Hiroko Nakamura, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hiroko Nakamura

Japanese classical pianist

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1944

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 26-Jul-2016

Profession: composer, pianist

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Hiroko Nakamura

  • Hiroko Nakamura (?? ??, Nakamura Hiroko, July 25, 1944 – July 26, 2016) was a Japanese pianist.
  • Born Hiroko Fukuda in Yamanashi, she grew up in Tokyo.
  • She began to study piano at the age of 3 at Toho Gakuen School of Music under Aiko Iguchi.
  • In 1959, whilst a student at Chutobu Junior High School, she won first prize at the National Music Competition of Japan at age 15.
  • In 1963, she began piano studies at the Juilliard School of Music, and studied under Rosina Lhévinne.
  • In 1965, at the 7th International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition, she won 4th prize, the youngest prizewinner that year, and was the second Japanese prizewinner in the history of the Chopin Competition.Nakamura was a juror at many major piano competitions, including the Chopin in Poland, the Tchaikovsky in Russia, the Arthur Rubinstein in Israel, the Busoni in Italy and so on.
  • She also served as the chairperson of the jury of the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition and as the Music Director of the Hamamatsu International Piano Academy.
  • She received the 2005 ExxonMobil Music Award.
  • She was also a nonfiction writer, critic and television personality.
  • She wrote four books.
  • Her first book, The Tchaikovsky Competition (?????????????, Chaikofusuki Konkuru), written about her experiences on the juries at the 1982 and 1986 Tchaikovsky Competitions in Moscow, won the 20th Ohya Non-Fiction Prize in 1989.
  • Another of her books was Pianisuto to Iu Banzoku ga Iru (?????????????; approximately translated 'Savages Called Pianists'). Nakamura lived in Mita, Tokyo with her husband Kaoru Shoji, one of the winners of Akutagawa Prize.
  • Shoji had mentioned Nakamura by name in his novel Akazukin-chan Ki wo Tsukete.
  • The two subsequently met in person and married.
  • She was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2014, and suspended her performances for treatment.
  • She briefly performed again in the spring of 2016, and her final performance was on 8 May 2016 in Sumoto, Kumamoto Prefecture.
  • Her husband survives her.

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