Zhang Raku Electone Recital "Beyond Keyboard Music"

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Zhang Raku

subsidy category

start-up subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2024 2nd Startup Subsidy

Encore Photo: Mizoguchi Motoumi

Violin: Mayuko Ishigami Electone: Zhang Raku Photography: Motomi Mizoguchi

Zhang Raku Electone Solo, Photo by Yuhai Mizoguchi

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Business Overview

This solo recital by Zhang Raku was held at Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall on April 29, 2025 as a presentation of the artistic potential of the Electone. In addition to the electone performance, violinist Mayuko Ishigami was invited as a guest to perform the arranged version of Phillip Glass "Violin Concerto No.1" on both electone and violin. In addition, Masakazu Natsuta's "Improvisation for the Electronic Organ" and Zhang Raku's original and arranged works were also performed, exploring the possibilities of new expressions using electronic instruments in contemporary music. In the lighting and visual direction, creators enrolled in doctoral programs at Tokyo University of the Arts and Waseda University participated, and advanced stage expression including real-time sound processing was realized. The technical aspects, including sound and transportation, were supported by professional staff, resulting in a high-quality performance combining visual and auditory senses with excellent performances.

implementation period

April 29, 2025 (Tue, national holiday)

Place of implementation

Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo)

Profile

[Zhang Raku]
Electone player, composer and arranger. He is currently a part-time lecturer in the electronic organ course at Showa University of Music while enrolled in the doctoral course of the Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Music and Sound Creation. Acquired the Yamaha Electone Performance Grade Level 2. Winner of the first prize and creative prize in the electronic organ professional category of the Chinese "Golden Bell Prize" music competition held every three years. He was a Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Scholar from 2018 to 2020. He is a regular member of the Japanese Society of Music, a youth member of the Japan Music and Dance Council, and a member of the Chinese Society of Musicians' Keyboard Society.
As a composer, he has been commissioned by the 12 th ASEAN Music Festival in China, the Japan-China Friendship Hall Museum, and the Kanazawa City Art Village, and his works have had world premieres. In 2019, he held a solo recital for 1,000 people in Harbin, China. He has performed in music festivals held in famous halls in Japan and abroad such as Changzhou Grand Theater in China, Oto Hall in Beijing and Hamagin Hall in Yokohama.