As A Piano-Player and Composer

Awarded a First place in the Professional International section with my Prelude Impromptu No.6 at the Golden Key Music Festival - Piano Composition Competition (Jan. 2020); the award ceremony will be held on Aug. 4, during the Vienna music festival (Aug. 3 - 10, 2020). Also, I was invited as the winner to give performances at the festival gala concert at the Ehrbar Hall and at the Bösendorfer Hall at Mozarthaus, during the festival. Regarding this winning, I was interviewed by Shizuoka Shimbun (a press in Shizuoka) this February, and an article (or here, via yahoo) appeared on Apr. 6, 2020.

Received a Special Award (Tokubetsu-Sho) of music composition from the 39th Audition for Fresh People at Oikawa Classical Music Office (2017.4.24). That was, indeed, the very first thing named as `award' received from somebody in my life.

I was asked to play the piano on solo by the chairman of the 19th International Conference on Digital Signal Processing (DSP2014), in front of some hundreds of the attendees at the banquet (on Aug. 22, 2014):

The Program:

Medley: Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder) - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2: 2nd motif, 1st movement - Overjoyed
獅子山下 (a well-known theme of the Hong-Kong's famous TV drama)
Yuyake-Koyake (Japanese traditional, arranged by T. H.)

From Nov. 2007 to Mar. 2011, I had regularly given my performance (mainly piano solo) at the Italian Cafe IMAGO nearby Nishi-Nippori/Sendagi St., Tokyo.

I have attended a Jazz Academy held in Aug. '96 held at Regent's college, where I happened to know a named teacher at Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in Britain, Michael Garrick, who has his own Jazz big-band orchestra and also has published several of his original CDs with his trio and big-band orchestra, including ``A Lady in Waiting''. He has kindly given me occasional lessons at RAM.

Musical Works

Essay (in Japanese) on my recent musical activities (a bit comedy like..)

The Second Album ``LUMINAERE''

In Dec. 2010, my second original CD was made. The below tunes were all improvised using a Steinway-B model:

	1. Festival at countryside (田舎の祭り風)	6:19
	2. Light changes (光沢の変化)	2:19
	3. Agony (苦悩)	3:47
	4. Lights on the river (河面に映る光)	5:42
	5. Lights on the snow (雪の輝き)	6:56
	6. Vigor (気迫)	4:20
	7. Ballade #1	5:34
	8. Motif #2 - variation	1:30

Track #8 is a variation of the second motif to appear in the first movement of my first piano concerto (Japanese-like), which is currently being composed.

Improvisations Recorded In 2008
- Improvisation #1 (7:33 Piano Solo: June 14, 2008, at 1619 Studio, Ekoda, Tokyo)
- Improvisation #2 (11:30 Piano Solo: June 14, 2008, at 1619 Studio, Ekoda, Tokyo)
- Improvisation (4:37 Piano Solo, used Bösendorfer Imperial: Oct. 25, 2008, at Setagaya-Kumin Hall, later broadcasted by FM Setagaya in Dec. 2008)

My First Album ``The European Diversity''

Some years ago, my first original CD was made as a memory of my stay in Eurupe. It contains a compilation of the performances recorded with my friends during the period 1997-2000.

	1. Ship Break (Polis Anthousis)	4:00
	2. Hope (Polis Anthousis)	3:24
	3. Tamatia (sung in Spanish, Polis Anthousis)	2:57
	4. Tamatia (sung in Greek, Polis Anthousis)	2:28
	5. Rock #1 (Polis Anthousis)	4:33
	6. Intermezzo (Tetsuya Hoya)	1:13
	7. Altitude: 33000ft. (Tetsuya Hoya)	7:59
	8. Windows (Tetsuya Hoya)	5:17
	9. Waltz (a.k.a Fantasia) (Tetsuya Hoya)	3:16
	10. Impromptu #1	3:31
	11. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Ryuichi Sakamoto, arr. by Tets.)	5:35
	12. Sunset (Japanese Traditional)	3:02
	13. Japanese Scenery --- Sakura Sakura (arr. by Tetsuya Hoya)	10:13
	14. Genki (Pedro Costa)	4:46

Players: Tetsuya Hoya (p,kbd,arr,synth-prog), Polis Anthousis (g,vo,arr) Pedro Costa (perc,vo), Eva Estebas (vo,bg-vo), Elleana (bg-vo), Roberto (g), Jonathan (vn), Eric (d), Jason (d-arr), Ayame Hollings (vo), Costas (vo).

Whilst I was in the U.K., I have organised seasonal concerts at Lillian Penson Hall and at Imperial College, accompanying with some people who play musical instruments, sing, or dance.

Previously Participated/Organised Concerts

The COMM-SP Sectional Musical Evening, at Common Room in Dept. of EEE on June 30, 2000(Fri.), performers: our colleagues and academic staffs.
Asian Night, at William Goodenough Hall, near Russel Square, on Nov. 27 (Sat.), 1999, played with a guest performer, Pedro Costa (perc., vo, g).
The 2nd DSP Sectional Musical Evening, at Common Room in Dept. of EEE on May 28, '99(Fri.), performers: our colleagues and academic staffs.
The DSP Sectional Musical Evening, at Common Room in Dept. of EEE on Nov. 6, '98(Fri.), performers: our colleagues and academic staffs.
The LPH International Concert '98, at LPH on Mar. 22, '98(Sun.), attended as a visiting performer.
The LPH Musical Society --- Farewell Concert '97, at LPH, on June 8, 1997(Sun.), co-organiser, Eva Estebas Vilaplana(vo).
The LPH Weekly Concert(has not been fixed yet), on every other Thursdays, in the bar, at LPH, organised by Bryan Solomon(p).
The LPH International Concert '97, at LPH, on Mar. 16, 1997(Sun.), co-organiser, Bryan Solomon(p), some 150 audience attended.
The LPH Musical Society --- Christmas Concert '96, at LPH, on Dec. 7, 1996(Sat.), co-organiser, Eva Estebas Vilaplana(vo).
The LPH Musical Connection --- Farewell Concert '96, at LPH, on June 23, 1996(Sun.), co-organiser, Polis Anthousis(vo,g,arr.,comp.).
The LPH International Concert '96, at LPH, in Feb. 1996, co-organiser, Bryan Solomon(p).
Brazilian Night '95, at LPH, in July, 1995, with Bruno Boechat(g) and Etsuko Yamada(perc.).

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