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Jon Nakamatsu

Jon Nakamatsu
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About the artist

Jon Yasuhiro Nakamatsu (born 1968, San Jose, California) is a Japanese American classical pianist [1] who still resides in San Jose but mostly performs away from home. He is the son of David Y. Nakamatsu (San Jose engineer) and Karen F. Maeda Nakamatsu (city employee). In June 1997 Nakamatsu won the Gold Medal at the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas. He is the first American to win this prize since 1981. Right after the competition

Top songs

  1. Chopin: Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53
  2. 7 Fantasien, Op. 116: IV. Intermezzo. Adagio - E major
  3. 7 Fantasien Op. 116: I. Capriccio: Presto energico
  4. Chopin: Polonaise in A major, Op. 40, No. 1
  5. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: III. Scherzo: Allegro energico - Trio
  6. Chopin: Impromptu No. 1, Op. 29
  7. Chopin: Impromptu No. 3, Op. 51
  8. Gershwin: Prelude No. 2
  9. Piano Concerto No. 3: I. Allegro ma non tanto
  10. Piano Concerto No. 3: II. Intermezzo: Adagio
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  1. Piano Concerto No. 3: III. Finale: Alla breve
  2. 3 Preludes for Piano: Prelude No. 2
  3. Gershwin: Prelude No. 1
  4. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variations VIII-X
  5. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue: Rhapsody in Blue
  6. Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F: Allegro agitato
  7. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variations XVIII-XXI
  8. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variations XI-XVII
  9. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variations XXII-XXIV
  10. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Introduction / Variations I
  11. Gershwin: Cuban Overture: Cuban Overture
  12. Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F: Adagio
  13. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C Sharp Minor (I & II), S. 244
  14. Gershwin: Prelude No. 3
  15. Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F: Allegro
  16. Berceuse, Op. 57
  17. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
  18. Rhapsody in Blue
  19. Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 66
  20. Racchmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3: I. Allegro ma non tanto
  21. Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3: III. Finale: Alla breve
  22. Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3: II. Intermezzo: Adagio
  23. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
  24. Prelude No. 2
  25. Prelude No. 1
  26. Chopin: Berceuse, Op. 57
  27. Chopin: Impromptu No. 2, Op. 36
  28. Polonaise "Héroïque" Op.53 In A Flat Major
  29. Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53
  30. 4 Klavierstücke Op. 119. III. Intermezzo: Grazioso e giocoso
  31. Prelude No. 3
  32. Sonata in C major, Op. 33 no. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro molto
  33. Chopin: Grande Fantaisie sur des Thèmes polonais, Op. 13
  34. 3 Preludes for Piano: Prelude No. 1
  35. Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 66
  36. Cuban Overture
  37. Sonata in C major, Op. 33 no. 1: I. Allegro con Spirito
  38. Chopin: Trois Mazurkas, Op. 59, No. 2
  39. Sonata in D minor, Op. 33 no. 2: II. Andante
  40. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: I. Grazioso
  41. 7 Fantasien Op. 116. II. Intermezzo: Andante
  42. Four Rags for Two Jons: I. Schenectady
  43. Chopin: Trois Mazurkas, Op. 59, No. 3
  44. 4 Klavierstücke Op. 119. I. Intermezzo: Adagio
  45. Liszt: Sonetto 47 del Petrarca
  46. Liszt: Sonetto 123 del Petrarca
  47. Chopin: Trois Mazurkas, Op. 59, No. 1
  48. I. Allegro
  49. Sonata in C minor, Op. 25: II. Fuga: [Allegro]
  50. 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: II. Intermezzo: Anantino un poco agitato
  51. Polonaise in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1
  52. Chopin: Polonaise in C-sharp minor, Op. 26, No. 1
  53. Sonata in E major, Op. 33 no. 3: I. Allegro
  54. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: II. Andante espressivo
  55. Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: II. Andantino - Vivace e leggiero
  56. 3 Preludes for Piano: Prelude No. 3
  57. Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
  58. Sonata in C minor, Op. 25: III. Sonata: Allegro molto
  59. 7 Fantasien Op. 116: II. Intermezzo: Andante
  60. Three Preludes: I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
  61. Trois Mazurkas, Op. 59, No. 1
  62. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 120: I. Allegro Appassionato
  63. Four Rags for Two Jons: IV. Full Stride Ahead
  64. The Cape Cod Files: Benny @ 100
  65. Trois Mazurkas, Op. 59, No. 3
  66. Impromptu No. 1, Op. 29
  67. 4 Klavierstücke Op. 119: III. Intermezzo: Grazioso e giocoso
  68. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Introduction / Variations I-VII
  69. Four Rags for Two Jons: II. 4th Street Drag
  70. Sonata in E major, Op. 33 no. 3: II. Andante Cantabile
  71. Impromptu III, Op. 51
  72. 7 Fantasien Op. 116: IV. Intermezzo: Adagio
  73. Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1
  74. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: I. Allegro maestoso
  75. 7 Fantasien Op. 116: VI. Intermezzo: Andantino teneramente
  76. Fantasy-Impromptu for Piano in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66, CT 46
  77. Trois Mazurkas, Op. 59, No. 2
  78. Polonaise in C# minor, Op. 26, No. 1
  79. Impromptu II, Op. 36
  80. Sonata in C minor, Op. 25: I. Introduzione: Adagio
  81. Sonata in C major, Op. 33 no. 1: II. Andante con moto
  82. Four Rags for Two Jons: III. Recuperation
  83. Impromptu I, Op. 29
  84. Liszt: Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi sonata
  85. Sonata in D minor, Op. 33 no. 2: III. Alla Polacca
  86. Liszt: Valse - Impromptu
  87. Three Preludes: II. Andante con moto e poco rubato
  88. Liszt: Widmung (Schumann) (transcription of Robert Schumann)
  89. I Got Rhythm
  90. Sonata in C minor, Op. 25: V. Allegretto

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