The Miraculous Melody Echoing from the Darkness of Despair: 23 Years with
Pianist's Dystonia
【A Light Taken Away, a Future Closed Off】
In 1990, Hideko Satoh was robbed of her ticket to he The 12th Chopin International
Piano Competition (Warsaw, Poland) by an unjust twist of fate.
Amid that despair and the grueling practice that wore her body and mind
down, a rare disease known as “pianist’s dystonia” reared its ugly head.
In 1995, having been completely robbed of her ability to perform, she had
no choice but to leave the stage.
A few years later, as if to add insult to injury, she suffered the untimely
loss of her beloved husband.
Faced with a relentless series of cruel trials, her world lost all color.
【The “Unfading Melody” She Continued to Play in Her Heart for 21 Years】
Yet, the fire in her soul had not been extinguished.
“I want to make that sublime sound resonate once more”
Amidst the despair of a condition deemed incurable by Western medicine,
she chose to embark on a seemingly endless, solitary battle.
It was precisely because she had a vision of true artistry in her mind
that she was able to “mature her ideal performance in her mind”
for 21 years and never cease her unique keyboard rehabilitation.
Then, in 2016. Her fingers, having navigated through the darkness, finally
gave birth to sound for the first time in 23 years.
Defying medical convention, she achieved a “100% complete cure” from pianist’s
dystonia.
It was a miraculous journey where sheer determination made the impossible
possible.
【To kindle a light of hope for all who suffer】
Having made her comeback, she now sits once again at the keyboard, weaving
soul-stirring, sublime music.
Yet her struggle does not end there.
Armed with the “roadmap to a complete cure” she discovered in the darkness
herself,
she earned a Master of Medical Science degree from Juntendo University
Graduate School in 2025.
Currently, as a doctoral student in the Department of Neurology at the
same graduate school,
she continues to keep the flame of life burning as a medical researcher,
striving to save musicians around the world who,
like her former self, are crying in the darkness.
Precisely because she has lived so fiercely through such a tumultuous life,
every single note that flows from her fingertips continues to stir the
souls of all who hear it and give them the courage to live.
The Miraculous Melody Echoing from the Darkness of Despair: 23 Years with
Pianist's Dystonia
【A Light Taken Away, a Future Closed Off】
In 1990, Hideko Satoh was robbed of her ticket to the The 12th Chopin International
Piano Competition (Warsaw, Poland) by an unjust twist of fate.
Amid that despair and the grueling practice that wore her body and mind
down, a rare disease known as “pianist’s dystonia” reared its ugly head.
In 1995, having been completely robbed of her ability to perform, she had
no choice but to leave the stage.
A few years later, as if to add insult to injury, she suffered the untimely
loss of her beloved husband.
Faced with a relentless series of cruel trials, her world lost all color.
【The “Unfading Melody” She Continued to Play in Her Heart for 21 Years】
Yet, the fire in her soul had not been extinguished.
“I want to make that sublime sound resonate once more”
Amidst the despair of a condition deemed incurable by Western medicine,
she chose to embark on a seemingly endless, solitary battle.
It was precisely because she had a vision of true artistry in her mind
that she was able to “mature her ideal performance in her mind”
for 21 years and never cease her unique keyboard rehabilitation.
Then, in 2016. Her fingers, having navigated through the darkness, finally
gave birth to sound for the first time in 23 years.
Defying medical convention, she achieved a “100% complete cure” from pianist’s
dystonia.
It was a miraculous journey where sheer determination made the impossible
possible.
【To kindle a light of hope for all who suffer】
Having made her comeback, she now sits once again at the keyboard, weaving
soul-stirring, sublime music.
Yet her struggle does not end there.
Armed with the “roadmap to a complete cure” she discovered in the darkness
herself,
she earned a Master of Medical Science degree from Juntendo University
Graduate School in 2025.
Currently, as a doctoral student in the Department of Neurology at the
same graduate school,
she continues to keep the flame of life burning as a medical researcher,
striving to save musicians around the world who,
like her former self, are crying in the darkness.
Precisely because she has lived so fiercely through such a tumultuous life,
every single note that flows from her fingertips continues to stir the
souls of all who hear it and give them the courage to live.
【タイトル】 DE PROFUNDIS
【レコード会社】 株式会社フォンテック
【収録場所】 小田原三の丸ホール（大）
【曲目】 ショパン 舟歌 嬰ヘ長調 Op.60 9'45”
Chopin Barcarole in F sharp Major Op.60
ショパン ノクターン 第16番 変ホ長調 Op.55-2 5'51”
Chopin Nocturne No.16 in E flat Major Op.55-2
シューベルト ピアノ・ソナタ 第13番 イ長調 D664 Op.120 16'34”
Schubert Piano Sonata No.13 in A Major D664 Op.120
ベートーヴェン ピアノ・ソナタ 第31番 変イ長調 Op.110 21'30”
Beethoven Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat Major Op.110
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【タイトル】 DE PROFUNDIS【レコード会社】 株式会社フォンテック
【収録場所】 小田原三の丸ホール（大）
【曲目】 ショパン 舟歌 嬰ヘ長調 Op.60”
Chopin Barcarole in F sharp Major Op.60
ショパン ノクターン 第16番 変ホ長調 Op.55-2
Chopin Nocturne No.16 in E flat Major Op.55-2
シューベルト ピアノ・ソナタ 第13番 イ長調 D664 Op.120 ”
Schubert Piano Sonata No.13 in A Major D664 Op.120
ベートーヴェン ピアノ・ソナタ 第31番 変イ長調 Op.110
Beethoven Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat Major Op.110
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