The First Akihito Kobama Shakuhachi Recital
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Akito Kohama
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year individual
FY30 Creation Grant [Single-year grant program] 1st term
Business Overview
This performance focuses on the origin of the shakuhachi, "classical honkyoku." He performed this piece by Katsuya YOKOYAMA, who had studied for many years, by changing the length of the long and short instruments according to the music. In addition, three types of instruments (modern tube, old tube, and groundless tube) were used in different construction methods to add depth to the music and program. In addition, our teacher Toshimitsu ISHIKAWA, who has taught us for more than 20 years, was invited from Kobe to play a supporting role.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Tuesday, October 16, 2018
- Venues
- Musicaza (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo)
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Profile
[Akihito KOHAMA]
He studied Koto-ryu shakuhachi and classical honkyoku under Toshimitsu ISHIKAWA. He completed the NHK Technical Training Association for Traditional Japanese Music. He won the Shakuhachi Rookie of the Year Championship. He studied in New York with a grant from ACC. Invited to participate in many international music festivals including the International Shakuhachi Festival. He has performed overseas in 35 countries. In addition to performing solo mainly with his own songs, he has participated in many groups such as Takio Ito's "TAKiO BAND". He has also released six CDs including "Lotus Position with Yosuke Yamashita". He is a part-time lecturer at Gakushuin University.