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~ A gift from God Pursuing the art of beauty ~ A lesson CD with a focus on recording quality
Académie Princesse Grace pianist Kayoko Maie's long-awaited second ballet lesson CD.
Includes letters of recommendation from Academy principal Luca Masala and teacher Raland Vogel.
It is the result of hard work that has earned the strong trust of teachers and dancers.
She has an established reputation for her flowing melodies, lively rhythms, dynamic touch, and easy-to-image performances.
The jacket design is a collaboration with the notable popular illustrator Taishi. A newly drawn work inspired by Kayoko Maie's music.
"Gifted"~A gift from God Pursuing the art of beauty~ Kayoko Maie's world of limitless passion will surely inspire you.
Recorded music
Includes classical music, ballet music, opera, musical numbers, and original music by Kayoko Maie. Ravel: Minuet from "The Tomb of Couperin" / Zorba's Dance / Acceleration Waltz Op.234 / From "Eugene Onegin" / From "Goyescas" / From "The Addams Family" / Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 / "Graduation Ball" Mazurka / Glazunov: Barcarolle from "The Four Seasons" / Peter and the Wolf / Danse Macabre / Stravinsky: Tango / He's Me Pal / Polka "Gaîté Parisienne" / Jazz Time from "Marguerite" / Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 / James Variation from "La Sylphide" / The Addams Family Waltz / Pas de Six from "Swan Lake" / etc.
Recorded at Sony Music Studios Tokyo in December 2019
-Steinway D type Hamburg full control
Kayoko Maie graduated from Musashino College of Music in 1999. Studied piano with Kyoko Suzuki and Kyoko Ito. After graduating from university, she learned about the profession of a ballet pianist and was captivated at first sight and aspired. She has worked as a pianist at Aoyama Dancing Square, Inoue Ballet, Shiki Theater Company, Studio Architanz, Tani Momoko Ballet Institute, and other private ballet schools and studios. In 2015, she auditioned for the Princess Grace Academy of Monaco and became a resident pianist. In addition to her class lessons at the Academy, she also plays the piano in performances and gala performances. She returned to Japan in 2023 and is currently a company pianist at Tani Momoko Ballet Company. Piano accompaniment in ballet lesson video, Naoko Takabe's For Your Dance -Fun Ballet-. She has participated as a pianist in performances by overseas dancers at the World Ballet Festival, Etoile Gala, and Bubenicek Gala, as well as at the Bournonville Seminar in Tokyo in 2010~2015 and 2019, and the 4th Beijing International Ballet Competition. She was a finalist in the 2010 PTNA Piano Competition National Competition. Forever Dance Music Co., Ltd. is releasing a ballet lesson CD "Gifted Music for Ballet Class Series".
Forever Dance Music Co., Ltd