Marie Gotoh

I was born in Japan, and lived in Japan, Brazil and France. Now I've been living in the UK, London, for more than twenty years. I hold a PhD in History of Art from La Sorbonne (Paris IV). Though trained an art historian, I've always kept my interest and passion for music. I am an amateur pianist, and sang in different choirs occasionally. I was not really familiar with Handel's music though I always knew him as one of the Baroque giants. Then I realised that the German born composer was very much part of Britain's tradition when I moved to London. That's how I started to be interested in Handel, his music and his life. More I searched more I realised that his life was really exceptional. How many composers survived like him, be the star composer when he was alive and continued to be so through the time? He is indispensable part the British culture. So I started to write and I've been writing for more than ten years.