Junko FUJII

JAPAN

– date of birth: 15th of March 1990

– studied with Prof. Natalia Shakhovskaya in the Moscow Conservatory and with Prof. Julius Berger in the Augsburg University

– participated in masterclasses with Frans Helmerson, Arto Noras, David Geringas, Natalia Gutman, Wen-Sinn Yang, Young Chang Cho, Danjulo Ishizaka and Jens Peter Maintz

– performed as a soloist and in chamber music groups in Theatre des Champs-Élysées, Victoria Hall, Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, Kyoto Concert Hall

Prizes: Laureate of the International Concert Competition in Hamburg, International String Competition in Togliatti and International Cello Competition in Liezen

Program:

First Round
Popper Etude no. 20 op. 73
Haydn Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major
Schumann Adagio and Allegro op. 70

Second Round
Brahms Sonata op. 99
Kodály Sonata for Solo Cello op. 8, 1st movement
Popper Spinning Song op. 55

Semifinal
Enescu Sonata no. 2 in C major op. 26
Shostakovich Sonata in D minor op. 40

Final
Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor op. 104