Koki Suetsugu.
Pianist from Saitama, Japan. Born on 11 June 1998, he began his musical education and piano lessons at the age of 14. He graduated from a music high school in Saitama, Japan. He then graduated from the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in the class of Professor Jerzy Sterczynski.
He is a laureate and winner of many piano competitions. He has participated in the masterclasses of Prof. Yukio Yokoyama and Prof. Anna Jastrzębska Quinn.
He is currently touring extensively in Poland and internationally.
He also created an online piano teaching school in Japan.
Concert programme:
FRYDERYK CHOPIN
Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
Waltz in F major, Op. 34 No. 3
Ecossaise in D major, Op. 72 No. 3
Minute Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1
Etude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12 "Revolutionary"
Mazurka in B flat major, Op. 7 No. 1 Vivace
Mazurka in A minor, op. posth. B.140 "À Emile Gaillard"

EDVARD GRIEG
"First Meeting" in C major, Op. 52 No. 2

FRANZ LISZT
Transcendental Etude No. 8 "Wild Hunt"

JEAN SIBELIUS
10 Pièces Op. 24 No. 5 "Valse" in E major

FRYDERYK CHOPIN
Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53 "Heroic"

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The "Fryderyk" Concert Hall is a place of intimate meetings with the music of Fryderyk Chopin, in the style of 19th century salon meetings. Here, in the heart of Warsaw's Old Town, you will spend an unforgettable time in one of the most beautiful concert halls. A magnificent Steinway grand piano, crystal chandeliers, mirrors, beautiful stuccowork and an atmosphere of unforced elegance, as well as performances by superb pianists, will make you want to return here.
The concert is a two-part recital lasting approximately 60 minutes, based on the idea of salon music gatherings popular in the 19th century. During the interval of the concert, guests are treated to a glass of sparkling wine. The concert is performed by extraordinary pianists whose names are known throughout Europe and the world - professors of the University of Music in Warsaw and winners of international piano competitions, graduates of prestigious music academies: Joanna Ławrynowicz, Anna Kubicz, Maciej Poliszewski, Maria Korecka-Soszkowska, Robert Skiera, Kayo Nishimizu.
The programme will include his most famous compositions. We will hear, among others, the Etude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12, called the Revolutionary, the Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53, the so-called 'Heroic', and the Prelude in D flat major, Op. 28, No. 16, called the Rain Prelude.