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Yuko Izuhara-Gordon · pianist

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Japan Disaster Relief:

On March 11th, 2011 Japan was devastated by an earthquake and a tsunami.  The initial shock and destruction were followed by a nuclear crisis, which continues to be a source of uncertainty and anxiety for the people of Japan .

My thoughts and prayers go out to all who have been devastated by this tragedy.

In the face of this despair and what seems like an insurmountable challenge of rebuilding the damaged areas, Japanese citizens have shown great courage, absolute resolve, and dignity.  As I heard of my childhood friends from Tokyo going to disaster hit areas to provide relief and comfort to the people effected by this tragedy, I began to contemplate what can I, as a musician living in the United States, do to assist in alleviating the suffering and emotional anguish that are now part of daily existence for the survivors of this disaster. 

This is why in the next several months I will set up benefit concerts and perform in charitable events in order to raise funds for Japan Relief. In addition to that I will donate all proceeds from the sales of my CD. 

If you wish to help, please use this link to go to Direct Relief International where I have set up my personal fundraising page.

I’d like to express the deepest gratitude to everyone helping make these charitable events possible, being supportive and sending prayers to Japan .

Upcoming Events

Feb28

Foulkeways, PA @ 7pm
Performing Brahms Sonata for cello and piano op.38 in e minor, Beethoven Variations for cello and piano, Beethoven 32 variations for solo piano and others. Yuko Izuhara Gordon (piano), Charles Forbes (cello)

Mar17

Kent County Chamber Music, MD @ 7pm
Performing the Brahms Piano Quartet op.26 in A major, Mozart Piano Quartet K.493 in E-flat major and others.
Yuko Izuhara Gordon (piano), Rebecca Harris (violin), Michael Stauss (viola), Charles Forbes (cello)

Apr20

Settlement Music School, Leonard Mellman Recital Hall, Willow Grove, PA @ 7pm
Performing two piano works including Mozart Sonata for two pianos, Rachmaninoff Suite No.2 for two pianos, Milhaud Suite for two pianos: Scaramouche, Bolcom Music for two pianos "The Serpent's Kiss" ragtime, Poulenc Sonata for two pianos, Shostakovich Concertino for two pianos, and others.
Yuko Izuhara Gordon (piano), Keiko Kurachi (piano)

Sep7

Hamarikyu Hall, Tokyo, Japan @ 7pm
Performing two piano works including Mozart Sonata for two pianos, Rachmaninoff Suite No.2 for two pianos, Milhaud Suite for two pianos: Scaramouche, Bolcom Music for two pianos "The Serpent's Kiss" ragtime, Poulenc Sonata for two pianos, Shostakovich Concertino for two pianos, and others.
Yuko Izuhara Gordon (piano), Keiko Kurachi (piano)

Mosaic — Yuko Izuhara Gordon's Debut CD Release

Mosaic, released in June 2009, is the debut CD of pianist Yuko Izuhara Gordon. It draws on repertoire from 19th and 20th century piano music and an array of international compositional schools. The works represented on Ms. Izuhara Gordon’s CD look back at musical past, both in terms of musical forms and the compositional language itself.

Track Listing:

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941)
[1] Menuett célèbre, op. 14 no. 1 from Humoresques de concert
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
[2] L’isle joyeuse, L. 106
Federico Mompou (1893-1987)
[3-7] Suburbis
Robert Schumann [trans. Liszt] (1810-1856)
[8] Widmung, S. 566
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
[9-12] Sonata No. 1, op. 22
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
[13] Etude-Tableau in D Major, op. 39 no. 9
[14] Elégie, op. 3 no. 1 from Morceaux de Fantaisie

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Yuko Izuhara Gordon — Japan Concert 2009

In conjunction with her June 2009 international CD release Mosaic, pianist Yuko Izuhara Gordon gave a recital at Tokyo’s Lutheran Ichigaya Center, entitled “Dream and Passion – Storytelling on the Piano.” The program featured the music of Schubert, Chopin and Beethoven, as well as selections from her debut CD.

About Yuko Izuhara Gordon

Pianist Yuko Izuhara-Gordon gave her New York debut at Alice Tully Hall with the Juilliard Symphony under the baton of Otto Werner Muller, which established her as one of today’s most accomplished young pianists. Ms. Izuhara-Gordon was honored with the prestigious NHK and Nomura awards. She is a first prize winner at the All-Japan National Student Competition, Toho Gakuen School of Music Concerto Competition, The Juilliard School Concerto Competition, as well as a third prize winner at the Città di Cantù International Piano Competition.

Ms. Izuhara-Gordon’s early studies were with her mother and later with Baruch Arnon, a professor at The Juilliard School. In Japan, she attended the Toho Gakuen School of Music as a student of Michiko Okamoto and Hidemitsu Hayashi. In 2002 and 2003 she was the sole recipient from Japan of a coveted education grant from the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs. The grant fully funded Ms. Izuhara-Gordon’s studies at the Juilliard School where she received BM and MM degrees under the tutelage of Joseph Kalichstein and Yoheved Kaplinsky.

In addition to performing, she is on faculty at the Settlement Music School, and coaching chamber music and piano at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Izuhara-Gordon currently resides in Philadelphia with her husband and their two dogs Kiki and Tito.

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