FLAC (tracks +booklet) | Classical | Navona | 53:39 | 1CD | 172 MbHaving been praised by the press as “precise and keenly projective” and demonstrating “the highest level of proficiency,” Japanese-Canadian pianist Yoko Hirota is considered one of the leading interpreters of contemporary piano repertory of her generation.

Yoko received her doctoral degree in piano performance under Louis-Philippe Pelletier at McGill University.

She is a strong advocate of contemporary music, has appeared in recitals frequently, and has received prestigious grants from the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.

At the 1996 Clara Liechtenstein Piano Competition (Montréal), a Special Mention Prize was especially created to distinguish her excellence in the interpretation of 20th-century repertoire.

Tracklist:[03:43] 01. Yoko Hirota – No. 1, Mässige Viertel[06:32] 02. Yoko Hirota – No. 2, Mässige Achtel[02:41] 03. Yoko Hirota – No. 3, Bewegte Achtel[02:14] 04. Yoko Hirota – No. 1, Sehr langsam[01:23] 05. Yoko Hirota – No. 2, Sehr rasch[03:03] 06. Yoko Hirota – No. 3, Langsam[02:27] 07. Yoko Hirota – No. 4, Schwungvoll[03:16] 08. Yoko Hirota – No. 5, Walzer[02:03] 09. Yoko Hirota – Klavierstück, Op. 33a[03:31] 10. Yoko Hirota – Klavierstück, Op. 33b[02:05] 11. Yoko Hirota – No. 1, —[03:14] 12. Yoko Hirota – No. 2, —[03:20] 13. Yoko Hirota – No. 3, —[00:46] 14. Yoko Hirota – No. 4, —[00:28] 15. Yoko Hirota – No. 5, —[00:48] 16. Yoko Hirota – No. 6, —[00:40] 17. Yoko Hirota – No. 7, —[00:42] 18. Yoko Hirota – No. 8, —[00:51] 19. Yoko Hirota – No. 9, —[00:57] 20. Yoko Hirota – No. 10, —[00:42] 21. Yoko Hirota – No. 11, —[02:08] 22. Yoko Hirota – No. 12, —[02:21] 23. Yoko Hirota – No. 13, —[01:01] 24. Yoko Hirota – No. 14, —[01:04] 25. Yoko Hirota – No. 15, —[00:16] 26. Yoko Hirota – No. 16, —[01:09] 27. Yoko Hirota – No. 17, —