Kaori Muraji - J. Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez (2000) CD Rip

Young Guitar Virtuoso Kaori Muraji performs with the New Japan Philharmonic conducted by Kazufumi Yamashita performing works by Rodrigo, Arnold, Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Dyens. 20bit K2 Recording.

Kaori Muraji was born in Tokyo in 1978. Her first guitar lessons were from her father, Noburu Muraji, when she was 3 years old. She won the top prize at the 1989 Junior Guitar Contest, and was the winner of the Student Guitar Competition in two consecutive years 1989 and 1991. She was the youngest ever student to win the Leo Brouwer International Guitar Concours and Tokyo International Guitar Concours in 1992. Her debut recital was in March 1993 at Tsuda Hall in Tokyo. In October her first CD (Espressivo) was released from Victor Entertainment of whom she is an exclusive artist. In January 1995, her second CD (Greensleeves) was released. In July 1996, her third CD (Sinfonia) was released. These CDs became best sellers and met with excellent reviews. IN March 1995, she was given the 5th Idemitsu Music Awards. She played Rodrigo's "Aranjuez Concerto" in 3 concerts with Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI conducted by Guido Guida. In May/June 1996, this time in Torino, with television on RAI throughout Italy, which met with great public and critical acclaim. In 1996, her fourth CD (Pastorale) was released. In 1998 her fifth CD (Cavatina) would become her best selling album! She studied in Paris from 1997 to 1999.

Recorded on December 28, 29 & 30, 1999 at Sumida Triphony Hall.