A Collection of Works by Japanese Composers Vol.3
A Collection of Works by Japanese Composers Vol.3
This is the third in a concert series of cello works by Japanese composers born in 1953. This concert featured performances of cello works by five composers. The performance is available to view on YouTube.
Ichiro NODAIRA:BATT pour violoncelle
Yoshihiro KANNO:A Cluster of Stars II for violoncello and Piano
Akira NISHIMURA:A SONG OF KALAVINKA for Violoncello Solo
Takashi YOSHIMATSU:3 SONGS from far away for cello and piano “Furusato”
Ichiro NODAIRA:TEXTURE DU DÉLIRE IV
Yutaka TAKAHASHI:Ranjō for violoncello solo
Akira NISHIMURA:ODE for Cello
Cello: Kei Yamazawa Piano: Takuya Otaki
Kei Yamazawa
Yamazawa won first place in Kyogaku XI of the 11th Contemporary Music Performance Competition and garnered the 24th Asahi Contemporary Music Award. He has made the exploration of the possibilities of the cello his life’s work, enthusiastically commissioning pieces from a variety of composers. Since 2015, he has organized an annual recital “Mind tree” which solely features unaccompanied cello works written after the 20th century. In 2021 he launched the regular concert series “A Collection of Works by Japanese Composers.”
Kie ICHIMURA
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