Kanako Abe - Pianist, Conductor, Composer: "The performance is only the peak of the iceberg.
Based in Den Haag (Netherlands). Kanako Abe is highly acclaimed as a specialist ofcontemporary repertoire. She premiered more than160 pieces and works in collaborationwith worldwide renowned composers like Michael Jarrell, Jonathan Harvey, Michael Lévinas,Régis Campo, Motoharu Kawashima and more. On 2019 and 2021, she was invited as the
conductor of world famous “Toru Takamitsu Composition Award” to conduct Tokyo Philharmonic the world premiere of 4 finalists’ work under the jury composer PhilippeManoury (2019) and Pascal Dusapin (2021). On 2021, she made her debut to L'Orchestrede Chambre de Genève at Festival Archipel, L'Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine. On 2022, she is appointed as the conductor of the world premiere and following European tour
including her debut to Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and Royal Opera House with Bushra El=Turk’s New Opera "Woman at Point Zero."
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Kanako Abe - Pianist, Conductor, Composer: "The performance is only the peak of the iceberg.