Masachi NIshiyama Piano Recital at Leighton House Museum

Event information

A London-based Japanese pianist, Masachi Nishiyama will be giving her piano solo recital at one of the most remarkable buildings of the 19th century, Leighton House in Holland Park.

=PROGRAMME=

* Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"
* Toru Takemitsu - Rain Tree Sketch II
* Claude Debussy - Image book II

---- Interval -----

* Edvard Grieg - Ballades Op. 24
* Cecile Chaminade - "Automne" Études de concert, Op.35 No.2
* Morits Moszkowski - Caprice espagnol, Op. 37


Masachi Nishiyama is increasingly gaining recognition for her work both as soloist and as a collaborative pianist. She has performed at numerous prestigious venues in the UK and Japan and peformed at many music festivals worldwide. She has gained special distinction for her many performances of Bach's 'Goldberg Variations'. Her wide repertoire includes music up to the present day and she is an extremely active collaborative musicians, recently she has performed Beethoven's all sonatas for piano and violin at a concerts in London.

Masachi studied at Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, The Royal Academy of Music and The Royal College of Music in London.
Her main teacher has been Hidemitsu Hayashi, James Lisney and Yonty Solomon. www.masachinishiyama.com

“Quite Stunning “ ~ Music & Vision
“Masachi Nishiyama is a most engaging performer, demonstrating superb control and sympathy with the music" ~ Classical Source



*Leighton House Museum is the former home of the Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896). The only purpose-built studio-house open to the public in the United Kingdom, it is one of the most remarkable buildings of the nineteenth century, containing a fascinating collection of paintings and sculpture by Leighton and his contemporaries.