CROSSWHEN II −Ben Nobuto MIX!!!
Business Overview
“CROSSWHEN ” is a project developed by“ Gémeaux” Percussion Duo. This is the second solo exhibition titled "CROSSWHEN -Ben Nobuto MIX!!!" by Ben Knobtow, a Japanese-English composer based in London, for the first time in Japan.
This performance is the Japanese premiere of two works, including "Daily Affirmation," which had its world premiere in Japanese last year. It was the world premiere of the commissioned works "Object Blessing" and "Clouds Clockwise." It was held with the full cooperation of Mr. Ben Knobtow.
Starring “Gémeaux ” Percussion Duo,
Percussion instruments: Fuyune Ogawa, Kanaru Shimoda, piano: Hinako Ota, violin: Motomi Kimura, Risako Sikura
Viola Momoka Takahashi, cello Yuna Tateno, conductor Hirosuke Sudo
- Period of Activity / Project
- Thursday, March 26, 2026
- Venues
- Shibuya Ward Culture Center Owada Densho Hall (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo)
Profile
["Gémeaux" Percussion Duo Management Office]
"Gémeaux" Percussion Duo is a percussion duo composed of Toho University of Music graduates Reo Shibanuma and Anne Haritani. The group is named after the orchestral work "Gémeaux" by Toru Takemitsu, the greatest composer in the world of contemporary music in Japan, and by utilizing the form of percussion duets, they are actively engaged in discovering secret pieces that rarely have the opportunity to be performed again, and premiering new works by foreign composers in Japan, expanding their activities in the field of contemporary music.