Jun Bouterey-Ishido to bring Beethoven and Brahms to life

CLASSIC: Jun Bouterey-Ishido will play a selection of works by Beethoven, Brahms and Bartok in the second of the Tiromoana Summer Music concerts on Wednesday, January 18. Picture supplied

THE works of German composers Beethoven and Brahms will come alive during a concert in Okitu this month.

Award-winning Christchurch-born pianist Jun Bouterey-Ishido will perform at the second Tiromoana summer concert in the home of arts patron Professor Jack Richards.

Bouterey-Ishido started playing piano at the age of five under the tutelage of Veronica Van der Knaap, then Diedre Irons.

After completing a Bachelor of Music with honours at Canterbury University, he travelled to Germany, completing his master’s degree in Stuttgart with distinction.

His studies were supported by grants from three independent entities (Anne Reid Memorial Trust, Kiwi Music and Keith Laugesen), as well as a Tytheridge Scholarship.

Bouterey-Ishido gave his first overseas recital at the Port Fairy Music Festival in Australia in 2002. He has since played all around the world, including concerts on the Greek island of Cyprus and in Chile.

He has received numerous awards forhis solo work, including first prize at the 2008 Kerikeri International

Piano Competition.

Bouterey-Ishido has also been successful as a member of The Calvino Trio, receiving first prize at the Orpheus chamber music competition in Switzerland.

The young pianist will play a selection of works by the grandfathers of classical music, including Beethoven’s Sonata in E flat (Op. 31, number 3) and Brahms’s Eight Pieces Op. 76, in his Gisborne show.

Tickets for the concert on January 18 at 7.30pm, costing $25 for adults and $10 for children (cash only), can be bought at the door, but reservations are recommended.

All funds raised will be donated to the Gisborne International Music Competition. Bookings can be made by phone on 868 6443 or email: gillco@gisborne.net.nz