Ryo Yanagitani

Age:
29

Country of Birth:
Canada

Country of Citizenship:
Canada

Currently Residing In:
USA

Musical Selection

Ryo Yanagitani recently received second prize at the 2006 Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition, where he was also awarded a prize for the best performance of Schubert. He is a laureate of the Hilton Head International Piano Competition and participated in the Honens International Piano Competition, where he was awarded the prize for performer of special promise and prize for best performance of a commissioned work. Currently pursuing his doctoral studies at the Yale School of Music under Boris Berman, Mr. Yanagitani has obtained a bachelor of music in piano performance from the University of British Columbia under Henri-Paul Sisic and an artist diploma from the Cleveland Institute under Sergei Babayan. He has made concerto appearances with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Montréal Metropolitan Orchestra, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra and Hartford Symphony Orchestra, among others. In addition to solo recitals, he performs as a chamber musician in a variety of settings, from the duo sonata repertoire to larger ensembles. Mr. Yanagitani's most recent collaboration with flutist Ransom Wilson has taken him to Moscow for performances of Canadian and American music.

Solo Repertoire

Joseph Haydn:
Variations in F Major, Hob. XVI/
Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI/52

Robert Schumann:
Carnaval, Op. 9

Sergei Rachmaninov:
Moments Musicaux, Op. 16

Enrique Granados:
"Los Requiebros," from Goyescas
"Quejas, o la maja y el ruiseñor," from Goyescas

Francois Morel:
Deux Etudes de Sonorité

Required Piece

Robert Palmer:
Toccata Ostinato

Trio

Robert Schumann:
Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 63

Concertos

Ludwig van Beethoven:
Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37

Sergei Rachmaninov:
Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 1

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