Mizuki Aida Percussion Recital 2025

Name of the organization or individual

Mizuki Aida

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year individual

FY 2024 Phase 2 Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy Category I Single-Year Subsidy for Creative Arts Activities

Mizuki Aida (Photo by Shoichi Yabuta)

Mizuki Aida (Photo by Shoichi Yabuta)

Performance of "Seishinpu" composed by Yoshio Hachimura (Photo by Shoichi YABUTA)

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Business Overview

Starting 40 years after the death of composer Yoshio Hachimura, who is deeply admired by Mizuki Aida, this recital expresses Mizuki Aida's unique style of music. Iwami Rena, Kawamura Ayane, and Nakagawa Toshiro played alongside Hachimura's tense masterpiece "Seishinpu" and Aida Mizuki's new work "Suikyotan."
He also reprised the masterpieces of contemporary Japanese music, Yuasa Joji and Mamiya Yoshio, left for Aida. The first half of the concert was based on the theme of "Asia in the Present," and featured a new work by the brilliant Thai artist Piyawat Louilarppraser, and a piece by Shion Sawara that reflects the memory of the Ainu people.

implementation period

Friday, October 3, 2025

Place of implementation

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Small Hall

Profile

【 Mizuki Aida 】
“A person of passion who continues to expand the possibilities of music ” (Yosuke Nomoto/Band Journal December 2025)
Since his debut in 2010, Mizuki Aida has always looked at music from multiple angles and put it into action. Seeking to expand his repertoire for percussion instruments, especially vibraphone, he has collaborated with many composers to see the future of music through more than 300 premieres.
As a composer, he has developed a wide range of creative activities including orchestral music, chamber music, and songs as well as percussion instruments. Michio Kitazume has described his music as "music with a good perspective" from the perspective of a performer, and his activities have not stopped. In recent years, he has been well known for his dynamic teaching that utilizes his bold ideas in education.