Name Akiko Ebi | Role Music performer | |
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Albums 24 Preludia op. 28 / Presto con leggierezza / Impromptus [Erard 1838] Education Tokyo University of the Arts, Conservatoire de Paris Similar People Adam Harasiewicz, Piotr Paleczny, Hikari Oe, Andrzej Jasinski, Janusz Olejniczak | ||
Akiko ebi ikif 2010
Akiko Ebi (海老 彰子, Ebi Akiko, born July 7, 1953) is a Japanese-French pianist.
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- Akiko ebi ikif 2010
- Martha argerich akiko ebi in suite no2 op 17 by s rachmaninov1
- Recordings
- Awards
- References
She was born in Osaka. She studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts, and won the piano prize of the 41st Music Competition of Japan. Her international career began with her winning second prize in the 1975 Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition in Paris. She continued her studies with Aldo Ciccolini at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1980 she won fifth prize at the International Chopin Piano Competition, after which Martha Argerich, who was a member of the jury, took patronage over her.
Ebi is one of the major pianists of our time and her international career continues with performances around the world, with annual tours in Japan, and annual appearances at international music festivals including Festival de la Roque d'Anthéron in France, the Echternach Music Festival in Luxembourg, and La Folle Journée in France.
Martha argerich akiko ebi in suite no2 op 17 by s rachmaninov1
Recordings
Ebi has recorded works by Chopin, Brahms, Liszt, Franck and others. Among her most noteworthy recordings are the two discs "Music of Hikari Ōe" of works by the autistic Japanese composer Hikari Ōe.