Recording of "Sankyoku" (Okola Records) and performance at the Paris Theater

Business Overview

Radio France's folk music label, Ocola, was the earliest record collection of its kind, and contains many valuable recordings that have been considered essential resources for folk music lovers and researchers. In this project, three Japanese musicians, including Kuroda Suzon, an up-and-coming shakuhachi player who represents Japan, will record and perform for "Okora" in France. The concert will be held at the Paris Theatre Espas Cardin, which has a reputation for presenting a variety of new music that crosses genres. With the cooperation of Radio France and Paris City Theatre, two of the most influential organizations in the field of music in France, which has a deep knowledge of traditional Japanese culture, this project will further stimulate the interest of French music lovers and lovers of Japanese culture in traditional Japanese music. This project is expected to make a significant contribution not only to the enrichment of folk music materials in France, but also to future cultural exchanges between Japan and France. The three performers in this performance are a trio of members of the "Japanese Music Quartet," a group in Japan that is focusing on commissioning new works and world premieres, as well as exploring and revising classical sankyoku and existing modern Japanese music quartets.

[Performers] Suzuson KURODA (shakuhachi)/Noriko HIRATA (koto)/Yuko TERAI (koto) [Concert Program] Kengyo MITSUZAKI: Sakuragawa (sangen, koto, shakuhachi) Masanosuke JINBO: Oshu Satsuji (shakuhachi) Kengyo KIKUOKA: Chaondo (sangen honte, sangen kaede) Composer unknown (Michio MIYAGI with koto accompaniment): Onoe no Matsu

Period of Activity / Project

April 24, 2020 - April 27

Venues

Espace Cardin, auditorium in Radio France (Paris/France)

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Profile

[Kuroda Suzumon]
He studied under Living National Treasure Suzumon AOKI the second and Suzumon AOKI the third. Won the International Shakuhachi Competition 2018in London. He won the first prize at the Eiho Tone Memorial Japanese Music Competition. He performed Toru Takemitsu "November Steps" and his new shakuhachi concerto at ARS MUSICA, the International Contemporary Music Festival. Through solo performances around the world every year, numerous new works commissioned, and collaborations with orchestras, he pursues the infinite possibilities of shakuhachi now and in the future. Many music sources are provided for CDs, TV and Kabuki performances. Ensemble Muromachi (winner of the 13 th Keizo SAJI Prize), Japanese music quartet (1stCD was specially selected by a record art magazine), Shakuhachi × electronic sound × video unit 1÷0, The Shakuhachi 5 members. In 2019, he was appointed as the Cultural Exchange Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs.