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Michie Koyama

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This latest album by Michie Koyama, one of Japans leading pianists, features Schuberts three final piano sonatasworks she loves dearlyand captures the depth of her evolving pianism.The recording took place in May at Karuizawa Ohga Hall, where she has previously recorded Bach: Goldberg Variations and Beethovens Sonatas Nos. 2832. Since making her album debut (CD/LP) in February 1987 with Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3, she has released over 30 albums; while she has previously released Schuberts Impromptus, this is her first album of his sonatas.His album *Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2*, a live recording of his 40th-anniversary concert held on October 12 of last year at Suntory Hall, has received high praise from various publications.