Manana Doijashvili XXVII International Festival “New Year Musical Meetings”

Piano Music Evening

Katsunori Ishii
Japan

Program:

I

Franz Schubert — Fantasy in C major, D.605A (Grazer Fantasie)
Maurice Ravel — Sonatine, M.40
Maurice Ravel — Waltz

II

Franz Schubert — Four Impromptus, D.935

!!! Latecomers will not be admitted into the hall during the concert
!!! Children under 6 years old will not be allowed inside

TBC Concept clients receive a 15% discount.

Main supporter of the festival: Ministry of Culture of Georgia

Festival supporters:

• Embassy of the Italian Republic in Georgia

• Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in Georgia

• Silk Hospitality

Information support:

• Georgian Public Broadcaster

• Adjara Public Broadcaster and Radio

• Fortuna Radio Holding

• Radio Palitra

• News portal ambebi.ge

• Billboard Georgia

• yolo.ge

Katsunori Ishii — piano

Katsunori Ishii is the winner of the 3rd Prize at the 59th Music Competition of Japan, the 4th Prize at the Robert Casadesus International Piano Competition, and the 1st Prize at the Hamamatsu International Piano Academy Competition.

As a soloist, he has performed with renowned orchestras worldwide and regularly appears at international festivals both as a pianist and as a pedagogue. Over the years, he has served on the juries of numerous international competitions. Since 2006, he has been a member of the Executive Committee and Expert Council of the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition.

His discography includes Schubert’s Impromptus D.935, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, and the album Words of Love, featuring works by Granados, Stravinsky, and Schubert.

Katsunori Ishii is currently a professor at the Tokyo College of Music.