Taro Takeuchi: Early guitar / Lute player

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I am giving a recital on 7th July @Horniman museum(Forrest Hill, London)
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ABOUT MYSELF(biography)

Taro Takeuchi was born in Kyoto, Japan. After completing his study of law and music, he came to study 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, and recently he has been working with Nigel Kennedy/Berliner Phirhamonic Orchestra and  made several  DVDs/CDs  of Vivaldi's concerti  including [Four Seasons]. He plays all sort of lutes and early guitars and particularly specializes double strung early (5 & 6 course)  guitars and continuo playing on lute 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] is 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

MY WORK As a continuo player I work extensively with opera companies and orchestras. As a soloist my greatest interest at present is performing 17th and 18th century guitar music on original instruments.I have recorded some CDs using old guitars from museums. I have several originals myself and use them for my recitals. I also teach and give workshops in Europe and in Japan. MY RECORDINGS(CDs and DVDs) Please visit for the list of available discs.

MY INSTRUMENTS

MY main working instruments are 6 course lute by Paul Thompson 7 course lute by Martin Haycock 11 course lute by Chris Egerton Archlute by Klaus Jacobsen Theorbo by Klaus Jacobsen Vihuela by Klaus Jacobsen 4 course guitar by Malcolm Prior 5 course guitar by Martin Hodgson ALSO I use original instruments(not copies) extensively for my solo recitals My original guitars and guittars MY PROJECT AT PRESENT Recently I have been working on the guitar music of late 18th century. i.e English music for 18th century cittern(guittar), French music for Rococo 5 course guitar and Lyre guitar. Works are by Straube, Porro, Merchi and others. My plan is to record a CD or two in near future on original guitars from the period. CONTACT mail mobile(UK) : 07960　142　888