Credits:

Hitomi Hioki

Description:

The long-awaited debut album by Hitomi Hioki, an up-and-coming pianist who studied as a student of Naoko Kawamura at the Essen-Folkwang University of the Arts in Germany and is now expanding her activities based in Japan, is a collection of Chopin's masterpieces, including all of his ballades and small pieces that shine with his pianistic style. Hitomi Hioki has been in love with Chopin's music since she was a child, and this album contains her one-of-a-kind music, which she has performed with soul and passion. The performance, which was performed while recalling "scenes that Chopin's eyes once depicted," which he experienced while studying abroad, is sure to deeply penetrate the hearts of the listeners. (C)RS