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Chiho Sunamoto

Telephone Number :  0191 258 7541

Email address :  chiho.sunamoto@btinternet.com

Address :  37 Moor Close,  North Shields,  Tyne and Wear,  NE29 8DB 

About Chiho

Chiho Sunamoto, who has recently been described as the Vanessa Mae of the organ and keyboard world, brings a breath of fresh air onto the keyboard scene. Originally from Matsuyama, in the South of Japan, Chiho began by learning the piano at the age of 3, from there progressing at the age of 9 to the local Yamaha Music School to learn the art of organ playing.

During Chiho's time at St. Katerina University, where she studied opera singing, piano and classical organ, she became one of the youngest people to pass Yamaha's top exam, Grade 3 Music Diploma.

Twice Chiho was a finalist in the Yamaha Electone (organ) Festival, which led to offers of work from Yamaha as an overseas demonstrator and contracts with two of Japan's major TV stations where she composed and performed for a variety of shows.

After leaving University, Chiho continued to tour as an overseas demonstrator for Yamaha, performing in 42countries. In 1986 she settled in the North East of England and has continued to perform both nationally and internationally. As well as performing, Chiho teaches organ and piano, and is the only female in Europe to hold Yamaha top exam passes in Piano, Organ and Music Fundamentals.

Since being based in the UK, Chiho has released 10 CDs, 9 cassettes and a video featuring a range of music. She has also released several software discs and music books for Yamaha.

Notable public performances include:-

Edinburgh Festival, Becks Theatre London, Blackpool Tower Centenary concert which was broadcast live on Radio 2, the Bridgewater Hall Manchester, and the Fairfield Hall, Croydon. Her latest TV performance is part of the Channel 4 documentary series about the organ, entitled "Howard Goodall's Organ Works"

Chiho plays the latest top of the range, state of the art, all singing, all dancing electronic Yamaha Organs and Clavinova that sound one minute like the Berlin Philharmonic and the next like Deep Purple. She also sings like an angel and has a smile that would melt Mount Fuji. Her love of music and performing, combined with her sunny personality, guarantee that anyone attending one of her performances will have an enjoyable time. Her diverse musical tastes that includes classical composers through Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff to Frank Sinatra, ensures there is something for everyone in her performances.

Chiho's Photo Gallery

Chiho's Concert Diary

Chiho's Festival appearances

Chiho will also be featured at the following festivals this year.

2013

March 3rd

   AOE Spring Special

Concerts in 2013
January 17thBristol Organ and Keyboard Society
January 29thMaidenhead Electronic Organ Society
February 17thAldermaston Concert Centre
March 5thAssociation of Organ Enthusiasts (AOE) (more details)

joint concert with David Ingley

April 6thBasildon Keyboard Club
April 8thNottingham Organ Society
April 23rdNew Forest Organ Society
May 8thHerne Bay Organ and Keyboard Club
May 13thFelixstowe Electronic Organ Club
June 4thEastbourne Organ and Keyboard Club
June 12thLincoln Electronic Organ Society
June 25thBournemouth Pvilion
July 21stBoxhill Live Music Club (more details)

with Jon Smith

September 19thHarrogate Electronic Organ & Keyboard Club
September 24thWhite Rose Organ Society
October 7thNuneaton and District Organ Society
October 19thChelmsford Organ and Keyboard Club
November 13thNorth East Organ Society
November 17thHenley & District Theatre Organ Trust
November 22ndCookhill Keyboard Club
November 23rdWimbledon Charity concert with Ikuko Yokoyama
November 25thDerby Organ and Keyboard Club
November 28thTaunton and Wellington Keyboard Club
December 11thEast London and Essex Organ Society
Concerts in 2014
January 21stBolton In Tune (BADEOS)
January 30thGainsborough Organ Society
February 27thCarlisle and West Cumbria Organ and Keyboard Society
March 11thEast Coast Organ Society
May 2ndKent and Sussex Organ Club
June 5thExeter Electronic Keyboard Club
July 31stMilton Keynes Organ Society
August 13thClacton & District Organ Society
August 19thBournemouth Electronic Organ Society
October 21stWoodhall Spa and District Organ Society
October 28thGloucestershire Keyboard and Organ Club