Special piano concert by Noriko Ogawa
Last Sept. 11, Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda hosted a mini-concert at his residence, featuring London-based world-renowned pianist Noriko Ogawa.
Ogawa’s characteristic eloquence and mastery thoroughly radiated in her performance of a curated selection of famous classics: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Turkish March,” Frederic Chopin’s “Waltz Op. 18,” Robert Schumann’s “Traumerei (from Kinderszenen),” Franz Liszt’s “La Campanella,” Toru Takemitsu’s “Rain Tree Sketch,” Edward Elgar’s “Salut d’Amour,” George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” and an encore performance of Erik Satie’s “Je Te Veux.”
A long-time friend of Ambassador Haneda, Ogawa has an illustrious career that spans across multiple appearances with major European, Japanese, and American orchestras. Her various stints as competition judge and active involvement in her advocacy for the welfare of children with autism further add to her impressive résumé.