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OKKO - Yoko Kikuchi
path
道
Piano guided me through out my life's passions and challenges.
私の人生と言う旅で、なくてはならなかったものはピアノの音
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/ Yoko Kikuchi
- Born in Tokyo, Japan.
- Started piano at 3 years old.
- Graduated from Toho Gakuen School of Music, in Tokyo.
- Graduated from Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
- Won the first prize in the Train International Piano Competition (Italy), and in the Arthur De Greef Competition.
- With violinists Michael Guttman and Yuri Braginsky, she performed in Europe, USA and Japan.
- She released « Liadov » , her first piano solo album.
- Started her career in the piano education at Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
/ from 2006 as Yoko K
-She expanded her field into Jazz and Improvisation.
- During a workshop with Shonosuke Ohkura, a japanese drummer, she collaborated with the modern danse group « Danser ».(Belgium)
- She releasede "ADONIS",her first album as pianist and composer.
/ from 2016 as OKKO
- She launched her new project WARAKU, a concert event blending coaching, self-enlightenment, and healing notions.
- She established her INNER MUSIC concept, resulting of her spiritual and artistic path.
- She released her first Inner Music genre album: "愛/AÏ"(Love in Japanese), in collaboration with Manuel Hermia (Bansuri and Clarinette),and Stephan Pougin (Percussions).
Currently, she is performing WARAKU events, working as composer and developping the INNER MUSIC concept, being based in Brussels, Belgium.
JP/
東京生まれ。現在ベルギー、ブリュッセルが本拠地
人生で点と点が繋がる時
そこには新しい道があらわれる
西洋と東洋の間
自己と他者という間
さまざまな「ハザマ」
属さない孤独を味わった後に
その体内からつむぎ出る
音
その愛おしい音で創る世界を
たくさんの人とシェアできる幸せ
まだまだ歩き続けてみよう
略歴
OKKO(本名菊地洋子)
1992年からブリュッセル王立音楽院ピアノ科で教鞭をとる
数々の国際ピアノコンクール優勝
娘2人の母
ベルギーBAO-Elan-Vitalにてエネルギーコーチング資格習得
New コンセプト”InnerMusic”を提唱
InnerMuiscのイベントを国内外でプロデュース
”Waraku”ピアノメディテーションコンサート
”オトのアト”自分を解き放つ絵とのコラボ
オンラインスクールでピアノnewメソッドなど、オンラインで学べるコースを提供している