Kenji Fujimura

Dr Kenji Fujimura is an internationally-acclaimed pianist, chamber musician and researcher. He is well known for his championing of both new music and music which has been unduly neglected. This is reflected in his diverse and eclectic repertoire of both solo piano and chamber music. Recent CDs include: Trio Anima Mundi – Romantic Piano Trios (2013 Musicweb International Recording of the Year), English Piano Trios (2020 Musicweb Recording of the Month, January), Complete Violin Sonatas of George Frederick Pinto, and The Messiaen Nexus (2014 Limelight Chamber Music Recording of the Year) with violinist Elizabeth Sellars; William Hurlstone Complete Piano Music (Musicweb International Recording of the Month, May 2015; Fanfare USA Colin Clarke’s 2015 ‘Top 5 Want List’). Upcoming publications include recordings of the complete 28 piano trios of Carl Gottlieb Reissiger (Toccata Classic), and chamber music by Arthur Benjamin. As an author Kenji will be contributing to the volume Debussy in Context for Cambridge University Press in 2021.