nordic Light Sapporo music festival. In 1998 he became the artistic director of an annual event called the “Oulunsalo Music Festival Izumi Tateno and His Friends.”

On January 9, 2002, Tateno collapsed on stage due to an apoplectic stroke, Just after the last piece at his recital in Finland. This resulted in paralysis of the right half of his body. After concentrating on continuous rehabilitation, Tateno returned to concert activities and performed recitals throughout Japan in May 2004, playing with only his left hand. Since them his passion for music has capturel the attention of music fans and moved many people. Various magazines and TV programs have taken up his life. Currently, he continues solo activities only with the left hand. In 2006, he founded the Izumi Tateno Left Hand Music Library Found. As many as 100 works have been written for Izumi Tateno by composers from ten countries. These composers include Michio Mamiya, P.H. Nordgren, Jukka Tiensuu, Thordur Magnusson ,Renè Staar, Zdzislaw Wysocki, Urmas Sisask, Shin-ichiro Ikebe, Hikaru Hayashi,Yasuo Sueyoshi, Takashi Yoshimatsu, coba, and Kensaku Tanikawa. A series of music scores has also been published by Ongaku no Tomo Sha Corp. The music pieces he has undertaken as if following the water vein of his life give audiences an unforgettable impression, being backed with his calmly burning love for music. In 2007, he premièred “Cepheus note,” the first piano concerto for left hand in Japan, composed by Takashi Yoshimatsu, with Sächsische Staataskapelle Dresden. “Tateno Izumi Music Festival in Japan” was held in Tokyo from 2012 to 2013, and it was held as a large project with a total of 16 concerts.

Tateno has performed as a soloist under such renowned conductors as Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Jiri Belohlavek, Eliahu Inbal, Charles Dutoit, Kurt Masur, John Pritchard, and Mariss Jansons. He has performed with almost every living Finnish and Japanese conductor, including Paavo Berglund, Okko Kamu, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Hiroyuki Iwaki and Hiroshi Wakasugi, to name a few. He has received high acclaim for his performances and recordings in all genres. Izumi Tateno is Honorable Director of Minamisoma Shimin Bunka Hall in Fukushima, Japan, Chief Advisor of the Sibelius Society of Japan, and Advisor of the Sévrac Society of Japan. In 2006 he was awarded the Sibelius Medal by the Sibelius Society of Finland. In autumn 2008, for his outstanding contribution during his musical activities of many years, Tateno was awarded “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette” and honorable recognition from the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs in Japan. With the centennial anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Finland in 2019, the Embassy of Finland in Tokyo has appointed Izumi Tateno “Friendship Envoy for 2019.”

Ｉzumi Tateno Festival　2012-2013
“Izumi Tateno Festival-Music Festival for the Left Hand” is a major concert series of piano music for left hand, born from the left hand of Izumi Tateno.

The left hand is the soul of the pianist and the essence of the music.
“Izumi Tateno Festival ? Music Festival for the Left Hand” is a major concert series of piano music for left hand, born from the left hand of Izumi Tateno.
When the piano was seen from the fresh perspective of playing with the left hand, a new chapter in the history of Japanese music began.
Masterpieces of piano music for left hand, including works written specially for Izumi Tateno, will be presented over a period of two years.
With “music for Tateno, played by Tateno,” the concerts are sure to be superb!

＊　Dedicated to Izumi Tateno
＊＊　Commissioned work by ‘Izumi Tateno Fund for the Left Hand Library’
＊＊＊　Dedicated to Izumi Tateno＆Janne Tateno

“World of the Left Hand” Series Vo.1-Vol.7
Vol. 1 “On a New Journey…Again”
Friday, May 18, 2012 19:00　Daiichi seimei hall
【Program】
J.S.Bach- J.Brahms: Chaconne D minor
Scriabin: Prelude and Nocturne for left hand Op.9
Michio Mamiya: Wind Wrougdht-Offertorium 　＊
P.H.Nordgren:Ballade on “KAIDAN Ⅱ”Op.127 　　＊
F.Bridge: Three improvisation

Vol. 2 “Transformations of Light and Water, Earth and Flowers and Trees ? Gems by Japanese Composers”
Sunday, November 4, 2012 14:00 Tokyo Bunka Kaikan small hall
【Program】
Hikaru Hayashi:Floral book,Preludes 　＊
Takashi Yoshimatsu: Tapiola Visions op.92　＊
Yoriaki Matsudaira Transformation 　＊
Yasuo Sueyoshi : Songs of the Earth,Voice of the Wind　＊
coba:Albero di memoria　＊　＊＊

Vol. 3 “Prayer ? In Pursuit of Dreams”
Saturday, December 8, 2012 14:00 　Tokyo Bunka kaikan small hall
Costarring ：Reki Shibata（Vocal） Ayumi Hirahara (piano)
【Program】
Cody Wright: Prayer (three moves duet) 　＊　＊＊
Mieko Shiomi Portrait (Vocal & Piano) of the asterisk　＊　＊＊
Ichiro Hirano : HOHOEMI NO KI~11 Faces after Enkû~ world premiere　＊　＊＊
Pablo Escande : Description (three moves duet) of the sound 　＊＊＊
1.Reptiles 2. Dream 3. Loneliness 4. Blue of sky

Vol. 4 “Bonds ? Kind Friends”
Sunday,March 3, 2013 14:00 Tokyo Bunka kaikan small hall
Costarring:Janne Tateno(Vn) 　Eizi Tateno(Cello) 　Kouichi Hamanaka(Cl)
Genzo Kitamura(Tp) 　Ryu Noguchi(Fl) 　Keizo Mizoiri(Cb)
Atsushi Sugawara(Perc) Others

【Program】
Yori-aki Matusdaira :Incarnation world premiere(Vc&Pf) 　＊　＊＊
Haruna Miyake:Things I coud’t remember world premiere 　＊　＊＊
Yasuo Sueyoshi: 5 flagments d’Ainou-quatour pour pf(mg),fl,cb & perc. ＊　＊＊
Mieko Shiomi : Portrait (Vocal & Piano) of the asterisk　＊　＊＊
Takashi Yoshimatsu: Tender Toys Suite ＊　＊＊

Vol. 5 “Connecting the World”
Saturday,May 18, 2013　　14：00 　 Tokyo Bunka kaikan small hall
Costarring: Bryndis Gylfadottir(Cello / Iceland)
【Program】
Mieko Shiomi:A Soliton in the Twilight Air(Vn&Pf) world premiere ＊＊　＊＊＊
Thordur Magnusson: Cello sonata (world premiere) 　＊　＊＊
Jukka Tiensuu:Egeiro (world premiere) 　＊　＊＊
Thordur Magnusson:Icelandic scenery 　＊　＊＊
Coba:Tokyo Cabaret (Vc&Pf) world premiere ＊　＊＊

Vol. 6 “Terrible Children”
Saturday,September 21, 2013　　14：00 　 Tokyo Bunka kaikan small hall
Costarring:Yukihiro Notsu(Cond) Akari Yoshioka (Fl.Picc) Genzo Kitamura (Tp)
Masahiko Sugiyama(Tp) Takanori Takahashi(Hr) Shinju Koga(1st Tb)
Jun-ichi Hirota(2nd Tb) Kei-ichiro Sato(3rd B.Tb) Minako Ishibashi(T Tub)
Janne Tateno(Vn) Yousyu Kamei(Vn) Tomoki Tai(Vc)
【Program】
Toshi Ichiyanagi: : SEIREI NO UMI~ Based on Lafcadio HEARN’s Dream (Vn & Pf)　＊＊　＊＊＊
Leos Janacek: Capriccio (for a piano and eight wind instruments)
E.W.Korungold: Suite for 2 violins ,cello and left hand Piano Op.23

Vol. 7 “Piano Concerto at 77 Years Old”
November 10, 2013 14:00 Tokyo Opera City concert hall
Costarring: La Tempesta Chamber Orchestra (Finland)
Cod: Yukihiro Notsu
【Program】
P.H.Nordgren : Piano concerto No.3~The Corpse-Rider Op.129　　＊　
Shin-ichiro Ikebe: Piano concerto~ To a West Wind (world premiere)　＊＊＊
Takashi yoshimatsu : Piano concerto~Cepheus Note　＊＊＊

“In a Small, Resonating Room” at YAMAHA CONCERT SALON Vol. 1―Vol. 4
Vol. 1 “Light and Shadow”- a Major Work from the Early Period of Music for Left Hand
19:00 on Monday, October 29, 2012
【Program】
Takaashi Yoshimatus:Ainora Lyrical Ballades Op.95　　＊
Cody Wright: Suite for Piano “Pieces for Amelie”　　＊　＊＊
Yasuo Sueyosi : Plein d’enfant　＊　＊＊
Pablo Escande:Divertiment　＊　＊＊
Koichi Mitsunaga:Samurai　＊
Takashi Yoshimatsu:　Uminari　　＊

Vol. 2 Works by Japanese Composers plus
14:00 on Saturday, January 12, 2013
【Program】
Francisco Mignone : from Collection of 14 short pieces
Yumiko Kijima : “inochi no uta”for piano(left hand)　＊
Kouhei Kondo : Umi to Karst　Op.98
Takashi Yoshimatsu :Gauche Dances Op.96　＊
U.sisask:Eivere Stars Op.142-2 ＊　＊＊

Vol. 3 Works from Central and Northern Europe
19:00 on Thursday February 14, 2013
【Program】
Takács Jenő: Toccata and fugue Op.56
B.X.Montsalvatge: Three short pieces
Dinu Lipatti: Sonatine
Veli Kujala: Lefthanddances　＊
Kohei Kondo:Umibe-no Yuki Op.122 requiem

Vol. 4 Southern Europe and the Latin World
14 :00 on Saturday June 29, 2013
【Program】
Ichiro Hirano : HOHOEMI NO KI~11 Faces after Enkû~ world premiere ＊　＊＊

Thordur Magnusson:Icelandic scenery ＊　＊＊
B.X.Montsalvatge: Three short pieces

Saka no Ue no Concert ? Izumi Tateno and Friends at Musicasa　Vol.1－Vol.4

Vol.1　Wednesday, September 12, 2012 18:30
Cocasting:Janne Tateno（Vn） Haruyo Kubo（Pf） Yousyu Kamei（Vn）
Tomoki Tai（Vc） Emiko Mizuki (Pf) othse
【Program】
Mieko Shiomi：Kaku-Teien　Ⅰ　＊
Pablo Escande: Sonatine　＊＊　＊＊＊
Takasi Yosimatsu:4 Little Dream Songs　　＊
Takashi Yoshimatsu:3 Sacred Songs　　＊
Alberto Evaristo Ginastera：Piano Quintet

Vol.2　Saturday March 23, 2013 18:30
Cocasting:Janne Tateno（Vn） Yuko Hirose（Pf） Yuko Yoshioka(Pf)
Norihiro Akiba(Pf)
【Program】
Séverac ?Yasuo Sueyoshi: From [En vacances]　　＊　＊＊
TEHO：Tradition of North Europe (Violin Sonata)　＊＊　　＊＊＊
U, Sisask work: Milky Way pilgrimage

Vol.3　Thursday, May 16, 2013 18:30
Costarring : Kouichi Hamanaka(Cl) Janne Tateno(Vn) 　Yumiko Mizuki(P)
Tomonori Tai（Vc）
【Program】
Mieko Shiomi: Kaku-Teien　Ⅱ　Ⅲ　＊
T. Magnusson: Icelandic scenery (tentative title) 　＊　＊＊
Kensaku Tanikawa : Sketching of jazz Ⅱ （Vn & Pf）　＊＊　＊＊＊
Pablo Escande: 　Match of chess（Cl&Pf）　　＊　　＊＊
George Crumb：VICE OF THE　WHALE（Fl&Vc&Pf）

Vol.4 Thursday, October 17, 2013 18:30
Costarring : Reki Shibata(Vocal) Janne Tateno(Vn) Yousyuu Kamei(Vn)
Tomoki Tai(Vc)
【Program】
Mieko Shiomi Portrait (Vocal & Piano) of the asterisk 　＊　　＊＊
Ichiro Hirano :Seirei no Umi～Based on Lafcadio HEARM’sDream（Vn&Pf）　＊＊　＊＊＊　
Shinichiro Ikebe : STRATAⅧ(Vn & Vc)
A.Piazzola(arr.TEHO): Primavera portena (Vn&Pf)　　＊＊　　＊＊＊
Frank Martin: Fantasy by the rhythm of the flamenco

Hikarigaoka Art Museum Concert
“Tale of the Heike” Print Exhibition, and Takashi Yoshimatsu’s “Taira no Kiyomori”

Sunday, June 17, 2012　 14:00　 Hikarigaoka Art museum
【Program】
J.S.Bach- J.Brahms: Chaconne D minor
Christoph Dohnányi,：Andante
Palmgren: Intermezzo
Franz Liszt / Ungarns Gott
Osamu Kazitani:Pray
Edwin Schulhoff: Aria
Mompou: Prelude No.6
Arr.Takashi Yoshimatsu: ３Lullaby～Schubert,Brams,Flies（Mozart）
Costaring：Mariko Tukimoto
Takashi Yoshimatsu:From“Heike　Monogatari”
Godowsky: Elegy
Urmas Sisask: Starry Sky Cycle
other

2020/21 season only.

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