Welcome to MOTOKI HIRAI Official Website
What's New!!
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Concert Tour / Piano Solo
27 September - 12 October 2022
Piano Recitals (Italy, Portugal and Spain)
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Concert Tour / Piano Solo
4-10 September 2022 (tbc)
Piano Recitals (Italy and Croatia)
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Cultural Exchange / Piano Solo / Masterclass / Outreach / Artistic Emissary
Aug 2022 (tbc)
Piano recital, chamber music, cultural event, masterclass and workshop as an artistic emissary of Japanese Government (Mauritius)
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Concert Tour / Piano Solo
3-10 July 2022
Piano Recitals (Norway)
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Concert Tour / Piano Solo
14-29 April 2022
Piano Recitals (Italy, Spain and France)
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Concert Tour / Piano Solo
4-16 March 2022
Piano Recitals (Portugal, Spain)
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Media / Column
December 2021
‘KidsFam’ (December Issue)
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Media / TV / Interview
Thurs. 25 November 2021
TV Interview - ’QE Good Morning’ (Gibraltar)
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Concert Tour / Piano Solo
15-28 November 2021
3 Piano Recitals as a guest artist on Qunard's Queen Elizabeth (Portugal, Spain and Gibraltar)
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Exhibition / ROIP / Goodwill Ambassador / World Peace
Fri. 10 September - Tue. 23 November 2021
The special exhibition 'The Destruction and Rebirth of Exported Old-Imari “The Tragedy of Loosdorf Castle” ' (Hagi Uragami Museum, Yamaguchi), organized by the members of ROIP (Reviving Old Imari Project at Loosdorf Castle, Austria), in which Motoki has been involved as a Goodwill Ambassador and adviser.
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Concert Tour / Piano Solo / Chamber Music / Masterclass
July - October 2021
Concerts and Workshops (England, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
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Media / Column
Fri. 16 July 2021
As an official columnist Motoki contributed an article to 'Forbes Japan'
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Media / Book Review
June 2021
‘KidsFam’ (June Issue) - Book review on the biography of Masayo Kidani MBE
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Exhibition / ROIP / Goodwill Ambassador / World Peace
Sat. 10 April - Sun. 13 June 2021
The special exhibition 'The Destruction and Rebirth of Exported Old-Imari “The Tragedy of Loosdorf Castle” ' (Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Aichi), organized by the members of ROIP (Reviving Old Imari Project at Loosdorf Castle, Austria), in which Motoki has been involved as a Goodwill Ambassador and adviser.
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Concert Tour / Piano Solo / Chamber Music / Masterclass
April 2021 (CANCELLED due to Covid-19)
Concert Tour (Germany, France, etc.)
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Fukushima Tsunami Charity / 10 Years On / Documentary / Cultural Ambassador
Thursday, 11 Mar. 2021
‘A Decade of Recovery in Fukushima’ (2011-2021)
As a composer, pianist, and cultural ambassador (‘Yume-Taishi’) of Hirono Town in Fukushima, Motoki will be joining the online memorial event, organized by Yoshio Mitsuyama (Fukushima Prefectural Association in UK). Motoki is also featuring in a documentary film ‘A Decade of Recovery in Fukushima’, collaborating with Rie Yoshitake and Eddie Jones (former Japan’s/current England’s head coach of national rugby team) amongst others as well as people and children in Fukushima, supported by organizations including Fukushima Prefecture, Hirono Town and Embassy of Japan in the UK.
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Exhibition / ROIP / Goodwill Ambassador / World Peace
Sat. 20 February - Sun. 21 March 2021
The special exhibition 'The Destruction and Rebirth of Exported Old-Imari “The Tragedy of Loosdorf Castle” ' (Okura Museum of Art, Tokyo), organized by the members of ROIP (Reviving Old Imari Project at Loosdorf Castle, Austria), in which Motoki has been involved as a Goodwill Ambassador and adviser.
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Media / TV Interview / Covid-19
Friday, 12 Feb. 2021
TV Interview - ’Prime Online TODAY’(BS Fuji)
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Media / Interview / Covid-19
Friday, 12 Feb. 2021
Interviews - ‘FNN Prime Online’, ‘Yahoo! News’, etc.
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Lecture / Guest Speaker / Zoom
Wed. 11 November 2020 - 1 pm
Motoki will talk on 'Spreading the Power of Music' for students at University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland.
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Exhibition / ROIP / Goodwill Ambassador / World Peace
Tue. 3 Nov. 2020 - Sun. 24 Jan. 2021
The special exhibition 'The Destruction and Rebirth of Exported Old-Imari “The Tragedy of Loosdorf Castle” ' (Okura Museum of Art, Tokyo), organized by the members of ROIP (Reviving Old Imari Project at Loosdorf Castle, Austria), in which Motoki has been involved as a consultant and Goodwill Ambassador.
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Concert Tour / Piano Solo / Chamber Music / Masterclass
9-22 Oct 2020 (CANCELLED due to Covid-19)
Concert Tour (Japan, Korea, etc.)
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Media / YouTube / ROIP / Composition / Piano
September 2020
Motoki's composition and performance, recorded live at London's Wigmore Hall, is featured on the official movie of ROIP (Reviving Old Imari Project at Loosdorf Castle, Austria)
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Media / Column
Sun. 9 August 2020
As an official columnist Motoki contributed an article to 'Forbes Japan'
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Media / Column
Sat. 25 July 2020
As an official columnist Motoki contributed an article to 'Forbes Japan'
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Zoom Talk / Guest Speaker
Thur. 2 July 2020 - 20:00 (JST)
Zoom interview with Shinya Yamamoto, CEO of HR Fabula talking on 'Diversity & Inclusion', 'Culture & Communication', etc. The livestream will take place on Facebook LIVE at 8 PM (JST).
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Media / Article
July 2020
Essay on ‘ACT4’ Opera and Travel Magazine (June/July Issue)
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Media
Thu. 11 June 2020
Motoki started a serial photo essay on 'Design Stories', a web-based literary magazine edited by award-winning author Jinsei (Hitonari) Tsuji.
READ PHOTO ESSAY >>
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Concert Tour
7 - 22 June 2020 (CANCELLED)
Concert Tour (Russia, Latvia, Sweden, etc.)
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Media / Review
June 2020
CD review on ’Hatoh’ Tanka Poetry Magazine (June Issue)
READ REVIEW >>
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Media / Column / Photo Essay
Sat. 30 May 2020
As an official columnist Motoki started contributing regular articles to 'Forbes Japan'
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Online Music Workshop / Guest Speaker / Zoom Concert
Wed. 20 May 2020
Online Music Workshop and Concert for Children who are asked to stay at home due to COVID-19.
INFO >>
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Zoom Talk / Guest Speaker
Sat. 9 May 2020
Zoom interview with Michelin-starred French chef Keisuke Matsushima, who was awarded the prestigious Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) in France.
WATCH VIDEO >>
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Media / Interview
May 2020
'Ongaku no Tomo' Music Magazine
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Concert Tour / Solo & Duo / UK in Japan 2019-20
22 April - 10 May 2020 (CANCELLED)
Japan tour with a British violinist Madeleine Mitchell as part of 'UK in Japan 2019-20' (Tokyo, Kyoto, etc.)
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Media / Guest Speaker / YouTube
Tue. 21 April 2020
Zoom Interview on YouTube channel 'Spremuta Milano'
WATCH VIDEO >>
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Media / Zoom Talk
18 April 2020 - 18pm (Japan time)
Conversations with pro footballers Tadanari Lee and Takahiro Ogihara, and a Michelin-starred chef Keisuke Matsushima in a public talk show
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Media / Article
19 Mar 2020
'Kochi' Newspaper (Kyodo News)
READ ARTICLE >>
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Media / Article
18 Mar 2020
'Okinawa Times' Newspaper (Kyodo News)
READ ARTICLE >>
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Media / Article
18 Mar 2020
'ToO Nippo' Newspaper (Kyodo News)
READ ARTICLE >>
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Media / Article
18 Mar 2020
Yahoo! News
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Media / Interview
15 Mar 2020
Yahoo! News
READ INTERVIEW >>
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Concert Tour / Cruise
27 Feb - 19 Mar 2020
3 Piano Recitals (Jamaica, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, etc.)
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Media / Interview
5 Jan 2020
The Japan Times / The New York Times
READ INTERVIEW >>
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Media / Interview
4 Jan 2020
The Japan Times / The New York Times
READ INTERVIEW >>
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Media
Jan 2020
'Hatoh' Poetry Magazine (Japan)