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As I look back on my recent performances of concerts in New York’s Carnegie Hall and Suntory Hall in Tokyo, my heart is filled with immense gratitude. Not only do I feel it is a rare privilege to have been able to perform solo recitals in two of the world’s most prestigious halls, but these two concerts have marked major milestones in my artistic journey.
Still, as deeply rewarding as these experiences have been, they also remind me that the life of a concert pianist is never defined by a single performance, no matter how memorable. The conclusion of one recital is not an ending, but rather the beginning of the next chapter of study, discovery, and growth.
The period between engagements is among the most valuable times in an artist's life. Without the immediate pressures of preparing a specific program, there is an opportunity to explore new repertoire with patience and curiosity. It is a time to open scores that have long waited on the music shelf, to become acquainted with unfamiliar composers, and to revisit masterpieces that reveal new insights with every reading. Learning a new work is a humbling experience. It requires listening carefully to the composer's voice, understanding the historical and emotional world from which the music emerged, and gradually allowing those ideas to become part of one's own artistic language.
I am so happy to have this time now to explore new repertoire, to evaluate what I have been able to learn from the past eighteen months of intense preparation for these concerts, and what they have also taught me about how to prepare for the future. The learning process is an ongoing one, where one takes the lessons he has discovered up to one point, and uses them to both clarify and define next steps.
Looking forward, I do so with both great amounts of anticipation and excitement, realizing that the periods of study and reflection are just as important as the excitement of performing. I am eagerly awaiting the opportunity to examine new repertoire, and all of the discoveries that are yet to be made, as well as future performances that will reveal the secrets of the newly learned repertoire, one study session, and one measure at a time.
