István Kohán Clarinet Recitalconcert

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Program

Schumann: Phantasiestucke
Bernstein: Sonata for clarinet and piano
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Kohán: Hungarian Fantasy No.1

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István Kohán, Clarinet

Clarinet soloist from Hungary. He comes from a musician family and started to learn clarinet under his father. He was admitted to Béla Bartók Music Conservatory under László Kraszna when he was 12. He won the 1st prize at J.Richter Clarinet Competition, the 1st prize at International Contest for Clarinet in Carlino, the 1st prize at “Anton Eberst” International Clarinet Competition, 1st prize at ICA Young Artist Competition. He won many prizes at various international competitions while he was in Hungary. He moved to Japan after he graduated from the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in July 2013. He won the 1st prize and audience award at the 11th Tokyo Music Competition in 2013. In 2015 he won Hungarian Art Award ‘The Junior Prima Award,’ 1st prize and Grand Prix at the 4th Akiyoshidai Music Competition, the 1st prize and audience award at the 26th Japan Woodwind Competition. the 1st prize, audience award and E.Nakamichi award at the 84th Japanese Music Competition. He finished his postgraduate studies at Tokyo College of Music in 2016. In 2017 got the Aoyama Music Award.
He performed with orchestras in Japan as the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kioi Sinfonietta, Győr Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo College of Music Symphony Orchestra with conductors as Antonio Mendez, Toshiaki Umeda, Masahiko Enkoji, Kazumasa Watanabe, Kazuki Sawa, Kalman Berkes and Shigeo Genda.
【Web site】 https://www.istvankohan.com/

• 《competitions》
• 2000　Special prize at the Hungarian National Clarinet Competition (Hungary)
• 2005　Special prize at J.Richter Clarinet Competition (Hungary)
• 2007　1st prize at J.Richter Clarinet Competition (Hungary)
• 2008　1st prize at “Anton Eberst” International Clarinet Competition (Serbia)
  　　　1st prize at Young category International Contest for Clarinet in Carlino (Italy)
  　　　2nd prize at The Lions Clubs International Clarinet Contest (Germany)
  　　　2nd prize at “Giuseppe Tassis” International Clarinet Competition (Italy)
  　　　2nd prize and special prize at the Hungarian National Clarinet Competition (Hungary)
• 2009　1st prize at ICA Young Artist Competition (the youngest winner)
• 2010　3rd prize at Krsko international competition for clarinet (Slovenia)
• 2011　2nd prize at Chamber Music category and 3rd prize at Soloist category of International Contest for Clarinet in Carlino (Italy)
• 2013　1st prize and audience prize at the 11th Tokyo Music Competition (Japan)
• 2015　1st prize and Grand Prix at the 4th Akiyoshidai Music Competition Clarinet Category (Japan)
  　　　1st prize and audience prize at the 26th Japan Woodwind Competition
  　　　1st prize, audience prize and E.Nakamichi prize at the 84th Japanese Music Competition
• 《Awards》
• 2013　The Junior Prima Award (Hungary)
• 2017　The Aoyama Music Award

Chika Muata, Piano

Graduated from the Music High School Attached to the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts, and the postgraduate of Tokyo University of the Arts. Went to Europe in 2003. She got the scholarship from Agency for Cultural Affairs in Japan and finished from the Graduate School of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. In 2006 she won Austria Thomastik-Infeld-Preis. In 2009 she won jury’s special awards at International Competition “Franz Schubert and Modern Music” and International Joseph Haydn Chamber Music Competition. Not only in Japan, but also in Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Serbia she has been held concerts. Her first project Sound and Piano Ensemble concert series that was held for 2 years since 2012 with artists who are active in the front lines received high acclaim. She starts new concert series “Shitsunaigaku no Daigomi” in 2016. She won the Okuwa Cultural Encouragement Award, Wakayama City Cultural Encouragement Award, Wakayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Award. Now she teaches younger people at Tokyo College of Music and Seitoku University. Fukinoto Hall Residence Artist since 2016.