Hidéki Nagano

Hidéki Nagano studied at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and the Paris Conservatoire, where he was awarded the Premier Prix for piano and vocal accompaniment. He also won fifth prize in the Montreal International Competition as well as the Samson François Special Prize in the first International Competition for Twentieth Century Piano Music in Orléans. In 1995, he was chosen as the pianist for Pierre Boulez's world renowned Ensemble Intercontemporain.

Nagano has performed virtuoso repertoire from classical to contemporary music and has been awarded many prizes for his outstanding achievement. His performance of Jonathan Harvey's Bird Concerto with Pianosong features on the first release in the new London Sinfonietta series on NMC Recordings. His solo recordings include Twentieth Century French Music on Fontec, George Antheil piano works on AGON, Prokofiev/Messeiaen/Muraille and Ravel piano works on DENON. He currently resides in Paris.

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