The 1st Ryogoku Art Festival 2015
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- General Incorporated Association Monten
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY26 Phase II Creation Grant [Single-year grant program]
Business Overview
After a two-year launch period from 2013, the festival will finally be renamed the "Ryogoku Art Festival" in 2015, with concerts and related events taking place annually, mainly in the summer (August). [Program A] Two pianos in Ryogoku - Featuring Jill Richards Performance: Jill Richards (pianist) and Satoko Inoue (pianist) [Program B] "Concord Sonata" played by Jill Richards Performance: Jill Richards (pianist) [Program C] Two pianos and young Asian composers Performance: Akiko Fujita (pianist) and Satoko Inoue (pianist)
- Period of Activity / Project
- [Program A] Friday, July 31, 2015 to Sunday, August 2 [Program B] Monday, August 3, 2015 [Program C] Monday, August 10, 2015 to Wednesday, August 12
- Venues
- Ryogoku Monten Hall (Sumida Ward, Tokyo)
Profile
Goko Inoue: Artistic Director (Concert Planning)
Graduated from Tokyo Gakugei University Graduate School of Composition. From 1986 to 1991 he was a member of the Musica Practica Ensemble. Since 1991, he has performed 21 solo recitals, including "SATOKO PLAYS JAPAN," and more than 120 songs. His other recitals include in Yokohama, Morton Feldman, Nippon Steel Concert, Luc Ferrari's Piano Music in Tokyo, 21.1 Century Music Concert in Kyoto, and "Cowell and Schelsi, the strange world of" in Kobe. He received the 10 Keizo SAJI Award from the Suntory Arts Foundation. He is currently a professor at the National University of Music.