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Masahide
Kurita was born in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan in 1973. He started
his musical education at age 5 and began training on the flute at
age 11. |
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He won many prizes at local competitions from the ages 13 to 15. He
won 1st prize in the All Japan Student Music Competition in Tokyo
1992 and appeared as a soloist in that competition's Winners Concert.
He gave an Irish Music Concert in Utsunomiya City Hall and appeared
on NHK TV in 1994. |
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Masahide
Kurita continued his studies at the Music High School in Utsunomiya
followed by the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.
From 1996 through 1997 he studied at the Royal Academy of Music in
London. |
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He
has studied with famous flautists including Soichi Minegishi, Sho-kok
Kim, Akiko Mikami, Masami Nakagawa, William Bennette, and Wolfgang
Schulz. |
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Masahide
Kurita has taken lessons and master classes with world famous flautist
James Galway in Japan, USA and Switzerland. He was an active player
in James Galway's International Flute Seminars held in Luzern, Switzerland
in 1994 and 1995. His meeting and subsequent lessons with James Galway
were fundamental in shaping his artistic tone development. |
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Masahide
Kurita has an extensive repertoire from baroque music to contemporary
music and his highly polished technique and rich tone as well as his
delicate attention to detail and sharp musical expression give his
music a beauty and flavor that is unlike other flautists. |
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Masahide
Kurita made his European debut concert in Goerlitz, Germany in May
1999 by Germany Rotary Club. He has given solo, chamber and family
concerts in Japan, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. Currently he
made his first CD recording and launch of CD with pianist Len Vorster,
in Melbourne Australia. also he made Australia Debut Recital at Port
Fairy Music Festival in October 2000. |
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A
Student of James Galway, Masahide Kurita, Flautist. |
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"He
has this incredible ability to have the same liveliness, the
same joie de vivre in his music." Michael Easton -Composer-
Herald Sun- |
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"Morlacchi's
Il Pastore Svizzero enabled us to appreciate Kurita's virtuosic
technique." -The Age- |
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"Masahide
Kurita whose body language, tone and crowdpleasing warmth showed
the influence of teacher and mentor James Galway." -Sunday Herald
Sun- |
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I love performance !
I hope we will all have a good time together at my concerts
soon... |
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CD
jacket of 1st album
"Kuri-Romantic Flute" (MCD-158) |
Masahide
Kurita (Flautist) with James Galway
in his International Flute Seminar,
Switzerland 1995. |
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