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Akira Kosemura, the renowned composer/pianist andamp; one of the most streamed Asian classical artists, releases his new single “Vega”, out today on Decca Records/Universal Music Canada.

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The new single is the fifth track of his upcoming solo piano album SEASONS, set for release on June 30. Inspired by Japan’s four seasons, Kosemura dedicates 12 songs (3 songs for each season) and expresses the beauty of various moments in the country of rich nature – cherry blossoms, rainy season, fallen leaves and snowy landscape.

With this album, Kosemura elaborates his musical identity as a Japanese in his highly acclaimed solo piano format.

“This album began in the early summer of 2020, when I was contacted by Decca Records,” says Kosemura. “The seeds of ideas that emerged from our conversations about each other and our future projects gradually grew within me. This is a sort of the island music, in which I try to reexamine the world in front of me, which is very universal and precious to me, feeling the smell, touch, and memories of the land where I grew up, and keep my eyes open even for small changes that I might miss. That led me to this record.”

“I tried to catch the notes just the way I am, and not to express to avoid the excessive creativity,” Kosemura explains. “To achieve that, solo piano format was the most honest way for me to draw a simple pencil sketch, not a colourful painting with many pigments on a palette.”

“This album is like a love letter I wrote for the first time to this small island country, where I was born in Tokyo and have spent more than 37 years of my life,” says Kosemura. “I hope people would enjoy this record in every season of the year.”