Kazuhiro Takagi is a Japanese violinist who is currently concertmaster of the Dallas Chamber Symphony.[1]
Education
editHe studied at the Deuxieme Academie de Musique Francaise de Kyoto, Chicago College of Fine Arts, the Conservatoire National Superieur Musique de Lyon (1994) and Southern Methodist University (1995). His mentors include Pierre Dukan, Pierre Takayoshi Wanami, Yuko Mori, Eduard Wulfson and Eduard Schmieder.[2]
Career
editTakagi has performed as a soloist with leading orchestras, including the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, Wuerttembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen in Germany, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, Osaka Symphony Orchestra, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, and Japan Century Symphony Orchestra.[2][3]
He is a prize-winner of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Brussels, the Geneva International Music Competition, and the Fischoff National Music Competition.[2][4]
Takagi was also the concertmaster of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago under Daniel Barenboim, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, and Yamagata Symphony Orchestra.[5]
His recordings of Hiroshi Ohguri are widely distributed on the Naxos label.[3]
Recordings
edit- Ohguri: Violin Concerto; Fantasy on Osaka Folk Tunes, Kazuhiro Takagi / Tatsuya Shimono / Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, Naxos, 2003[6]
- Paganini: 24 Caprices, Kazuhiro Takagi, Live Notes WWCC, 2016[7]
- Chasing Home: Music by Aaron Copland, Joseph Thalken, Dallas Chamber Symphony, Richard McKay, conductor. Albany. 2024.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Kazuhiro Takagi". Dallas Chamber Symphony. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Japanese violinist Kazuhiro Takagi in concert at CCP". Lifestyle.INQ. 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ a b "Recordings by Kazuhiro Takagi | Now available to stream and purchase at Naxos". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Richard • •, Kimberly (2018-10-26). "For Dallas Chamber Symphony's Concertmaster, Each Concert is a Musical Journey". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "Kazuhiro Takagi". Summit Music Festival and Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Ohguri: Violin Concerto; Fantasy on Osaka Folk... | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-08-27
- ^ "Paganini: 24 Capricci Kazuhiro Takagi CD Album". CDJapan. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "Chasing Home". Albany Records. Retrieved 2024-09-20.