Jasmin Arakawa

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Title: Passport for the Informed Pianist: Pedagogical Principles by

Emile Naoumoff based on the Legacy of Nadia Boulanger

Description: Published in 2009, Emile Naoumoff’s Passeport pour un

pianist Averti: Nourriture pour une réflexion musicale (Passport for the

Informed Pianist: Food for thought on musicianship) is a collection of

principles and advice for aspiring teachers and students, currently available

only in French. This collection contains 69 principles that govern multiple

aspects of music, ranging from technique to interpretation, followed by

practical and philosophical advice to be a comprehensive musician.

Bio:

Hailed by Gramophone for her ‘characterful sparkle’, Jasmin Arakawa has performed

widely in North America, Central and South America, Europe, China and Japan. A

prizewinner of the Jean Françaix International Music Competition, she has been heard

at Carnegie Hall, Salle Gaveau in Paris and Victoria Hall in Geneva, as well as in

broadcasts of the BBC and Radio France. She has appeared as a concerto soloist with

the Philips Symfonie Orkest in Amsterdam, Orquestra Sinfonica de Piracicaba in Brazil,

and numerous orchestras in the United States and her native Japan.

Other performance highlights include guest artist appearances at the Toronto Summer

Festival, Ribadeo International Music Festival in Spain, Bicentenaire de Chopin in

Switzerland, Scotiabank Northern Lights Music Festival in Mexico, Festival de Música

de Cámara in Peru, Festival Internacional de Música Erudita de Piracicaba in Brazil,

Dame Myra Hess Concert Series in Chicago and Distinguished Concerts International

New York. Arakawa released her debut solo album Klavierabend on MSR Classics to

critical acclaim, praised by American Record Guide for her ‘rich lyricism’ and ‘supreme

clarity’.

She has a special interest in Spanish repertoire, which grew out of a series of lessons

with Alicia de Larrocha. As a prizewinner of the Competition in the Performance of

Music from Spain and Latin America and under the sponsorship of the Spanish

Embassy, she subsequently recorded solo and chamber pieces by Spanish and Latin

American composers.

Arakawa has collaborated with notable artists including cellists Zuill Bailey, Colin Carr

and Gary Hoffman, flutists Jean Ferrandis, Michel Moragues, Marina Piccinini and Carol

Wincenc, clarinetist James Campbell, and the Penderecki String Quartet. In addition,

she has served as Collaborative Pianist in Residence at the Banff Centre in Canada for

three seasons.

Jasmin Arakawa is a graduate of Tokyo University of the Arts. She holds Doctor of

Music and Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance from Indiana University

Jacobs School of Music, where she studied with Emile Naoumoff, the last protégé of

Nadia Boulanger. A recipient of the 2016 Steinway Top Teacher Award, she has given

master classes at China Conservatory of Music in Beijing, University of Siegen in

Germany, Universidad Nacional de Música in Peru, Universidad Industrial de Santander

in Colombia, Instituto Baccarelli in Brazil, and numerous universities in the United

States and Canada.

A sought-after adjudicator, Arakawa has served on the juries of international and

national competitions, including the International Chopin Piano Competition for Latin

American Pianists (Peru), New Orleans Piano Institute Competition (USA), and

Beethoven International Piano Competition ASIA (Japan). Jasmin Arakawa is Associate

Professor of Piano and Piano Area Coordinator at the University of Florida, UF

Research Foundation Professor (2023-2026), and Director of the UF International Piano

Festival.

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