Eri Nakagawa Plays---Chopin & Schmann Would Be Pleased

I attended a wonderful piano recital on July 9, at the Goethe Institute, Bangkok, by master pianist Eri Nakagawa, who choose to play a fiendishly difficult program consisting of all 24 of the Chopin etudes and, as if that were not enough, Schumann’s Fantasy in C. Ajarn Nakagawa proved once again that she is among the very finest of pianists resident in Thailand. The etudes displayed not only technical proficiency, but also musicality, and adding a major Schumann work to the program, provided balance and interest. Schumann was an early admirer of Chopin’s, both were born in 1810, and both would have been pleased to hear their music played 200 years later by Eri Nakagawa.

Picture Above: Master pianist Eri Nakagawa (left) is presented with congratulatory flowers following her July 9, 2010 successful recital at the Goethe Institute, Bangkok