Fujiko Hemming

thomas · Jun 24, 2002, 06:22

We just returned home from a wonderful concert: Fujiko Hemming interpreting Chopin, Liszt and Debussy. "La Campagnella" brought us close to tears (she recently produced a CD by the same name).

Mrs. Hemming is a remarkable artist. From her web site:

"Born to a Swedish father and a Japanese mother in prewar Berlin, she survived the trauma of war and her parents' separation and embarked on a career as pianist after graduating from Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music and Berlin College of Music. Then, just as she was poised to enter the first rank of concert pianists, a fever contracted during a 1971 recital series caused her to lose her sense of hearing."

She gradually regained some of her hearing and started her comeback, returning to Japan in 1995 after having worked as piano teacher in Germany. In 1999 NHK produced a TV documentary on her that led to tremendous public interest in Japan (my wife had seen this docu and was so glad she had the chance see her in concert today).

Fujiko Hemming's official web site

=> http://www.fujiko-hemming.com

Her European tour includes two more concerts in Ludwigshafen and Prague (June/July), if you have the chance to see her, don't miss it!

TomAsInfinity · Jun 25, 2002, 05:53

Wow, I had heard about Fujiko and her music, especially due to her regaining of her hearing. She's worked hard for her art and I will keep a lookout to see if she's playing near me

thomas · Jun 25, 2002, 06:00

She's really an impressive lady! Btw, she played in London only two weeks ago...

Jun 24, 2002, 06:22	#1
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Fujiko Hemming We just returned home from a wonderful concert: Fujiko Hemming interpreting Chopin, Liszt and Debussy. "La Campagnella" brought us close to tears (she recently produced a CD by the same name). Mrs. Hemming is a remarkable artist. From her web site: "Born to a Swedish father and a Japanese mother in prewar Berlin, she survived the trauma of war and her parents' separation and embarked on a career as pianist after graduating from Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music and Berlin College of Music. Then, just as she was poised to enter the first rank of concert pianists, a fever contracted during a 1971 recital series caused her to lose her sense of hearing." She gradually regained some of her hearing and started her comeback, returning to Japan in 1995 after having worked as piano teacher in Germany. In 1999 NHK produced a TV documentary on her that led to tremendous public interest in Japan (my wife had seen this docu and was so glad she had the chance see her in concert today). Fujiko Hemming's official web site => http://www.fujiko-hemming.com Her European tour includes two more concerts in Ludwigshafen and Prague (June/July), if you have the chance to see her, don't miss it! __________________ Remember what the dormouse said, feed your head, feed your head!

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Jun 25, 2002, 05:53	#2
TomAsInfinity Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2, 2002 Location: London (なきつらにはち ), UK Age: 30 Posts: 78	Wow, I had heard about Fujiko and her music, especially due to her regaining of her hearing. She's worked hard for her art and I will keep a lookout to see if she's playing near me

Jun 25, 2002, 06:00	#3
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	She's really an impressive lady! Btw, she played in London only two weeks ago...