Catalan Wind: 130 Year Anniversary Performance of Federico Mompou's Birth
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Catalan Winds Executive Committee
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 5(2023) 1st Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant
Business Overview
The project commemorates the 130 year anniversary of the birth of Catalan composer Federico Mompou, reflecting once again on his achievements and demonstrating not only his uniqueness but also his universality and extensibility. At the same time, he presented a truly international form of cultural exchange by performing the work "The Wind of Catalonia," which was born out of deep understanding and sympathy for Mompou and the culture that nurtured him by the composer Heiji Yushu, who had a close connection with Mompou. Performers included Tokunaga Shinichiro, a famous guitarist from our country, and Janne Tateno, another famous violinist, and members of his string quartet. The program consisted of seven pieces from Mompou's masterpiece "Song and Dance," arranged for guitar and string quartet by one of Japan's leading composers, Keishu Hirakichi, and "The Wind of Catalonia," composed by Hirakichi in the same composition, as well as other famous Mompou pieces arranged for chamber music by Japanese.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Tuesday, November 21, 2023
- Venues
- Lutheran Ichigaya Hall (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
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Profile
【 The Wind of Catalonia Executive Committee 】
The Wind of Catalonia Executive Committee was formed in order to smoothly carry out this project, which requires a large number of performers and a large amount of work in production, such as researching and creating the music scores to be used. Takahiro Isomura, chairperson of the executive committee, has worked for a bank for many years and possesses a high level of clerical and administrative skills. Also among the members, Mitsuru YAMADA, who is also a core member, has been in charge of planning and producing classical music concerts for more than five years in the concert production business that Miki YAMADA, who is also a member of the executive committee, has been doing, and has sufficient skills.