Rei Hotoda

Pianist, and Dallas Symphony Assistant Conductor, Rei Hotoda presents a recital of contemporary Asian piano music.

Coinciding with this past year’s release of her first CD entitled Apparitions, Rei Hotoda presents a recital of compositions for solo piano by Asian and Asian-American composers entitled “Snatches of Conversations.”. From the earlier work of familiar names like Toro Takemitsu and Yuji Takahashi to more recent pieces by a younger generation of composers including Toshio Hosokawa, Vincent Ho, and Vivian Fung, Hotoda brings to light a wealth of seldom heard piano repertoire in her masterful performances.

Program: Asian Music of the 20th/21st Century
Toru Takemitsu (b. 1930 – 1996) – Rain Tree Sketch (1983)
Yuji Takahashi – Piano4 (An Automat in Sugiyami Ward) (2002). Poem by Koharu Kisaragi
Noriko Hisada (b 1969) – Genro-shi (2000)
Vincent Ho (b. 1975) – Reflection on the Water (2000)
Toshio Hosokawa (B. 1957) – Nacht Klange (1996)
Chan Ka Nin (b. 1949) – Rhythm of Life (2005)
Kotoka Suzuki (b. 1971) – Hidden Voices (2003)
Vivian Fung (b. 1979) – Glimpses for prepared piano, Kotekan, Snow, Chant (2006)

Conductor and pianist, Rei Hotoda is one of America’s most dynamic classical musicians. As a pianist Hotoda began her training in Tokyo, Japan at age three, continuing her studies after immigrating to the United States at age five. As a solo pianist, she has performed numerous solo and chamber concerts in North America; she has played live on WFMT with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, at the Ravinia Music Festival, and on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial concert series. Her piano teachers have included John Perry, Barry Snyder and Emilio Del Rosario. She holds a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from the Eastman School of Music and a Doctorate in piano performance from the University of Southern California.