Japanese Pianist Yu Kosuge is scheduled to make her first appearance at the prestigious Salzburg Festival this year in the form of a full recital. Ms. Kosuge, who lives in Salzburg, will have the double honor of performing Mozart sonatas on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth and giving the world premiere performance of a piece composed specifically for her by Akira Nishimura.

 Last year, Ms. Kosuge performed her first self-sponsored recital in Japan, published her first book, "Impassioned Cadenza" (in Japanese), toured Japan with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Sakari Oramo) and gave her debut recital at Carnegie Hall in New York. She is scheduled to perform in recital at Kioi Hall in May, 2007.

Yu Kosuge at the Salzburg Festival
August 20 (Sun), 2006 19:30, at the Mozarteum
  Mozart: Overture to the opera Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), K. 384
  Mozart: Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, K. 282 (189 g.)
  Mozart: Piano Sonata in G Major, K. 283 (189 h.)
  Akira Nishimura: New Work (world premiere)
  Mozart: Nine Variations on a Minuet Theme by Duport, K. 573
  Mozart: Gigue in G Major, K. 574
  Mozart: Piano Sonata in D Major, "Durnitz," K. 284 (205b)

For details on the Salzburg Festival, see:
   http://www.salzburgfestival.at/ (English & German)

Yu Kosuge's Website:
   http://www.yukosmos.com/ (English, German & Japanese)