MICHIAKI UENO (Japan)

Michiaki Ueno, cello

Programme:
Toshiro Mayuzumi (1929–1997), Bunraku

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
I. Prélude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Menuett I
VI. Menuett II
VII. Gigue

Teizo Matsumura (1929–2007), Air of Prayer

—interval—

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
I. Prélude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Bourrée I
VI. Bourrée II
VII. Gigue

Madoka Mori (1994), Phoenix

As the winner of the Geneva International Music Competition (2021), Michiaki Ueno has proven to be one of the most promising artists on the classical music scene. He made his debut as a soloist at the prestigious Suntory Hall at just eleven years old, performing the Lalo Cello Concerto. This led to his win at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, catapulting him onto the international scene.

His artistry has been honored with numerous awards, including the Idemitsu Music Award, Nippon Steel Music Award, Hideo Saito Memorial Foundation Award and first prizes at the Romanian International Music Competition. He attracted the world’s attention at the Geneva International Music Competition with his sensational performance of the Lutoslawski Cello Concerto, winning the first prize with three special awards, including the Young Audience Prize. Educated under the tutelage of Hakuro Mohri and Pieter Wispelwey, Ueno further honed his musicality as an artist-in-residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, under the guidance of Gary Hoffman and Jeroen Reuling.

As a soloist, Ueno has performed with leading orchestras such as the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Warsaw Philharmonic, KBS Symphony Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, and the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, under renowned conductors including Charles Dutoit and Jonathan Nott. He has shared the stage in chamber music performances with acclaimed artists such as Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky, Augustin Dumay, and José Gallardo.

Ueno performed at music festivals around the world such as La Folle Journée de Nantes, Montpellier Music Festival, Pacific Music Festival, Argerich Music Festival Beppu, and the Beethovenfest Bonn, where he was awarded the Beethoven-Ring 2024. His recording career began ambitiously with the release of his world debut album, featuring the complete Bach suites at the age of 26.

​Ueno performs on two fine instruments: a 1730 “Feuermann” Stradivarius, on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation, and a 1758 P.A. Testore cello, on loan from the Munetsugu Collection.

Admission free.

In collaboration with: EU Japan Fest, Občina Brda, Vila Vipolže