UPS Keyboard Series: Rachel Naomi Kudo, piano
$25 ($20 senior/military; students free w/ID)
- Rachel Naomi Kudo, piano
Frédéric Chopin — Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60
Johann Sebastian Bach — "Schafe können sicher weiden lassen" ("Sheep may safely graze") from Was mir behagt ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 (arr. Egon Petri)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Italienisches Konzert ("Italian Concerto"), BWV 971
Franz Schubert — 12 Valses Nobles, Op. 77, D. 969
Franz Schubert — Fantasie in C major, Op. 15, D. 760 "Wanderer"
The University of Puget Sound School of Music welcomes guest pianist Rachel Naomi Kudo for a recital concert as part of the 2024-25 Keyboard Series. Kudo will be performing music by Chopin, Bach, and Schubert.
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About Rachel Naomi Kudo, piano
Rachel Naomi Kudo, first prize winner of the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig, captivates audiences worldwide with her "heartfelt, courageous, and flawless playing" (Lübecker Nachrichten). Hailed as a "thrilling" artist of "exceptional artistic merit and meticulous precision," her performances are a powerful testament to her profound artistry and deep musical insight.
Since her debut with the Chicago and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestras, Kudo has graced stages across the globe. Highlights of her distinguished career include solo and chamber performances at iconic venues such as Bachfest Leipzig, the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Salle Cortot in Paris, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the International Chopin Festival in Duszniki-Zdrój, the Tivoli International Festival in Denmark, the Bergen International Festival in Norway, as well as Washington, D.C.'s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and New York's Alice Tully Hall, David Geffen Hall, and Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.
Born in Washington, D.C., to Japanese-Korean parents, Kudo began her musical studies at age 4 with Emilio del Rosario at the Music Institute of Chicago. After spending her early years in Japan, she returned to the U.S., where she pursued her passion for chamber music and played violin in her high school orchestra. She was a featured performer on NPR's From the Top and later studied with Kum-Sing Lee in Vancouver, Canada.
Kudo earned her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Yoheved Kaplinsky and Joseph Kalichstein. Her many honors include the Arthur Rubinstein Prize, the Chopin Prize, the Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship, and the Sanders/Tel Aviv Art Museum Prize. A two-time first-prize winner of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition at Juilliard, she furthered her education with a Professional Studies Diploma under Richard Goode at Mannes College of Music. She completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree with Gilbert Kalish at Stony Brook University, and her studies were enriched by mentorship with Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University.
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