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Waka Hasegawa (The Kennedy Center)

Waka Hasegawa

Since making her critically acclaimed London South Bank Centre solo debut in the Park Lane Group Concert Series in 2000, Waka Hasegawa has regularly performed at many venues both in UK and abroad. Her recent concerts including recitals at the National Cherry Blossom Festival at Kennedy Centre in Washington DC, Windsor Festival, the Newark Festival, Wigmore Hall, South Bank Centre, Fairfield Hall, Bridgewater Hall and St George’s Bristol. Waka won many prizes and competitions including 3rd Prize in the 2000 British Contemporary Piano Competition and 2nd prize in the Brant Piano Competition in 1996 as well as having both live and recorded performances broadcasted on BBC Radio 3, BBC World Service, WFMT Radio Chicago. Waka was made Associates of the Royal Academy of Music in 2008. Japanese pianist Waka came to London to study at the Royal Academy of Music with Piers Lane with major scholarship and then at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Joan Havill where she on most of the major prizes for pianists.

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Waka Hasegawa 4/5/09: Waka Hasegawa

Pianist Waka Hasegawa performs a recital in celebration of the Cherry Blossom Festival. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan.

Waka Hasegawa

Pianist Waka Hasegawa performs a recital in celebration of the Cherry Blossom Festival. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan.

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