The 3rd Contemporary Music Horn Recital
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Kei Kondo
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year individual
Reiwa 2 (2020) 1st Term Creation Grant [Single-Year Grant Program]
Business Overview
A horn recital was held with a program of only contemporary music. He asked Takashi TOKUNAGA, Masamichi KINOSHITA, Kazushun MONDA, Jun ISHIKAWA, Mayuko KAWASAKI and Takahiro KURODA to commission new works and revised editions. In addition, Sumiaki Suzuki's work which was first performed in November 2016 will be reperformed for the first time in about 4 years. They performed unaccompanied horn works composed by a total of seven Japanese composers. The performance is performed by Kei KONDO alone.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, January 23, 2021
- Venues
- Kitatopia (Kita Ward, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
Kondo Kei
Born in Tokyo in 1989. His activities are centered around playing modern horns.
As a horn player, he has been invited to Japan and world premieres such as the Seiji Kanazawa Britain Canticles Concert, the Zemison Daryl Woodwind Quintet Concert, and the Aichi Prefectural University of Arts Doctoral Concert.
On Twitter, under the account name "Genius Thinker bot," he posts daily videos of the results of his practical research on special horn playing techniques, including natural horns.