Orchestra Nipponica: The 44 「 Music on the Frontier in Europe: Beyond 」
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Yasushi Akutagawa Memorial Orchestra Nipponica
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY Reiwa 5(2023) 2nd Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant
Business Overview
Orchestra Nipponica No. 44 "Music on the European Frontier and Beyond" It was in the 1950s after World War II that the influence of Bartok became evident in Japanese orchestral works. Among them, Akira Ogura (1916~1990) and Yoshio Mamiya (1929~) were decisively influenced. Ogura found the relationship between the pitch and rhythm of Bartok and the characteristics of folk music and language, and Mamiya tried to find the socialist significance in the relationship between Bartok and folk music. The project examines how the two composers were influenced by Bartok's music and compositional attitudes from the 1950s to the 1970s, and how they broke away from Bartok to reach their unique musical appeal. Bartok: Dance Suite (1932) Akira Ogura: Violin Concerto (1971) (*) Akira Ogura: Dance Suite for Orchestra (1953) Yoshio Mamiya: 2 Tableaux for Orchestra '65 (1965) Conductor: Ichiro Nohira Violin: Kazuhiro Takagi (*)
- Period of Activity / Project
- Sunday, March 31, 2024
- Venues
- Kioi Hall (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo)
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Profile
Akutagawa Yasushi Memorial Orchestra Nipponica
Since its founding in 2002, the orchestra has performed more than 120 Japanese orchestral works, showcasing the achievements of many composers. Commissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs and other organizations, we held International Music Festivals in Beijing in 2004, Hanoi in 2007, and Manila in 2013. His CD 'Akutagawa Yasushi: Symphony No. 1, etc.' released in May 2018 was selected as a special edition by professional magazines and the Asahi Shimbun. In June 2016, composer Ichiro NOHIRA was appointed as music advisor.