桑原ゆうの過去の作品発表、これまでの活動｜Yu Kuwabara past perfomances and broadcasts in English
2023
27 December 2023
Floating Bridge of Dreams Ⅰ - on 'Yoshiwara-Kiyari'Floating Bridge of Dreams Ⅱ - on 'Yoru no Ame (Rain at night)'
Shami Zanmai
Music for Tōsanba
Tsugi-hagi Chushingura (Patched "Chushingura") part1 [revised world premiere]
Tsugi-hagi Chushingura (Patched "Chushingura") part2 [world premiere]
Awai-Za Edo×New Music Vol.6 ー Two-Night Festival
The Second Night ー Chushingura Hauta-Zukushi
Small Theatre, Fukagawa Edo Museum, 2F 1-3-28, Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hidetaro Honjoh, voice and shamisen
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello
Hidejiro Honjoh, voice and shamisen｜Yu Kuwabara, compose, arrange, and advertising art
awaiza.com/schedule.html#26_27Dec2023
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/Kkdhp58Q
26 December 2023
Hangonko [revised world premiere]Lotus Pedestal
Shinigami [world premiere]
Awai-Za Edo×New Music Vol.6 ー Two-Night Festival
The First Night ー Ongyoku Yume-mi Banashi
Small Theatre, Fukagawa Edo Museum, 2F 1-3-28, Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, rakugo
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello
Hidejiro Honjoh, voice and shamisen｜Yu Kuwabara, compose, arrange, and advertising art
awaiza.com/schedule.html#26_27Dec2023
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/1wsfErUDJ
[talk live] 23 December 2023 (two shows)
Cabinet of Curiosities 2023 - New “Chamber” Music
1st Floor Hall, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens (OAG), OAG Haus, Minato-ku Akasaka 7-5-56, Tokyo, Japan
After Talk Guests｜Misato Mochizuki, Yu Kuwabara
note.com/yukikocomposer/n/n9b9413b28dfd?magazine_key=mfd869b9e194b
8 December 2023
‘Unnamed Rhapsody’ from Concert Suite “Gauche the Cellist”
Musashino Academia Musicae Art Management Course Productions
90th Anniversary of Kenji Miyazawa's Death
Kenji Miyazawa × Classical Music - Literature and Music in the Starry Sky
Musashino Academia Musicae Brahms Hal, 1-13-1 Hazawa, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Soichiro Onitsuka, cello
www.musashino-music.ac.jp/concert/students/2023-12-08
5 December 2023
Concert Suite 'Gauche the Cellist'
Neko no Hondana Night Party vol.1 - Seiko Takemoto Cello Concert
Neko no Hondana, 2-2-6 Nishi-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Seiko Takemoto, cello
2&3 December 2023
Imaginary Etenraku [commissioned work, world premiere]
Traditional Culture Exchange Performance to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Cambodia
Angkor Wat Bayon temple, Cambodia
Heang Chhun Heng, Kse Diev｜Reison Kuroda, shakuhachi｜Yuki Deai, shō
Archived footage is available here. Imaginary Etenraku starts at around 1:21:18.
[broadcast] 19 November 2023 via WDR 3
The Six Hours Ⅱ [commissioned work, world premiere]
The Six Hours Ⅲ [commissioned work, world premiere]
KonSequenzen [1] Vito Žuraj und Yu Kuwabara
Studio Neue Musik｜19. November 2023, 23.03 - 00.00 Uhr｜WDR 3
Megumi Kasakawa, Viola｜Marcus Weiss, Saxophon
Moderation: Lea-Felizitas Helm
Redaktion: Patrick Hahn
www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/programm/sendungen/wdr3-studio-neue-musik/kon-sequenzen-eins-102.html
Archived sound file is available at the above link until November 18, 2024.
8 November 2023
Bai and Dharani [UK premiere]
Marco Fusi
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, University of Leeds School of Music Cavendish Road, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Marco Fusi, violin
concerts.leeds.ac.uk/events/marco-fusi/
www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/leeds/clothworkers-centenary-concert-hall/marco-fusi
30 October 2023
Yume-Koi-Kwaidan (The Ghost Story of Dream Love) [revised world premiere]
Asaka Ikegami and Tsugumi Yamamoto, The 3rd Duo Recital
Suginami Kokaido Small Hall, 23-5 Kamiogi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Asaka Ikegami, 17-string koto with voice｜Tsugumi Yamamoto, 25-string koto with voice
www.suginamikoukaidou.com/event/8687/
29 October 2023
Nichiren-Shu Shomyo 'Kōso-san' with accompanying music on Gagaku three instruments
The Voice of Prayer
Enmei-in Temple, 3-10-1 Nishi-Nippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Yugen Gakusha｜Shimo-Kuma-Takeru｜Gishin Seita
28 October 2023 (two performances)
Nichiren-Shu Shomyo 'Kōso-san' with accompanying music on Gagaku three instruments
The Voice of Prayer
Ryukou-ji Temple, (3-13-37 Katase, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa, Japan
Yugen Gakusha｜Shimo-Kuma-Takeru｜Gishin Seita
[broadcast] 22 October 2023 via NHK-FM
In Between [WERGO WER 7393 2]
NHK-FM Music of Our Time
From recent performances: The 33rd Competition of Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition #2
Trio Accanto
Marcus Weiss, saxophone｜Nicolas Hodges, piano｜Christian Dierstein, percussion
www.nhk.jp/p/rs/6J686W68QL/episode/re/184886J13L/
Archived distribution is available until 29 October 2023, 9:00.
[broadcast] 15 October 2023 via NHK-FM
Falling Leaves Moon Steps [commissioned work, world premiere]
NHK-FM Music of Our Time
From recent performances: The 33rd Competition of Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition #1
Reison Kuroda, shakuhachi｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
Seitaro Ishikawa, conductor｜New Japan Philharmonic
www.nhk.jp/p/rs/6J686W68QL/episode/re/3MYXK326RM/
Archived distribution is available here until 22 October 2023, 9:00.
30 September 2023
Momijitsutsu (While turning red)
Shō and Shamisen: From Heian to Reiwa
Anyo-in Temple Rurikodo Hall, 2-30-23 Toshin-Cho, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen｜Yuki Deai, shō
24 September 2023
The restaurant of many orders
Theatre and Music Live - Rendez-vous Ekoda concert series
Cafe FLYING TEAPOT, B1F Enomoto Building, 27-7 Sakae-cho, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kaoru Nishimura, clarinet｜Tomoki Shibata, narrator etc
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/3MSspVB9F
23 September - 5 November, 2023
Long Notes [commissioned work]
collaboration project with Kray Chen (artist)
Tokyo Biennale 2023 - K02 Kray Chen: Long Notes
SEEKBASE, 13-1 Kanda Neribei-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
ticket｜free
tokyobiennale.jp/tb2023/event/longing-long-notes-belonging/?lang=en
16 September 2023
J.S.Bach (arranged by Yu Kuwabara): Musikalisches Opfer BWV1079 [commissioned arrangement work, world premiere]
Bach's Field of Prayer - extra edition
Anyo-in Temple Main Hall, 2-30-23 Toshin-Cho, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Reison Kuroda, shakuhachi｜Misato Takimoto, flute
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello
Hideeiji Honjoh, shamisen (guest)｜Yu Kuwabara, compose and arrange
organized by Anyo-in Temple
5 September 2023
Jakuchu Emaki - In homage to Jakuchu Ito [commissioned work, world premiere]
Homage to Jakuchu Ito - Yu Kuwabara World Premiere Concert of New Work
Small Hall, Toyonaka Performing Arts Center, 3-7-2 Sonehigashino-cho, Toyonaka-city, Osaka, Japan
Lisa Kataoka, koto with voice｜Tomohiro Takagi, violin｜Daisuke Kitaguchi, cello
www.toyonaka-hall.jp/event/event-36043/
en.concertsquare.jp/blog/2023/202305134.html
Facebook event page｜www.facebook.com/events/614174400738524
[talk] 31 August 2023
(rebroadcast) In celebration of the Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Composition Award
Special Guest Discussion Hidetaro Honjoh x Yu Kuwabara - Between western music and Japanese music
Honjoh-ryu Shamizanmai Channel
shirasu.io/t/tendre/c/shamizanmai/p/20230826125405
The archive will be available until February 29, 2024 at 23:59 on the link above.
28 August 2023
Sonatina on the name of Bach
Interpreting Baroque
Recital Hall, University of South Carolina School of Music, 813 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29208, US
Ari Streisfeld, violin
26 August 2023
Falling Leaves Moon Steps [commissioned work, world premiere]
Suntory Hall Summer Festival 2023
The 33rd Competition of Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition
Suntory Hall (Main Hall), 1-13-1 Akasaka (Akasaka ARK Hills), Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8403 Japan
Reison Kuroda, shakuhachi｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
Seitaro Ishikawa, conductor｜New Japan Philharmonic
www.suntory.com/culture-sports/suntoryhall/article/detail/001178.html#Award
[talk live] 25 August 2023
Suntory Hall Summer Festival 2023
The Producer Series MASAHIRO MIWA En-gawa
Night Program “Gamelan Assembly Ⅰ”
Suntory Hall Blue Rose (Small Hall), 1-13-1 Akasaka (Akasaka ARK Hills), Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8403 Japan
Masahiro Miwa, host
Yu Kuwabara, Hiroki Tanaka, Wataru Mukai, and Junichi Matsumoto, guest
www.suntory.com/culture-sports/suntoryhall/article/detail/001178.html#MM
12 August 2023 (two performances)
‘Waltz For The Little Lady’ from “The Moonlight and The Glasses”
‘Shadow of Petals’ from “Yamanashi”
Clarinet & Cello OKA-ARUKI Improvisation Concert
J:COM Urayasu Music Hall 4F Studio B, 1-6-1 Irifune, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
OKA-ARUKI
Kaoru Nishimura, clarinet｜Aki Kitajima, cello
contact and reservasion｜a.kitajim.vc@gmail.com
5 August 2023
Sonatina on the name of Bach [US premiere]
Chautauqua Chamber Music: Duo Cortona
Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall, Chautauqua, New York, US
Ari Streisfeld, violin
www.chq.org/event/chautauqua-chamber-music-duo-cortona/
29 July 2023
Dot and Line, or Moon and Plate [commissioned work, world premiere]
Koen-Dori Classics Projects
Norio Sato Produce Series Vol.17
Koen-Dori Classics, B1F Tokyo Yamate Church, 19-5 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kosei Murata, trombone｜Maya Kimura, 25-string koto
koendoriclassics.com/events/2378/イベント詳細未定/
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/1i8XHdy9a
24 June 2023
Hidetaro Honjoh: HANABI [arrangement work]
Hauta ‘Ageshio’ [arrangement work]
Hauta ‘Enkaina’ [arrangement work]
Hauta ‘Fukagawa-Bushi’ [arrangement work]
Hidetaro Honjoh: Hana no Fuga [arrangement work]
Hana no Fuga
O-Hayashi from ‘Tsugi-hagi Chushingura’
Hauta ‘Kiyari-Kuzushi’ [arrangement work]
Hauta ‘Shiba de Umarete’ [arrangement work]
Awai-Tsukuda
Hauta ‘Yugure’ [arrangement work]
Awai-Za Kawa-biraki 2023
Fukagawa Fujimi, 2-18-5 Furuishiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen and voice｜Yu Kuwabara, compose, arrange, and advertising art
awaiza.com/schedule.html#24Jun2023
Facebook event page｜www.facebook.com/events/254327190442192
21 May 2023
Mimyo no Koe [commissioned work, world premiere]
Echoes of Spring 2023 vol.20 - The Spirit of Calling Together, The Call of Silence
Utsunomiya city Cultural Hall, Small Hall, 7-66 Meihono-cho, Utsunomiya-city, Tochigi, Japan
Keisuke Zunyoji, shakuhachi｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
www.bunkakaikan.com/organized/230521/index.html
17 May 2023
incense, effloresence
10-Jahre-neuverBand!
Gare du Nord, Schwarzwaldallee 200, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
Mike Svoboda, conductor｜neuverBand
www.neuverband.ch/concerts/Zehn-Jahre.html
www.garedunord.ch/en/calendar/2632/10-years-neuverband
14 May 2023
Hyojo Etenraku with Kuroda-busi [arrangement work]
B.Howard: Fly Me To The Moon d [arrangement work]
Bill Evans: Waltz for Debby [arrangement work]
J.S.Bach: Lord, Joy of Man's Desiring (from Cantata No.147 "In Heart, Mouth, Deeds, and Life") [arrangement work]
Konrei-ji temple Segaki Ceremony
Konrei-ji temple, 1-6-27 Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Reison Kuroda, shakuhachi
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Yu Kuwabara, compose and arrangement
7 May 2023
‘Waltz For The Little Lady’ from “The Moonlight and The Glasses”
‘Shadow of Petals’ from “Yamanashi”
Improvisation duo OKA-ARUKI
nakano PIGNOSE, Lions Mansion Nakano No.5 B-113, 1-14-16 Arai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan
OKA-ARUKI
Kaoru Nishimura, clarinet｜Aki Kitajima, cello
nakanopignose.com/top#a7
2 May 2023
The Six Hours Ⅱ
EM SOLO - Werke für Viola solo und Horn solo
Haus der Deutsche Ensemble Modern Akademie Dachsaal, Schwedlerstraße 2, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Offene Ohren - Eine Reihe der Freunde des EM e.V.
Megumi Kasakawa, viola
www.ensemble-modern.com/de/kalender/2023-05-02/6284#k-6284
1 May 2023, 13:45h
The Six Hours Ⅰ [commissioned work, world premiere]
The Six Hours Ⅱ [commissioned work, world premiere]
The Six Hours Ⅲ [commissioned work, world premiere]
ACHT BRÜCKEN - KonSequenzen: Yu Kuwabara
The Japanese composer Yu Kuwabara has a documented weakness for the traditional instruments, playing and composition techniques of her Far-Eastern homeland. When she focuses on the saxophone, viola and bassoon, all deeply rooted in Western tradition, at ACHT BRÜCKEN, familiar sounds are likely to gain refreshingly new connotations. Traditions are never hermetic, nor are they necessarily limited to one cultural area – instead, they can be updated, transferred, superimposed… and that is called innovation.
WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz, Kleiner Sendesaal, Wallrafpl. 5, 50667 Köln, Germany
eintritt frei
Johannes Schwarz, bassoon｜Megumi Kasakawa, viola｜Marcus Weiss, saxophone
www.achtbruecken.de/en/programm/konsequenzen-yu-kuwabara/268
www1.wdr.de/kultur/funkhaus/funkhaus-veranstaltungen-acht-bruecken-konsequenzen-yu-kuwabara-100.html
www.koelner-philharmonie.de/en/programm/konsequenzen-yu-kuwabara/3425
www.ensemble-modern.com/de/kalender/2023-05-01/6104#k-6104
1 May 2023, 13:00h
The Six Hours Ⅰ [commissioned work, world premiere]
The Six Hours Ⅱ [commissioned work, world premiere]
The Six Hours Ⅲ [commissioned work, world premiere]
ACHT BRÜCKEN - KonSequenzen: Yu Kuwabara
The Japanese composer Yu Kuwabara has a documented weakness for the traditional instruments, playing and composition techniques of her Far-Eastern homeland. When she focuses on the saxophone, viola and bassoon, all deeply rooted in Western tradition, at ACHT BRÜCKEN, familiar sounds are likely to gain refreshingly new connotations. Traditions are never hermetic, nor are they necessarily limited to one cultural area – instead, they can be updated, transferred, superimposed… and that is called innovation.
Baptisterium, Am Domhof, 50667 Köln, Germany
eintritt frei
Johannes Schwarz, bassoon｜Megumi Kasakawa, viola｜Marcus Weiss, saxophone
www.achtbruecken.de/en/programm/konsequenzen-yu-kuwabara/268
www.koelner-philharmonie.de/en/programm/konsequenzen-yu-kuwabara/3579
www.ensemble-modern.com/de/kalender/2023-05-01/6190#k-6190
rausgegangen.de/events/konsequenzen-yu-kuwabara-0/
12 April 2023
Doll-Blind b
with these hands i... // Helsinki, FI
Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Vilhonvuorenkuja 15-16, 00500 Helsinki, Finland
Phoebe Bognár, flutes｜Manca Dornik, accordion
tinyurl.com/with-these-hands-i
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/12aRzgWiP
10 April 2023
Doll-Blind b
with these hands i... // Frankfurt, DE
60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Register here for the exact location: tinyurl.com/wthi-frankfurt
Phoebe Bognár, flutes｜Manca Dornik, accordion
tinyurl.com/with-these-hands-i
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/18AGoYhTv
8 April 2023
Doll-Blind b
with these hands i... // Luzern, CH
Theatersaal, Theater Pavillon Luzern, Spelteriniweg 6, 6005 Luzern, Switzerland
Phoebe Bognár, flutes｜Manca Dornik, accordion
tinyurl.com/with-these-hands-i
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/5vmSC81Wr
7 April 2023
Doll-Blind b
with these hands i... // Bern, CH
Kleine Bühne, PROGR, Waisenhauspl. 30, 3011 Bern, Switzerland
Phoebe Bognár, flutes｜Manca Dornik, accordion
tinyurl.com/with-these-hands-i
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/3wNdVekQ9
6 April 2023
Doll-Blind b
with these hands i... // Basel, CH
kHaus Basel, Kasernenstraße 8, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
Phoebe Bognár, flutes｜Manca Dornik, accordion
tinyurl.com/with-these-hands-i
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/ZTts86cm
1 April 2023
Utasoragoto no Niwa (Garden of Onomatopoeias)
Itabashi Hana-Matsuri Ceremony (Flower Festival)
Anyo-in Temple Main Hall, 2-30-23 Toshin-Cho, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Reigakusha
Hanako Nakamura, Ko Ishikawa, sho｜Hitomi Nakamura, Eri Suzuki, hichiriki
Yoshiyuki Isaki, Mami Tsunoda, ryuteki｜Katsuhiko Tabuchi, biwa｜Mika Noda, koto
Naoko Miyamaru, kakko｜Remi Miura, taiko｜Kazumi Taguchi, shoko
reigakusha.com/home/concert/4419
26 March 2023
Ime no Koto (Koto Pipe Dream)
Homage to Jakuchu Ito Project 2023 Vol.5
Lisa Kataoka - concert & lecture
Kuragaraku Kurumi-An, next to Fudo-in temple, 1-8-20 Hattori-honmachi, Toyonaka-City, Osaka, Japan
Lisa Kataoka, koto with voice
23 March 2023
Dharani no Manimani (Drifting with Dharani)
IEMA Frühjahrskonzert I
Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt (HfMDK), Kleiner Saal, Eschersheimer Landstraße 29, 60322 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
IEMA-Ensemble 2022/23
www.internationale-em-akademie.de/en/calendar#k6092_2023-03-23
22 March 2023
Between the In-betweens [commissioned work, world premiere]
Ensemble Contemporary Alpha
Periodical performance 2023: Eclectic Alpha - Dedicated to Louis Andriessen
Suginami Public Hall, Small Hall, 1-23-15 Kami-ogi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Ensemble Contemporary Alpha
Madoka Sato, violin｜Takui Matsumoto, cello
www.contemporary-alpha.com/single-post/20230322
[broadcast] 10 March 2023 via NHK-FM
*Simultaneous distribution of "Rajiru Rajiru". There will be a one-week catch-up after the broadcast.
Yoshiwara Kiyari Kuzushi [commissioned work, world premiere]
Recital Passio (rebroadcast)
Thaleia Quartet
Kako Yamada, violin｜Hiromi Futamura, violin｜Sakuya Watabe, viola｜Miu Ishizaki, cello
www4.nhk.or.jp/r-passio/
The feature article is avairable here. You can also listen to the soundtrack of the work on the page.
9 March 2023
Ōmagatoki no Uta (Hearing the Dusk Abyss)
Senzoku Gakuen College of Music Graduate School Composition Course
Ensemble Tokushu Kenkyu 1 Recital
Sawada Photographic Studio, 4-39-9 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Sho Sato, cello
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/3bmT8JXgf
[broadcast] 5 March 2023 via NHK-FM
*Simultaneous distribution of "Rajiru Rajiru". There will be a one-week catch-up after the broadcast.
Yoshiwara Kiyari Kuzushi [commissioned work, world premiere]
Recital Passio
Thaleia Quartet
Kako Yamada, violin｜Hiromi Futamura, violin｜Sakuya Watabe, viola｜Miu Ishizaki, cello
www4.nhk.or.jp/r-passio/
The feature article is avairable here. You can also listen to the soundtrack of the work on the page.
4 March 2023
Music for 'The restaurant of many orders'
Music for 'Gauche the Cellist'
Music for 'The Moonlight and The Glasses'
Music for 'Yamanashi'
The world of Morohashi Seikou's super-sized musical picture-story shows
Nagano City Arts Center 3F Act Space, 1613 Oaza-Tsuruga Midori-cho, Nagano-city, Nagano, Japan
Seikou Morohashi, script, pictures, direction
Azusa Fukushima, Yoshie Kikuchi, Tomoki Shibata, narration
Sho Sato, cello｜Kaoru Nishimura, clarinet
www.nagano-arts.or.jp/events/1967.html
www.nagano-arts.or.jp/events/1968.html
24 February 2023
Love song Ⅳ
New Friday with Jacob Kellermann
Konserthuset Stockholm: Grünewaldsalen, ötorget 8, Stockholm, 103 87, Sweden
Jacob Kellermann, guitar
www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/calendar/concert/2023/new-friday-with-jacob-kellermann/20230224-2030/
bachtrack.com/concert-event/new-friday-with-jacob-kellermann-konserthuset-stockholm-grunewaldsalen-24-february-2023/365200
Archived distribution is available here.
[talk online] 22 February 2023
Style and Idea: Post-talk after The First Concert
utelecon.webex.com/utelecon-jp/j.php?MTID=mf70143cc66ea9145dc1e35a5a31907b2
Style & Idea
Hiroyuki Kojima, Kota Sakamoto, Satomi Nishimura, Rui Hara, and Yukari Yagi
Yu Kuwabara and Ayana Tsujita, guest speakers
styleandidea.com/2022/05/26/symposium01/
19 February 2023
Hauta "Hana wa Ueno" (arranged by Yu Kuwabara) [arrangement work, world premiere]
Jyunishi On-Ko
1. Rat Song
2. Ox Song [world premiere]
3. Tiger Song [world premiere]
4. Rabbit Song [world premiere]
In a snowy town (arranged by Yu Kuwabara)
Echigo-jishi Fantasy
Hauta "Nenchi-Gyoji" (arranged by Yu Kuwabara)
Awai-Za Koto-hajime 2023
Oedo Ueno Hirokoji Tei, Ueno Hirokoji Nagatani Building, 1-20-10 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen and voice｜Yu Kuwabara, compose, arrange, and advertising art
awaiza.com/schedule.html#19Feb2023
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/2carPcH6P
28 January 2023
Nazuke no Uta (Naming Chant) [commissioned work, world premiere]
Just Composed 2023 Winter in Yokohama - Contemporary Composers Series
*This program is a postponement of "Just Composed 2020 Spring in Yokohama," which was scheduled to be held in March 2020.
Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall Small Hall, 2-3-6 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan
Vox humana
Ryuta Nishikawa, conductor
yokohama-minatomiraihall.jp/en/concert/archive/recommend/2023/01/2426.html
*The interview about the commissioned work is avairable on ebravo (December 2022) here.
28 January 2023
Utasoragoto no Niwa (Garden of Onomatopoeias) [commissioned work, world premiere]
Reigakusha 16th Gagaku Concert
Kioi Hall, 6-5 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Reigakusha
Mayumi Miyata, Ko Ishikawa, sho｜Hitomi Nakamura, Eri Suzuki, hichiriki
Yoshiyuki Isaki, Mami Tsunoda, ryuteki｜Katsuhiko Tabuchi, biwa｜Mika Noda, koto
Naoko Miyamaru, kakko｜Remi Miura, taiko｜Kazumi Taguchi, shoko
reigakusha.com/home/concert/4359
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/3LTOEkPOV
[talk live] 21 January 2023
Enjoy "Just Composed 2023 Winter" by Miyuki Shiraishi
Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall 6F Reception Room, 2-3-6 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan
Ryuta Nishikawa, chorus conductor｜Yu Kuwabara, composer｜Miyuki Shiraishi, musicologist
yokohama-minatomiraihall.jp/concert/archive/recommend/2023/01/2426.html
9 January 2023
In Between
Mittel und Zwecke
Theater im Delphi, Gustav-Adolf-Straße 2, 13086 Berlin, Germany
ensemble mosaik
Martin Losert, saxophon｜Roland Neffe, schlagzeug｜Ernst Surberg, klavier
www.ensemble-mosaik.de/en/konzerte.php?9._Jan._2023_/_20:00
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/5ihIcqFhK
7 January 2023
Five Images-In Nomine [American premiere]
Spolia｜15th Annual soundON Festival (Day 3)
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall StreetLa Jolla, CA 92037 US
NOISE (Ensemble-in-Residence)
Robert Zelickman, conductor｜Christopher Adler, piano｜Lisa Cella, flute
Franklin Cox, cello｜Morris Palter, percussion｜Myra Hinrichs, violin｜Grace Talaski, clarinet
www.ljathenaeum.org/events/soundon-2023-0107
2022
24 December 2022
Falling Distance [commissioned work, world premiere]
Style and Idea: Compositional Ideas: The First Concert
Tokyo Concerts Lab., 2-3-18 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Style and Idea
Yukari Yagi, vibraphone
*Symposium after the concert "The (un)possibility of documentation of the act of composing"
Style and Idea
Hiroyuki Kojima, Kota Sakamoto, Satomi Nishimura, Rui Hara, and Yukari Yagi
Yu Kuwabara and Ayana Tsujita, guest speakers
styleandidea.com/2022/08/20/concert01/
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/2a4hJKgnB
22 December 2022
Doll Blind b‘ [video-version world premiere]
A room of ones own 2
Alte Schmiede Kunstverein Wien, Schönlaterngasse 9, 1010 Wien, Austria
live-stream and archive video on YouTube
between feathers
Audrey G. Perreault, flute｜Maria Mogas Gensana, accordion
Rebecca‘s Akoun, animation
www.betweenfeathers.com/room/
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/bh6SKNYCs
21 December 2022
*Live and archived streaming of the evening program will be available.
The Seventh Planet [commissioned work, world premiere]
Ayumi Shimonoto The World of Contemporary Koto Music 3
Tokyo Concerts Lab., 2-3-18 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Watch the streaming here.
Ayumi Shimonoto, koto with voice｜Hitomi Nakamura, hichiriki｜Shungo Mise, violin
Natsumi Kuroki, performer
ayumi20221221.peatix.com/
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/fnk3R7Xad
11 December 2022
Five Images-In Nomine
nuova consonanza - Images From Far
Mattatoio La Pelanda, Piazza Orazio Giustiniani, 4, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Syntax Ensemble
Maruta Staravoitava, flauto｜Marco Ignoti, clarinetto｜Francesco D'Orazio, violino
Fernando Cauda Greco, violoncello｜Anna D'Errico, pianoforte｜Dario Savron percussioni
Pasquale Corrado, direttore
www.nuovaconsonanza.it/images-from-far.html
4 December 2022
Hauta 'Yugure' (arranged by Yu Kuwabara)
Hauta 'Kiyari-Kuzushi' (arranged by Yu Kuwabara) [arrangement work, world premiere]
Hasu no Utena (Lotus Pedestal)
Sonata-Vocalise
Bai and Dharani [Japanese premiere]
J.S.Bach (arranged by Yu Kuwabara): Cantata No.147 "In Heart, Mouth, Deeds, and Life" [arrangement work, world premiere]
Floating Bridge of Dreams Ⅱ - on 'Yoru no Ame (Rain at night)'
Bach and Hauta
Anyo-in Temple Rurikodo Hall, 2-30-23 Toshin-Cho, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen and voice｜Yu Kuwabara, compose, arrange, and advertising art
co-organized by Anyo-in Temple and Awai-Za
awaiza.com/schedule.html#4Dec2022
Facebook event page｜fb.me/e/2924fCqOv
19 November 2022
Hidden Melody [commissioned work, world premiere]
Lucerne Festival Forward 2022 - Concert 2
Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra | Patricia Kopatchinskaja | Tito Muñoz
KKL Luzern, Concert Hall, Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern, Europaplatz 1, CH-6005 Luzern, Switzerland
Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO)
www.lucernefestival.ch/en/program/lucerne-festival-contemporary-orchestra-lfco-patricia-kopatchinskaja-tito-munoz/1879
19 November 2022
Hidden in the Another Dusk
Ensemble Free Japan Chamber Music Concert vol.3
Mitake Sayaka Salon, 1-12-8 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Ensemble Flee Japan
Soga Kidokoro, violin｜Arisa Ikeda, violin｜Aya Sugiura, viola｜Koichi Imaizumi, cello
teket.jp/3556/15028
17 November 2022
Touched, scooped [commissioned work, world premiere]
Altes und Nenus, Originals und Transkriptionen, Solo- und Kammermusik für Violoncello Piccolo
Ein Konzert mit Moderation von Michael Maria Kasper
Haus der Deutsche Ensemble Modern Akademie Dachsaal, Schwedlerstraße 2, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Offene Ohren - Eine Reihe der Freunde des EM e.V.
Michael Maria Kasper, violoncello piccolo｜Naoko Kikuchi, koto
www.ensemble-modern.com/de/kalender/2022-11-17/5529#k-5529
12 November 2022
Heitor Villa-Lobos (arranged by Yu Kuwabara): Rudepoêma [commissioned arrangement work, world premiere]
Norio Sato Produce Series Vol.5 - Sho Sato + Norio Sato
Koen-Dori Classics, B1F Tokyo Yamate Church, 19-5 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Sho Sato, cello｜Norio Sato, guitar
1 November 2022
Kyoun to Kagetsu (Lingering Clouds and Clear Moon) [commissioned work, world premiere]
The 5th Akihito Obama Shakuhachi Recital - Fu-kyo: Shakuhachi in the Middle Ages
Suginami Public Hall, Small Hall, 1-23-15 Kami-ogi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Akihito Obama, shakuhachi｜Kasetsu, calligraphy
www.suginamikoukaidou.com/event/7084/
8 October 2022
Six Voices
Sounds of Shakuhachi / Reison Kuroda
Vytautas Kasiulis Museum of Art Hall, 4 Didžioji st, LT-01128, Vilnius, Lithuania
Reison Kuroda, shakuhachi
Linas Rupšlaukis, conductor｜Styginių kvartetas "Archi Quartett"
Kristupas Gikas, flute｜Vytautas Giedraitis, clarinet
issuu.com/r_povilioniene/docs/2022_iscm_centenary_booklet_printeriui
24 September 2022
Ito no Dharani
B. Howard: (arranged by Yu Kuwabara): Fly Me To The Moon
Hidejiro Honjoh Shamisen Recital
Nikiya, 4-14-2, Ohto, Chuo-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama, Japan
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen｜Tatsuki Narita, violin
organized by Otowaza
nikiya.co.jp/cp-news/n-2/
11 September 2022
Sonatina on the name of Bach [world premiere]
J.S.Bach (arranged by Yu Kuwabara): Goldberg Variations [arrangement work, world premiere]
Bach's Field of Prayer - extra edition
Anyo-in Temple Rurikodo Hall, 2-30-23 Toshin-Cho, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Reison Kuroda, shakuhachi (guest)
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen｜Yu Kuwabara, compose, arrange, and advertising art
co-organized by Anyo-in Temple and Awai-Za
awaiza.com/schedule.html#11Sep2022
10 September 2022
Mizu no Koe (Water Voice)
New Horizons Concert II - Takefu International Music Festival 2022
Echizen City Cultural Center, 2-3-3 Takase, Echizen City, Fukui, Japan
Yasutaka Henmi, violin
takefu-imf.com/en/2022mainconcert/
6 August 2022
Hidetaro Honjoh: HANABI [arrangement work]
Hauta 'Fukagawa-bushi' [arrangement work]
Hauta 'Ageshio' [arrangement work]
Hauta 'Enkaina' [arrangement work]
Hidetaro Honjoh: Hana no Fuga (Elegance in Flowers) [arrangement work]
Hana no Fuga (Fugue florissante)
Hauta 'Shiba ni Umarete' [arrangement work]
Awai-Tsukuda
Hauta 'Yugure' [arrangement work, world premiere]
Awai-Za Kawa-Biraki 2022
Fukagawa Fujimi, 2-18-5 Furuishiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen and voice｜Yu Kuwabara, compose, arrange, and advertising art
awaiza.com/schedule.html#6Aug2022
24 July 2022
Dharani no Manimani (Drifting with Dharani) [European premiere]
Melodien und Literatur aus Japani - Bregenzer Fest Spiele
Seestudio, Platz d. Wr. Symphoniker 1, 6900 Austria
Ensemble Modern
bregenzerfestspiele.com/de/musik-poesie-21
www.ensemble-modern.com/de/kalender/2022-07-24/4963#k-4963
[talk live] 17 July 2022
IAMAS ARTIST FILE #08: Notation, and the time breathes
Satoshi Fukushima Artist Talk
The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu Exhibition Room 2, 4-1-22 Usa, Gifu City, Gifu 500-8368 Japan
www.iamas.ac.jp/af/08//#event0717
Satoshi Fukushima｜Yu Kuwabara, guest
www.iamas.ac.jp/news/iamas-artist-file-08-talk/
kenbi.pref.gifu.lg.jp/events/20220717_iamas-af08_artist-talk/
[broadcast] 28 June 2022, via Ö1
Five Images-In Nomine
ORF ZEIT-TON - Blick über den musikalischen Tellerrand
Standorte. Ein internationaler Konzertabend mit dem ensemble XXI. Jahrhundert
ensemble XX. jahrhundert
Peter Burwik, conductor
oe1.orf.at/programm/20220628/682880/Blick-ueber-den-musikalischen-Tellerrand
radiohoerer.info/standorte-ein-internationaler-konzertabend-mit-dem-ensemble-xxi-jahrhundert-werke-von-klaus-lang-onur-tuerkmen-artyom-kim-yu-kuwabara/
Gestaltung: Astrid Schwarz
21 June 2022
Ōmagatoki no Uta (Hearing the Dusk Abyss)
KOMMAS#ECHOS - The Romanesque Music Festival Summer Cologne 2022
St. Cäcilien / Museum Schnütgen, Cäcilienstraße 29, Köln, Germany
Kommas Ensemble
Kyubin Hwang, cello
www.romanischer-sommer.de/di-21-06/
www.kommas-ensemble.de/echos/
fb.me/e/2wqWNP8Rq
[talk online] 18 June 2022
Style and Idea: Compositional Considerations
Yu Kuwabara, Ayana Tsujita - Artist Talk (Symposium #1)
YouTube Live
admission free (no reservation required) *No archived distribution is planned.
Style & Idea
Hiroyuki Kojima, Kota Sakamoto, Satomi Nishimura, Rui Hara, and Yukari Yagi
Yu Kuwabara and Ayana Tsujita, guest speakers
Program
1. Self-introduction by speakers
2. Talks by composers on their works (Kuwabara, Tsujita)
3. Talks with facilitators
4. Question corner from the audience (questions can be submitted in advance via Google Form
5. Theme for the creation of a commissioned work for a concert that will be held in December
styleandidea.com/2022/05/26/symposium01/
26 May 2022
Toward the Brink of Water Or the Verge of Dusk
TREEHOUSE I: Marco Fusi Nordic Tour Helsinki
Kalliosali, Pengerkatu 11, Helsinki, Finland
Marco Fusi, viola d’amore
fb.me/e/1OwPV2e6X
24 May 2022
Toward the Brink of Water Or the Verge of Dusk
Marco Fusi på Pygméteatern - Samtida Musik
Pygméteatern, Vegagatan 17, 113 29 Stockholm, Sweden
Marco Fusi, viola d’amore
samtidamusik.se/konsert/marco-fusi-p-pygm
fb.me/e/f79XrxeZ2
23 May 2022
Toward the Brink of Water Or the Verge of Dusk
MARCO FUSI - Levande Musik
3:e Våningen, Sockerbruket 9, 414 51 Göteborg, Sweden
Marco Fusi, viola d’amore
www.levandemusik.org/varen-2022
fb.me/e/2wciMBGHA
21 May 2022
Toward the Brink of Water Or the Verge of Dusk [world premiere]
Marco Fusi + SALONG - nyMusikk Oslo
Periferien, Oslo, Norway
Marco Fusi, viola d’amore
nymusikk.no/arrangementer/marco-fusi-salong
fb.me/e/obFZtkBPV
21 May 2022
Hikaru Utada: First Love [commissioned attangement work, world premiere]
Mandolin Concert "Then and Now"
Kioi Salon Hall, Kioicho Ark Building 1F, 3-29 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Go Mochizuki, mandolin｜Gaku Yamada, guitar
teket.jp/2931/12331
27 April 2022
Ukiyo Shinobi Kudoki Uta
Teion Duo The 14th Concert
Suginami Kokaido Small Hall, 23-5 Kamiogi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Takashi Matsudaira, baritone｜Shinya Hashimoto, tuba
tiget.net/events/167539
fb.me/e/2hb89KP5r
23 April 2022
Bai and Dharani
Guest Recital: Marco Fusi - Carnegie Mellon University School of Music
WQED Studio B 4802 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 United States
Marco Fusi, violin
www.eventbrite.com/e/guest-recital-marco-fusi-tickets-319851804357
fb.me/e/3jc6hv0lE
19 April 2022
Bai and Dharani [US premiere]
Mizu no Koe (Water Voice) [US premiere]
The Center for New Music - The University of Iowa
Guest violinist Marco Fusi
the Concert Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
Marco Fusi, violin
cnm.uiowa.edu/season-56-2021-2022/season-56-concert-16
[broadcast] 18 April 2022, via NHK Radio 1& NHK-FM
of the world under a dream, or of a dream under the world...
Radio Midnight News - The Sound of Japan
Tomitaro Zenchiku, Kyogen chant｜Motosei Okura, Kyogen chant
Shintaro Okamura, jiuta｜Naoichi Tanaka, jiuta
Takashi Matsudaira, baritone｜Seiji Kanazawa, tenor
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
Excerpts from a performance at the National Theatre of Japan "The History of Japanese Music Ⅲ -Shamisen-" on June 8, 2019.
www2.nhk.or.jp/radio/pg/sharer.cgi?p=0324_07_3775968
16 April 2022
Hyojo Etenraku with Kuroda-busi [arrangement work, world premiere]
Michio Miyagi: Haru no Umi (Spring Sea) [arrangement work, world premiere]
B.Howard: Fly Me To The Moon d [arrangement work, world premiere]
Bill Evans: Waltz for Debby [arrangement work, world premiere]
W.A.Mozart: Quartet in D-dur KV 285 [arrangement work, world premiere]
W.A.Mozart=Yu Kuwabara: Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman" Awai-Za version
[arrangement work, world premiere]
Salon de Aweiza Vol.2 - Spring Moon, Heavenly Music
Casa Mozart, 3F 1-10-23 Jingu-Mae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Reison Kuroda, shakuhachi (guest)
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Yu Kuwabara, compose, arrange, and advertising art
awaiza.com/schedule.html#16Apr2022
28 March 2022
Five Images-In Nomine
exxi Standorte
Wiener Konzerthaus, Berio-Saal, Lothringerstraße 20, 1030 Wien, Austria
ensemble XX. jahrhundert
Peter Burwik, conductor
exxj.net/kommende-konzerte/
27 March 2022
Doll-Blind b
OPEN MUSIC GRAZ - between feathers
MUMA (Museum der Wahrnehmung), Friedrichgasse 41, 8010 Graz, Austria
between feathers
Audrey G. Perreault, flute｜Maria Mogas Gensana, accordion
www.openmusic.at/programm/2022/27032022
26 March 2022
In Between
Trio Abstrakt: EDGES
Altes Pfandhaus, Kartäuserwall 20 50678 Köln, Germany
Trio Abstrakt
Salim Javaid, saxophone｜Shiau-Shiuan Hung, percussions｜Marlies Debacker, piano
altes-pfandhaus.de/event/trio-abstrakt/
26 March 2022
Music for 'The restaurant of many orders' [commissioned work, world premiere]
Music for 'Gauche the Cellist'
Music for 'The Moonlight and The Glasses' [commissioned work, world premiere]
Super-sized musical picture-story show for parents and children
Mitsuke Arts Hall Arcadia Small Hall, 2-1-1 Showamachi, Mitsuke-shi, Niigata 954-0059 Japan
Seikou and Kayoko Morohashi, picture-story show｜Tomoki and Chieri Shibata, narrator
Kaoru Nishimura, clarinet｜Sho Sato, cello
www.city.mitsuke.niigata.jp/22594.htm
www.city.mitsuke.niigata.jp/secure/27307/tsukiyotomegane.pdf
24 March 2022
Music for 'Gauche the Cellist'
SHO SATO - Cello Live with Violin and Picture Story Chow
Sorajyuku, 3-13-25 Negishi, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0003 Japan
Tomoki and Chieri Shibata, narrator｜Sho Sato, cello
sorajyuku.ciao.jp
13 March 2022
White Winds, Blue Nights [commissioned work, world premiere]
Ensemble Free EAST Concert Vol.16
Koto Public Hall (Tiara Koto) Main Hall, 2-28-36 Sumiyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Akiko Kubota, biwa with voice｜Ryosuke Asano, conductor
Ensemble Free East
ensemblefree.jp/#concert
24, 25, 26 & 27 February 2022
*Immersive Audio Performance
Spiral Mandala -Wind Chant and Night Chant-
Shomyo: Buddhist Ritual Chant—Spiral Mandala Ceremony
Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017, US
Tei Blow, a media designer, transform Japan Society’s stage into an immersive soundscape featuring the premiere recording of this work.
Shomyo no Kai—Voices of a Thousand Years
Hiromi Tamura, director
teiblow.com/spiral-mandala-ceremony
www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/performances/shomyo-buddhist-mandala-ceremony
11 February 2022
Rites of Lilith [commissioned work, world premiere]
ROSCO 20th Anniversary Recital
Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, 3-20-2 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1403 Japan
ROSCO
Fumiko Kai, violin｜Kaori Ohsuga, piano
rosco2001.com/news.html
10 February 2022
A song about a dead person
113 Collective Presents loadbang at Studio Z
Studio Z, 275 East Fourth Street Suite 200, Saint Paul, MN, US
Loadbang
Adrian Sandi, bass clarinet｜Andy Kozar, trumpet
Jeffrey Gavett, baritone｜William Lang, trombone
www.113collective.com/
5 February 2022
In Between
Gesellschaft für Zeitgenössische Musik Aachen
Klangbrücke, Kurhausstraße 2, 52062 Aachen, Germany
Trio Abstrakt
Salim Javaid, saxophone｜Shiau-Shiuan Hung, percussions｜Marlies Debacker, piano
trioabstrakt.com/live/
www.gzm-aachen.de/?p=2994
2021
20 December 2021
Echigojishi Fantasy c [commissioned work, world premiere]
Ondou (Music & Movement) -Reiwa Kaitai Shinsho-
Sainokuni Saitama Arts Theater small hall, 3-15-1 Uemine, Chuo-ku, Saitama-city, Saitama, Japan
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen｜Shozan Hasegawa, shakuhachi
Maya Kimura, 13-string koto｜Nobutaka Yoshizawa, 17-string koto
Kisaburo Katada, oh-tsuzumi
ondou.peatix.com
fb.me/e/2c1QKMEUm
19 December 2021
Nichiren-Shu Shomyo 'Kōso-san' with accompanying music on Gagaku three instruments [commissioned arrangement work, world premiere]
Gagaku
Enmei-in Temple, 3-10-1, Nishi-Nippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Nichiren-Shu Kenseikai, Shomyo｜Shimo-Kuma-Takeru, Gagaku
18 December 2021
＊Live streaming and archive streaming will be available.
J.S.Bach: Lord, Joy of Man's Desiring (from Cantata No.147 "In Heart, Mouth, Deeds, and Life") [arrangement work, world premiere]
Bach's Field of Prayer #6 - Awai-Za Recital Series Vol.2
Anyo-in Temple Rurikodo Hall, 2-30-23 Toshin-Cho, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Misato Takimoto, flute (guest)
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Yu Kuwabara, compose and arrange
Tendre Co, distribution｜Yu Kuwabara, advertising art
organized by Awai-Za, co-organized by Anyo-in Temple
awaiza.com/schedule.html#10Jul_18Dec2021
17 December 2021
Chronos-Kairos [commissioned work, world premiere]
Contemporary Duo - Kosei Murata and Kazue Nakamura
Suginami Kokaido Small Hall, 23-5 Kamiogi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kosei Murata, trombone｜Kazue Nakamura, piano
www.confetti-web.com/detail.php?tid=62635
fb.me/e/22l3PFvdx
4 & 5 December 2021
In Between
Concert II: I will learn to love a person
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 11 East 40th Street, Kansas City, MO 64111-4909, US
newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble
www.newear.org
fb.me/e/1YC01oVY3
fb.me/e/4aJp5tevH
4 December 2021
＊Pre-concert talk by Yu Kuwahara (composer) and Hiromi Tamura (director) from 14:30
Four Seasons of the Five Saints: Dogen, Saigyo, Ippen, Myoe, and Ryokan [commissioned work, world premiere]
The Japanese and Nature Ⅱ
Sing of Innate Reality - New Japanese Traditional Music
Concert Hall Shizuoka AOI, P.O.B.251 Shizuoka Central Post Office 1-9 Kurogane-cho, Shizuoka-shi 420-0851 Shizuoka, Japan
Kodo Kawashiro, Jusei Muroo, Kotoku Shoji, and Shoei Suehiro, shomyo
Midori Takada, percussions
Ko Ishikawa, sho｜Hitomi Nakamura, hichiriki｜Mami Tsunoda, ryuteki
Reison Kuroda, shakuhachi｜Maya Kimura, koto｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello
Hiromi Tamura, director
www3.aoi.shizuoka-city.or.jp/concert/detail.php?y_yoyaku_day_uid=187748
20 November 2021
＊Live streaming and archive streaming are available.
Sonata-Vocalise [world premiere]
Bach's Field of Prayer #5 - Awai-Za Recital Series Vol.2
Anyo-in Temple Rurikodo Hall, 2-30-23 Toshin-Cho, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Yu Kuwabara, compose and arrange
Tendre Co, distribution｜Yu Kuwabara, advertising art
organized by Awai-Za, co-organized by Anyo-in Temple
awaiza.com/schedule.html#10Jul_18Dec2021
[talk live] 17 November 2021
Special After Meeting - Kai Repertory Theater Noh "Hagoromo"
Theater Kai, 2-10-14, Ryogoku, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Speakers: Kanji Shimizu (Noh actor), Taro Yokoyama (Professor at Rikkyo University, Noh Studies), Yu Kuwabara (composer), Yu Yamagami (actress, director, translator)
www.theaterx.jp/21/211117-211117p.php
14 November 2021
Obi [commissioned work, world premiere]
the preview of Rondò 2022
trasmissione in prima assoluta di AFFRESCO
Composizione a più mani per ensemble ed elettronica
Alcuni fra i compositori di Affresco, esperimento di composizione collettiva.
Comune di Milano - Fabbrica del Vapore, Via Giulio Cesare Procaccini, 4, 20154 Milano MI, Italy
Sandro Gorli, conductor｜Divertimento Ensemble
divertimentoensemble.it/eventi/domenica-14-novembre-lanteprima-di-rondo-2022-il-programma-completo/
fb.me/e/1Lj4bF1uQ
[talk] 30 October 2021
In celebration of the Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Composition Award
Special Guest Discussion Hidetaro Honjoh x Yu Kuwabara - Between western music and Japanese music
Honjoh-ryu Shamizanmai Channel
shirasu.io/t/tendre/c/shamizanmai/p/20210928185601
27 October 2021
Unspoken Song of the Koto
Pipe Koto Dream [commissioned work, world premiere]
Kataoka Lisa Koto Recital "Contemporary Music x Koto" (2021 Japan Arts Festival)
Small Hall, Toyonaka Performing Arts Center, 3-7-2 Sonehigashino-cho, Toyonaka-city, Osaka, Japan
Lisa Kataoka, koto with voice
www.risakoto.com/posts/19846751?categoryIds=3883059
[broadcast] 24 October 2021, 8:10-9:00 via NHK-FM
Time Abyss
NHK-FM Music of Our Time
From recent performances: The 31st Competition of Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition #2
Yoichi Sugiyama, conductor｜New Japan Philharmonic
www4.nhk.or.jp/P446/
radiko.jp/share/?sid=JOAK-FM&t=20211024081000&noreload=1
23 October 2021
＊Live streaming and archive streaming are available.
Ōmagatoki no Uta (Hearing the Dusk Abyss)
Bach's Field of Prayer #4 - Awai-Za Recital Series Vol.2
Anyo-in Temple Rurikodo Hall, 2-30-23 Toshin-Cho, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Yu Kuwabara, compose and arrange
Tendre Co, distribution｜Yu Kuwabara, advertising art
organized by Awai-Za, co-organized by Anyo-in Temple
awaiza.com/schedule.html#10Jul_18Dec2021
15 October 2021 (performance twice)
＊Live streaming and archive streaming are available.
Moonlight, sunlight [commissioned work, world premiere]
Ayumi Shimonoto The World of Contemporary Koto
Tokyo Concerts Lab, 2-3-18 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Ayumi Shimonoto, koto with voice｜Shintaro Ban, utai (Noh voice)
→Buy streaming tickets and watch here. (Streaming period: 5-12 November, 2021)
18 September 2021
＊Live streaming and archive streaming are available.
Mizu no Koe (Water Voice)
Bach's Field of Prayer #3 - Awai-Za Recital Series Vol.2
Anyo-in Temple Rurikodo Hall, 2-30-23 Toshin-Cho, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Yu Kuwabara, compose and arrange
Tendre Co, distribution｜Yu Kuwabara, advertising art
organized by Awai-Za, co-organized by Anyo-in Temple
awaiza.com/schedule.html#10Jul_18Dec2021
11 September 2021
Innate Reality [commissioned work, world premiere]
ZeitRäume Basel - Biennale für neue Musik und Architektur
Durchgehend｜Padel-Halle - Teil 1｜Art Space Pilz Welle Lust
Padel Basel Klybeck, Gebäude K-102, Klybeckstrasse 141, 4057 Basel, Schweiz
Baldur Brönnimann, musikalische leitung｜Miguel Fernandez, saxophon｜Mathieu Chpelitch, trompete
Antonio Jimenez Marin, posaune｜Francesco Palmieri, e-gitarre｜María Alejandra Jiménez, violine
Anastasija Agapova, viola｜Alessandra Gallo, violoncello
zeitraeumebasel.com/sonic-spaces-im-klybeck
9 September 2021
Innate Reality [commissioned work, world premiere]
ZeitRäume Basel - Biennale für neue Musik und Architektur
Durchgehend｜Padel-Halle - Teil 1｜Art Space Pilz Welle Lust
Padel Basel Klybeck, Gebäude K-102, Klybeckstrasse 141, 4057 Basel, Schweiz
Baldur Brönnimann, musikalische leitung｜Miguel Fernandez, saxophon｜Mathieu Chpelitch, trompete
Antonio Jimenez Marin, posaune｜Francesco Palmieri, e-gitarre｜María Alejandra Jiménez, violine
Anastasija Agapova, viola｜Alessandra Gallo, violoncello
zeitraeumebasel.com/sonic-spaces-im-klybeck
3 September 2021 (performed twice)
Four Games [commissioned work, world premiere of the entire piece]
Recorder Duet, Trajectory of Sound II
Oumi Gakudo, 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Seiko Tanaka and Daniele Bragetti, recorder
stanaka8.wixsite.com/studio-fontegara/information
flyer pdf
28 August 2021
＊Live streaming is available.
Time Abyss [Japanese premiere]
Suntory Hall Summer Festival 2021
The 31st Competition of Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition
Suntory Hall (Main Hall), 1-13-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8403 (Akasaka ARK Hills), Japan
Yoichi Sugiyama, conductor｜New Japan Philharmonic
Presented by Suntory Hall
www.suntory.com/culture-sports/suntoryhall/schedule/detail/20210828_M_2.html
31st Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition Nominated works announced
21 August 2021
＊Live streaming and archive streaming are available.
Concert Suite 'Gauche the Cellist'
Bach's Field of Prayer #2 - Awai-Za Recital Series Vol.2
Anyo-in Temple Rurikodo Hall, 2-30-23 Toshin-Cho, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Yu Kuwabara, compose and arrange
Tendre Co, distribution｜Yu Kuwabara, advertising art
organized by Awai-Za, co-organized by Anyo-in Temple
awaiza.com/schedule.html#10Jul_18Dec2021
12 August 2021
＊Live streaming and archive streaming are available.
In Between
Concert - New Music Gathering Day 1
Auditorium, Landmark Center, 75 W 5th St, St Paul, MN 55102 US
Also stream at the New Music Gathering YouTube
Jeffery Kyle Hutchins, saxophone｜Scotty Horey, percussions｜Shannon Wettstein Sadler, piano
www.newmusicgathering.org/nmg2021/schedule/day-1-thursday-august-12th
1 August 2021
Floating Bridge of Dreams Ⅱ - on 'Yoru no Ame (Rain at night)' b [cello version world premiere]
Miidera-temple, 246 Onjyo-ji cho, Otsu-city, Shiga, Japan
Hidetaro Honjoh, shamisen with voice｜Keisuke Morita, cello
31 July 2021
＊Live streaming and archive streaming are available.
Nested Time [commissioned work, world premiere]
World Premieres II - Mizzou International Composers Festival 2021
Stream at the Mizzou New Music Facebook or MU School of Music YouTube.
Alarm Will Sound｜Alan Pierson, conductor
newmusic.missouri.edu/micf/festival-schedule#collapse-accordion-150-4
25-31 July 2021
Take a part as one of the resident composers of the Mizzou International Composers Festival 2021
newmusic.missouri.edu/micf/mizzou-international-composers-festival
blog.coas.missouri.edu/blog_mnmsf/?p=5797
21 July 2021
Bai and Dharani [Italian premiere]
Discordanze - Chigiana International Festival & Summer Academy 2021
Teatro dei Rozzi, Piazza Indipendenza, 15, 53100 Siena SI, Italy
Ilya Gringolts, violin
www.chigiana.org/pf/21-luglio-2021/
10 July 2021
Bai and Dharani [commissioned work, world premiere]
MATINEE - Kammermusikfest Lockenhaus
Ritterburg Lockenhaus "Burg", Eugen Horvath Platz 1 A-7442 Lockenhaus, Austria
Ilya Gringolts, violin
www.kammermusikfest.at/programm-2021
10 July 2021
＊Live streaming and archive streaming are available.
Ball and Keys
Hana no Fuga (Fugue florissante)
J.S.Bach: Lord, Joy of Man's Desiring (from Cantata No. 147 "In Heart, Mouth, Deeds, and Life") [arrangement work, world premiere]
Bach's Field of Prayer #1 - Awai-Za Recital Series Vol.2
Anyo-in Temple Rurikodo Hall, 2-30-23 Toshin-Cho, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Yu Kuwabara, compose and arrange
Tendre Co, distribution｜Yu Kuwabara, advertising art
organized by Awai-Za, co-organized by Anyo-in Temple
awaiza.com/schedule.html#10Jul_18Dec2021
9 July 2021
In Between [US premiere]
CHAMBER MUSIC II - Twin Cities New Music Festival 2021
The Andy Boss Thrust Stage, Park Square Theatre, 20 West Seventh Place, Saint Paul, MN 55102 US
Jeffery Kyle Hutchins, saxophone｜Scotty Horey, percussions｜Shannon Wettstein Sadler, piano
www.113collective.com/tcnmf21
parksquaretheatre.org/113-composers-collective-twin-cities-new-music-festival/
www.facebook.com/events/949396595821406
28 June 2021
Hidden in the Another Dusk [revised world premiere]
New Chamber Music 2021
Sumida Triphony Small Hall,1-2-3 Kinshi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Maiko Matsuoka, violin｜Wakako Yokoyama, violin
Fumiko Kai, viola｜Gen Asabuki, cello
22 May 2021
＊Stream on 29 May 2021, 19:00h
Striking the match momentarily I see the foggy ocean b [AsianArt Ensemble original instrumental version world premiere]
via nova e.V. Zeitgenössische Musik in Thüringen
Jugend- und Kulturzentrum monami (Großer Saal), Goethepl. 11, 99423 Weimar, Germany
Streaming is available here.
AsianArt Ensemble
Yoo Hong, daegeum｜Wu Wei, sheng｜Naoko Kikuchi, koto｜Sung Youjin, gayageum
Matthias Leupold, violin｜Yoo Chang-Yun, viola｜Gabriella Strümpel, cello
Matthias Bauer, contrabass｜Adam Weisman, percussions｜Il-Ryun Chung, conductor
via-nova-ev.de/?page_id=2793
[online, on-air & limited streaming] 8&9 May, 2021 (2-day online festival)
＊Available to watch the achive movies and the recordings for 30 days after the festival
Bai and Dharani [commissioned work, online world premiere]
Tectonics Glasgow 2021
Watch online at bbc.co.uk/bbcsso
Listen LIVE on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds
View the Line-up and Schedule (“Bai and Dharani” will have its online world-premiere on the 9th, at 17:30.)
All performances are available on this site for 30 days, with the two live broadcasts available on BBC Sounds for the same period. The festival is completely free to access.
The archive movie of “Bai and Dharani” is available here.
Ilya Gringolts, violin
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3jRWS6Y6QgXmP27MV8V0sDQ/tectonics-glasgow-2021
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5Sc1F90nDwzFwdM6h8zvwmz/tectonics-2021-artist-profile
18&19 April 2021
Music for 'Gauche the Cellist'
Music for 'Yamanashi' [commissioned work, world premiere]
Kamishibai Live - Seikou Morohashi: The World of Large-Scale Picture Storytelling VOL.2
Nagaoka Lyric Hall, 3-1356-6 Senshu, Nagaoka-city, Niigata, Japan
Seikou Morohashi, script and drawing
Kazue Imai, Yoshie Kikuchi, and Azusa Fukushima, narrator
Sho Sato, cello｜Kaoru Fukushima, clarinet
senzouin.jp
[online concert & limited streaming] 30 March 2021, 20:00 (EDT)
available to purchase and watch until April 30, 21:00 (EDT)
Moonlight Mantra (Tsuki no Kōgon)
JAPAN SOCIETY - Online Traditional Music
Shomyo: Buddhist Ritual Chant - Moonlight Mantra
Co-presented with University of Chicago Presents
www.japansociety.org/event/shomyo-buddhist-ritual-chanting-mantra-of-moonlight
artsinitiative.columbia.edu/event/shomyo-buddhist-ritual-chant-moonlight-mantra/
Hailing from two of Japan's major Buddhist sects (Shingon and Tendai), the critically-acclaimed group Shomyo no Kai—Voices of a Thousand Years will showcase their mastery of a millennium-old chanting ritual with a performance that transcends sectarian boundaries. Discover one of the earliest forms of vocal music reimagined in a new work by the young female composer Yu Kuwabara, titled Moonlight Mantra (Tsuki no Kogon). With a performance set in the exceptional acoustics and grand sacred space of An'yo-in Temple, one of the oldest temples in Itabashi Ward in Tokyo, this concert offers a rare opportunity to hear this ancient oral ritual come to vibrant life. Clad in brightly colored monastic robes, the choir alternates between monotone stillness and ecstatic polyphony. The ethereal voices of Shomyo no Kai swell in powerful harmony, enrapturing the listener into a transcendent meditative state.
The performance will begin with a series of interviews with the head monk of the Shingon Buddhist sect Rev. Kojun Arai, stage director Hiromi Tamura, and composer Yu Kuwabara, and conclude with a live Q&A featuring Rev. Kojun Arai.
performed in Japanese with English subtitles
Here is the trailer PV below.
March 2021 Shomyo no Kai Program Book
performed by Shomyo no Kai - Sennen no Koe (Voices of a Thousand Years)
directed by Hiromi Tamura and composed by Yu Kuwabara
video: PLASTIC RAINS, GOCCHA｜Sound: Fly sound Inc.｜Lighting: Arts Lab
PR: GOCCHA, Arts Lab｜Producer: Junko Hanamitsu｜Production: NPO Kaibunsha
supported by Anyoin-temple
funded by The Commemorative Foundation for the Japan World Exposition
commissioned by Agency for Cultural Affairs "Project for Strengthening Profitability of Culture and Arts"
[limited video streaming] 11-24 March 2021
On-demand distribution of National Theatre
National Theatre of Japan 5-6 March 2021
Gagaku and Contemporary Music: Poetry in Song and Performance
First ticket purchase period: 11 March, 10h00 - 17 March, 15h00
Second distribution period: 18 March, 10h00 - 24 March, 23h59
Second ticket purchase period: 18 March, 10h00 - 24 March, 15h00
www.ntj.jac.go.jp/topics/kokuritsu/2020/3688.html
[A-1] Ryojin Hisho
Haru no Hajime, Ashigara Seki no Kami, Mizushirabyoshi, and more.
→eplus.jp/Ryojin_Hisho/
[B-1] RENGA (1975-76)
composed by John Cage; directed by Kawashima Motoharu, Marc D. Ferrum, Kuwabara Yu
→eplus.jp/RENGA/
[A-2] Gosechi no Aida no Eikyoku no Koto
→eplus.jp/Gosechi_no_Aida_no_Eikyoku_no_Koto/
[B-2] Berlin RenshiⅡ- Die Strickleiter an der Fasanenstraße (2021)*world premiere
co-composed by Kawashima Motoharu, Marc D. Ferrum, Kuwabara Yu
→eplus.jp/Berlin_Renshi2/
duration: Approximately 55 minutes for each performance
6 March 2021
Berlin Renshi Ⅱ - Die Strickleiter an der Fasanenstraße
co-composition by Motoharu Kawashima, Marc David Ferrum, and Yu Kuwabara [commissioned work, world premiere]
National Theatre - March 2021 Special Program
Gagaku and Contemporary Music: Poetry in Song and Performance
National Theatre (Small Theatre), 4-1 Hayabusa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Shintaro Ban, Utai (Noh chanting)｜Takashi Matsudaira, baritone
Motoharu Kawashima, conductor｜Reigakusha｜Ensemble Kochi
www.ntj.jac.go.jp/schedule/kokuritsu_s/2020/3310.html?lan=e
Live streaming is available here.
[performance] 5 March 2021
John Cage: RENGA
National Theatre - March 2021 Special Program
Gagaku and Contemporary Music: Poetry in Song and Performance
National Theatre (Small Theatre), 4-1 Hayabusa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
directed by Motoharu Kawashima, Marc David Ferrum, and Yu Kuwabara
inserted harmony parts arranged by Marc David Ferrum and Yu Kuwabara
Shintaro Ban, Utai (Noh chanting)｜Takashi Matsudaira, baritone
Yu Kuwabara, conductor｜Motoharu Kawashima, conductor
Reigakusha｜Ensemble Kochi
www.ntj.jac.go.jp/schedule/kokuritsu_s/2020/3310.html?lan=e
Live streaming is available here.
[limited video streaming] 1-20 February 2021
Moonlight Mantra (Tsuki no Kōgon)
On-demand distribution of the 60-minute video work featuring the 40-minute digest version of "Moonlight Mantra (Tsuki no Kōgon)" and additional special interviews (with English subtitles) with Kojun Arai (master of the ceremony), Hiromi Tamura (director), and Yu Kuwabara (composer)
Here is the trailer PV below.
This streaming is available on 360channel for those who living outside of Japan.
performed by Shomyo no Kai - Sennen no Koe (Voices of a Thousand Years)
directed by Hiromi Tamura and composed by Yu Kuwabara
video: PLASTIC RAINS, GOCCHA｜Sound: Fly sound Inc.｜Lighting: Arts Lab
PR: GOCCHA, Arts Lab｜Producer: Junko Hanamitsu｜Production: NPO Kaibunsha
supported by Anyoin-temple
funded by The Commemorative Foundation for the Japan World Exposition
commissioned by Agency for Cultural Affairs "Project for Strengthening Profitability of Culture and Arts"
24 January 2021 *CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Awai-Za Koto-Hajime 2021
Recreation Hall, Fukagawa Edo Museum, 2F 1-3-28, Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
2020
27 December 2020 ＊POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
Mystische Miniatüre [Japanese premiere]
New Work [world premiere]
Christopher Adler × Awai-Za
Ruri-kodo, Anyo-in temple, 2-30-23 Toshin-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Christoper Adler, khean
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
awaiza.com/schedule.html#28Mar2020
www.facebook.com/events/518883845405858/
19 December 2020
Moonlight Mantra (Tsuki no Kōgon)
Human Spirit and Nature: A Song of Japanese Heart-
Shomyo "Moonlight Mantra (Tsuki no Kōgon)" after "Songs by Myoe-shonin"
Concert Hall Shizuoka AOI, P.O.B.251 Shizuoka Central Post Office, 1-9 Kurogane-cho, Shizuoka-shi, 420-0851 Shizuoka, Japan
Shomyo no Kai - Sennen no Koe (Voice of a Thousand Years), shomyo
Hiromi Tamura, director
www3.aoi.shizuoka-city.or.jp/concert/detail.php?y_yoyaku_day_uid=17593
12 December 2020
Unspoken Song of the Koto [commissioned work, world premiere]
DISCOVER NIPPON -Cutting Edge of the Koto-
Minoh-City Maple Hall, 5-11-23, Minoh, Minoh-shi, Osaka, Japan
Lisa Kataoka, koto
minoh-bunka.com/2020/07/23/1212-discover-nippon/
6 December 2020
The Three Playings of Kenji Miyazawa's onomatopoeia [commissioned work, world premiere]
Hidetaro Honjoh: Iwafune [commissioned arrangement work, world premiere]
Folk Song Regression - Distant Sea
Kioi Small Hall, 6-5 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hidetaro Honjoh, voice and shamisen
Dogen Kinowaki, flute｜Tatsuki Sasanuma, cello｜Sawako Yasue, percussions
www.honjoh.co.jp/ticket/kaiki.html
kioihall.jp/category/concert/s_kioihall?ky=2020&km=12
www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/69504
[lecture] 6 & 27 November 2020
online composition courses Sakyoku-Juku (organized by Yukiko Watanabe)
Guest tutor for the first semester of 2020
note.com/yukikocomposer/n/nee5e0d2e1e84
4 November 2020
Hidetaro Honjoh: HANABI [arrangement work]
Balls and Keys [new work, world premiere]
Hauta 'Hagi no Shiorito' [arrangement work]
Hauta 'Fukagawa-bushi' [arrangement work]
Awai - Tsukuda [revised world premiere]
Hidetaro Honjoh: Hana no Fuga [arrangement work]
Music for Tōsanba
Hauta 'Nenagarani' [arrangement work]
Lotus Pedestal
Song for "Wakamurasaki" b'
Echigojishi Fantasy
Awai-Za Edo×New Music Vol.4 - Fireworks
Small Theatre, Fukagawa Edo Museum, 2F 1-3-28, Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
awaiza.com/schedule.html#4Nov2020
www.facebook.com/events/340197720617129
[livestream] 1 November 2020
A song about a dead person
Festival of New American Music Gala Concert (Sacramento, CA, US)
Free access to livestream, no in person attendance available
loadbang
Jeffrey Gavett, baritone｜Andy Kozar, trumpet
William Lang, trombone｜Adrian Sandi, bass clarinet
www.csus.edu/college/arts-letters/music/_internal/_documents/fenam-schedule.pdf
www.csus.edu/college/arts-letters/music/spotlight/fenam-festival.html
www.loadbang.com/events.html
[lecture] 28 October 2020
Lecture about "Creation between New Music and Japanese Traditional Art Form" at Osaka College of Music
organized by Osamu Nishimura
3 October 2020
In Between [French premiere]
Festival Musica 2020
Concert de clôture #3 - L’Imaginaire + Ensemble Linea + Les Percussions de Strasbourg + Voix de Stras’ + AxisModula + Quatuor Adastra + Les Chapeaux Noirs + HANATSUmiroir + lovemusic
Cité de la musique et de la danse, 1 Pl. Dauphine, 67076 Strasbourg, France
L’Imaginaire + Ensemble Linea + Les Percussions de Strasbourg
Philippe Koerper, saxophone｜Reto Staub, piano｜Hsin-Hsuan Wu, percussions
festivalmusica.fr/documentation/editions/2020/manifestation/1717/
31 August 2020 ＊POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
Four Games [commissioned work, world premiere of the entire piece]
Recorder Duet, Trajectory of Sound II
Oumi Gakudo, 3-20-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Seiko Tanaka and Daniele Bragetti, recorder
stanaka8.wixsite.com/studio-fontegara/information
[broadcast] 4 August 2020, via ORF
In Between
Japans zeitgenössische Musikproduktion - Japans junge Komponierende
Gestaltung: Marie-Therese Rudolph
Trio Accanto
Marcus Weiss, saxophone｜Nicolas Hodges, piano｜Christian Dierstein, percussions
oe1.orf.at/programm/20200804/607861/Japans-zeitgenoessische-Musikproduktion
27 July - 1 August 2020
Mizzou International Composers Festival online
Seleced for one of the resident composers for Mizzou International Composers Festival 2020
blog.coas.missouri.edu/blog_mnmsf/?p=5481
www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-mizzou-international-composers-festival-online-under-twilight-tickets-113217552748
[broadcast] 25 June 2020, via hr2-Kultur
Time Abyss
Konzertsaal｜Cresc - Biennale für aktuelle Musik - Crashkurs Human_Machine
Am Mikrofon: Sylvia Freydank
Enno Poppe, conductor｜Ensemble Modern
Aufnahme vom 1. März 2020 aus der Albert-Schweitzer-Schule in Offenbach
www.hr2.de/programm/klassik-oper/konzertsaal--cresc---biennale-fuer-aktuelle-musik---crashkurs-humanmachine,id-konzertsaal-2350.html
[online concert] 15 June 2020
Mizu no Koe (Water Voice) [online European premiere]
SMOG online
Marco Fusi, violin
www.smogmusic.org/2020-06-15.php
31 May 2020 ＊POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
Awai-Za Kawa-Biraki 2020
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
awaiza.com/schedule.html#31May2020
27 May 2020 ＊POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
In Between [US premiere]
Twin Cities New Music Festival
Jeffery Kyle Hutchins, saxophone｜Scotty Horey, percussions｜Shannon Wettstein Sadler, piano
[broadcast] 16 May 2020, via Deutschlandfunk
Atelier neuer Musik
Die Komponistin Yu Kuwabara - Neu und alt sind kein Widerspruch
Mit dem Wortpaar „Tradition und Fortschritt“ wird bis heute ein Widerstreit, ein Sich-Abgrenzenwollen assoziiert. Nicht so bei Yu Kuwabara: In ihren Kompositionen bringt die junge Japanerin uralte Traditionen ihres Landes und zeitgenössische Ideen, Thematiken und Arbeitsansätze in Einklang.
Von Leonie Reineke
www.deutschlandfunk.de/die-komponistin-yu-kuwabara-neu-und-alt-sind-kein
www.nmz.de/politik-betrieb/veranstaltungen/neue-musik-musikfeature-soundart-die-radio-woche-vom-1105-bis
13 May 2020 ＊POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
Striking a match momentarily I see the foggy ocean b [AsianArt original instrument version, world premiere]
focused XXIII - Young Composers Japan
Konzerthaus Berlin, Werner-Otto-Saal, Gendarmenmarkt, 10117 Berlin-Mitte, Germany
AsianArt Ensemble
Wu Wei, sheng｜Hong Yoo, daegeum｜Naoko Kikuchi, koto｜Youjin Sung, gayageum
Matthias Leupold, violine｜Chang-Yun Yoo, viola｜Gabriella Strümpel, cello
Matthias Bauer, Kontrabass｜Adam Weisman, Perkussion｜Il-Ryun Chung, Leitung und Moderation
www.asianart-ensemble.com/en/en/concerts2020.html
www.konzerthaus.de/en/programm/asianart-ensemble/5016
30 April & 1 May 2020 ＊POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
Music for 'Gauche the Cellist'
Seikou Morohashi "The World of A Huge Picture-Story Show" vol.2
Owlspot, 4-5-2, Higashi-ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Seikou Morohashi, pictures and story
Sho Sato, cello
www.owlspot.jp/events/performance/post_159.html
senzouin.jp/pdf/2020/au-0430.pdf
[livestream] 4 April 2020
Mystische Miniatüre
Solos: Three for Khaen (A Livestream-only Concert)
This concert will be livestreamed in US on youtube: youtu.be/KxgNQ5z1bmY
Christopher Adler, khaen
www.facebook.com/events/243955423317061/
22 March 2020 *CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Dance to live [commissioned work, world premiere]
Deconstructing Winter
Contemporary × POPS
C-LAPS, Aoba-Roppongi building B1, 3-16-33 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Music KART
Go Mochizuki, mandolin｜Gaku Yamada, guitar｜Hiroaki Takaha, piano｜Jun Mochizuki, drums
Thomas Piercy, clarinet｜Tomoya Ohgaki, electric bass
c-laps.jp/events/200322_night_musickart/
21 March 2020 ＊POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
Naming Chant [commissioned work, world premiere]
produced by Yokohama Minatomirai Hall
Just Composed 2020 Spring in Yokohama Contemporary Music Composers Series
Yokohama Minatomirai Small Hall, 2-3-6 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
Ryuta Nishikawa, conductor｜Vox Humana, vocal ensemble
magcul.net/198665?lang=en
mmh.yafjp.org/mmh/recommend/2020/03/just-composed-2020
15 March 2020 *CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Music for 'Gauche the Cellist'
Seikou Morohashi "The World of A Huge Picture-Story Show" vol.2
Nagaoka City Hall Aore A, 4-10 Ote-dori, Nagaoka-sity, Niigata, Japan
Seikou Morohashi, pictures and story
Sho Sato, cello
senzouin.jp/pdf/2020/ao-0315.pdf
[talk live] 14 March 2020 *CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
Lecture about 'How to enjoy Just Composed 2020' produced by Miyuki Shiraishi
Just Composed 2020 Spring in Yokohama Contemporary Music Composers Series
Yokohama Minatomirai Reception Room, 2-3-6 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
Ryuta Nishikawa, conductor｜Yu Kuwabara, composer｜Miyuki Shiraishi, musicologist
magcul.net/198665?lang=en
mmh.yafjp.org/mmh/recommend/2020/03/just-composed-2020
3 March 2020
Rattling Darkness
Versipel New Music presents Will Lang
Hotel Peter and Paul, 2317 Burgundy St, New Orleans, LA 70117, US
William Lang, trombone
versipel.org/events/
1 March 2020
Time Abyss [commissioned work, world premiere]
CRESC... Biennale für aktuelle Musik
CRASHKURS HUMAN__MACHINE
Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Offenbach, Waldstraße 113, 63071 Offenbach am Main, Germany
Enno Poppe, conductor｜Ensemble Modern
www.cresc-biennale.de/de/programm/2020-03-01/crashkurs-human-machine
www.cresc-biennale.de/en/artists/yu-kuwabara
www.internationale-em-akademie.de/en/calendar#k3896_2020-03-01
www.ensemble-modern.com/en/calendar/2020-03-01/3896
www.facebook.com/events/483931888908840/
www.hr.de/presse/orchester/hr-sinfonieorchester/2019/
www.giornaledellamusica.it/news/umano-non-troppo-umano
24 February 2020
Flowers of Fading c [vibraphone version, world premiere]
Michael Murphy and Kanna Taniguchi Duo Concert
Art Space Hase, 593 Kusuriya-cho, Chukyo-ku, Kyoto-city, Kyoto
Michael Murphy, sho｜Kanna Taniguchi, vibraphone
23 February 2020
Three Voices [US premiere]
Identity, what does it matter? New Generations in Japan
Music From Japan 45th Anniversary - Festival 2020 New York
Scandinavia House/Volvo Hall (second floor), 58 Park Ave (at 38th Street), New York, NY, US
Momenta Quartet
Alex Shiozaki, violin｜Stephanie Griffin, viola｜Michael Haas, cello
www.musicfromjapan.org/upcoming-events/
www.musicfromjapan.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Music-From-Japan-2020-Program-New-York2.pdf
www.japanculture-nyc.com/music-from-japan-to-celebrate-its-45th-anniversary/
15 February 2020
Ito no Dharani c (Dharani of Strings c) [viola version world premiere]
B. Howard: Fly Me To The Moon b [arrangement work, viola version world premiere]
Sounds of traditional music and new music
Katsuyama-city hall, 1-5-16, Katsuyama-city, Moto-machi, Fukui, Japan
Megumi Kasakawa, viola｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
ultraschallberlin.de/konzert/2020-01-16_trio-accanto/
[broadcast] 5 February 2020, via rbb Kultur
In Between
Musik der Gegenwart
Ultraschall Berlin
Trio Accanto
Marcus Weiss, saxophone｜Christian Dierstein, percussions｜Nicolas Hodges, piano
ultraschallberlin.de/konzert/2020-01-16_trio-accanto/
30 January 2020
Ohayashi from 'Tsugi-hagi "Chushingura" (Patched "Chushingura")'
Hana no Fuga
Hidejiro Honjoh: Hana no Fuga [arrangement work]
Hauta 'Nenchugyoji' [arrangement work]
Music of The Rat [world premiere]
Yoshinao Nakada: On A Snowing Town [arrangement work]
B. Howard: Fly Me To The Moon [arrangement work]
R. Rodgers: My Funny Valentine [arrangement work, world premiere]
A. Vivaldi: Concerto No.1 "LA PRIMAVERA" [arrangement work, world premiere]
W. A. Mozart=Yu Kuwabara: Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je Maman' Awai-Za version
Awai-Za Koto-Hajime 2020
Recreation Hall, Fukagawa Edo Museum, 2F 1-3-28, Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
awaiza.com/schedule.html#30Jan2020
www.facebook.com/events/2447887728822478/
[broadcast] 27 January 2020, via Deutschlandfunk Kultur Tonart Klassik
In Between
Ultraschall Berlin
Trio Accanto
Marcus Weiss, saxophone｜Christian Dierstein, percussions｜Nicolas Hodges, piano
ultraschallberlin.de/konzert/2020-01-16_trio-accanto/
19 January 2020
Kinshi no Dharani (Dharani of Gold Strings)
B. Howard: Fly Me To The Moon c [arrangement work, horn version world premiere]
Otowaza - vocative
History and Nature Museum in IINA Park Kawaguchi, 501-1, Daiji Akayama, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama, Japan
Nobuaki Fukukawa, horn｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
16 January 2020
In Between
Ultraschall Berlin
Heimathafen Neukölln, Karl-Marx-Straße 141, 12043 Berlin, Germany
Trio Accanto
Marcus Weiss, saxophone｜Christian Dierstein, percussions｜Nicolas Hodges, piano
ultraschallberlin.de/konzert/2020-01-16_trio-accanto/
ultraschallberlin.de/aufsatz/yu-kuwabara-in-between/
www.visitberlin.de/en/event/ultraschall-berlin-festival-new-music
www.trio-accanto.com/schedule.html
www.facebook.com/events/2549767611909689/
2019
21 December 2019
Floating Bridge of Dreams Ⅰ - on 'Yoshiwara-Kiyari' [revised world premiere]
Song for "Wakamurasaki" b' [revised world premiere]
Floating Bridge of Dreams Ⅱ - on 'Yoru no Ame (Rain at night)'
Shami Zanmai
Echigojishi Fantasy
Tsugi-hagi "Chushingura" (Patched "Chushingura") [world premiere]
Music for "Tosanba" (Music for a extremery quiet but intense space) [world premiere]
Awai-Za Edo×New Music Vol.3 - Hauta and Chushingura
Small Theatre, Fukagawa Edo Museum, 2F 1-3-28, Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hidetaro Honjoh, guest shamisen player
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
awaiza.com/schedule.html#21Dec2019
www.facebook.com/events/513013796147039/
12 December 2019
7 Studies about "Image" [European premiere]
Ōmagatoki no Uta (Hearing the Dusk Abyss) [European revised premiere]
-TRIO- by contemporary insights
Kulturnhalle, Connewitzer Str. 6, 04289 Leipzig, Germany
contemporary insights
Izabela Kałduńska, violin｜Kyubin Hwang, cello｜Michiko Saiki, piano
contemporaryinsights.org/calendar/
kulturnhalle-leipzig.de/?page_id=219
[broadcast] 26 November 2019, broadcasted via Klara Radio
Nokorigaku (Remaining Music) [commissioned work, world premiere]
Transit-festival: The sound of tomorrow
klara.be/programma/late-night-lab
24 November 2019
Doll-Blind b [world premiere]
Matinee - Music around the world
Commonroom, Florianigasse 54 1080 Wien, Austria
Audrey G. Perrault, flute｜Maria Mogas Gensana, accordion
www.imgraetzl.at/laudonviertel/treffen/matinee-music-around-the-world
14 November 2019
A song about a dead person [commissioned work, world premiere]
loadbang presents: Premieres Vol.13
Opera America, 330 7th Ave 7th Floor, New York, NY, US
loadbang
Jeffrey Gavett, baritone｜Andy Kozar, trumpet
William Lang, trombone｜Adrian Sandi, bass clarinet
www.loadbang.com/events.html
www.facebook.com/events/2498886273513266/
13 November 2019
Music for 'Gauche the Cellist'
Seikou Morohashi, the world of picture-story show
Kodo Hall, Shingon-sect Buzan-ha Shumuchosho, 4F 5-40-8, Ohtsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Seikou Morohashi, pictures and story
Sho Sato, cello
3 November 2019
Music for 'Gauche the Cellist' [commissioned work, world premiere]
Anyoin-temple Autumn Concert
Main Hall, Anyoin-temple, 2-30-23, Toshin-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Seikou Morohashi, pictures and story
Sho Sato, cello
20 October 2019
Nokorigaku (Remaining Music) [commissioned work, world premiere]
Transit Festival 20/21
Nicolas Hodges - Saunders, Momi, Ablinger, Kuwabara, Riehm, Aperghis
STUK, Naamsestraat 96 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Nicolas Hodges, piano
www.festival2021.be/nl/transit/concert/saunders-momi-ablinger-kuwabara-riehm-aperghis
www.facebook.com/events/2077107942593306/
13 October 2019
In Between [Asian premiere]
PRISM Chamber Music Festival
Feature Concert I: Exordium Collective
Y-Studio, 2/F Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Rd, Chai Wan, Hong Kong
EXORDIUM Collective
Angus Lee, conductor
Charles Ng, saxophone｜Karen Yu, percussions｜Thomas Ang, piano
www.novaensemble.com/pcmf-feature-concert-i-exordium-collective
www.facebook.com/events/673800376463986/
24 September 2019
Suite 'Gauche the Cellist' [world premiere]
New Chamber Music 2019 vol.6
Small Hall, Sumida Triphony, 1-2-3 Kinshi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Sho Sato, cello
14 September 2019
Hidetaro Honjoh: Hana no Fuga [arrangement work]
Hauta 'Enkaina' [arrangement work]
Hauta 'Hagi no Shiorido' [arrangement work, world premiere]
Rentaro Taki: Kōjō no Tsuki [arrangement work, world premiere]
B. Howard: Fly Me To The Moon [arrangement work, world premiere]
W. A. Mozart: Duet 'Pa-pa-pa'' from The Magic Flute [arrangement work, world premiere]
W.A. Mozart=Yu Kuwabara: Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je Maman' Awai-Za version [world premiere]
Salon de Awai-Za
Casa Mozart, 1-10-23 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
awaiza.com/schedule.html#14Sep2019
[panelist] 2 September 2019
one of the panelists of Japanese Women Composers Meeting Vol.2
3-days Composition Academy
Half Moon Hall, 4-10-4 Kitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Akiko Ushijima, Yu Kuwabara, Norio Koide, Chikako Morishita, Tomoko Momiyama, Akiko Yamane, Ai Watanabe, and Yukiko Watanabe, panelists
www.facebook.com/events/280214219435188/
18 August 2019
Ito no Dharani (Dharani of Strings)
Izakaya Kai-shin Concert
Izakaya Kai-shin 2, 3-8-7 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Shungo Mise, violin｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
12 August 2019
Thirty-three Moons b [short version, world premiere]
Koriyama City Library Lecture Concert - La Rubertina Recorder Concert
Koriyama City Library, 3F 1-5-25 Hayama, Koriyama-city, Fukushima, Japan
Nobuko Funayama, talk
La Rubertina, recorder ensemble
Seiko Tanaka, Daniele Bragetti, Terumichi Otsuka, Nao Kirihata, Asuka Takahashi, Yumi Nakamura, Megumi Fukuoka, Aya Miyazato
docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/ff3d49_586c6b406640441b9e54f381291adc96.pdf
6 August 2019
Four Games [partial world premiere]
Recorder duo - Path of sound
Oumi Gakudo, 3-20-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Seiko Tanaka and Daniele Bragetti, recorder
stanaka8.wixsite.com/studio-fontegara/information
eplus.jp/sf/detail/2939090001-P0030001P021001
19 July 2019
Pygmalion
Dandara no Dharani (Layered Dharani) [Japanese premiere]
Rattling Darkness [revised Japanese premiere]
Moon Sliding Ⅱ [revised world premiere]
Shadowless [Japanese premiere]
figure and ground, image and margin, obverse and reverse [Japanese premiere]
smelling, efflorescing [world premiere]
Shadowless - Yu Kuwabara Portrait [Awai-Za Recital Series Vol.1]
Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, 3-20-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Maho Kajikawa, flute｜Keisuke Honda, oboe｜Kaoru Nishimura, clarinet
Sayaka Nakata, bassoon｜Ikue Saga, horn｜Haruka Kagotani, trumpet
Kosei Murata, trombone｜Kosuke Nakayama, percussions｜Tomomi Ota, accordion
Makiko Suzuki, harp｜Kaori Osuga, piano｜Shungo Mise, violin (Awai-Za)
Maiko Matsuoka, violin｜Megumi Kasakawa, viola｜Seiko Takemoto, cello (Awai-Za)
Yoji Sato, contrabass｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen (Awai-Za)｜Hiroyuki Mito, conductor
awaiza.com/schedule.html#19Jul2019
13 July 2019
Ito no Dharani (Dharani of Strings)
partical performance from 'Shadowless'
Ōmagatoki no Uta (Hearing the Dusk Abyss)
partical performance from 'figure and ground, image and margin, obverse and reverse'
Hauta 'Nenchugyoji' [arrangement work]
Pre Talk and Mini Live for Shadowless - Yu Kuwabara Portrait
JBS training center, Mark Light Toranomon 9F, 2-3-1 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Awai-Za
Yu Kuwabara, talk
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
awaiza.com/schedule.html#19Jul2019
21 June 2019
Six Voices [Italian premiere]
playing the Shakuhachi: Reison Kuroda
Spazio Sirin, Via Vincenzo Vela 15, Milan, Italy
Reison Kuroda, shakuhachi｜Yuki Udabe, conductor
mdi ensemble
Sonia Formenti, flute｜Paolo Casiraghi, clarinet
Lorenzo Gentili-Tedeschi, violin｜Paolo Fumagalli, viola｜Giorgio Casati, cello
www.mdiensemble.com/en/event/reison-kuroda-allo-shakuhachi/
www.facebook.com/events/669792386794762/
8 June 2019
of the world under a dream, or of a dream under the world... [commissioned work, world premiere]
June 2019 Traditional Japanese Music
The History of Japanese Music Ⅲ -Shamisen-
Japan National Theatre Small Theatre, 4-1 Hayabusa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tomitaro Zenchiku, kyogen-utai｜Motonari Okura, kyogen-utai
Shintaro Okamura, jiuta｜Naoichi Tanaka, jiuta
Seiji Kanazawa, tenor｜Takashi Matsudaira, baritone
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
www.ntj.jac.go.jp/schedule/kokuritsu_s/2019/6137.html?lan=e
https://www2.ntj.jac.go.jp/dglib/plays/view_detail
1 June 2019
F. Poulenc 'L'histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant' [commissioned arrangement work, world premiere]
sonorium "movie×music"
sonorium, 3-53-16 Izumi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Sho Sato, cello｜Hideaki Nemoto, piano
Saeko Mizumoto, movie
www.sonorium.jp/concert/details.php?id=C0000553
26 May 2019
Hauta 'Fukagawabushi' [arrangement work, world premiere]
Hauta 'Ageshio' [arrangement work, world premiere]
Hauta 'Enkaina' [arrangement work, world premiere]
Hidetaro Honjoh: Hana no Fuga[arrangement work, world premiere]
Hana no Fuga (Fuga on the theme of 'cherry blossom' by Rentaro Taki) [world premiere]
Hauta 'Shiba ni Umarete' [arrangement work, world premiere]
Tsukuda [world premiere]
Awai-Za Kawa-Biraki 2019
Funayado Uchida, the side of Hamazonokyo bridge, 3-4 Ecchujima, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
awaiza.com/schedule.html#26May2019
[broadcast] 15 May 2019, via SWR2
In Between
SWR2 JetztMusik - Trio Accanto (1/2)
Trio Accanto
Marcus Weiss, saxophone｜Christian Dierstein, percussions｜Nicolas Hodges, piano
www.swr.de/swr2/programm/sendungen/jetztmusik/swr2-jetztmusik-trio-accanto-1-2
24 April 2019
Ukiyo Shinobi Kudoki Uta [commissioned work, world premiere]
Teion Duo the 11th concert
Suginami Kokaido Small Hall, 23-5 Kamiogi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Teion Duo
Takashi Matsudaira, baritone｜Shinya Hashimoto, tuba
teionduo.net
www.facebook.com/events/282068812484584/
13 April 2019
In Between [Spanish premiere]
Funambulista. - Festival Mostra Sonora
Sueca, Valencia, Spain
Trio Accanto
Marcus Weiss, saxophone｜Christian Dierstein, percussions｜Nicolas Hodges, piano
mostrasonorasueca.com/actuacions/
www.evs-musikstiftung.ch/en/prize/prizes/grants-aid-2019/festivals-englisch/mostra-sonora-sueca-2019.html
www.trio-accanto.com/schedule.html
11 April 2019
Five Images-In Nomine [commissioned work, world premiere]
Music Tomorrow - finale del concorso "Breaking Music"
Teatro Dal Verme, Via San Giovanni sul Muro, 2, 20121, Milano, Italy
Syntax Ensemble
Maruta Staravaitova, flute｜Marco Ignoti, clarinet｜Anna D’Errico, piano
Dario Savron, percussions｜Francesco D’Orazio, violin｜Michele Marco Rossi, cello
Pasquale Corrado, conductor
www.facebook.com/events/422488774985387/
6 April 2019
Flowers of Fading
Soukyu-ji Temple Memorial Concert
Soukyu-ji Temple main hall, 1282 Higashino, Ena-shi, Gifu, Japan
Kazuo Furuyama, soprano recorder｜Hanako Nakamura, sho
3 April 2019
A world under the world [commissioned work, world premiere]
Alla Sala Puccini del Conservatorio i vincitori degli Incontri internazionali per giovani compositori “Franco Donatoni”
Conservatorio di Musica G. Verdi di Milano, Via Conservatorio, 12, 20100 Milano MI, Italy
Maurizio Leoni, baritone｜Yu Kuwabara, reading in Japanese
Mario Marzi, tenor saxophone｜Divertimento Ensemble
Maurizio Longoni, clarinet｜Jonathan Pia, trumpet｜Corrado Colliard, trombone
Maria Grazia Bellocchio, piano｜Elio Marchesini, percussions｜Emiliano Amadori, contrabass
Sandro Gorli, conductor
www.divertimentoensemble.it/eventi/
2 March 2019
Mirror in the Mirror
protonwerk no. 8
NMIDB – Neue Musik In Der Beiz
Damatti Bar Basel, Kirchgasse 1, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
ensemble proton bern
Richard Haynes, bass clarinet｜Elise Jacoberger, contraforte
ensembleproton.ch/konzerte/protonwerk-no-8
1 March 2019
Mirror in the Mirror [commissioned work, world premiere]
protonwerk no. 8
NMIDB – Neue Musik In Der Beiz
Dampfzentrale, Marzilistrasse 47, 3005 Bern, Switzerland
ensemble proton bern
Richard Haynes, bass clarinet｜Elise Jacoberger, contraforte
ensembleproton.ch/konzerte/protonwerk-no-8
24 February 2019
Three Different Time Fields and the Voiceless Chant
Mamiko Someda Clavecin Recital in Kansai
Salon Des Noix Accordées, 2-5-24 Hattorihonmachi, Toyonaka-city, Osaka, Japan
Mamiko Someda, cembalo
mamikoclavecin.wixsite.com/m-somedaclavecin/concerts
16 February 2019
Spontaneous Song after the poem "Evidences" by Nouso Masao [world premiere]
Katachi, Aya, or Sugata (Oscillating between speaking, singing and performing)
Serenade
When I was young and a little tiny boy [arrangement work]
F. Poulenc: Fancy [arrangement work, world premiere]
"Gen" Musubi × Ichida-Tei
Ichida Family's House, 1-6-2 Ueno-Sakuragi, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Yasuaki Ichikawa, tenor｜Azusa Fukushima, actor｜Sho Sato, cello
31 January 2019
Three Different Time Fields and the Voiceless Chant [commissioned work, world premiere]
Mamiko Someda Clavecin Recital in Tokyo
Oumi Gakudo, 3-20-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Mamiko Someda, cembalo
mamikoclavecin.wixsite.com/m-somedaclavecin/concerts
17 January 2019
Hauta 'Nenchugyoji' [world premiere]
Song for "Wakamurasaki" b
A. Vivaldi: Concerto No.4 L’INVERNO' [arrangement work, world premiere]
Yoshinao Nakada: On A Snowing Town [arrangement work, revised world premiere]
G. F. Händel: Passacaglia from Suite in g minor, HWV432[arrangement work, world premiere]
Echigojishi Fantasy
Awai-Za Koto-Hajime 2019
Rec Hall, Fukagawa Edo Museum, 1-3-28 Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
awaiza.com/schedule.html#17Jan2019
10 January 2019
Thirty-three Moons [commissioned work, world premiere]
Recorder Ensemble "La Rubertina" The 6th concert
Tokyo Lutheran Church, 1-14-14 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
La Rubertina, recorder ensemble
Seiko Tanaka, Daniele Bragetti, Terumichi Otsuka, Nao Kirihata, Asuka Takahashi, Yumi Nakamura, Megumi Fukuoka, Aya Miyazato
stanaka8.wixsite.com/studio-fontegara/rubertina
2018
18 December 2018
Rattling Darkness
Will Lang’s Tuesday Night Mega Power Concerts
Areté 67 West St, Brooklyn, NY 11222, United States
William Lang, trombone
www.aretevenue.com/events/
18 December 2018
Moon Sliding Ⅱ [world premiere]
New Chamber Music 2018 vol.5
Sumida Triphony Small Hall, 1-2-3, Kinshi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Makiko Suzuki, harp
15 December 2018
Spiral Mandala ーWind Chant and Night Chantー
Shomyo - Spiral Mandala Ceremony
Joetsu Bunka Kaikan Large Hall, 1-9-10, Shinko-cho, Joetsu-shi, Niigata, Japan
Shomyo no Kai - Voice of a Thousand Years, shomyo
Hiromi Tamura, director
www.joetsu-bunkakaikan.com/jisyu.html#聲明
[broadcast] 3 December 2018 broadcasted via Deutschlandfunk
In Between
Darmstädter Ferienkurse 2018 - Reizüberflutung versus Kontemplation
www.deutschlandfunk.de/darmstaedter-ferienkurse-2018-reizueberflutung-versus.1987.de.html?dram:article_id=429511
Trio Accanto
Marcus Weiss, saxophone｜Christian Dierstein, percussions｜Nicolas Hodges, piano
Leonie Reineke, Am Mikrofon
22 November 2018
Flowers of Fading
4. Dortmunder Kammermusikfestivals
Heliand Kirche, Westfalendamm 190, 44141 Dortmund, Germany
Gudula Rosa, Blockflöte｜Marko Kassl, Akkordeon
12 November 2018
incense, efflorescence
Construct-Radiate, 2nd Edition
Kunsthaus Walcheturm, Zurich, Switzerland
Mike Svoboda, conductor
neuverBand
Anja Clift, flute｜Valentina Štrucelj, clarinet｜Lukas Rickli, piano
Victor Barceló, percussions｜Alice Belugou, harp｜Olivia Steimel, accordion
HannaH Walter, violin｜Anne-Laure Dottrens, viola｜Ellen Fallowfield, cello
neuverband.ch/concerts/construct-radiate-II.html
7 November 2018
incense, efflorescence [commissioned work, world premiere]
Construct-Radiate, 2nd Edition
Ackermannshof Druckereihalle, Basel, Switzerland
Mike Svoboda, conductor
neuverBand
Anja Clift, flute｜Valentina Štrucelj, clarinet｜Lukas Rickli, piano
Victor Barceló, percussions｜Alice Belugou, harp｜Olivia Steimel, accordion
HannaH Walter, violin｜Anne-Laure Dottrens, viola｜Ellen Fallowfield, cello
neuverband.ch/concerts/construct-radiate-II.html
www.druckereihalle.ch/events-ansicht-dh/events/construct-radiate-ii.html
3 November 2018
Falling Dusk
Ōmagatoki no Uta (Hearing the Dusk Abyss)
Mizu no Koe (Water Voice) [revised world premiere]
Echigojishi Fantasy
Song for "Wakamurasaki" [revised world premiere]
Shami Zanmai [world premiere]
Floating Bridge of Dreams Ⅰ - on "Kiyari" [world premiere]
Floating Bridge of Dreams Ⅱ - on "Yoru no Ame (Rain at night)" [world premiere]
Awai Za "Edo×New Music" - Second Night "Hauta×New Music"
Kioi Small Hall, 6-5 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hidetaro Honjoh, shamisen｜Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
awaiza.com/schedule.html#3Nov2018
20 October 2018
Hangonko
Lotus Pedestal [revised world premiere]
Shibahama [revised world premiere]
Awai Za "Edo×New Music" - First Night "Rakugo×New Music"
Kioi Small Hall, 6-5 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo performer｜Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
awaiza.com/schedule.html#22Oct2018
15 October 2018
Three Voices [Italian premiere]
SOUND OF WANDER – SECOND CONCERT
Live! Call for Scores - Works awarded of the mdi ensemble Call for Scores 2017/2018
Auditorium Lattuada, corso di Porta Vigentina 15/a, Milano, Italy
mdi ensemble
www.mdiensemble.com/en/event/live-call-for-scores/
www.mdiensemble.com/CALLFORSCORES2017-SELECTEDCOMPOSERS.pdf
10 October 2018
figure and ground, image and margin, obverse and reverse [commissioned work, world premiere]
Checkpoint Hidejiro Honjoh
Haus der Deutschen Ensemble Akademie, Schwedlerstraße 2, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Hidejiro Honjoh, solo shamisen
Musashi Baba, conductor｜Ensemble Modern
www.ensemble-modern.com/en/news/2018-09-24/checkpoint
www.deutsche-bank-stiftung.de/10-10-2018-ensemble-modern-meets-honjoh-hidejiro/
5 October 2018
There was already water there [commissioned work, world premiere]
Hidejiro Honjoh × ICE "Shamisen Evolution"
Auditorium, Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street New York, NY, 10017, United States
Rebekah Heller, bassoon｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
www.japansociety.org/event/hidejiro-honjoh-x-ice-shamisen-evolution
www.iceorg.org/events/2018/10/5/hidejiro-honjoh-and-shamisen-evolution/
www.broadwayworld.com/article/This-Fall-At-Japan-Society-Samurai-Era-Love-Songs-and-More-20180821
www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?storyid=41006&categoryid=5&archived=0
www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/classical-music/shamisen-evolution
www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/arts/music/fall-classical-calendar.html
nationalsawdust.org/thelog/2018/10/10/in-review-hidejiro-honjoh-shamisen-evolution/
31 August 2018
Flowers of Fading [German premiere]
13. Freie Gartenakademie 2018: „Von verlorenen Gärten“
Freie Gartenakademie, Langemarckstraße 73, 48147 Münster, Germany
Gudula Rosa, Blockflöte｜Marko Kassl, Akkordeon
www.gartenakademie.org/?p=2280
[panelist] 27 August 2018
one of the panelists of Japanese Women Composers Meeting
Overseas Education Fair 2018
Social Business Lab, 1-21-6 Kakigara-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
project-ppp.blogspot.com/2018/07/open-call-2018.html
www.facebook.com/events/239907946626668/
26 August 2018
Ito no Dharani (Dharani of Strings)
Izakaya Kai-shin Concert vol.7
Izakaya Kai-shin 2, 3-8-7 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Shungo Mise, violin｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
[broadcast] 29 July 2018 broadcasted via reboot.fm
Three Voices
reboot.fm
Neue Musik #15 Sarah Nemtwov, Bára Gísladóttir Und Yu Kuwabara
reboot.fm/2018/07/29/neue-musik-15-sarah-nemtwov-bara-gisladottir-und-%E2%80%8Cyu-kuwabara/
www.mixcloud.com/rebootfm/neue-musik-15-sarah-nemtwov-bára-g%C3%ADsladóttir-und-yu-kuwabara-2018-07-29/
15 July 2018
In Between [German premiere]
Real Accanto - Darmstädter Ferienkurse
Orangerie, Bessunger Str. 44, 64285 Darmstadt, Germany
Trio Accanto
Marcus Weiss, saxophone｜Christian Dierstein, percussions｜Nicolas Hodges, piano
internationales-musikinstitut.de/de/ferienkurse/festival/programm/real-accanto/
internationales-musikinstitut.de/en/ferienkurse/ueber/musiker-dozenten/yu-kuwabara/
www.trio-accanto.com/schedule.html
3 July 2018
2 and 32 [In Between b] [commissioned work, world premiere]
ISO Duo Recital
Suginami Kokaido Small Hall, 1-23-15 Kamiogi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kiyonori Sokabe, zephyros｜Mizuki Aita, vibraphone
www.facebook.com/events/1826955654045961/
26 June 2018
Strinking a match momentarily I see the foggy ocean [commissioned work, world premiere]
Gegenübergestellte Zeit III - Japan
originäre Musik aus Japan für Shamisen, Shakuhachi und Koto in Begegnung mit aktueller Musik
Kultur Büro Elisabeth gGmbH, Invalidenstraße 4A, 10115 Berlin, Germany
Akihito Obama, shakuhachi｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
Il-Ryun Chung, leitung und moderation｜AsianArt Ensemble
Naoko Kikuchi, koto｜Hong Yoo, daegeum｜You Jin Sung, gayageum｜Matthias Leupold, violine
Chang-Yun Yoo, viola｜Gabriella Strümpel, violoncello｜Matthias Bauer, kontrabass
www.asianart-ensemble.com
www.elisabeth.berlin/kulturkalender/asianart-ensemble-gegenuebergestellte-zeit-iii-japan
16 June 2018
In Between [world premiere]
Delian Academy for New Music 2018 - SYNAVLIA 6
Grypario Cultural Center, Epar.Od. Mikonou-Ano Merias 1422, Mikonos 846 00, Greece
Trio Accanto
Marcus Weiss, saxophone｜Christian Dierstein, percussions｜Nicolas Hodges, piano
www.delianacademy.com
14 June 2018
Echigojishi Fantasy b [German premiere]
Stars Fall upon the House -Sound is Poetry, the Universe-
Goethehaus, Großer Hirschgraben 23-25 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen｜Naoko Kikuchi, koto｜Akihito Obama, shakuhachi
8-17 June 2018
One of the fellows 2018 (acoustic composer) at the Delian Academy for New Music
Grypario Cultural Center, Epar.Od. Mikonou-Ano Merias 1422, Mikonos 846 00, Greece
www.delianacademy.com
issuu.com/delian.academy/docs/programme_2018
26 May 2018
Dandara no Dharani (Layered Dharani) [commissioned work, world premiere]
SHAMISEN ET MUSIQUE CONTEMPORAINE
HONJOH HIDEJIRO + LES SOLISTES DE L'ENSEMBLE INTERCONTEMPORAIN
Maison de la culture du Japon a Paris, Grande salle (niveau -3), 101 bis, quai Branly 75015 Paris, France
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
Members from the Ensemble Intercontemporain
Hidéki Nagano, piano｜Emmanuelle Ophèle, flute｜Martin Adámek, clarinet｜Pierre Strauch, cello
Akino Kamiya, percussions
Yu Kuwabara, conductor
www.mcjp.fr/ja/la-mcjp/actualites/shamisen-et-musique-contemporaine
11 May 2018
Rattling Darkness [revised world premiere]
Infinite Divisions: Microtonal Works for Solo Trombone
The Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
William Lang, trombone
bostonmicrotonalsociety.org/index.php/upcoming-events/
14 April 2018
Echigojishi Fantasy b [commissioned work, world premiere]
ACROSS BOUNDARIES VOL.1
Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, New York, NY 10011, United States
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen｜Yoko Reikano Kimura, koto｜Akihito Obama, shakuhachi
www.facebook.com/otowaza/
7 April 2018
Six Voices [world premiere]
Asian Composers Showcase 2018 - Tongyeong International Music Festival
Black Box, Tongyeong Concert Hall, 38, Keunbalgae 1-gil, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea
Reison Kuroda, solo shakuhachi
Hyun-Jin Yun, conductor｜Ensemble TIMF
www.goethe.de/ins/kr/ko/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=21187510
timf.org/eng/foundation/festival_concert
timf.org/eng/service/notice
www.goethe.de/ins/kr/en/kul/sup/acs/bdt.html
www.goethe.de/ins/kr/en/kul/sup/acs/kmp/21134166.html
5 April 2018
7 Studies about "Image" [world premiere]
Crossover the SIX
Sengawa Fix Hall, Chofu-shi, Tokyo, Japan
Maana Hori, violin｜Noe Mitani, cello｜Emi Kura, piano
www.facebook.com/events/2060708300607816/
31 March - 13 April 2018
The short movie 'My important people' directed by Minako Miyake for which I worked as a composer was released.After shows on the 1st Apr and on the 7th Apr, we had a small concert with my pieces used in the movie and a talk event by Minako Miyake and myself.
Short Film Series "Gaps and Deviation 2018" directed by Toshihiko Kitami
UPLINK SHIBUYA, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello
Release Schedule: studio-meta.wixsite.com/home/2018
www.uplink.co.jp/movie/2018/50674
28 March 2018
Shadowless [Italian premiere]
Concerto: Posadas, Plè, Bedrossian e i tre vincitori degli Incontri Internazionali ‘Franco Donatoni’
Teatro Litta, Corso Magenta, 24, 20123 Milano MI, Italy
Viktoriia Vitrenko, direttrice｜Divertimento Ensemble
Prova aperta: www.divertimentoensemble.it/eventi/prova-aperta-2/
Concerto: www.divertimentoensemble.it/eventi/concerto-posadas-ple-bedrossian-e-i-tre-vincitori
idea.divertimentoensemble.it/events/concert-with-the-composers-selected
www.foyertabloid.net/produzione/rondo-2018-maestri-e-allievi/
17 March 2018
Deconstructing Winter [commissioned work, world premiere]
Connecting the Dots
Koendori Classics, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Go Mochizuki, mandolin｜Gaku Yamada, guitar｜Hiroaki Takaha, piano
Tomotaka Sekiya, electric bass｜Jun Mochizuki, drums
www.facebook.com/events/1806523842748549/
koendoriclassics.com/events/551/詳細未定/
28 February 2018
Ten Voices
Concerto: Kuwabara, Montalti, Filidei - Devertimanto Ensemble STAGIONE RONDÒ 2018
Palazzina Liberty, Largo Marinai d'Italia, 1, 20135 Milano MI, Italy
Sandro Gorli, direttore｜Divertimento Ensemble
Prova aperta: www.divertimentoensemble.it/eventi/concerto-kuwabara-montalti-filidei/
Concerto: www.divertimentoensemble.it/eventi/concerto-kuwabara-montalti-filidei/
www.belviveremedia.com/amadeus/francesco-filidei-milano
www.divertimentoensemble.it/28-febbraio-2018-concerto
10 February 2018
chorus arrengement and conduct for Hidetaro Honjoh works
Heiwa Shimin Koen Noh Theater × Compall Hall "Otowa-Za" - new perspective and creation with chorus
Heiwa Shimin Koen Noh Theater, Oita-shi, Oita, Japan
Hidetaro Honjoh｜Hidegoro Honjoh｜Hidejiro Honjoh｜Mika Mochizuki｜Otowaza Choir
www.nogaku.jp/event/20180210-1.html
8 February 2018
Ōmagatoki no Uta (Hearing the Dusk Abyss) [revised world premiere]
New Chamber Music 2018 vol.4
Suginami Koukaido, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Seiko Takemoto, cello
3 February 2018
Kinshi no Dharani (Dharani of Gold Strings) [commissioned work, world premiere]
"Otowaza" concert 2018
the historical Tanaka residence, Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama, Japan
Nobuaki Fukukawa, horn｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
part1: kokucheese.com/event/index/498707
part2: kokucheese.com/event/index/498714
2017
22 December 2017
Moon Spell [commissioned work, world premiere]
Ensemble Muromachi in Kabuki-cho! on the 10th anniversary!!
Shinjuku FACE, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hiroaki Takaha, conductor｜Ensemble Muromachi
Setsujo Saito, shomyo｜Marie Suga, baroque violin｜Takuto Takagishi, baroque violin
Emmanuel Girard, viola da gamba｜Kei Yamada, baroque cello｜Sakuhiko Fuse, baroque contrabass
www.ensemblemuromachi.or.jp/2017
18 November 2017
Three Voices
Paula Hedvalle - Lecture & Concert for extended tecnique of violin
University Hall, Kyoto City University of Arts (KCUA), Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
WREN ENSEMBLE
Paula Hedvalle, violin｜Kaya Kuwabara, viola｜Manami Nishimura, cello
www.kcua.ac.jp/event/20171118_hedvall/
18 November 2017
Momijitsutsu (While turning red) [commissioned work, world premiere]
Otowa-Za "Momijishite"
Okyo-kan, Tokyo National Museum, Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Mayumi Miyata, sho｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
www.veltra.com/jp/japan/tokyo/a/140730
5 November 2017
Three Voices
WREN ENSEMBLE PLAYS Swedish and Japanese Future Classcal Music
Salon Des Noix Accordées, Toyonaka-city, Osaka, Japan
WREN ENSEMBLE
Paula Hedvalle, violin｜Kaya Kuwabara, viola｜Yasunori Onishi, cello
www.facebook.com/events/1397937016910382
4 November 2017
Moonlight Mantra (Tsuki no Kōgon) [commissioned work, world premiere]
Kanagawa Ongakudo Japanese Traditional Music Series - Shomyo "Tsuki no Kōgon"
Kanagawa Kenritsu Ongakudo, Yokohama-city, Kanagawa, Japan
Shomyo no Kai - Voice of A Thousand Years, shomyo
Hiromi Tamura, director
www.kanagawa-ongakudo.com/detail?id=34896
2 November 2017
Mystische Miniatüre [commissioned work, world premiere]
New Musical Geographies II
French Parlor, Founders Hall, University of San Diego Music Department, Alcalà Park, San Diego, CA, United States
Christopher Adler, khaen
christopheradler.com/performances.html
www.sandiego.edu/events/cas/detail.php?_focus=59628
www.sandiegoreader.com/events/2017/nov/02/christopher-adler-new-musical-geographies-ii/
www.sandiego.edu/events/cas/detail.php?_focus=59628
30 September 2017
G. Gershwin: I Got Rhythm [commissioned arrangement work, world premiere]
Mamiko Terai and her friends vol.3
Koendori Classics, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Mamiko Terai, piano｜Sho Sato, cello｜Ayano Saito, percussions
koendoriclassics.com/events/414/詳細未定/
[broadcast] 25 September 2017 broadcasted via NHK-FM Yokohama
radio appearance on «Yokohama Sound Cruise» as a guest
FM Yokohama 81.9MHz, Odawara 83.5MHz
www.nhk.or.jp/yokohama/program/sc/
16 September 2017
Serenade [world premiere]
Katachi, Aya, or Sugata (Oscillating between speaking and singing
'When I was young and a little tiny boy' by unknown
Hocket on 'Limelight'
Ichida Family's House × Gen-musubi
Ichida Family's House, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tomoki Shibata, narrator｜Yasuaki Ichikawa, tenor｜Sho Sato, cello
genmusubi.weebly.com/concert.html
taireki.com/news965
[broadcast] 30 August 2017 broadcasted via RADIO SRF 2 Kultur, Switzerland
Shadowless
RADIO SRF 2 Kultur NEUE MUSIK IM KONZERT
Werkschau des «Composer Seminar»
recorded live from Identities 5｜Ensemble of Lucerne Festival Alumni
Lucerne Festival Academy Composer Seminar Performance
www.srf.ch/sendungen/neue-musik-im-konzert/werkschau-des-composer-seminar
www.lucernefestival.ch/en/program/ensemble-of-lucerne-festival-alumni/453
26 August 2017
Shadowless [world premiere]
Identities 5｜Ensemble of Lucerne Festival Alumni
Lucerne Festival Academy Composer Seminar Performance
KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall, Europaplatz 1, CH-6002 Luzern, Switzerland
Johanna Malangré, conductor｜Ensemble of LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI
Yutaka Shimoda, solo violin｜Raoul Cho, flute｜Tomonori Takeda, clarinet & bass clarinet
Kevin Fairbairn, trombone｜Bill Solomon, percussions｜Jian Ren, violin
Alfonso Noriega, viola｜Simon Thompson, cello｜Juan Díaz, contrabass
www.lucernefestival.ch/en/program/ensemble-of-lucerne-festival-alumni/453
19 August 2017
Two Voices [commissioned work, world premiere]
Flowers of Fading b [short version, world premiere]
Tamami Tono & Kiyonori Sokabe Duo - one night of Hoshigatami in midsummer
Tokyo Art Museum, Chofu-city, Tokyo, Japan
Tamami Tono, sho｜Kiyonori Sokabe, trumpet and zephyros
www.facebook.com/events/140281036520283/
12-28 August 2017
LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY Composer Seminar
Luzern, Switzerland
www.lucernefestival.ch/en/lucerne-festival-academy
www.lucernefestival.ch/en/lucerne-festival-academy/program-2017
24 July 2017
Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze [commissioned arrangement work, world premiere]
Bill Evans: Waltz for Debby [commissioned arrangement work, world premiere]
Otowaza
Roppongi Claps, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hogaku Solisten
Nobutaka Yoshizawa, koto｜Chikuzan Fukuda, shakuhachi
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen｜Tomoyo Maekawa, koto
15 July 2017
Ten Voices [world premiere]
I concerti dell’International Workshop for Young Composers
Auditorium Santa Chiara, Bobbio, Piacenza, Italy
Sandro Gorli, conductor｜Divertimento Ensemble
Lorenzo Missandlia, flute｜Maurizio Longini, clarinet｜Clemens Gottschling, horn
Adrian Albaladejo, trombone｜Lorenzo Colombo, percusssions｜Maria Grazia Bellocchio, piano
Lorenzo Gorli, violin｜Sarah Saviet, violin｜Daniele Valabrega, viola｜Martina Rudic, cello
www.divertimentoensemble.it/eventi/concerto-iwyc-2017/
7-16 July 2017
Divertimento Ensemble International Workshop for Young Composers Ⅲ edizione
Bobbio, Piacenza, Italy
www.kanagawa-ongakudo.com/detail?id=34896
idea.divertimentoensemble.it/formazione-international-workshop-for-young-composers-2017/
idea.divertimentoensemble.it/international-workshop-for-young-composers-2017-2/?lang=en
idea.divertimentoensemble.it/international-workshop-for-young-composers-7-16-luglio-bobbio/
www.divertimentoensemble.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ComposersIWYC2017.pdf
6 May 2017
Flowers of Fading
Kazuo Furuyama "Sato Issai and Raku" Lecture Concert
Iwamura Comunity Center, Ena-shi, Gifu, Japan
Kazuo Furuyama, soprano recorder｜Hanako Nakamura, sho
music.geocities.jp/humming_rico/satoissai.htm
5 May 2017
Flowers of Fading
Kazuo Furuyama "Sato Issai and Raku" Lecture Concert
Iwamura Bijyutsu no Yakata, Ena-shi, Gifu, Japan
Kazuo Furuyama, soprano recorder｜Hanako Nakamura, sho
music.geocities.jp/humming_rico/satoissai.htm
28 April 2017
Madara no Dharani (Patched Dharani) [commissioned work, world premiere]
Tokyo To NewYork 2017
Oumi Gakudo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Thomas Piercy, clarinet｜Christopher Yohmei Blasdel, shakuhachi｜Reison Kuroda, shakihachi
Makoto Aruga, vibraphone｜Go Mochizuki, mandolin｜Sansuzu Tsuruzawa, futozao shamisen
Yu Kuwabara, conductor
www.toshigakushi.com/tokyo_newyork.html
9 April 2017
Ito no Dharani (Dharani of Strings) [commissioned work, world premiere]
Izakaya Kai-shin Concert vol.3
Izakaya Kai-shin 2, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Shungo Mise, violin｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
19 March 2017
Katachi, Aya, or Sugata (Oscillating between speaking and singing)
Rush 'Hocket on Limelight' [arrangement work]
"Gen" musubi -Music and Litarature- vol.2 "Twelfth Night, or, What You Will"
Tokyo Performance Ⅲ
Anyo-in Temple, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Sho Sato, cello｜Yasuaki Ichikawa, tenor｜Tomoki Shibata, storyteller
genmusubi.weebly.com/
11 February 2017
Hocket on 'Limelight' [arrangement work]
"Gen" musubi -Music and Litarature- vol.2 "Twelfth Night, or, What You Will"
Tokyo Performance Ⅱ
IMASA, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Sho Sato, cello｜Yasuaki Ichikawa, tenor｜Tomoki Shibata, storyteller
genmusubi.weebly.com/
11 February 2017
Katachi, Aya, or Sugata (Oscillating between speaking and singing) [world premiere]
"Gen" musubi -Music and Litarature- vol.2 "Twelfth Night, or, What You Will"
Tokyo Performance Ⅰ
IMASA, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Sho Sato, cello｜Yasuaki Ichikawa, tenor｜Tomoki Shibata, storyteller
genmusubi.weebly.com/
[lecture] 9 February 2017
Japan inter-design forum - JIDF Lab
Jyoshiryoku Lab - Yu Kuwabara "New Music and Literature"
Sangenjaya Sharenaado Hall (Room: Swan), Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Junko Saeki, lab master｜Yuki Ninagawa, lab director｜Marchi Christine, lab director
www.jidf.net/lab/jyoshiryoku/1426/
3 February 2017
Hocket on 'Limelight' [arrangement work, world premiere]
"Gen" musubi -Music and Litarature- vol.2 "Twelfth Night, or, What You Will"
Saitama Performance
Sainokuni Saitama Arts Theater small hall, Saitama-city, Saitama, Japan
Sho Sato, cello｜Yasuaki Ichikawa, tenor｜Tomoki Shibata, storyteller
genmusubi.weebly.com/
2016
20 December 2016
Three Voices [Japanese premiere]
New Chamber Music 2016 vol.3
Suginami Koukaidou small hall, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Nana Miyagawa, violin｜Ikune Yamagata, viola｜Ayu Matsumoto, cello
7 December 2016
Bill Evans: B Minor Waltz [commissioned arrangement work, world premiere]
M. Ravel: Boléro Christmas Version
Ai Kuwabara "Kyogaku" 2016
Ai Kuwabara, piano｜Anzu Suhara, violin｜Akiko Shimauchi, viola
Junpei Hayashida, cello｜Yusuke Morita, electricbass
Suntory Hall Blue Rose, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
www.sunrisetokyo.com/schedule/detail.cgi?id=836
26 November 2016
"The Comedy of Errors" on The Paraphrase of Echigo-Jishi
John Lennon and Paul McCartney: I Am The Walrus [arrangement work]
"Gen" musubi -Music and Litarature- vol.1 "The Comedy Of Errors"
Tokyo Performance Ⅰ
Anyo-in Temple, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Sho Sato, cello｜Kenji Yamada, cello｜Tomoki Shibata, storyteller
genmusubi.weebly.com/
[lecture] 25 November 2016
Japan inter-design forum - JIDF Lab
Kotoba Lab - Yu Kuwabara "Language of New Music"
ATAMATOTE 2-3-3, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tatsuro Ishii, coordinator｜Ryoichi Enomoto, lab master
Yuki Ninagawa, Juneko Saeki, Naoko Haga, and Sadatomo Matsudaira, lab director
/www.atamatote2-3-3.com/blog/2016/10/16-c56d.html
www.atamatote.co.jp/chronicle/c_main.html
23 November 2016
Falling Dusk [world premiere]
Otowa-Za The First Anniversary Concert
The world of shamisen by Hidejiro Honjoh vol.1
Oukyokan, Tokyo National Museum, Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
www.veltra.com/jp/japan/tokyo/a/132551
www.facebook.com/otowaza/
20 November 2016
Song for "Wakamurasaki"
Gitanes Gallery, 483-46 Tsu, Kamakura-city, Kanagawa, Japan
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
2 November 2016
Danse à vivre [commissioned work, world premiere]
Izakaya Kai-shin Concert vol.2
Izakaya Kai-shin 2, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Shungo Mise, violin｜Kaori Ohsuga, piano
15 October 2016
"The Comedy of Errors" on The Paraphrase of Echigo-Jishi
"Gen" musubi -Music and Litarature- vol.1 "The Comedy Of Errors"
Tokyo Performance Ⅰ
IMASA, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Sho Sato, cello｜Kenji Yamada, cello｜Tomoki Shibata, storyteller
genmusubi.weebly.com/
15 October 2016
"The Comedy of Errors" on The Paraphrase of Echigo-Jishi
John Lennon and Paul McCartney: I Am The Walrus [arrangement work]
"Gen" musubi -Music and Litarature- vol.1 "The Comedy Of Errors"
Tokyo Performance Ⅰ
IMASA, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Sho Sato, cello｜Kenji Yamada, cello｜Tomoki Shibata, storyteller
genmusubi.weebly.com/
13 October 2016
"The Comedy of Errors" on The Paraphrase of Echigo-Jishi [world premiere]
John Lennon and Paul McCartney: I Am The Walrus [arrangement work, world premiere]
"Gen" musubi -Music and Litarature- vol.1 "The Comedy Of Errors"
Saitama Performance
Saitama Arts Theater small hall, Saitama-city, Saitama, Japan
Sho Sato, cello｜Kenji Yamada, cello｜Tomoki Shibata, storyteller
genmusubi.weebly.com/
9 September 2016
Dharani of Wind [commissioned work, world premiere]
Honjoh Hidejiro Presents “neo”
Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, New York, NY, 11011, United States
Claire Chase, bass flute｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
www.japanculture-nyc.com/2016/09/02/honjoh-hidejiro-presents-neo/
9 September 2016
Three Voices [commissioned work, world premiere]
Public Presentation Composers Ⅰ
Academy Voix Nouvelles 2016 – Young Composers and Performers
Abbaye de Royaumont, 95270 Asnières-sur-Oise, France
Talea Ensemble
Yuki Numata Resnick, violin｜Elizabeth Weisser Helgeson, viola｜Chris Gross, cello
www.royaumont.com/fr/fenetres-sur-cours-2016-voix-nouvelles-compositeurs/presentation
21 August - 9 September 2016
Academy Voix Nouvelles 2016 – Young Composers and Performers
Abbaye de Royaumont, 95270 Asnières-sur-Oise, France
www.royaumont.com/en/academie-voix-nouvelles
project.ulysses-network.eu/event/academy-voix-nouvelles-2016-young-composers-performers/
www.classicagenda.fr/voix-nouvelles-royaumont/
21 August 2016
Mizukage (Water Shapes) [revised world premiere]
Esprit Mandolin Orchestra The 4th Concert
Mitaka-city Arts Center Wind Hall, Mitaka-city, Tokyo, Japan
Takuto Komatsu, conductor｜Esprit Mandolin Orchestra
24 July 2016
'Shinkei Kasanegafuchi' omnibus version [commissioned work, world premiere]
Echigojishi Fantasy
Toyota-city Noh-theater, Toyota-city, Aichi, Japan
Invitation to Yose
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidegoro Honjoh, kokyu and shamisen
www.t-cn.gr.jp/past_d/1715/
[broadcast] 29 June - 17 July 2016, broadcasted via Ch.542 Yose Channel, skyperfectv
Shinkei Kasanegafuchi Ⅵ, performed on 16 April 2015 at National Engei Theatre
Shinkei Kasanegafuchi Ⅶ (performed on 25 November 2015 at National Engei Theatre
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin ｜Seiko Takemoto, cello ｜Hidejiro Honjoh, kokyu and shamisen
bangumi.skyperfectv.co.jp/HD/actorId:172010/
[presentation] 24 June 2016
MISE-EN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2016
Composers' Talks #5
MISE-EN_PLACE Bushwick, 678 Hart St #1B, Brooklyn, NY 11221, US
festival.mise-en.org/2016/schedule
festival.mise-en.org/2016/
festival.mise-en.org/2016/yu-kuwabara/
mise-en.org/news/#2439
22 June 2016
Dharani no Manimani (Drifting with Dharani) [commissioned work, world premiere]
MISE-EN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2016
Festival Day 1 - Opening Night
the cell, 338 W 23rd St, New York, NY, US
ensemble mise-en
Moon Young Ha, conductor
Kelley Barnett, flute｜Vasko Dukovski, bass clarinet｜Marchk Brochinsky, trombone
Yumi Suehiro, piano｜Maya Bennardo, violin｜Evan Runyon, contrabass
festival.mise-en.org/2016/schedule/#thecell
festival.mise-en.org/2016/
festival.mise-en.org/2016/yu-kuwabara/
mise-en.org/news/#2439
28 May 2016
Etudes Ⅳ
25strings-koto Revolucion Concert Vol.10
Chofu-city Sengawa Theater, Chofu-city, Tokyo, Japan
4plus
Maya Kimura, Yoko Hihara and Ami Sato, 25-string koto
www.koto-4plus.com/20160528
26 March 2016
Tō no Kyoku (Music in Tower Shape) [revised percial world premiere]
Myo-Non-E Ⅳ
Jishoji-Temple, Annaka-city, Gumma, Japan
Hanako Nakamura, shō｜Sai Ailing, irish harp
19 March 2016
24 Preludes on the name of Michiko Suzuki [commissioned work, world premiere]
Nocturne #22 In C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 2016-17 F/W COLLECTION RUNWAY SHOW
Nocturne #22 Tokyo Showroom, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Ai Kuwabara, piano
www.facebook.com/nocturne22.kadowaki/posts/1024898594250513
9-10 January 2016
Spiral Mandala -Wind Chant and Night Chant- [commissioned work, world premiere]
Spiral Shomyo Concert Series vol.24 - Voice of A Thousand Years
Spiral Mandala Ceremony
Spiral Garden, Spiral Building Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Shomyo no Kai - Voice of A Thousand Years, Buddihist chant｜Hiromi Tamura, director
www.spiral.co.jp/e_schedule/detail_1725.html
www.kaibunsha.net/archives/201601shomyo.html
www.flickr.com/photos/bozzo173/sets/72177720298124289/
www.spiral.co.jp/application/files/4615/7406/7369/2015_spiral_annual.pdf
2015
[broadcast] 29 December 2015, broadcasted via R1 NHK Radio
Music for Radio Drama 'At the Fishing Hole'
R1 NHK RADIO - Radio Drama 'At the Fishing Hole'
written by Mantaroh Kubota｜adapted by Naohisa Wada
Kenichi Kato, Kasho Nakamura, Michiko Ameku, Shoko Takada and others, performers
Momoko Kurita, narrator
Seiko Takemoto, cello
Yoshinori Yabe, director
www.nhk.or.jp/radiosp/tsuriborinite/
22 December 2015
Boléro - from 'The Night Music' [commissioned work, world premiere]
M. Ravel: Boléro Christmas Version [commissioned arrangement work, world premiere]
Ai Kuwabara ～Christmas with Strings 2015～
Santory Hall Blue Rose, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Ai Kuwabara, piano｜Anzu Suhara, violin｜Akiko Shimauchi, viola
Junpei Hayashida.JP, cello｜Yusuke Morita, electric bass
sunriseTokyo.com/schedule/detail.cgi?id=469
11 December 2015
Rattling Darkness [world premiere]
New Chamber Music 2015 vol.2
Sonorium, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kosei Murata, trombone
www.jscm.net/?p=3469
10 December 2015
Moon Sliding [revised world premiere]
Yukino Ichikawa Electone recital vol.4
Ryogoku Monten Hall, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Yukino Ichikawa, electone
www.yukinoichikawa.com/#!2015/c1kma
5 December 2015
Pops in Mandolin Orchestra - The Beatles I "Michelle"
Liberte The 12th Concert
Toppan Hall, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hiroaki Takaha, conductor｜Liberté Mandolin Orchestra
http://www.liberte-mandolin.com/#Concert
26 November 2015
Shinkei-Kasanegafuchi Ⅶ [revised world premiere]
Shinsuke no Kai
Japan National Entertainment Hall, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, kokyu
0874sinsuke.com/performance/schedule?month=2015-11
[broadcast] 23 November 2015, broadcasted via R1 NHK Radio
Music for Radio Drama 'At the Fishing Hole' [commissioned work]
R1 NHK RADIO - Radio Drama 'At the Fishing Hole'
written by Mantaroh Kubota｜adapted by Naohisa Wada
Kenichi Kato, Kasho Nakamura, Michiko Ameku, Shoko Takada and others, performers
Momoko Kurita, narrator
Seiko Takemoto, cello
Yoshinori Yabe, director
www.nhk.or.jp/radiosp/tsuriborinite/
[performance] 18 October 2015
M. Ravel: BOLERO for piano for 4 hands [commissioned arrangement work, world premiere]
SOGO YOKOHAWA DESIGNERS WEEKS 2015 Special Session Show
Nocturne #22 In C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. "BOLERO" -session-
Seagull Court, YOKOHAMA SOGO, Yokohama-City, Kanagawa, Japan
・FASHION SHOW
Ai Kuwabara and Yu Kuwabara, piano
Tokyo Jyoshi Taiiku University dance club, contemporary dance
・PIANO SOLO LIVE
Yu Kuwabara, piano (1st stage)｜Ai Kuwabara, piano (2nd stage)
14 October 2015
Song for "Wakamurasaki" b
Gen no Oriai vol.4
Oumi Gakudo, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen｜Sho Sato, cello
www.facebook.com/events/390525777821900/
30 September 2015
Tower of Ihatov Children
Nutrire la Musica - Feeding Music International Composition Competition
Teatro della Terra, Padiglione delle Biodiversita EXPO2015, Milano, Italy
Carlo Boccadoro, conductor｜Sentieri selvaggi
Paola Fre, flute｜Mirco Ghirardini, bass clarinet｜Andrea Rebaudengo, piano
Simone Beneventi, percussion｜Daniele Richiedei, violin｜Paolo Fumagalli, viola
Aya Shimura, cello
www.padiglioneitaliaexpo2015.com/it/iniziative/nutrire-la-musica
26 September 2015
Tower of Ihatov Children [world premiere]
Nutrire la Musica - Feeding Music International Composition Competition
Teatro della Terra, Padiglione delle Biodiversita EXPO2015, Milano, Italy
Carlo Boccadoro, conductor｜Sentieri selvaggi
Paola Fre, flute｜Mirco Ghirardini, bass clarinet｜Andrea Rebaudengo, piano
Simone Beneventi, percussion｜Daniele Richiedei, violin｜Paolo Fumagalli, viola
Aya Shimura, cello
www.padiglioneitaliaexpo2015.com/it/iniziative/nutrire-la-musica
21 September 2015
Pops in Mandolin Orchestra - The Beatles I "Michelle", [commissioned arrangement work, world premiere]
Kago-tag note #2 "Sonnet of Four Seasons"
Sunell Kagoshima, Kagoshima-city, Kagoshima, Japan
Hiroaki Takaha, conductor｜Liberté Mandolin Orchestra
greenhorn2011.blog24.fc2.com/blog-entry-756.html
5 September 2015
chorus arrange and score writing for Hidetaro Honjoh's works
The 50th Honjoh Kai
National Theatre of Japan, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
www.honjoh.co.jp/activity/2015/honjoh_kai2015.pdf
3 June 2015
Shinkei-Kasanegafuchi Ⅱ - The Death of Toyoshiga [commissioned work, world premiere]
Japanese Traditional Art Performance Appriciation Class
Chuo University Juneior and Senior High School, Koganei-city, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello
chu-fu.ed.jp/topics/?p=1718
2 May 2015
Dance of Death b from The Night Music [solo harp vercion, world premiere]
Fragments on "Wind Chant and Night Chant" [commissioned work, world premiere]
Myo-Non-E Ⅲ
Jisho-ji Temple, Annaka-city, Gumma, Japan
Sai Ailing, Irish harp｜Chiaki Isa, contemporary dance
Setsujyo Saito, Buddhist chant｜Hiromi Shinoda, Japanese drum
16 April 2015
Shinkei-Kasanegafuchi Ⅵ [revised world premiere]
Shinsuke no Kai
Japan Entertainment Hall, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, kokyu
0874sinsuke.com/performance/schedule?month=2015-04
25 March 2015
The Night Music [commissioned work, world premiere]
Nocturne #22 In C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 2015 Full Collection Runway Show
Jijitsushin Hall, Chuoh-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Ai Kuwabara, piano｜Satoshi Fukushima, recording and realization
28 January 2015
Song for "Wakamurasaki" b [duo version, world premiere]
Gen no Oriai vol.3
Oumi Gakudo, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen｜Sho Sato, cello
2014
5 December 2014
Shinkei-Kasanegafuchi Ⅶ [commissionec work, world premiere]
Echigojishi Fantasy [world premiere]
Kokontei Shinsuke with Awai-Za
VACANT, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, kokyu and shamisen
0874sinsuke.com/performance/schedule?month=2014-12
19 November 2014
Shinkei-Kasanegafuchi Ⅴ [revised world premiere]
Shinsuke no Kai
Japan Entertainment Hall, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, kokyu
0874sinsuke.com/performance/schedule?month=2014-11
4-5 November 2014
Hangonko [revised world premiere]
Lotus Pedestal
Song for "Wakamurasaki" [world premiere]
Mizu no Koe (Water Voice) [world premiere]
Ōmagatoki no Uta (Hearing the Dusk Abyss) [revised world premiere]
Tokyo EXPERIMENTAL FESTIVAL vol.9 - Performance [Recommended Program]
Awai-Za "Mirages of Floating World"
Ryogoku Monten Hall, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiroh Honjoh, shamisen
www.Tokyo-ws.org/english/archive/2014/09/o1104.shtml
20 September 2014
Etudes Ⅱ
The 5th Concert of New Works for 25-string Koto
Shinjyuku Bunka Ceenter Small Hall, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
4plus
Maya Kimura, Hikari Machida, Ami Sato, 25-string koto
www.koto-4plus.com/201409202
16 August 2014
Moon Sliding Ⅱ [partial world premiere]
Workshop Concert: Harp Composition Workshop in Darmstadt International Summer Course for New Music
Open Space, Akademie für Tonkunst, Darmstadt, Germany
Susanne Kabalan, harp
14 August 2014
Song of Ōmagatoki (Hearing the Dusk Abyss) [world premiere]
Workshop Concert: Cello Composition Workshop in Darmstadt International Summer Course for New Music
Großer Saal, Akademie für Tonkunst, Darmstadt, Germany
Sara Käser, cello
25 July 2014
Moon Sliding [commissioned work, world premiere]
Yukino Ichikawa Electone recital vol.1
Space Do, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Yukino Ichikawa, electone
www.yukinoichikawa.com/#!2014/c9a0
21 June 2014
Flowers of Fading [commissioned work, world premiere]
Far and Away, New and Tradition, West and East
Pasona Group Building Hall, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kazuo Furuyama, soprano recorder｜Hanako Nakamura, shō
www.pasona.co.jp/news/job/2014/14051602.html
31 May 2014
Shinkei-Kasanegafuchi Ⅵ [commissioned work, world premiere]
Kokontei Shinsuke with Awai-Za
VACANT, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, kokyu
0874sinsuke.com/performance/schedule?month=2014-05
27 May 2014
Hidden in the Another Dusk [world premiere]
New Chamber Music 2014
Suginami Koukaido Small Hall, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Ayaka Sotozono, violin｜Shoko Murakami, violin
Sawako Kosuge, viola｜Anna Kusakabe, cello
www.suginamikoukaidou.com/Concert/detail
16 April 2014
Shinkei-Kasanegafuchi Ⅳ [revised world premiere]
Shinsuke no Kai
Japan Entertainment Hall, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, kokyu
0874sinsuke.com/performance/schedule?month=2014-04
30 March 2014
Tō no Kyoku (Music in Tower Shape) [commissioned work, partial premiere]
Myo-Non-E Ⅱ
Jishoji-Temple, Annaka-city, Gumma, Japan
Hanako Nakamura, shō｜Sai Ailing, Irish harp
28 January 2014
Love song Ⅳ
Gaku Yamada Guitar Recital
Keyaki Hall, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Gaku Yamada, guitar
2013
21 December 2013
Shinkei-Kasanegafuchi Ⅴ [commissioned work, world premiere]
Yoshinao Nakada: On A Snowing Town [arrangement work, world premiere]
Kokontei Shinsuke with Awai-Za, Iwato Yose Bangai
VACANT, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, kokyu and shamisen
0874sinsuke.com/performance/schedule?month=2013-12
30 November 2013
Etudes Ⅳ [commissioned work, world premiere]
The 4th Concert of New Works for 25-string Koto
Sumida Triphony Small Hall, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan
4plus
Maya Kimura, Ami Sato and Hikaru Machida, 25-string koto
www.koto-4plus.com/20131130-3
9 November 2013
Gamelan of Wind and Stars [commissioned work, world premiere]
Kiyonori Sokabe × Gaku Yamada Duo Concert
Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kiyonori Sokabe, trumpet｜Gaku Yamada, guitar
11 August 2013
Mizukage (Water Shadows) [commissioned work, world premiere]
Esprit Mandolin Orchestra The 1st Concert
Tiara Koto Concert Hall, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Ryuichiro Ikariyama, conductor｜Esprit Mandolin Orchestra The 1st Concert
espritmo.web.fc2.com/
8 August 2013
Love song Ⅳ
Les pois in Fukuoka
Kyusyu Christian Center, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka, Japan
Kosuke Hashizume, guitar
4 August 2013
Love song Ⅳ
Les pois in Tokyo
Studio Virtuosi, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kosuke Hashizume, guitar
[lecture] 4 June 2013
Ruri no Uta, Hoshi no Uta (Song of Stars)
Workshop Ⅰ (lecturer: Motoharu Kawashima)
6-111, Kunitachi University of Music, Tokyo, Japan
Setsujyo Saito, Buddihist chant｜Hiromi Shinoda, Buddihist percussions
24 May 2013
Teri-Mukuri [commissioned work, world premiere]
Denis Patkovic, harmonikkaConcert Hall, Sibelius-Akademie, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9, Helsinki, Finland
Denis Patkovic, accordion
www.siba.fi/whats-on1/-/events/event/7517
www.goethe.de/ins/fi/hel/ver/de11064010v.htm
19 May 2013
Shinkei-Kasanegafuchi Ⅳ [commissioned work, world premiere]
Iwato Yose Bangai
VACANT, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo performer
Awai-Za
Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, kokyu
0874sinsuke.com/performance/schedule?month=2013-05
16 May 2013
Transfiguration on The Theme of Morin Khuur [commissioned work, world premiere]
YMO YNOT 2013 Autumn/Winter collection runway show in China
Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Satoshi Fukushima, recording and realization
YMO YNOT 2013 Autumn/Winter collection runway show
18 April 2013
Shinkei-Kasanegafuchi Ⅲ [revised world premiere]
Shinsuke no Kai
Japan Entertainment Hall, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, kokyu
www.canonkikaku.com/blog/Rakugo/418.html
11 April 2013
Yume-Koi-Kwaidan (The Ghost Story of Dream Love)
TsuguKaji-KOTO ~Katari, Uta, Koto~
Za Koenji 2, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TsuguKaji-KOTO
Ai Kajigano, 17-string koto with voice｜Tsugumi Yamamoto, 25-string koto and shamisen, with voice
13strings.com/tsugu-kaji/
japan.japo-net.or.jp/event/2013/03/31/
31 March 2013
Yume-Koi-Kwaidan (The Ghost Story of Dream Love)
TsuguKaji-KOTO ~Katari, Uta, Koto~
Sitiera Hall, agoshima-city, Kagoshima, Japan
TsuguKaji-KOTO
Ai Kajigano, 17-string koto with voice｜Tsugumi Yamamoto, 25-string koto and shamisen, with voice
13strings.com/tsugu-kaji/
japan.japo-net.or.jp/event/2013/03/31/
29 March 2013
Ruri no Uta, Hoshi no Uta (Song of Stars)
Myo-Non-E
Jisho-ji Temple, Annaka-city, Gunma, Japan
Setsujyo Saito, Buddihist chant｜Hiromi Shinoda, Buddihist percussions
10 February 2013
smelling, efflorescing [tryout]
Impuls Academy [Special Program - Reading sessions]
MUMUTH, Kunstuniversität Graz, Lichtenfelsgasse 14 8010 Graz, Austria
Enno Poppe, conductor｜Klangforum Wien
www.impuls.cc/en/academy/special-programs.html#c1297
www.impuls.cc/en/events/events-2013/102.html
www.impuls.cc/fileadmin/user_upload/Newsletter/newsletter20130525.pdf
2012
8 December 2012
Shinkei-Kasanegafuchi Ⅲ [commissioned work, world premiere]
Iwato Yose Bangai Kokontei Shinsuke no Kai
Studio Iwato, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, kokyu
www.studio-iwato.com/studio/program/index.html#1208
24 November 2012
Etudes Ⅲ [commissioned work, world premiere]
The 3rd Concert of New Works for 25-string Koto
Sumida Triphony Small Hall, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan
4plus
Maya Kimura, Ami Sato and Hikaru Machida, 25-string koto
www.koto-4plus.com/shinkyoku3
31 October 2012
Shinkei-Kasanegafuchi Ⅰ
Asakusa Zanmai Yoruseki - Shinsuke no Kai
Asakusa Engei Hall, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Seiko Takemoto, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, kokyu
www.canonkikaku.com/blog/Rakugo/1031.html
21 October 2012
Song of "Imawa" (Song of ephemerality, in-between the world and the next world) [commissioned work, world premiere]
Hibari Charity Concert
Koen-Dori Classics, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
mmm...
Shungo Mise, violin｜Kaori Oshuga, piano
hibari-charity.com/pastweek.php?n=39
19 October 2012
Yume-Koi-Kwaidan (The Ghost Story of Dream Love) [commissioned work, world premiere]
TsuguKaji-KOTO - Yume-Koi-Kwaidan
Kanda no Ie, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
TsuguKaji-KOTO
Ai Kajigano, 17-string koto with voice｜Tsugumi Yamamoto, 25-string koto and shamisen, with voice
6 October 2012
Ohyarai Variations
New Counterpoint Aditation/Meditation, West meets East
Versöhnungskirche, Plats der Diakonie 2, Düsseldorf-Flingern
Camilla Hoitenga, flute
musik21.de/?p=251
4 October 2012
Matataki no Awai [commissioned work, world premiere]
Ensemble Muromachi Lecture Concert
Oumi Gakudo, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Ensemble Muromachi
Seikyo Kuroda, shakuhachi｜Akiko Sato, lute｜Kei Yamazawa, violoncello
ensemblemuromachi.blog116.fc2.com/
5 September 2012
Ohyarai Variations [European premiere]
WORTKLANGRAUM 2012
Dialograum Kreuzung an Sankt Helena, Bonn, Germany
Camilla Hoitenga, flute
http://www.wortklangraum.de/wortklangraum2012.htm#fuenf
[mc/performance] 26 July 2012, broadcasted via Niconico Live
8bit sonata [commissioned work, world premiere]
AKB48 "Ponytail and Chouchou" [commissioned arrangement work, world premiere]
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu 'Tsukema Tsukeru' [commissioned arrangement work, world premiere]
Nikoniko New Music #4
Hideki Matsutake, 8bit project Katsunori Ujiie and Yu Kuwabara, performers
Yu Kuwabara, MC
live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv100743656
17-25 July 2012, broadcasted via hibari
Song of "Imawa" (Song of ephemerality, in-between the world and the next world) [commissioned work]
Hibari Charity Project
mmm...
Shungo Mise, violin｜Kaori Oshuga, piano
hibari-charity.com/pastweek.php?n=39
[mc/performance] 27 June 2012, broadcasted via Niconico Live
Nikoniko New Music #3
Futagoza Trio
Kiyonori Sokabe, trumpet｜Toshio Nakagawa, piano｜Takashi Matsudaira, voice
Yu Kuwabara, navigator
asobicast.com/?p=3262
[mc] 25 May 2012, broadcasted via Niconico Live
Nikoniko New Music #2
Takashi Matsudaira and Yu Kuwabara, navigator
Brass Extreme Tokyo
Kiyonori Sokabe and Tomonori Sato, trumpet｜Atsushi Doyama, horn
Kosei Murata, trombone｜Isao Watanabe, tuba
asobicast.com/?p=3130
12 May 2012
Arabesque
Love song Ⅳ
PlinkPlankPlunk! Go Mochizuki × Kosuke Hashizume Recital in Osaka
Osaka-shi Central Auditorium Small Room, Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan
Go Mochizuki, mandolin｜Kosuke Hashizume, guitar
22 April 2012
Arabesque [commissionec work, world premiere]
Love song Ⅳ [Japanese premiere]
PlinkPlankPlunk! Go Mochizuki × Kosuke Hashizume Recital
Studio Virtuosi, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Go Mochizuki, mandolin｜Kosuke Hashizume, guitar
12 April 2012
Shinkei-Kasanegafuchi Ⅰ [commissionec work, world premiere]
Shinsuke no Kai
Japan Entertainment Hall, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Izumi Fujii, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, kokyu
www.canonkikaku.com/blog/Rakugo/418.html
2011
28 November 2011
Hangonko
Lotus Pedestal
Shibahama
Awai-Za first performance "Hanashi × New Music"
Kioi Small Hall, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Izumi Fujii, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
Satoshi Fukushima, electronics
awaiza.com/schedule.html#ConcertsInPast
20 November 2011
Hangonko [world premiere]
Lotus Pedestal [world premiere]
Shibahama [world premiere]
Awai-Za first performance "Hanashi × New Music" in Utsunomiya
be off, Utsunomiya-city, Tochigi, Japan
Kokontei Shinsuke, Rakugo storyteller
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin｜Izumi Fujii, cello｜Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
Satoshi Fukushima, electronics
awaiza.com/schedule.html#ConcertsInPast
3 November 2011
Etudes Ⅱ [commissionec work, world premiere]
The 2nd Concert of New Works for 25-string Koto
Musashino Swing Hall, Musashino-city, Tokyo, Japan
4plus
Maya Kimura, Ami Sato and Hikaru Machida, 25-string koto
www.koto-4plus.com/shinkyoku2
18 October 2011
passacaglia della notte [commissionec work, world premiere]
Azamu Grace Gospel Church, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Nocturne #22 In C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. 2012 Spring/Summer Collection Runway Show
Yu Kuwabara, piano
20 September 2011
Love song Ⅳ [commissionec work, world premiere]
Fragments - Concert de musique contemporaine du Japon
Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles Auditorium, Rue de la Régence 30, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Julien Siguré, guitar
2010
9 December 2010
Dodoitsu Variations [commissionec work, world premiere]
DENIS PATKOVIC, HARMONIKA
Vapaa pääsy Paikka Sibelius-Akatemia, Helsinki, Finland
Denis Patkovic, accordion
siba.fi/fi/konsertit/ohjelmisto/?id=36226
23 September 2010
Etudes [commissionec work, world premiere]
The 1st Concert of New Works for 25-string Koto
Shinjyuku Bunka Center Small Hall, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
4plus
Maya Kimura, Ami Sato and Hikaru Machida, 25-string koto
www.koto-4plus.com/shinkyoku1
27 March 2010
ireco monogatari (The Nesting Story)
Final Presentation of Tokyo Wonder Site Local Creator Residence Program in Ensemble Modern Academy in Tokyo
Womens Plaza, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Izumi Fujii, cello｜Mayu Gonto, accordion
Hirofumi Nakamura, accordion and guitar｜Mako Kuwabara, keyboard harmonica
Satoshi Fukushima, electronics
Maya Aramaki, lighting and electronics assistant
"ireco monogatari" official website
20 February 2010
ireco monogatari (The Nesting Story) [world premiere]
Final Presentation of Tokyo Wonder Site Local Creator Residence Program
EXPERIMENTAL SOUND ART and PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL
Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Izumi Fujii, cello｜Mayu Gonto, accordion
Hirofumi Nakamura, accordion and guitar｜Mako Kuwabara, keyboard harmonica
Satoshi Fukushima, electronics
Maya Aramaki, lighting and electronics assistant
"ireco monogatari" official website
www.tokyoartsandspace.jp/archive/exhibition/2010/20100217-5004.html
[broadcast] 12 January 2010, broadcasted via NHK-BS2
Love song Ⅲ
NHK-BS2 Classic Club
The 78th Japan Music Competition - Composition Section Final
Toshiya Suzuki, great bass recorder｜Motoko Udagawa, cello｜Stefan Hussong, accordion
2009
9 December 2009
Winter Holiday Concert Series 2009 “Winter Fantasies for Flute”
American Center JAPAN, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Camilla Hoitenga, flute
6 December 2009
O-hya-ra-i Variations [world premiere]
Winter Holiday Concert Series 2009 “Winter Fantasies for Flute”
Kumamoto Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto, Kumamoto-city, Kumamoto, Japan
Camilla Hoitenga, flute
21 November 2009 - 17 January 2010
Music for the documentary film by Dinh Q. Lê
On the Agenda of the Arts
Yu Kuwabara, piano
Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya, Shibuya-ku Tokyo, Japan
14 November 2009
Aomori Frog (Japanese Foam-Nest Tree Frog) [commissionec work, world premiere]
On Site Lab Emerging Artist Support Program Music
Meet Japanese Contemporary Composer - MUSIC OF YUJI TAKAHASHI
Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya, Shibuya-ku Tokyo, Japan
Yoko Nishi, koto-uta (koto with voice)
tokyoartsandspace.jp/archive/exhibition/2009/20091114-5005.html
[broadcast] 12 November 2009, broadcasted via NHK-FM
The 78th Japan Music Competition - Composition Section Final
Toshiya Suzuki, great bass recorder｜Motoko Udagawa, cello｜Stefan Hussong, accordion
Yasuaki Itakura, conductor
[workshop] 24 October 2009
Words = Playing and Greeting with Sounds
United Nations University Courtyard, Shibuya-ku Tokyo, Japan
www.Tokyo-ws.org/archive/2009/09/open-studio-2009-06.shtml
[performance] 23 October 2009
Ueno Town Art Museum 2009 - Concert in MNAU "Kindness People Listening Circle"
Kojima Art Plaza, Taito-ku Tokyo, Japan
Mayu Gonto and Yu Kuwabara, performance
mnau.jugem.jp/?eid=27
20 October 2009
Love song Ⅲ [commissionec work, world premiere]
The 78th Japan Music Competition - Composition Section Final
Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall Takemitsu Memorial, Shinjyuku-ku Tokyo, Japan
Toshiya Suzuki, great bass recorder｜Motoko Udagawa, cello｜Stefan Hussong, accordion
Yasuaki Itakura, conductor
10 October 2009
Installation by the recording and the video of "Requiem"
Max Art Fest
Kvaternikov Trg, Zagreb, Croatia
www.maxartfest.com/
13-14 February 2009
Requiem [commissionec work, world premiere]
the 250th Sakezuka Festival - Sakezuka Nirvana Ceremony
Nichimen-ji Temple, Numazu-city, Shizuoka, Japan
20 priests of Nichiren Sect, Buddihist chant
Mako Kuwabara and Ai Kuwabara, Buddihist percussions
www.sakezuka.jp/
2008
22 November 2008
Variation on "Magic Doll" b [commissionec work, viola version world premiere]
Art Complex 2008 The 1st Night produced by Toshi Ichiyanagi -Music × Noh × Movie-Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Gallery, Yokohama-city, Kanagawa, Japan
Ryoko Aoki, Utai (Noh chanting)｜Yoshiko Sato, viola
10 September 2008
Echizen-city Bunka Center Hall, Echizen-city, Fukui, Japan
Ryoko Aoki, Utai (Noh chanting)｜Tomoki Tai, cello
19 July 2008
Doll-Blind [European premiere]
Duo Concert in Germany, Internationale Akkordeon Seminarwoche 2008
Saarbrücker Zeitung, Ottweiler, Germany
Toshiya Suzuki, tenor recorder｜Stefan Hossong, accordion
1 July 2008
EAST MEETS WEST neue musik ensemble phorminx in Tübingen
Schüler der 10.Klasse der Tübinger Freien Waldorfschule, Tübinger, Germany
Naoko Kikuchi, koto｜Ensemble Phorminx
Carola Schlüter, soprano｜Angelika Bender, bass flute
Thomas Löffler, bass clarinet｜Mariette Leners, viola
www.ensemble-phorminx.de/phorminx-links/ph-kal.html
28 June 2008
Variation on "Magic Doll" [world premiere]
Noh Lecture Series Vol.2 - talk & concert with composer Yu Kuwabara
Urahara Geidai, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Ryoko Aoki, Utai (Noh chanting)｜Aki Kitajima, cello
ryokoaoki.net/en/2008/06/30/talk_concert-2/
9 June 2008
Love song Ⅱ [commissionec work, world premiere]
EAST MEETS WEST neue musik ensemble phorminx in Der Akademie Darmstadt
Großer Saal, Akademie für Tonkunst, Darmstadt, Germany
Naoko Kikuchi, koto｜Ensemble Phorminx
Carola Schlüter, soprano｜Angelika Bender, bass flute
Thomas Löffler, bass clarinet｜Mariette Leners, viola
www.ensemble-phorminx.de/phorminx-links/ph-kal.html
17 January 2008
Doll-Blind [commissioned work, world premiere]
Toshiya Suzuki Recorder Recital
Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Toshiya Suzuki, tenor recorder｜Stefan Hossong, accordion
2007
15 November 2007
Thursday Concert by selected students of Tokyo University of the Arts
Sogakudo of the Former Tokyo Music School, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hitomi Aikawa, Misa Makino, and Hiroko Kamei, percussions｜Tomohito Matsushita, piano
28 September 2007
Love song [commissioned work, world premiere]
company izuru concert project "Ongaku × Ongyoku"
sonorium, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Shintaro Ban, Utai (Noh chanting)｜Emiko Tanno, flute｜Izumi Fujii, cello
18 August 2007
Falling Garden [European premiere]
Abschlusskonzert Sommerakademie Schloss Solitude
Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany
James Avery, conductor｜Ensemble SurPlus
Marchtina Roth, flute｜Andrew Digby, trombone｜Beverley Ellis, cello
Sven Thomas Kiebler, cembalo｜Olef Tzschoppe, percussions
www.ensemble-surplus.com/node/16
3-19 August 2007
Sommerakademie Schloss Solitude
Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany
www.akademie-solitude.de/de/stipendium/stipendiaten/yu-kuwabara~pe1492/
23 April 2007
wooden pop [world premiere]
Sky Hearts Concert vol.6
Yokohama City Kaiko Kinen Kaikan, Yokohama-city, Kanagawa, Japan
Hitomi Aikawa, Misa Makino, and Hiroko Kamei, percussions｜Tomohito Matsushita, piano
2006
30 November 2006
Tokyo University of the Arts - Sogakudo Concert Hall Morning Concert vol.11
Sogakudo Concert Hall, Tokyo University of the Arts, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Yosuke Nakane, oboe｜Tatsuya Kosaka, trombone
Masanori Mikawa, conductor｜Geidai Philharmonia
[broadcast] 21 November 2006, broadcasted via NHK-FM
Best of Classic - The 75th Japan Music Competition - Composition Section Final
Hiroshi Shibayama, oboe｜Kosei Murata, trombone
Kazuhiko Komatsu, conductor｜Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
10 November 2006
vanishing primitive [world premiere]
Tokyo University of the Arts - Students Concert
Sogakudo Concert Hall, Tokyo University of the Arts, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Shoko Kawasaki, piano
19 October 2006
Two Whales [world premiere]
The 75th Japan Music Competition - Composition Section Final
Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall Takemitsu Memorial, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshi Shibayama, oboe｜Kosei Murata, trombone
Kazuhiko Komatsu, conductor｜Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
10 June 2006
echoing and empty [world premiere]
Stefan Hussong Accordion Workshop Concert
Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Stefan Hussong, accordion
www.tokyoartsandspace.jp/archive/exhibition/2006/20060610-4776.html
29 April 2006
lace-race [commissioned work, world premiere]
Chamber Music Cafe - How to make music vol.3
Hekisui Hall, Koka-city, Shiga, Japan
MU Gakudan
Tomoki Tai, cello｜Hironori Ueda, piano｜Manabu Nagasawa, gamelan
Yu Kuwabara, gamelan
2005
17 November 2005
Thursday Concert by selected students of Tokyo University of the Arts
Sogakudo of the Former Tokyo Music School, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Yuya Kanda, flute｜Yusuke Yamashita, trombone｜Tomoki Tai, cello｜Seiko Itoh, cembalo
Hitomi Aikawa and Chika Ishibashi, percussions｜Yu Kuwabara, conductor
[broadcast] 14 November 2005, broadcasted via NHK-FM
Falling Garden [world premiere]
The 74th Japan Music Coompetition - Composition Section Final
ART RESPIRANT
Akio Yasuraoka, conductor｜Takahide Tanaka, flute｜Kosei Murata, trombone
Yasuro Chomei, cello｜Satoko Kimura, cembalo｜Eiko Itoh, percussions
17 October 2005
Falling Garden [world premiere]
The 74th Japan Music Coompetition - Composition Section Final
Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall Takemitsu Memorial, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
ART RESPIRANT
Akio Yasuraoka, conductor｜Takahide Tanaka, flute｜Kosei Murata, trombone
Yasuro Chomei, cello｜Satoko Kimura, cembalo｜Eiko Itoh, percussions
2004
26 October 2004
Utakata no Uta (Ephemeral Songs of Love)
New Music Concert by Young Composers
Meguro Persimmon Hall, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Asako Watanabe, soprano｜Keisuke Honda, oboe
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