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Keiko Shichijo

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Keiko Shichijo, a famous fortepianist living in the Netherlands, plays a rare instrument from 1802! Keiko Shichijo studied at the Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts, the Amsterdam Conservatory of Music, and the Royal Ghent Conservatory in Belgium. She is a forte pianist who won the Minkoff Prize as well as the highest prize in the forte piano category at the Bruges International Competition for Old Music and the first prize at the International Competition for Old Music “A.Tre” in Trossingen, Germany. Keiko Shichijo, who still lives in the Netherlands and is active in various parts of Europe and Japan, has released a self-produced album on the prestigious Dutch label Et’cetera, which is a remarkable album that will play a leading role in the world of Japanese and Dutch ancient music. The album “Beethoven 1802” is themed on the year 1802, which was a very special year for Beethoven in