Kei Yamazawa Cello Recital: A Collection of Works by Japanese Composers, Part 4

Name of the organization or individual

YKMusic

subsidy category

Creation Grant

Grant Type

single year

FY2024 2nd Term Creation Grant Category I. Single-year Grant Art Creation Activities

Satoshi Yamazawa, Mariko Fukushi Toyosu Civic Hall

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Business Overview

The Kei Yamazawa Cello Recital "Named Sound" (No.4), Commemorating the 80 year anniversary of Norio Fukushi's birth, was held at the Toyosu Civic Center Hall on November 11, 2025.
Starring Yamazawa Kei (cello) and Fukushi Mariko (bassoon). The program featured Norio Fukushi's works, as well as a new work entitled “Husband and Wife ” commissioned by Koji Takahashi and a new work entitled“ Clash ” (both world premieres), Akira Miyoshi's “C6H ” and Shinichiro Ikebe's“ Strata X ”. Mr. Ikebe, Mr. Fukushi, and Mr. Takahashi took the stage and talked about the background of the creation. The pamphlet included a discussion and commentary on the works, and all the songs were released on YouTube in December of the same year.

Period of Activity / Project

2025/11/11 (Tue) Main Performance
2025/12/28 (Sun) Archive Open

Venues

Toyosu Civic Center Hall (Koto-ku, Tokyo)

Profile

[YKMusic]
YKMusic is an organization that organizes concerts centering on cellist Satoshi Yamasawa, such as "Satoshi Yamasawa and Ayako Toba Duo Recital," "Unaccompanied Cello Recital (Mind Tree)," and "Works by Japanese Composers.".
In addition to introducing a wide variety of works written for the cello, from classical to modern, they actively commission composers to write new works, and their main purpose is to explore the possibilities of the cello from both the performance and the creative side.