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ZOFO is the dynamic partnership of

internationally acclaimed solo pianists

Keisuke Nakagoshi

and

Eva-Maria Zimmermann

"The performance was jaw-dropping awesome...a full program that left its audience stunned and a bit joyous in the celebration of just what four hands can do on a single keyboard."

- San Francisco Classical Music Examiner

News! ZOFO signs recording contract with Grammy Award winning Sono Luminus label - records first CD "MIND MELD: Two Composers Share the Bench" in August at state-of-the-art Skywalker Sound (photo taken at Skywalker 8/23/2011 by David Williams)

As one of a rare handful of professional ensembles worldwide focusing exclusively on piano duets, ZOFO is rediscovering and energetically performing hidden gems of the traditional one-piano-four-hands repertoire along with a strong dedication to 20th and emerging 21st Century works. As innovators in the genre, ZOFO also performs fascinating one-piano-four-hands arrangements of famous orchestral pieces, such as Igor Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring," exploring the realms in which many composers first experienced their symphonic visions.

Since joining forces as a professional touring ensemble in October, 2009, ZOFO has made some remarkable achievements:

FIRST PLACE: 2010 Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition
Carnegie Hall concert debut: May 2010
FINALISTS: 2011 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition - only piano duo to be elevated to the final round
Multi-disc recording contract with the Grammy Award winning Sono Luminus label: June 2011

ZOFO believes that the piano duet is the most intimate form of chamber music, with two performers playing synchronized interwoven lines on one instrument. The choreography of the four hands is as beautiful to watch as the rich tapestry of sounds dancing out of the piano.

ZOFO is deeply committed to enriching the one-piano-four-hands repertoire by commissioning new works each year. Eva and Keisuke recently commissioned a new piano duet from brilliant American composer Gabriela Lena Frank, which will have its world premiere in 2012-13.

Based in San Francisco, ZOFO is a fiscally sponsored Affiliate of The San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music.

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