8pm 1st July 2010
St Mary's Old Church, Clissold Park, London N16
Taro Takeuchi was born in Kyoto, Japan and studied early music at the Guildhall school of music and drama London (with Nigel North).
Since leaving college, he has became active in Europe and now regularly performs and tours internationally.
He now lives in London and has worked with The Parley of Instruments (Peter Holman) Glyndeboune Opera,
Kings Consort, The Orchestra of Age of Enlightenment (Simon Rattle).
He has made numerous recordings as a soloist and a continuo player for EMI, Hyperion, BBC, Deux-Elles and others.
Recently he has been working with Nigel Kennedy/Berliner Phirhamonic Orchestra
and made several DVDs/CDs of Vivaldi's concerti including [Four Seasons].
He specializes early doube course guitars and continuo playing on lute,theorbo and guitar.
His solo recording on original baroque guitar [FOLIAS!] is released from Deux-Elles (DXL1030) and got highly acclaimed. @
New CD on original 18th & 19th century guitar [The century that shaped the guitar] was released in 2006.
REVIEWS
...As to Taro Takeuchi, Baroque guitar playing does'nt come better than this in any respect... GRAMOPHONE
...the music takes wings and flies. There is real urge to clap at the end...EARLY MUSIC NEWS
...his charismatic stage presence drew the audience in and and there was hardly any unnecessary noise in Purcell Room as he played ,,,CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
...A real winner - I enjoyed it immensely. ...INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW
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