Ingrid Fuzjko V. Georgii-Hemming
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Ingrid Fuzjko V.Georgii-Hemming (aka Fujiko Hemming) is a pianist of classical music. She does not hold any nationality.
Born to a Japanese mother and a Swedish-Russian father in Germany but educated in Japan, Hemming began learning to play the piano at a young age from her mother, quickly advancing in skill. She was identified as a child prodigy and performed her first concert at seventeen.
She graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and began her professional career immediately. Hemming received many prestigious honors during this time, including the NHK-Mainichi Music Concour and the Bunka Radio Broadcasting Company Music Prize. She relocated to Germany at the age of 28 to study at the Berlin Institute of Music.
During a concert in Vienna in 1971, Hemming lost her hearing from a bout of high fever. She relocated again to Stockholm, Sweden to take advantage of its medical facilities. She performed many more concerts throughout continental Europe before returning to Japan in 1995.
A documentary that aired in 1999 underscored her tragedy, galvanizing public interest in her music. Her subsequent debut CD, La Campanella, sold almost a million copies.
Hemming performed at Carnegie Hall in New York in June 2001. By 2002, Hemming had performed at every major population center in the world.
