富田 寛｜ピアニスト
２００９年３月更新
米国ニューヨーク生まれ。１９９２年に渡英。ジョン・オグドン記念奨学金を得て、パーセル音楽学校で研鑽を積む。２００１年、英国王立音楽大学首席卒業。２００５年、同大学院首席修了。在学中には、ヘルベルト・シャープ賞、テーラー・ベートーヴェン賞他、多数の賞を受賞。また、大学院修了にあたり、ホプキンソン金賞を受賞。
１５歳でロンドン、ロイヤル・フェスティバルホールにて協奏曲デビューを果たし、以来ロンドン、ヨーロッパを中心に、ソロや室内楽の演奏活動を意欲的に行う。１９９６年、ケント若手音楽家コンクール優勝。２００４年、フロレスターノ・ロソモンディ国際コンクール最高位、２００６年、マウロ・パオロ・モノポリ国際コンクール第４位受賞。日本においては、２００１年より演奏活動を開始。２００７年、英国作曲家作品の紹介をテーマにしたコンサートを行い、各音楽専門誌にて絶賛される。また同年、ＩＢＵＫＩトリオを結成。ロンドンを中心に数々の成功を収め、２００８年 １２月、英レーベルClaudio Recordsとの契約が設立。デビューアルバム「IBUKI TRIO – Ravel & Shostakovich」を今春リリース予定。また、Kinesis Ensemble のピアニストとして招かれ、２００９年秋には「Elgar」のアルバムをリリースの予定。
演奏活動の傍ら、２００５年から２００７年まで、英国王立音楽大学にて、特別研究員（Parnell Pianist in Association）を務め、現在は、ロンドン市内のパブリックスクール他３校にて、後進の指導にあたる。また、ザルツブルグ国際夏期講習会にて、アシスタント講師も務める。
これまでに、ピアノを故ロナルド・スミス、故イリーナ・ザリツカヤ、アンドリュー・ボール、フランク・ヴィバウトの各氏に師事。マスタークラスにて、ピエール＝ロラン・エマール、イモジェン・クーパー、ヴェラ・ゴルノスタエーヴァ、セルゲイ・ババヤン、ヴィレム・ブロンズ、フェレンツ・ラドシュ、ディーナ・ヨッフェの各氏に師事。
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Kan Tomita | Pianist
Updated : March 2009
A Japanese pianist Kan Tomita is recognized as one of the most exciting rising performers of his generation with numerous international awards and prizes to his credit. Since his concerto debut at the Royal Festival Hall at the age of 15, he has been in demand both as soloist and chamber musician performing in the UK (Southbank Centre, Barbican, LSO St Luke’s etc), Europe (Austria, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Romania and Ukraine) as well as Japan; where his recent performances have been praised by music critics as “superb technical accomplishment and poetry…stunning” (“Ongaku-no Tomo” Music Magazine, May 2007 Japan).
Born in New York, Kan Tomita moved to London in 1992 and studied piano and composition at the Purcell School of Music as recipient of John Ogdon Memorial Scholarship. He went on to study at the Royal College of Music, gaining both Bachelor and Master degrees in music with Distinction and Honours, winning numerous prizes and awards; including the Kendall Taylor Beethoven Prize and the prestigious Hopkinson Gold Medal. He also holds the highest prize at the Florestano Rossomandi International Piano Competition in Italy (2004) and 4th prize at the International Piano Competition ‘Mauro Paolo Monopoli’ in Italy (2006). His professors include the late Irina Zaritskaya and Andrew Ball, as well as Julian Anderson and Edwin Roxburgh on composition. He has also received guidance from many eminent artists such as Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Imogen Cooper, Peter Donohue, Ferenc Rados and Frank Wibaut.
The recent highlights include the start of his extensive concert project; introducing a variety of the finest British music to Japanese audiences. The project has been managed by Pro Arte Musicae Artist Management and kindly supported by the British Council. In 2007, Kan has founded IBUKI TRIO with violinist Ben Wragg and cellist Laura Anstee. The trio has already been attracting enthusiastic followers and have enjoyed a hugely successful debut concert at the LSO St Luke’s amongst other well received concerts around the UK. IBUKI’s debut album is due to be released in summer 2009 from Claudio Records. Also in 2008, He has been invited to perform with Kinesis Ensemble in a series of concerts which led to their first album release later this year. Future engagements include further concerts with IBUKI TRIO and Kinesis Ensemble throughout the year, a recital tour of Japan in April 2009, as well as performances with his wife as the Tomita Piano Duo.
Alongside his performing career, Kan has been actively involved in music education for young talent. He became the first Japanese musician to be awarded the Parnell Pianist in Association Junior Fellowship at the Royal College of Music, where he worked as Assistant to the Head of Keyboard from 2005 until 2007. He now teaches at Hockerill Music College, St. Helen’s School and Thomas’s School, Fulham, as well as at the prestigious Mozarteum International Summer Academy in Salzburg as Assistant teacher.
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