Alaskan Artist To Appear Here
In Alaska Music Trails Concert
An Alaskan artist will be pre
sented to the Kodiak audience for
the Alaska Music Trail, on Monday,
Feb. 20, in the Kodiak High School
Auditorium. Brilliant and charm
ing Michi North, well known in the
Anchorage area for her many per
formances in that city, will make
her first appearance in Kodiak.
Born in Tokyo, 29 years ago,
Michi North began to study piano
at the age of 4 under the guid
ance of her father. He had studied
in Europe with various masters
and was himself a pianist of note.
So talented was Michi, and so thor
ough was her early training, that
her first public appearance took
place at the age of 8, when she
played the Mozart Concerto in
B-flat major with the Nippon Phil
harmonic Orchestra in Tokyo. Ap
pearances with other leading orch
estras in Japan followed, and she
gained a reputation as the most
out standing young pianist in her
homeland.
Then came war—.halting all mus
ical activities in Tokyo. As soon
as it was possible at the end of the
war, she resumed her beloved pi
ano. In the post-war years in Tokyo
she was called upon to perform at
many functions held by General
MacArthur and his family. She
then continued concertizing
throughout Japan.
In 1951, at the age of 19, the
gifted young artist came to the
United States to study in Chicago
with the famous Rudolph Ganz.
Another student of the great artist
teacher at the Chicago Musical
College at this time was Murray
North, young American pianist.
In Chicago Michi Hirata performed
twice with the Chicago Symphony,
as well as with other local orch
estras.
In 1953 she won a full scholar
ship to the Juillard School of
Music, New York. At Juillard she
entered the class of the celebrated
Madame Rosina Lhevinne, and her
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friends from that class include
pianists John Browning and Van
Cliburn. While in New York she
also received a Rockefeller Foun
dation Grant in recognition of her
musical achievements.
Michi Hirata finished at Juil
liard. Meanwhile young Murray
North had gone along to the East
man School of Music in Rochester
and obtained his Doctor of Music
degree. As Dr. and Mrs. Murray
North, this talented and serious
young couple decided to settle in
Anchorage. They have established
the Anchorage School of Music in
which both teach and play. Dr.
'North is also the Director of Music
for the new Alaska Methodist Uni
versity in Anchorage. The Norths
frequently appear as a two-piano
team, as well as in solo recital.
They lead a busy musical life, but
also find time tc cherish their
three small sons—Michael 4%,
Tommy 3% and David who is 2.
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