Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka
Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka (born 1976 in Bonn, Germany)[1] is a German-Japanese pianist, olympic weightlifter[2] and former powerlifter.[3]
Music
Douglass-Ishizaka started playing the piano at age 4, formed a trio with her brothers Danjulo and Kiyondo, and later graduated from Hochschule für Musik Köln. As a solo pianist, she performed with the Beethoven Orchester Bonn, the Klassische Philharmonie and the Jackson Symphony Orchestra in Michigan.[1]
In 1998 Douglass-Ishizaka was the winner of the Deutsche Musikwettbewerb (German Music Competition), along with her brothers Kiyondo Ishizaka and Danjulo Ishizaka.
She is part of the Open Goldberg Variations, a Kickstarter funded,[4] and Bösendorfer sponsored,[5] team that recorded Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations and released the score and recordings into the public domain in May, 2012.[6][7] [8]
Powerlifting
Douglass-Ishizaka placed 3rd in the weight category < 82 kg in the 2005 German championships in powerlifting[3] and in 2006 she placed 2nd in the disciplines of bench press, squat and deadlift. She then switched to olympic weightlifting.[9]
Olympic weightlifting
Douglass-Ishizaka won three medals at the German championships in olympic weightlifting.[10]
In the spring of 2008 she placed fifth in the ELEIKO Women's Grand Prix in Niederöblarn, Austria in the 63 kg class.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Biography", Kimiko Ishizaka web page. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka, Piano and Weightlifting", Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ a b robertDouglass. "Powerlifting German Championships", nowpublic.com, 4 April 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Open Goldberg Variations - Setting Bach Free", Kickstarter. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Bösendorfer Sponsors the Open Goldberg Project", boesendorfer.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Open Goldberg Variations Raises $16,000 in 20 Days for 'Open Source Bach'", opengoldbergvariations.org, 25 March 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ OpenGoldberg. "The Open Goldberg Variations Project - Setting Bach's Music Free", YouTube, 6 March 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ The Open Goldberg Variations Downloads"
- ^ a b Conny Högg. "Beigeistert am Piano und überzeugt an der Hantel: Kimiko Douglass", Netzathleten Magazin, 08.12.2008. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ Nelie Satie. "Nach dem Scherenschnitt ein perfekter Auftrit"[1][2]. Gewichtheben DM Rodewisch. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
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