Yoko Nishii's humanitarian concert in Zagreb during the Japanese Culture Week in March 2016

Posted on by Nenad N. Bach and Darko Žubrinić

Humanitarian concert organized in Zagreb, March 19th, 2016, in order to help the blind. Among the listerens were guide dogs as well.
His Excellency Keiji Ide, ambassador of Japan in Croatia, solemnly announced the concert of Yoko Nishii in Zagreb.
The concert was held under the auspices of Mrs. Kolinda Grabar Kitaroviae, president of the Republic of Croatia.
The concert was organized in the main hall of the Westin Hotel in Zagreb.
Among beautiful pianistic pieces interpreted by Yoko Nishii were the works of Dora Pejaeeviae, distinguished Croatian female composer.
The listeners, as well as the dogs, have been very attentive. The event has also been supported by the Turkish Airlines.

Japanese pianist Yoko Nishii published the first CD in the world which includes all pianistic compostions of distinguished Croatian female composer Dora Pejaeeviae. She played the works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Liszt i Ferrucci Busonij, Frédéric Chopin, Eric Satie, Dora Pejaeeviae, Kozaburo Hirai, Kosaku Yamada i Tooru Takemitsu.
This humanitarian concert has been organized in cooperation with Croatian Society for Training Guide Dogs and for Mobility. The society promotes basic human rights and the quality of life of blind and other invalid persons, as well as of impaired children, creating conditions for their social inclusion.
The concert has been attended, among others, by Dr Drago (C)tambuk, former Croatian ambassador in Japan.

Japanska pijanistica Yoko Nishii objavila je prvi Cd u svijetu koji ukljueuje sve kompozicije za klavir hrvatske skladateljice Dore Pejaeeviae. Izvest aee djela Johanna Sebastiana Bacha, Franza Liszta i Ferruccia Busonija, Frédérica Chopina, Erica Satija, Dore Pejaeeviae, Kozaburo Hiraia, Kosaku Yamade i Tooru Takemitsua.
Ovaj dobrotvorni koncert odr 3/4 an je u suradnji s Hrvatskom udrugom za 1kolovanje pasa vodiea i mobilitet. Udruga promiee osnovna ljudska prava i kvalitetu 3/4 ivljenja slijepih i drugih osoba s invaliditetom te djece s te1koaeama u razvoju, stvarajuaei uvjete za njihovu socijalnu ukljueenost u zajednicu.
Na koncertu je medu inim bio nazoean i dr. Drago (C)tambuk, biv1i hrvatski veleposlanik u Japanu.

Congratulations from H.E. Keiji Ide immediately after the concert…
Congratulations from the president of the Croatian Guide Dog and Mobility Association, Zagreb, Mrs. Mira Kataleniae.

Yoko Nishii received a recognition from president of the Croatian Guide Dog and Mobility Association, Mrs. Mira Kataleniae:
Young piano talents…
Yoko Nishii awarded the enthusiasted listeners with a bis.

 

19. o 3/4 ujka odr 3/4 an dobrotvorni koncert Yoko Nishii

Na poeetku koncerta, veleposlanik Ide kazao je kako se koncert odr 3/4 ava kao potpora Hrvatskoj udruzi za 1kolovanje pasa vodiea i mobilitet. Udruga veae otprije njeguje suradnju s Japanom otkako ju je 2002. godine posjetila princeza Sayako prilikom boravka u Hrvatskoj, a Vlada Japana udruzi je 2007. godine dodijelila donaciju kroz program humanitarne pomoaei za temeljne ljudske potrebe. Uz to, ovaj je koncert odr 3/4 an pod pokroviteljstvom predsjednice Republike Hrvatske, gde. Kolinde Grabar Kitaroviae.

Yoko Nishii boravila je u Hrvatskoj tijekom studija klavira, a danas vrlo aktivno nastupa u Hrvatskoj i Japanu. Na ovom koncertu izvela je djela hrvatske skladateljice Dore Pejaeeviae, uz djela japanskih i njemaekoh autora. U koncertu su u 3/4 ivali brojni posjetitelji koji su do1li sa svojim psima vodieima.

Koncertu je nazoeilo oko stotinjak posjetitelja koji su dali donacije u korist Hrvatske udruge za 1kolovanje pasa vodiea i mobilitet. Prikupljena sredstva udruga aee iskoristiti za organizaciju medunarodne konferencije koja aee se odr 3/4 ati ove godine u svibnju eime aee udruga obilje 3/4 iti 25. obljetnicu svojeg postojanja.

Ovaj koncert odr 3/4 an je u zagrebaekom hotelu Westin u sklopu Tjedna Japana.

Posebnu potporu ovom koncertu pru 3/4 ila je tvrtka Turkish Airlines.

Stranice Hrvatske udruge za 1kolovanje pasa vodiea i mobilitet mo 3/4 ete pogledati ovdje.

Source www.hr.emb-japan.go.jp

  

３月１９日，西井葉子氏によるチャリティー・コンサートを開催しました。

冒頭，井出大使からこのコンサートはクロアチア盲導犬協会を支援するために開催したこと，同協会とは，清子内親王殿下が２００２年にクロア チアを訪問された際に面会されて以来，日本が交流していること，日本政府から平成１９年度の草の根・人間の安全保障無償資金協力で同協会に支援をしたこ と，そしてこのコンサートはグラバル＝キタロビッチ大統領からも応援していただいていることを説明しました。

　西井氏はクロアチアでピアノ演奏を学び，クロアチアと日本で活発な演奏活動をされています。このコンサートでは，クロアチア出身のドラ・ペヤチェヴィチ及び日本，ドイツの作曲家達の曲を演奏しました。盲導犬を連れた多くの来場者が西井氏の演奏を堪能しました。

　約百名の来場者からクロアチア盲導犬協会を支援するために寄付をしていただきました。この寄付金は，本年５月に同協会創設２５周年を記念する国際会議を開催するための経費に充てられます。 このコンサートは，ウェスティン・ホテル・ザグレブにおける日本週の一環として開催しました。トルコ航空から支援をいただきました。

クロアチア盲導犬協会のウェブサイトはこちら

Source www.hr.emb-japan.go.jp

Very rich and versatile program of the Week of Japanese Culture organized in Zagreb in March 2016.

Yoko Nishii at the Japanese Corner of the Public Library on the Flower Square in Zagreb.

A view from the Upper Town to the Zagreb Cathedral and to the (C)alata hill on the left.
Yoko Nishii at the Japanese Corner of the Public Library in the town of Metkoviae on the Neretva river, near the Croatian coast.
The environs of the town are known as the ornithological paradise of Europe.
A part of Japanese titles placed in the Japanese Corner in the town of Metkoviae.
The town is known as the birthplace of Fr. Ante Gabriae, Croatian missionary in Bengal, India.


Yoko Nishii, piano, playing Red Caranfil by Dora Pejaeeviae, Vinkovci 2014.
Yoko Nishii had numerous concerts throughout Croatia.
  She speaks Croatian language.


H.E. Mr Keiji Ide, Ambassador of Japan to Croatia

H.E. Mr. Keji Ide visited numerous Croatian towns and cities. Here, he has been hosted by Mrs. Josipa Rimac, young Mayor of the city of Knin.
The city used to be the capital of the Kingdom of Croatia in the 11th century, during the reign of King Zvonimir.

Many thanks to Yoko Nishii for sending us the majority of the photos shown on this web page.

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