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Biography - Chie Hirai
(fortepiano - Japan)
 Chie
Hirai began her music studies in Kanagawa (Japan) where she was born.
Chie received her bachelor degree on modern
piano in the College Division of Toho Gakuen School of Music. In order to
specialize in fortepiano with Stanley Hoogland at the Royal Conservatory, The
Hague (The Netherlands), she was granted scholarships from the Nuffic
Organization and the Agency for Cultural Affairs Japan. She was awarded her
Masters with distinction on fortepiano in 2002, as well as "Nicolai prize" that
is given to the most outstanding student of the year. In addition to her
fortepiano specialization Chie has also broadened her knowledge of keyboard
instruments by studying the harpsichord with Menno van Delft at the
Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
 Besides
winning several prizes in both national and semi-international piano
competitions in her teens, she was awarded the third prize at the 38th
fortepiano Competition in Bruges in 2001. Chie has performed as a soloist with "the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra"
and "the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra", which are both distinguished
professional orchestras in Japan. As a fortepiano specialist, she has performed
in the major early music festivals in Europe such as the Festival de Musica
Antiga de Barcelona (Spain), Oude Muziek Festival in Utrecht (Holland) and
Académies Musicales Festival in Saintes (France). Chie belongs to a new
generation of fortepiano players, and is active as a soloist and a chamber
musician in both Europe and Japan.
If you would like more information about
Chie please visit her website:
www.chiehirai.com
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