The 1st Yasuko Fukuda Classical Koto Concert "Akikaze no kyoku" Koto:Yasuko Fukuda
THe 1st Yasuko Fukuda Classical Koto Concert "Midare" Sangen: Yasuko Fukuda, Hiroko Hirano
The 1st Yasuko Fukuda Classical Koto Concert "Hagi no tsuyu " Koto:Yasuko Fukuda, Sangen:Shintaro Okamura
The applicant held her first classical recital with a program related to the content of her Masters and doctoral studies at Tokyo University of the Arts’ Graduate School. The program concentrated on contemporary composers and included research-based experimental performances. The concert featured supporting performances by Hiroko Hirano on Koto and Sangen, and Shintaro Okamura on Sangen. Focusing on composers who have not yet been subject to wider research, the event fused Tateishi’s research with performance, taking on the challenge of pieces virtually unknown in the world of Koto music as well as new ensemble forms.
Program
“Akikaze no kyoku” (composed by Kengyo Mitsuzaki) Koto: Yasuko Fukuda
“Koto no Sakae” (composed by Iwao Yamaguchi) Koto: Yasuko Fukuda, Hiroko Hirano
“Midare” (composed by Iwao Yamaguchi) Sangen: Yasuko Fukuda, Hiroko Hirano
“Hagi no Tsuyu”(composed by Kengyo Ikuyama) Koto: Yasuko Fukuda, Shintaro Okamura
Yasuko Fukuda
After completing an undergraduate and a Masters course in the Koto Music Ikuta School of the Department of Japanese music, Tokyo University of the Arts, Fukuda completed a doctoral course at the same university in 2016. To date she has performed overseas in China, the UK, and Russia, engaging in projects and activities that convey the appeal of the traditional Japanese culture of Koto music through a two-pronged approach of Koto music research and performance. Fukuda arranges collaborations with other fields of traditional Japanese culture, incorporating diverse thoughts and ideas and constantly aiming to capture new audiences and make music that broadens audiences’ horizons through multicultural exchange. She also supports the next generation of performers by operating a visiting performance program with young musicians who have graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts.
Kioi Hall, Chiyoda City, Tokyo
