Credits:

Kanon Shibata, Shinsuke Suzuki

Description:

Beautiful tone and fragrant performance, Kanon Shibata presents a masterpiece cello recital by Naoto Otomo, the eighth in the Takasaki Arts Theatre's "T-Shot Series," which introduces talented young performers from various perspectives through recordings and videos. The initial limited edition (OVCX-00094 [CD+DVD]) of "Kanon Shibata IN CONCERT 2022" was sold out by popular demand. In 2021, Kanon Shibata won the first prize at the Viva Hall Cello Competition, a gateway to success for young cellists, and is currently studying at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Her free and spontaneous music making and gorgeous playing with beautiful tones will captivate the audience from technical skills to beautiful melodies. Hanane Shibata (cello) was born in Aichi Prefecture in 2000. She won the first prize in the cello section of the 70th All Japan Student Music Competition. She won the Grand Prize in the string section of the 2nd Kariya International Music Competition and the first prize in the International Music Competition OPUS 2021 (Poland). First prize at the 14th Viva Hall Cello Competition.Grand Prize at the Robert W. and G.Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition 2022 (Canada). He was awarded the Kirishima International Music Festival Prize at the 40th Kirishima International Music Festival. He has received many other awards. He has performed with the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and others. She has studied under Ryoichi Hayashi, Yuki Nomura, Nobuko Yamazaki, and Kenji Nakaki. After graduating from the Department of Instrumental Music at the Tokyo University of the Arts, she is currently studying at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto under Hans Jensen and Andres Diaz. Octavia Records