Concert Tour
17 – 24 September 2017
Concert Tour (Germany)

Concert
Mon, 28 August 2017 - 7pm
Gala Concert - Takeichiro Hirai's 80th Birthday (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Japan)

Programme to include Works for cello, piano and orchestra by Haydn, Beethoven, Casals and Takeichiro Hirai

Performers: Takeichiro Hirai (cello), Motoki Hirai (piano) and Hideaki Hirai (conductor) with Chamber Orchestra (tbc)

Media
8 June 2017
‘Fukushima Minpo’ News Paper (Fukushima, Japan)

Concert Tour
8 – 16 May 2017
Concert Tour (Ireland, Scotland)

Festival / Concert
Sat, 29 April 2017 - 5:30 pm
Motoki will be giving a piano concert at the official event of La Folle Journée au Japon 2017 – Maru-cube, Marunouchi Building (Marunouchi, Tokyo)

Concert / Masterclass / Tsunami Charity
Thu, 9 March 2017 - 12:30-16:30
Piano Recital and Piano Masterclass at Hugo Lambrechts Music School (Cape Town, South Africa)

Masterclass
Wed, 8 March 2017 – 9:00-13:00
Piano Masterclass at Musaion Concert Hall in University of Pretoria, supported by Embassy of Japan in South Africa and University of Pretoria (Pretoria, South Africa)

Concert / Tsunami Charity
Tue, 7 March 2017 – 7 pm
Piano Recital at the Japanese Ambassador’s Residence (Pretoria, South Africa)

Concert / Picture Books Project
Tue, 7 March 2017 - 12:30-14:30

Piano Recital at Musaion Concert Hall in University of Pretoria, supported by Embassy of Japan in South Africa and the Centre for Japanese Studies at University of Pretoria. As part of ‘The World of Folklore and Picture Books Project’, in which Motoki has been involved as artistic director since 2007, he will also introduce ‘Kamiyo of the River’, Nelson Mandela’s favourite folklore from Eastern Cape, together with two Japanese picture books, through reading and music which Motoki specially composed for these stories. Motoki will play both piano and marimba for this fascinating project. (Pretoria, South Africa)

Concert / Media
6 - 8 March 2017
Fine Music Radio (Cape Town, South Africa)

Concert / Picture Books Project
Mon, 6 March 2017 - 10:00-12:30

Piano Recital at the Japanese School in Johannesburg in celebration of its 50th Anniversary, supported by Embassy of Japan in South Africa and University of Pretoria. As part of ‘The World of Folklore and Picture Books Project’, in which Motoki has been involved as artistic director since 2007, he will also introduce ‘Kamiyo of the River’, Nelson Mandela’s favorite folklore from Eastern Cape, together with two Japanese picture books, to a broad audience including the schoolchildren through reading and music which Motoki specially composed for these stories. In addition, Motoki will perform his grandfather’s famous song ‘Yurikago’ (‘Cradle Song’ composed by Kozaburo Hirai) with a female voice choir based in Johannesburg. (South Africa)

Concert / Media
Sat, 4 March 2017
Local Radio (South Africa)

Concert Tour / Masterclass / Picture Books Project / Tsunami Charity
3 - 11 March 2017
Concert Tour (South Africa)

Concert
10 February 2017
Lunchtime Concert at St Bride’s, Fleet Street (London)