Akiko Ebi

Akiko Ebi (海老 彰子, Ebi Akiko, born July 7, 1953) is a Japanese-French pianist.

Ebi was born in Osaka. She studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts, and won the piano prize of the 41st Music Competition of Japan. Her international career began with her winning second prize in the 1975 Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition in Paris.[1] She continued her studies with Aldo Ciccolini at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1980, she won fifth prize at the International Chopin Piano Competition, after which Martha Argerich, who was a member of the jury, took patronage over her.[2]

Ebi is one of the major pianists of our time [3] and her international career continues with performances around the world, with annual tours in Japan, and annual appearances at international music festivals including Festival de La Roque-d'Anthéron in France, the Echternach Music Festival in Luxembourg, and La Folle Journée in France.

Recordings

Ebi has recorded works by Chopin, Brahms, Liszt, Franck and others. Among her most noteworthy recordings are the two discs "Music of Hikari Ōe" of works by the Japanese composer Hikari Ōe.

Awards
  • 1975 – second prize in the 16th Long-Thibaud Competition
  • 1980 – fifth prize (no fourth was awarded) in the 10th International Chopin Piano Competition
  • 1981 – Leeds International Piano Competition
  • 1993 – French government Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, distinction[1]
  • 2002 – Japanese Exxon-Mobile Music Prize[1]

References
  1. "Akiko Ebi". The Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  2. "Akiko Ebi". The Vancouver Chopin Society. November 2008. Archived from the original on May 12, 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  3. 88 notes pour piano solo, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva Editions, 2015, p. 53. ISBN 978 2 3505 5192 0
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