Lecture Concert: “The Aesthetics of Tempo Rubato”
Why do performers add tempo fluctuations or shift timing in their playing?
Through performances and discussions, we will explore the role and possibilities of tempo rubato in musical expression.
The first session will focus on works by C.P.E. Bach and Mozart, while the second will center on pieces from the Romantic period onward.
Lecture Concert: The Aesthetics of Rubato Vol. 1
～C.P.E. Bach and Mozart on a Reconstructed Walter Fortepiano～
Venue: Hitotsubashi University, Josuikai 100th Anniversary Intelligent Hall
(2-1 Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-0004) – 10 minutes on foot from JR Kunitachi Station
Performers: Keiko Shichijo (fortepiano), Chie Hirai (fortepiano)
Talks by: Yasushi Ueda, Akiko Washino
Moderator: Nobuhiro Ito
Instrument: Reconstructed Walter fortepiano (built by Itaru Ohtagaki, 2023)
Free admission, reservation required (first 200 applicants)
*Registration will close once the capacity is reached.
Organized by: KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
“Analytical Study of Rubato Performance through Historical Recordings and Piano Rolls from the Early 20th Century”
(2022–2026, Principal Investigator: Akiko Washino)
In collaboration with: Shinji Koiwa’s Laboratory, Hitotsubashi University
Contact: washino@fukuoka-pu.ac.jp
Click here for the venue map here.
Lecture Concert: The Aesthetics of Rubato Vol. 2
～What did Chopin want the piano to express?～
Venue: Osaka University Hall, "Assembly Hall"
(1-13 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 560-0043)
Approx. 15 minutes on foot west from Hankyu Takarazuka Line "Ishibashi handai-mae Station"
Approx. 15 minutes on foot northwest from Osaka Monorail "Shibahara handai-mae Station"
Performers: Toshiyuki Yamana (piano), Akiko Washino (piano)
Talks by: Yasushi Ueda, Akiko Washino
Moderator: Nobuhiro Ito
Instrument: Bösendorfer (1920)
Free admission, reservation required (first 460 applicants)
*Registration will close once the capacity is reached.
Organized by: KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
“Analytical Study of Rubato Performance through Historical Recordings and Piano Rolls from the Early 20th Century”
(2022–2026, Principal Investigator: Akiko Washino)
In collaboration with: Department of Musicology, Osaka University
Supported by: The Piano Teachers' National Association of Japan (PTNA)
Contact: washino@fukuoka-pu.ac.jp
Please register using this Google Form.
Registration will close once we reach 460 participants.
Click here for the venue map here.
