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The Japanese harpsichordist and pianist, Taiji Takata (Japanese: 高田泰治), got his first piano lessons at the age of 7. From 1996 to 2000 he studied piano at the Osaka College of Music. In 2002 he earned his master degree and started a career as pianist. Simultaneously he began studies for harpsichord and fortepiano with Christine Schornsheim (Munich), Andreas Staier (Cologne) and Olivier Baumont (Paris).
Taiji Takata toured not only in Japan, but also in South Korea. He played with many orchestras and musicians: E. g. with the Opera Symphony Orchestra Osaka, Ensemble Kanazawa Chamber Orchestra, Telemann-Kammerorchester (Japan), and Simon Standage (UK) as well as with Ulla Bundies in Japan and Germany. In addition he was well represented on Japanese broadcast and television stations. His CD's earned many compliments and enthusiastic critics. His concert with works of J.S. Bach in 2009 in Tokyo was widely appreciated by the audience and press. In spring 2011 he gave a concert at the Bach-Archive in Leipzig/Germany. He played at the state visit of the Austrian president in Japan at the Osaka palace. In Germany he gave concerts in Remagen, on the island Nonnenwerth/Rhine, in Hannover and in Kiel. He played in Osaka/Japan all piano concerts of W.A. Mozart accompanied by ancient instruments under the conductor Takeharu Nobuhara, who earned the Federal Cross of Merit for his engagement for the German Baroque music. In 2012 he received the "Sakai-Tokitada" award for musicians in Japan. Besides his many concerts in Japan, further concerts in Germany are planned. |
