Kondo Nobuko Piano Recital  commemorating the 150th anniversary of Schönberg  will be on October          

This year's recital will take a break from the Beethoven series to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Schoenberg's birth as "Piano Music of the 20th Century Series IX," featuring Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon," a satire on Hitler, as well as works by other composers.    (Jan. 2024)

October 30 (Wed), 2024  19:00
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall

Thank you for coming to Kondo Nobuko Plays Beethoven VI

Thank you very much for coming to my recital again. I have been playing "Waldstein" since I was a student, and it was my favorite piece until I discovered the fascination of the later sonatas. It was a precious and enjoyable experience for me to play the fugue with cello and piano in the last movement with accomplished cellist Mr. Fumiaki Kono. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Thank you very much!． (Nov. 2023)

November 16 (Thu), 2023
Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall

Program 
   L. v. Beethoven:
        Piano Sonata No.12 Op.26
        Piano Sonata No.15 Op.28
        Piano Sonata No.21 Op.53 "Waldstein"
        Cello Sonata No.5 Op.102-2 (Vc. Fumiaki Kono)

Thank you for coming to Kondo Nobuko Plays Beethoven VI

It was a lot of work for me this time because all the pieces were new, but I had a lot of audience again. The baritone of Mr Toru Onuma was also well received. Thank you very much. (Nov. 2022)

November 8 (Tue), 2022
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall

Program
   L. v. Beethoven:
        Piano Sonata No.11 Op.22
        Piano Sonata No.16 Op.31-1
        Piano Sonata No.17 Op.31-2 "Tempest"
        Piano Sonata No.18 Op.31-3
        "An die fernen Liebe" Op.98 

I have come back home

I have just come back home after a year long stay in Berlin. I did lots of research works on Beethoven's music and played in a few concerts over there. I attended various concerts and operas which really stimulated my music mind. I also enjoyed some excursion trips to visit historical locations associated with artists. (Mar. 2018)

St. Thomas Church where J. S. Bach worked as a Kapellmeister for 27 years (Leipzig).		St. Nicholas Church where J. S. Bach premiered many works. The demonstration march originated from here led to the German unification movements in 1989 (Leipzig).
The birth place of J. S. Bach (Bach Museum, Eisenach).		The bedroom in which Goethe spent his last days (Goethe House, Weimar).

I played Beethoven in Berlin

I played Ludwig van Beethoven's "Cello Sonata No.3 (Op.69)" with Mr. Paolo Bonomini, a virtuoso cellist and an assisant of Professor J. P. Maintz in Udk, and "Piano Sonata No.29 - Hammerklavier" on December 1 at Hoffmannsaal of Bechstein, Berlin. Thank you very much everyone for coming! (Dec. 2017)

Leaflet

Visited Slazburg and Bayreuth

I participated in the summer course in Salzburg for two weeks at the end of July and then visited Bayreuth to see the festival. It was very fruitful experience, and a refreshing break as well. I have just retuned to Berlin.(Aug. 2017)

Salzburg		Wagner's residence

Now in Berlin

I have been staying in Berlin since April 3, 2017 on a sabbatical leave from Kunitachi College of Music for a year. (Apr. 2017)

Universität der Künste Berlin		Schloss Charlottenburg		Bonus image: The cat in the hotel

Awarded The Arts Festival Excellence Awards by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs

My recital featuring "Natürliche Dauern" by K. Stockhausen in 2014 was awarded The Arts Festival Excellence Awards of Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs". (Dec. 2014)

The reason for the award
She played and introduced "Natürliche Dauern", the last piano work by K. Stockhausen, who was one of the trailblazers of 20th century music, in a solid and highly intensive performance. We experience how the birth and demise and growth and decay of the intricate sound organization could create and dominate the time-space, involving the direct experience of the listeners. The program note elaborated by the player herself delivered alongside excerpts of the scores was also very informative reflecting the depth of her research over many years. Her work delved into the profoundness of the music academically as well as artistically, and contributed to a re-evaluation of the composer. (Translation of the official announcement)