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BIOGRAPHY

Since winning first prize at the Birmingham International Piano Competition in 2002, Maiko Mori has continued to build an international career as one of the outstanding soloists and chamber musicians of her generation.

Maiko has enjoyed acclaim at prestigious venues in the UK, Europe and Japan such as Radio France, BBC Radio 3, Cheltenham Festival, the Purcell Room in London, West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge, Kolarac in Belgrade, Serbia and Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan, to mention but a few.

She made her concerto debut in the UK with the RCM Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko in 2006. Since then, she has performed with various orchestras internationally. The most recent concerto performance includes Piano Concerto No.3 by Rachmaninoff (Kyoto Concert Hall, Japan) under Tetsuro Ban, and Piano Concerto No.2 by Brahms (St Cyprian's, London, UK), under Levon Parikian.

Maiko performs a wide range of concertos and solo works, and is a keen chamber musician with a particular interest in 20th century music, especially jazz/classical fusion repertoire.

Born in Japan, Maiko began her piano and composition studies at the age of five at the Yamaha School. Under the tutelage of Chikako Shibata, Maiko gained much recognition. She gave her first public recital at the age of 6, performing her own compositions. She continued to perform her compositions in major concerts throughout Japan until the age of 13, when she decided to concentrate on piano performance, a decision that was soon vindicated with successes at numerous competitions throughout Japan, including the National Classical Music Competition of Japan.

Subsequently, she was awarded a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music where she continued to flourish and garnered further awards such as Gen Foundation Award (2000), Ian Fleming Charitable Trust Music Education Award (2004), Myra Hess Award (2005), Carnwath Scholarship (2005) and Hopkinson Gold Medal (2006).

Alongside her growing performing career, she is passionate in working with young generations internationally. She teaches at the University of Chichester. She is also a regular faculty member of PIANO WEEK(www.pianoweek.com) since 2018 where she gives masterclasses and recitals. Most recently, she has been appointed as an Artist for TIPA - Tokyo International Piano Association.

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REPERTOIRE

  • SOLO
  • CONCERTOS

  • I. ALBENIZ

    • Rondeña from Suites Iberia Book III
    • Sevillanas from Suite Española

  • J.S BACH

    • French Suites No.5 in G major
    • Partita No.1 in B flat major
    • Selection of Preludes and Fugues from the Well Tempered Clavier books 1 and 2

  • A.BAX

    • A Hill Tune
    • Lullaby
    • In a Vodka Shop

  • B.BARTOK

    • Romanian Dances
    • Three Hungarian Folk Songs from Csík

  • L.V BEETHOVEN

    • Sonata Op.2 No.3
    • Sonata Op.10 No.1
    • Sonata Op.10 No.3
    • Sonata Op.13 (Pathetique)
    • Sonata Op.14 No.2
    • Sonata Op.27 No.2 (Moonlight)
    • Sonata Op.31 No.2
    • Sonata Op.31No.3
    • Sonata Op.53 (Waldstein)
    • Sonata Op.57 (Appationata)
    • Sonata Op.78
    • Sonata Op.81a (Les adieux) *
    • Sonata Op.109
    • 8 Klavierstücke Op.76

  • F.CHOPIN

    • 24 Etudes: Op.10 - Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 Op.25 - Nos. 1, 2, 6, 9, 10
    • Trois Nouvelles Etude: Study in A flat major
    • Ballades Nos.1,3
    • Barcarolle
    • Berceuse
    • Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor Op.31 *
    • Sonata No.3 Op.58
    • Selection of Nocturnes and Valses

  • C.EBUSSY

    • Estampes
    • Prelude (Book II) XII Feux da d'artifice
    • Preludes (book 1) VIII, La Fille aux Cheveux Lin
    • Arabesque No.1
    • Suite Bergamasque No.1 Prelude, No. 3 Clair de Lune
    • L'Isle Joyeuse

  • G. FITKIN

    • Fervent
    • Frank

  • G.GERSHWIN

    • The Man I Love
    • I Got Rhythm
    • Do Do Do
    • I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise

  • GERSHWIN/SAPERTON

    • Bess, You Is My Woman Now

  • E.GRIEG

    • Lyric Pieces (selections)

  • J.HAYDN

    • Sonata in F Hob.XVI:23
    • Sonata in E flat Hob.XVI:25
    • Sonata in G minor Hob.XVI:27
    • Sonata in C sharp Hob.XVI:36
    • Sonata in C Hob.XVI:50

  • D.JOHNSON

    • Songs of the Seasons

  • M.HAMAUZU

    • Etudes Op.4 (complete)

  • G.HANDEL

    • Piano Suite in E major, HWV 430 V. Air with doubles/variations
    • "Harmonious Blacksmith"

  • J.IRELAND

    • London Pieces
    • Month's Mind
    • Columbine
    • Sarnia

  • N.KAPUSTIN

    • Variations Op.41
    • Eight Concert Etudes Op.40 (complete)

  • J.KURTAG

    • Jatekok (Games)
    • Abbamarad? (Stop and Go)
    • Az elme azabad allat..(The mind will have its freedom..)
    • Sirato 2 (Dirge 2)

  • F.LISZT

    • Etude d'execution transcendentant: Nos. 10, 12 (Chasse-Neige)
    • Les jeux d'eaux a la Villa d'Este
    • Liebestraume No.3
    • Mephisto Waltz No.1
    • Paganini-Etude: La Campanella
    • Trois Etudes de Concert: No.2 (la leggierezza), No.3 (Un Sospiro)
    • Sonata in B minor

  • F.MENDELSSOHN

    • Variation Serieuses in D minor
    • Songs without Words:
    • Op.19b-5
    • Op.19b-6 enetianisches Gondellied ("Venetian Boat Song")
    • Op.38-6 "Duett"
    • Op.67-4

  • M.MORI

    • Three piano pieces
    • New York Story
    • Valse Fugitive

  • W.A.MOZART

    • Sonata in G KV 283
    • Sonata in C KV 309
    • Sonata in D KV 311
    • Sonata in F KV 322
    • Sonata in D KV 576

  • MOZART/SAY

    • Jazz Fantasy on Mozart

  • A.PIAZZOLLA/K.Yamamoto/M.Mori

    • Oblivion
    • Histoire du Tango
    • Libertango

  • S.PROKOFIEV

    • Toccata Op.11
    • Sonata No.7 Op.83

  • S.RACHMANINOV

    • Elegie Op. 3 No. 1
    • Etudes-Tableaux: Op.33 No. 4, Op. 39 Nos.1,5
    • Moment Musical No.1 Op.16
    • Preludes:
    • Op.23 No.2 in B flat
    • Op.23 No.4 in D
    • Op.23 No. 5 in G minor
    • Op 23 No.6 in E flat

  • RACHMANINOFF/KREISLER

    • Liebesleid

  • M.RAVEL

    • Gaspard de la Nuit
    • Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
    • Sonatine

  • A.ROSENBLATT

    • 8 Etudes in Jazz Style: No.5 "Jazzefina Waltz", No.8 “Take Blues”

  • F.RZEWSKI

    • Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues from North American Ballades

  • D.SCARLATTI

    • Sonatas: K 201, K.206, K.27

  • C.SCOTT

    • Lotus Land

  • A.SCHNITTKE

    • Improvisation and Fugue

  • R.SCHUMANN

    • Carnival
    • Etudes Symphoniques
    • Fantasie Op.17
    • Toccata in C, Op. 7

  • F.SCHUBERT

    • Sonata in A minor D 537
    • Sonata in B flat major D960
    • Impromptus Op.90, No. 2 in E flat, No. 3 in G flat
    • Impromptu Op. 142 No.3 in B flat

  • M.SPANSWICK

    • Chasm (Written for Maiko Mori 2019 )

  • T.TAKEMITSU

    • Rain Tree Sketch I. II

  • K.TANAKA

    • Techno Etudes I

  • BEETHOVEN

    • Concerto No.3 in C minor Op.37

  • BRAHMS

    • Concerto No.2 in B flat major Op.83

  • CHOPIN

    • Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11
    • Concerto No.2 in F minor Op.21

  • MOZART

    • Concerto in A, K488
    • Concerto in D minor, K466

  • RACHMANINOV

    • Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.18
    • ‍Concerto No.3 in D minor Op.30

  • SCHUMANN

    • Introduction and Allegro Appasionato

  • GERSHWIN

    • Rhapsody in Blue

  • PROKOFIEV

    • Concerto No.3 in C major Op.26

  • SAINT-SAENS

    • Concerto No.5