Concert Tour
28 November - 14 December 2018
Concert Tour (East Africa, Madagascar, etc.)

Seminar / Music & Folklore Project / Leadership / Arts Fantasia
Tue, 27 November 2018
Roppongi Academy Hills (Tokyo)

Concert Tour / Piano Recitals / Workshops
18-21 November 2018
Concert Tour (Philippines)

Concert / Music for Children / Music & Folklore project
Tue, 20 November 2018 - 11am & 1pm
Piano Concert at Manila Japanese School (Manila, Philippines)

Piano Recital
Mon, 19 November 2018 - 7pm
Private Concert (Manila, Philippines)

Concert
Fri, 16 November 2018
Piano Recital at Hakusa-Sonso Kansetsu Hashimoto Garden & Museum (Kyoto, Japan)

Concert
Tue, 13 November 2018
Piano Recital at Hamarikyu Asahi Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

Concert / Charity / Helping Children with Cancer
Thur, 27 September 2018
Piano Recital at Cadogan Hall (London, UK)

'Helping Children Fighting against Cancer'

In support of Royal Marsden Cancer Charity

Supported by Japan Embassy in the UK, Steinway & Sons, Arts Fantasia
Sponsored by All Nippon Airways, Mitsubishi Electric, NTT Europe, etc.

Private Event / Concert
Sat, 15 September 2018
Piano Concert (Surrey, UK)

Private Event / Concert
Fri, 14 September 2018
Fordham Abbey opening event (Cambridge, UK)

Private Event / Concert
Fri, 7 September 2018
Piano Recital (Oxford, UK)

Seminar / Music & Folklore Project / Arts Fantasia
Fri, 27 July 2018 - 7pm
Roppongi Academy Hills (Tokyo)

Seminar on promoting creative thinking through music and story for business professionals and leaders

(In collaboration with neuroscientist Mizuto Aoto and senior business consultant Akiko Karaki)

WWI Centenary / Chopin / Paderewski
18-21 June 2018
Reserch Trip (Poland)

Concert / Grieg 175th Birthday
Sat, 16 June 2018
Piano Recital at Norwegian Church (London, UK)

Blu-ray＆CD New Release
Fri, 25 May 2018
Takeichiro Hirai 80th Birthday Concert Live (Blu-ray & 2 CDs)

Performers: Takeichiro Hirai (cello), Hideaki Hirai (conductor), Motoki Hirai (pf) and Takeichiro Hirai Jubilee Orchestra

Folklore and Music Project / Music for Children
Sat, 5 May 2018
Miyama Kayabuki Museum (Kyoto, Japan)

Festival / Concert / Talk
Thur, 3 May 2018 - 7:00 pm
Motoki will be giving a piano concert at the official event of La Folle Journee TOKYO 2018 (Maru-Cube, Marunouchi Building, Tokyo)

Media / Review / Tsunami Charity / Music & Folklore Project
24 April 2018
Fukushima Minpo Newspaper (Japan)

Media / Review/ Tsunami Charity / Music & Folklore Project
23 April 2018
NHK news, etc. (Japan)

Media / Review/ Tsunami Charity / Music & Folklore Project
23 April 2018
Fukushima Minpo Newspaper (Japan)

Charity Concert / Workshop
Mon, 23 April 2018 10:00 / 13:00
Piano Charity Concerts and Workshops at primary schools in Fukushima. (Tohoku, Japan)

Talk Event / Exhibition
Sun, 22 April 2018 11:00 / 14:00
Special talk event at Fukushima Cultural Centre with a Kirie (paper cutout) master, Shu Kubo whose exhibition is held at the same venue from 1 April to 6 May. (Tohoku, Japan)

Concert Tour
23 February - 9 March 2018
Concert Tour (South America, Grenada, Martinique, etc.)

Concert / Japan-Denmark 150 / Beyond 2020
Tue, 6 Feburary 2018
To cereblate Japan-Denmark 150 years anniversary, Motoki will be introducing folklores, picture books, etc. from both countries with reading and music as a pianist, composer and artistic director. It will be held at the Japanese Ambassador's residence in Copenhagen with Motoki at the piano playing his own music, specially composed for those stories. Motoki will perform piano works by both Danish and Japanese composers in the second half of the programme. (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Reading: Jacob Skyggebjerg (Actor)
Piano Solo: Motoki Hirai (Artistic Director)
Violin Duo: Yuko Yasui (2nd violin principal of the Copenhagen Phil/Tivoli Copenhagen Phil)
Jeanine Bick Markley (Copenhagen Phil/Tivoli Copenhagen Phil)
Kirie: Shu Kubo (paper cutout artist)

Arts Fantasia
Feb. 2018
Motoki will found an general incorporated association, Arts Fantasia. (Japan)

Media / Review
25 November 2017
‘Fukushima Minpo’ Newspaper (Fukushima, Japan)

Media / TV
19 November 2017 (23:10-00:05)
tv-asahi 'Kan-Jam Kanzen-Nen-SHOW' (Japan)

Media / Review
10 November 2017
The Japan News (Japan)

Concert / Japan-Denmark 150 / Beyond 2020
Thu, 9 November 2017
As part of the cultural event ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup/Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and to cereblate the 150 years anniversary of Japan-Denmark deplomatic relations, Motoki will be introducing stories of both countries with reading and music as a pianist, composer and artistic director. A Danish novel will be read by the Danish Ambassador to Japan himself at the Denish Ambassador's residence in Tokyo with Motoki at the piano playing his own music, specially composed for those stories. Motoki will perform piano works by both Danish and Japanese composers in the second half of the programme. (Tokyo, Japan)

Piano Solo: Motoki Hirai (Artistic Director)
Reading: Ambassordor Freddy Svane, Chie Ishiyama
Kirie Artist: Shu Kubo

Concert
Wed, 8 November 2017
Private Event (Yokohama, Japan)

Media / Review
November 2017 Issue
'Ongaku Gendai' Music Magazine (Japan)

Media / Review
14 October 2017
Japan News

Concert
3 October 2017
Private Event (London)

Media / Review
October 2017
'Ongaku-no-Tomo' Music Magazine (Japan)

Concert
28 September 2017
Private Event (London)

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

Media / Review
12 September 2017
‘Fukushima Minpo’ Newspaper (Fukushima, Japan)

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 / Concert
2 August 2017
Nikkei Newspaper (Japan)

Media / Concert
27 July 2017
Tokyo Newspaper (Japan)

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)