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Following her hugely successful Carnegie Hall Debu<\/a>t in April, we were delighted this week to see some lovely pictures of our dear friend, Mai Fukui<\/a>, performing in her homeland of Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mai

Mai Fukui and her beautiful new Elys\u00e9e concert harp<\/p><\/div>\n

What made it especially heartwarming for us was that Mai was using her brand-new Elys\u00e9e concert harp<\/a> for these concerts. In recent solo performances and in duos with the eminent contrabass player, Ryutaro Hei, the sound of Mai\u2019s stunning harp has filled some of the finest concert halls in Japan:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe harp travelled all the way from Paris via Mouzeil to Japan this Spring, and I have already performed with that harp at major concerts in Tokyo Oji Hall and Osaka Izumi Hall.\u201d<\/span><\/i> Mai tells us. <\/span>\u201cBoth are renowned halls for classical music in Japan. My Elys\u00e9e sounded gorgeous on stage, and both concerts were considered great successes.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\"\u00a9Tomoaki

\u00a9Tomoaki Hikawa<\/p><\/div>\n

As any harpist will tell you, sometimes a certain harp (or model) really \u2018speaks to you\u2019. Furthermore, the process of investing in a top-quality concert harp is a journey in itself. After having the opportunity to perform on an Elys\u00e9e at the World Harp Congress in Hong Kong, Mai felt that a seed had been sown: <\/span>\u201cI got a chance to perform on the Elys\u00e9e model for the first time in 2017, during the World Harp Congress held in Hong Kong. Since that moment, I have completely fallen in love with the bright sound in the higher register and the rich, warm sound filled with colours in the middle and lower register<\/span><\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, we had the honour of hearing Mai give her first big recital on this harp, because (with flutist, Kazunori Seo) she honoured us with a fabulous concert of French masterpieces at our Paris venue, just a matter of days after she had picked it out. She was able to make her choice from a number of our finest concert harps, carefully selected by Eric Piron and the Camac team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mai

Mai debuts her harp in Paris, Spring-2025<\/p><\/div>\n

Mai\u2019s new harp encapsulates what brings us such pride and satisfaction in our work, that is simply furnishing an artist with their ideal instrument<\/span>: \u201cI am very much satisfied with my new harp! I would like to thank Jakez and Eric, to all the Camac Team, all the kind-hearted staff members, and the amazing manufacturer for supporting and letting me select the best model among many models of yours. Your shipment and delivery to my home were also excellent, as they went so smoothly.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cI will continue to perform with Elys\u00e9e for many years to come!\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Nothing could give us greater joy.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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