Past Events

2023 
14-15.Jan. The Harmony Hall in Matsumoto, Nagano 
Time for Composition Lecture and Workshop 

25.Jan. Online-Lecture 九州大学 

23.Feb. Scool （三鷹）https://scool.jp/ 
Composer and Performer Workshop with Rie Watanabe (Percussion) 

1.March 
Frankfurt, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, ArtLab Foyer 
Living in the box 
Piano: Rei Nakamura 
Video: Kentaro Taki 
*Installation 

7.May Montreal 
Bogen (2023, Premiere) 
Piano: Kimihiro Yasaka 

7.July Tokyo 
Alexandra Hallén Solo Concert 
House of Sphere (2023, Premiere)

8.July Tokyo 
Alexandra Hallén Reading Session 

26.August Tokyo
33rd Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition
member of the selection committee

11.Sep. Tokyo, Opera City Recital Hall 
Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios (Arr.) 

22.Oct. HEAR MY EYES in Copenhagen 
House of Sphere (2023) for Violoncello and Harmonica 
Alexandra Hallén (Violoncello) 

26.Nov. Germany
Impersonate (2014)
Marianna Schürmann (Fl), Nikita Geller (Vn)
via nova e.V.

23.Dec. Goethe Institute Tokyo
Cabinet of Curiosities 2023

2022
21. Jan. loft Köln
Jeong // Herrera // Javaid | live recording
"Die Fehlende Melodie" premiere

Salim Javaid – Saxophon 
Kyusang Jeong – Klarinette
Bassklarinette Elio Herrera – Cello

2.Mar. としま区民センター 
JWCM 「塩見允枝子～フルクサスを超えて」
上映会＆トーク

9. April, 公演通りクラシックス
佐藤紀雄-公園通りプロデュース・シリーズvol.2
菊地秀夫CD発売記念ライブ
空中ブランコの閑 Trapezeʼs waiting (2018)

27. Mai, Operacity, 壁のない無限教室コンサートVol．2

17. Jun. Darmstadt, Germany
75. Tagung des INMM
Konzert mit Rei Nakamura
Living in the box (Video: Kentaro Taki, Composition: Yukiko Watanabe)

29. Jun. としま区民センター
太田真紀＆山田岳 × Cabinet of Curiosities "A Quiet Space"
※キュレーションコンサート

3. July 九州大学, Concert and Talk

25. Aug. DCMF (Daegu International Contemporary Music Festival)
Die Geschmolzene Heimat (Flute, Clarinet, Viola)

With half closed eyes

27. Sep. Aula der Alten Universität in Fulda, Germany
Ensemble via nova, Weimar
(Flute: Marianna Schürmann)
(Violin: Daniel Gutiérrez)

25. Oct. 白寿ホール
ギター：山下俊輔

5. Dec. サントリーホール、ブルーローズ（小ホール）
ギター：山下俊輔

2021

23 Jan. Milan
"Die Geschmolzene Heimat" (2018-2019)
Divertiment Ensemble

29 Mar. Milan, Teatro Litta
" Memory and Stain for living room with small piano" (2019)
Divertiment Ensemble

17 May Milan
"Cities and Memory" (2020)
"Zitternd..."(2014)
Divertiment Ensemble

9 Jun. Milan
"New Work for Ensemble"

29 Jun. online
Online Talk Event "Knappe Berührung"
Talk with Rei Nakamura (Pianist) and Kentaro Taki (Video Artist)

3 July Tokyo 北千住
"Trapaze's waiting"

29. Aug. Florida, WSMR classical radio

"blue"

10-11. Sep. Städtisches Museum Braunschweigannover/Hannover, Musik 21 Niedersachsen
“Living in the Box”  (with Video by Kentaro Taki)

14. Sep. 日暮里サニーホール コンサートサロン
"Tatami und Seiza für Streichinstrumente" (concert version)
"Laufen Etüde" (concert version)
Flute: 内山貴博 Oboe: 大木雅人 Clarinet: 岩瀬龍太


3. Oct. Tokyo, 両国門天ホール
どうぶつおんがくたい

27. Okt. Cologne, Bonn
"What is (not) there II" premiere
s201 

14. Nov. Tokyo, Shibaura House
どうぶつおんがくたい

14. Nov. Milano, Donatoni hall of the Fabbrica del Vapore
"Alcuni fra i compositori di Affresco, esperimento di composizione collettiva"

14. Nov. Minowa in Nagano, JP 
「故郷」「紅葉」弦楽合奏版・編曲初演

14. Nov. Weimar in Germany
Impersonate for Flute and Violin (2014)
Ensemble via nova, Marianna Schürmann (Flute), Nikita Geller (Violin)

30. Dec. Online
jwcm artist talk


2020

8 Mar. 
"With half-closed eyes for solo guitar or more guitars" 
domchorsaal, Salzburg　延期 

17 April 
"朧月夜"（arr.） 
あねもね（Guitar Quartet）延期→レコーディング

April 
Virtual Residency for Musicians (Artistic director) 

12 Jun. 
"Loch" (穴) 
[Online-Konzert] "Barockcello x Modernes Cello - Solokonzert mit 2 Celli 
https://twitcasting.tv/c:aki_k_cello/shopcart/6856?fbclid=IwAR0qSgvNHhA-xoEldNMk0oUIoi00v-6lVn_in-MID38EUjE5AMxW5oNNs80 

Aki Kitajima (Violoncello) 

5 Jul. 
"What is (not) there for koto, guitar and reading books" (premiere) 
Maya Kimura (Koto), Norio Sato (Guitar) 

1.June until 31.July 
Virtual Residency for Musicians - Academy - 

24 Jul. せんがわ劇場 
"What is (not) there for koto, guitar and reading books" 
Maya Kimura (Koto), Norio Sato (Guitar)

21. Aug. アーティストサロン “Dolce”
"BLUE"
TriOrganic、宇高靖人（Fl, Gt, Fag.）

15. Sep. オペラシティ、リサイタルホール
Ensemble Nomad コンサート
“Songs” (premiere)
https://www.ensemble-nomad.com/

24. Sep. kunstKulturKirche Allerheiligen (Frankfurt)
Real Book of Fake Tunes
“Shiori”
IEMA

9. Oct. オペラシティ、リサイタルホール
Ensemble Nomad コンサート
“Cities and memory” (premiere, JP)
https://www.ensemble-nomad.com/

20. Nov. Klang 2020 (Copenhagen) covid-19によりキャンセル
“Living in the box”
Rei Nakamura 

20. Nov. Ensemblefestival für aktuelle Musik 2020　
“Cities and memory” (premiere, GE)
https://www.ensemble-nomad.com/

19. Dec. 武蔵ホール 延期！
「フルート✕ギター　コンサート」
“New Work”
松本寛子 (Flute), 土橋庸人 (Guitar)


2019

 23 February 2019, Tokyo 東京オペラシティ リサイタルホール
"Trapeze's waiting"
Ensemble Nomad

 8 March 2019, Theater am Gleis Winterhur
 "Poppti Pop-it" (2010, rev. 2018)
ensembleTag 

 14 April, Cairo contemporary music days
"AQUA HOUSES" (Premiere)
Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen

 "AQUA HOUSES"
Athelas Sinfonietta copenhagen 
Klangfestival

 20. July
"New Work" for Violin and Clarinet
Ensemble CRUSH

 2 - 4. September
Three days Composition Academy in Tokyo

 8 - 15. September
Takefu International Music Festival
as invited composer

 25 Oct. Belgium, Tictac Art Centre
"Nonoji" (2013)
Curious Chamber Players

15. Novemver
 autumn tour with mind the gap
"Shiori" for Horn and Viola (2019)

1 Dec. 2019
"New Work" for Barock Cello
Aki Kitajima 

 31 Nov. 2019
"zitternd..."
Kommas Ensemble

 14 Dez. 2019
"Memory and Stain" for living room with small prepared piano (Premiere)
Kimihiro Yasaka 

 2018

4 March, Japan
"kAtaMarI"
Mamiko Someda, Cembalo
Naomi Sato, Sho
Töne Saal

27 April, Barcelona
"New Work"
Festival Mixtur
18 May, Schöppingen
"Loch"
Kyubin Hwang
March - August
Artist in Residence, Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen

25 August, Tokyo
mini lecture
Sora otosha 

26 August, Tokyo 
"Morning Haze Junction"

27,28 August, Tokyo 

29 August, Tokyo 
UTAHOGI × OTONARI
近江楽堂 (Oumigakudou) Hatsudai

31 August, Frankfurt 
"Loch" (2010, rev. 2018)

9 September, Tokyo
"Loch" (2010, rev. 2018)
Aki Kitajima, Cello
10 October, Sprengel Museum Hannover
"kuchi wo fusagunowa dare?" (2016)
AsianArt Ensemble

24 October, Gdańsk Poland
Warsztaty muzyki współczesnej
"Inner Cloud"
Cond. Rei Munakata

 23 November, Japanisches Kulturinstitut Köln
"kuchi wo fusagunowa dare?" (2016)
AsianArt Ensemble

 2017

4. March in ZKM (DE)
"Unter dem Boden" Premiere

7. March
"Verzeih mir, ich kann nicht lauter sprechen" (2011)
Two New Duo, Peyee Chen

21. March
"With half-closed eyes"

Norio Sato, Juan Carlos Laguna

31. March
Frühjahrskonzerte, Musikhochschule Frankfurt, Kleiner Saal
"Unter dem Boden"
IEMA Ensemble
18. June, Centre céramique Maastricht
"With half-closed eyes II"

26. June, Klangblücke Aachen
"With half-closed eyes II"
B-Sight

18-20. August
"Fanfare für Straßenbau (UA)"

31. August
Hearing Metropolis #2 STOCKHOLM
"Clockwork"
Fylkingen, STOCKHOLM
Curious Chamber Players

7. September
"NUE für Klavier solo mit Ensemble und persönlichen Erinnerungen der Spieler" 
for IEMA

18. September
Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Kleiner Saal, Frankfurt am Main
"NUE für Klavier solo mit Ensemble und persönlichen Erinnerungen der Spieler" 
for IEMA

23. September
Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, ZKM_Kubus, Karlsruhe
"NUE für Klavier solo mit Ensemble und persönlichen Erinnerungen der Spieler" 
for IEMA

18. October, Graz
"ver_fles_sen"

5. November

Swedish and Japanish Classical Music in the Future

WREN ENSEMBLE PLAYS ノワ・アコルデ音楽アートサロン 蔵我楽
ーK uragaraku- シリーズ vol.3
"zitternd... für solo Violine" (UA)
Violin Paula Hedvall

17. November
"Die fortdauernden Städte" für Streichquartett, persönliche Erinnerungsstücke der Objektspieler und Projektor

8. December
"With half-closed eyes"
Gaku Yamada

12. December,
"Impersonate"
@REATOR, Geblergasse 36-40, 1170 Wien



 2016
9. Jan. 19:00-/St Leonard's Shoreditch, E1
"Mono-Dialogue III for two flutists" clapTON ensemble

 24. Jan. /Oslo
"Impersonate" Ensemble neoN

24. Feb. /Mexico
With half-closed eyes Juan Carlos Laguna (Guitar)

11-15. Apr. /Cairo

21.Apr./ USA, EMPAC (Troy)
ver_flies_sen

26. Apr. /Stockholm
nonoji for three percussion players

25. Jun. /Aachen With half-closed eyes II

23. Jun. /Gent
Mono-Dialogue III for two flutists
ictus Ensemble Academy

16. Jul. /Osaka, Japan
etude for etude
Masumi Yosikawa (Soprano)
Kaori Osuga (Piano)

28. Aug. /Tokyo
gefaltet... for Orchestra
Suntory Hall
Akutagawa Award for Music Composition 2016 
The New Japan Philharmonic 
25. Sep. /Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst in Berlin-Dahlem
"Kuchi wo fusagunowa dare?"
AsianArt Ensemble 

1. Oct. 19:00/Yokohama, BankART Studio NYK kawamata Hall
横浜コンテンポラリーアンサンブル
Concert 1: from Italy
"Impersonate"
Flute Reiko Manabe
Violin Yohanan Chendler

8.Oct. 15:00 / Shibuya, Tokyo
"With half-closed eyes"
Guitar Juan Carlos Laguna, Norio Sato

29. Oct. /UK
"New Work"
Riot Ensemble 

17-21. Nov. /Austria
Clockwork for Guitar, Cello and Percussion


2015
■20. Jan. 19:30-/Köln, Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
"Impersonate for Flute and Violin"
Fl. Vytenis Gurstis
Vn. Yumi Kanzsaki

 ■29. Mar. 17:00-/Korea, Tongyeong Concert Hall, Black Box
"Inner Cloud" UA
TIMF Ensemble
■24. April 15:00-/Märkisches Museum: Newcomer-Konzert, Wittener Tage
"Impersonate for Flute and Violin"

IEMA
■6. May 18:00-/Köln, Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
"gefaltet..." (Orchestra)UA
Acht brücken 2015

 ■18. May 18:00-/NY, Benzaquen Hall. The DiMenna Center. 450 W 37th St.
"ver_flies_sen"
LONGLEASH
■7. Jun. 17:00-/Evangelische Dorfkirche Repelen, Moers(Germany)
"Leeres Geschwätz für Koto und Klavier"
Naoko Kikuchi (Koto)
Shuri Tomita (Klavier)
info*CROSSAir

■18. July 12:00-/Gothenburg Cathedral (Sweden)
"Impersonate"
Anna Melander (Flute)
Paula Hedvall (Violin)

□25. July - 13. Sep.
Daisuke Nagoka (Animation)
Yukiko Watanabe (Music)

■25. Aug. 19:30-/Europäische Forum Alpbach (Austria) *info
"Color Study" UA
Klangform Wien

InDieOper 2nd Workshop
■30. Oct. 19:00-/Japanisches Kulturinstitut (Cologne)
"nonoji" for three performers



 before 2014
2006　
□19. Jun/Tokyo "FADE II" (UA) accordion: Stefan Hussong /Accordion Workshop Concert
2007
□19. May/Tokyo, Shiraya Art space "Music box" (UA) Sop: Masumi Yoshikawa/Va: Yoshiko Sato/Koto: Naoko Kikuchi /Voice of air
□22. Dec/Tokyo "Kyklos" (UA) accordion: Denis Patrovic /TWS Exhinition -Jerome Fortin-
2008
□02. Feb/Yokohama Noh-Opera"ASAGAO" (UA)
□10. Oct/Tokyo, Operacity "an d an te" (UA) Sho: Naoyuki Manabe
2009
□21. Jan/Tokyo "Ten dreams for small piano" (UA) piano: Akiko Samukawa /TWS
2010
■13. May/Graz "Mono-Dialogue for two flutes" /Hörfest 2010 Forum Stadtpark, Graz
■30. Apr/Graz, Mumuth "Poppit Pop-it" (UA) /Meet the composer
□26. Sep/Japan, "Leeres Geschwätz" (UA) /Koto:Scott Jordan, Piano:Akiko Samukawa
■10. Oct/Graz, Helmut List Halle "Loch für Violoncello" (UA) Cello: Myriam García Fidalgo /Klangwege
2011
■12. Feb/Graz "Verzeih mir, ich kann nicht lauter sprechen" (UA) Soprano: Desiree Hall /Impuls
■05-10. Jul. /Viitasaari, Finland "Kontraktion " only 1/2  /Workshop with Ensemble Mosaik
□06. Oct /Tokyo "String Quartet ♯1" (UA) Toyota Quartet /秘密結社
■22. Oct/Graz "Loch" (2010) Cello: Myriam Garsia Fidalgo /luftblick
□17. Dec/Tokyo "Merry go round for my lady" (2011)(UA) 
         Gt.: Gaku Yamada/Pf.: Yuiko Yasuda/Per.: Rainer Römer/IEMA & TWS Academy
2012
■02. April /Basel "Verzeih mir, ich kann nicht lauter sprechen" Soprano: Petra Hoffmann /Gare du Nord
■28. April/Graz "Mono-Dialogue for two flutes" Flute: Elena Gabbrielli, Zinajda Kodric
■05. May/Berlin "KatAmaRI" (UA) /Sho: Naoyuki Manabe Cembalo: Petteri Pitko
■16. Jun/Wien "Kontraktion" (UA) Ensemble Platypus /Echoraum
■04. Okt/Graz "blinzelnd..." UA Cantus Ensemble /musikprotokoll
■17. Okt/Wien-Echoraum "Living in the box" (Video+Music) UA
■ 9. Nov/Netherlands "KatAmaRI" Cembalo: Ere Lievonen Sho: Naomi Sato /Prix Anne de May
□10. Nov/Japan, Hyogo "etude for etude" Vo. Maki Ota Pf. Yoko Yamada /Nishinomiya Funasaka Biennale
■10. Nov/Wien "ver_flies_sen" UA /Wien-Radio-Kulturhaus
□15, Dec/Tokyo-タカギクラヴィア松濤サロン "Mono-Dialogue II for piano" Piano: Saori Oya
2013
■03. Feb/Frankfurt "Leeres Geschwätz"/ Koto:Naoko Kikuchi, Piano:Yumi Kimachi
■17. Feb/Graz "nonoji" Per. Franziska Fleischanderl, Mariko Nishioka, Sayaka Nojiri/Impuls 
■19. Feb/Graz "Kontraktion" Curious Chamber Players/Impuls
□05. Mar/Tokyo "etude for etude" Vo. Maki Ohta, Pf. Takashi Niigaki
□08. Mar/Nagoya "etude for etude" Vo.Maki Ohta Pf. Takashi Niigaki
■12. Mar-30. Jun/Vienna join the workshop with Hongkai Wang in Schoenberg center
■25. May/singapore "Clockwork for guitar, cello and percussion" Ensemble Ascolta
         Dian Red Kechil International Young Composers Residency
□19. July/Japan/Half portrait concert
         "Breathing City" "etude for etude" Sop: Masumi Yoshikawa, Fl: Daisuke Kinoshita, Pf: Kaori Osuga
■05. Oct./Graz/musikprotokoll2013 "otobako" for three female voices (2013, UA) Schola Heidelberg
■07. Nov. Stockholm "Kontraktion"Curious Chamber Players Sound of Stockholm
■29. Nov. Karlsruhe/ZKM "Living in the box II" for piano and video Piano: Rei Nakamura Video: Kentaro Taki
□06. Dec. Japan/ Kawaguchi LILIA Hale"nonoji" revised version Percussion: Sayaka Nojiri
2014
□06-. Mar./ Tokyo, Exhibition-Daisuke Nagaoka "Kyklos" for solo acordion
■06. May/ Graz, Oper "Die weiche Mondin" 
■01. Aug./ Wien Ö1 Extended (Radiobroadcast) "otobako" "Die weiche Mondin"
■ 23, Oct. 19:00-/Wien, MDW
Kontraktion for Violin, Violoncello and Piano (2012-3)
Ensemble Platypus
■ 31, Oct. 20:00-/Seoul, Hausconcert
"Impersonate for Flute and Violin"