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Keiko Shichijo

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Keiko Shichijo, a renowned fortepianist based in the Netherlands!Beethoven played a rare instrument from 1802!Keiko Shichijo studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School, the Amsterdam Conservatory, and the Royal Conservatory of Ghent in Belgium. She won the top prize and the Minkov Prize in the fortepiano category at the Bruges International Early Music Competition, and took first place at the A.Tre International Early Music Competition in Trossingen, Germany. Currently residing in the Netherlands, she is actively performing throughout Europe and Japan. Keiko Shichijo, a prominent fortepianist who plays a leading role in the early music scenes of both Japan and the Netherlands, has released a self-produced album on the prestigious Dutch label Etcetera.The album *Beethoven 1802* is themed around the year 1802a year that proved to be exceptionally significant for Beethoven, both