Atsuko Koga

Artist photo of Atsuko Koga - Flute

Concert flutist Atsuko Koga was born in Fukuoka, Japan. After graduating in Tokyo, she completed her flute studies with distinction at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. Later, she continued her studies at the Cologne University of Music and the Munich Conservatory.

She has won numerous international competitions, including first prize in Paris at the Lutéce and Gaston Crunelle competitions and the Jeunesses Musicales in Bucharest. She received second prize at the Maria Canals Competition in Barcelona, Le Sprendel in Tokyo, and the Caltanissetta International Music Competition in Italy.

She has been a soloist with many orchestras, including the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra and Toho Philharmonic in Japan, L’Orchestre de CNSM de Paris, the Philharmonie Jeunesses Musicales in Bucharest, the Sofia Solisten and the Gabrovo Chamber
Orchestra in Bulgaria, and in Germany with the Magdeburgische Philharmonie, the Mitteldeutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Ensemble Villa Musica, and Kammerphilharmonie Ascania in Aschersleben.

Atsuko Koga’s concert appearances, radio and television broadcasts, and numerous CD releases have received high praise by the German media.

Atsuko Koga performs on a Nagahara Boston 138 flute (18 karat) and a Mini 167 (piccolo).

Photo: OZAKI Photostudio, Fukuoka


The artist's homepage:

linkhttps://flutist1.lima-city.de/

CDs released by GENUIN

with Atsuko Koga

CD album cover 'Serenade for Flute, Violin and Cello' (GEN 23834) with Atsuko Koga, Riyo Uemura, Georgiy Lomakov

Serenade for Flute, Violin and Cello

Werke von Ludwig van Beethoven, Eugène Bozza, Joseph Haydn, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Yassen Vodenitcharov und Claude Debussy

Atsuko Koga Flute
Riyo Uemura Violin
Georgiy Lomakov Cello

GEN 23834  –  5.5.2023

CD album cover 'Music from France for Flute and Piano' (GEN 22559) with Atsuko Koga, Fuminori  Tanada

Music from France for Flute and Piano

Werke von Eugène Bozza, André Caplet, Rika Suzuki, Fuminori Tanada und Gabriel Fauré

Atsuko Koga Flute
Fuminori Tanada Piano

GEN 22559  –  4.3.2022

CD album cover 'Confluences – Flute, Cello and Piano' (GEN 21749) with Atsuko Koga, Georgiy Lomakov, Radoslaw Kurek

Confluences – Flute, Cello and Piano

Werke von Ludwig van Beethoven, Gabriel Fauré und Charles Martin Loeffler

Atsuko Koga Flute
Georgiy Lomakov Cello
Radoslaw Kurek piano

GEN 21749  –  5.3.2021

CD album cover 'Flute and Cello Rarities' (GEN 20700) with Atsuko Koga, Georgiy Lomakov

Flute and Cello Rarities

Werke von Beethoven, Bozza, Karg-Elert, Telemann, Tokuyama und Villa-Lobos

Atsuko Koga Flute
Georgiy Lomakov Cello

GEN 20700  –  5.6.2020

CD album cover 'Duets for Flute and Cello' (GEN 15348) with Atsuko Koga, Georgiy Lomakov

Duets for Flute and Cello

Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach, Eugène Bozza, Paul Hindemith, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rika Suzuki, Fuminori Tanada

Atsuko Koga Flute
Georgiy Lomakov Cello

GEN 15348  –  6.3.2015

CD album cover 'A Musical Reverie' (GEN 14306) with Atsuko Koga, Georgiy Lomakov, Radoslaw Kurek

A Musical Reverie

Werke von Akira Miyoshi, Carl M. von Weber und Bohuslav Martinú

Atsuko Koga Flute
Georgiy Lomakov Cello
Radoslaw Kurek piano

GEN 14306  –  4.4.2014

CD album cover 'Romantische Werke für Flöte und Klavier' (GEN 13540) with Atsuko Koga, Mayuko Miyata

Romantische Werke für Flöte und Klavier

von Ch.-M. Widor, Ch. Gounod, J. Massenet, F. Borne, Ph. Gaubert, F. Schubert und C. Saint-Saëns

Atsuko Koga Flute
Mayuko Miyata Piano

GEN 13540  –  1.7.2013

CD album cover 'Flute and Cello in Dialogue' (GEN 12537) with Ithay Khen, Atsuko Koga

Flute and Cello in Dialogue

Werke von W.A. Mozart, P.O. Ferroud, H. Villa-Lobos, T. Takemitsu und G. Cassadó

Ithay Khen cello
Atsuko Koga Flute

GEN 12537  –  20.4.2012