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Past performances...

18th May 2011, "Nebulous Nix" pour orchestre symphonique (World Premiere, commission by Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne for Lucerne Symphony Orchestra)

19:30
KKL Luzern Konzertsaal (Lucerne, Switzerland)

Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Jonathan Nott



28th May 2011, "Chronofaille III" - miroir tordu - pour Piano et dispositif électronique


ZENTRUM danziger50 (Berlin, Germany)

Piano : Trami Nguyen



18th May 2011, "Paraphrase on Japanese Folk Songs" (1999) pour Violoncelle et Piano (Charity Concert for Japan)


Copenhagen Conservatory (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Cello : Richard Krug
Piano : Eriko Makimura



3rd July 2011, "Initial S" pour Saxophone and "Initial S II" pour Soprano et Saxophone (World Premiere)

16:00
Subaru-Hall (Osaka, Japan)

Soprano : Maki Ota
Saxophone : Naomi Shirai



16th July 2011, "Initial S" pour Saxophone and "Initial S II" pour Soprano et Saxophone

19:00
Sunport-Hall (Kagawa, Japan)

Soprano : Maki Ota
Saxophone : Naomi Shirai



30th July 2011, "Initial S" pour Saxophone and "Initial S II" pour Soprano et Saxophone

16:00
Actus-Anna Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

Soprano : Maki Ota
Saxophone : Naomi Shirai



14th December 2011, "Osmosis - Homage to Gérard Grisey -" pour 5 musiciens (Recording Session, commission by Radio France "Alla breve")


Radio France (Paris, France)

Ensemble Itinéraire



2nd February 2012, "Reflecting Space I - Bell, Cloud and disincarnations -" pour Piano solo

18:00
Kyoto Art Center (Kyoto, Japan)

Piano : Keisuke Nakamura



18th February 2012, "Concave" for Mandolin and Piano (World Premiere)

14:00
Lutheran Ichigaya Center (Tokyo, Japan)

Mandolin : Go Mochizuki
Piano : Hiroaki Takaha

18:00
Lutheran Ichigaya Center (Tokyo, Japan)

Mandolin : Go Mochizuki
Piano : Hiroaki Takaha



11th March 2012, "Music for 2 Kotos and baroque string quintet" (World Premiere, commission by Tokyo-Edo Museum for Ensemble Muromachi)


Tokyo-Edo Museum (Tokyo, Japan)

Ensemble Muromachi
conducted by Hiroaki Takaha



16th March 2012, "Fog and Bubbles" for 16 musicians and electronics (World Premiere, commission by Grame and Nomura Foundation)

20:30
Salle Varèse (Biennale Musiques en Scène, Lyon, France)

Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain
conducted by Daniel Kawka
Computer Music Design : Christophe Lebreton



18th March 2012, "Reflecting Space I - Bell, Cloud and Disincarnations" for Piano solo

12:00
La Raffinerie (Festival Ars Musica, Brussels, Belgium)

Piano : Kaoru Tashiro



19th March 2012, "Fog and Bubbles" for 16 musicians and electronics

20:00
Ircam, Espace de projection (Paris, France)

Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain
conducted by Daniel Kawka
Computer Music Design : Christophe Lebreton



22nd March 2012, "Fog and Bubbles" for 16 musicians and electronics

20:00
Opéra-Théâtre, Salle Massenet (Biennale Musiques en Scène, Saint-Etienne, France)

Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain
conducted by Daniel Kawka
Computer Music Design : Christophe Lebreton



24th March 2012, "Fog and Bubbles" for 16 musicians and electronics

20:00
Festival Archipel (Geneva, Switzerland)

Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain
conducted by Daniel Kawka
Computer Music Design : Christophe Lebreton



11th April 2012, "Je est un autre" for soprano (World Premiere)


Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris (France)

Soprano : Maki Ota



3rd May 2012, "L'espace intérieur" for 2 Cellos (World Premiere)

20:00
Théâtre de la Comédie Nation (Paris, France)

Cellos : Karlien Bartels and Florent Maigrot



21st May 2012, "Concerto pour violon et orchestre" (World Premiere, compulsory piece for 12 finalists of Queen Elisabeth Competition)

20:00
Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels, Belgium)

Violin : Josef Spacek and Ermir Abeshi
Orchestre National de Belgique
conducted by Gilbert Varga



22nd May 2012, "Concerto pour violon et orchestre" (compulsory piece for 12 finalists of Queen Elisabeth Competition)

20:00
Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels, Belgium)

Violin : Hyun Su Shin and Tatsuki Narita
Orchestre National de Belgique
conducted by Gilbert Varga



23rd May 2012, "Concerto pour violon et orchestre" (compulsory piece for 12 finalists of Queen Elisabeth Competition)

20:00
Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels, Belgium)

Violin : Marc Bouchkov and Nikki Chooi
Orchestre National de Belgique
conducted by Gilbert Varga



24th May 2012, "Concerto pour violon et orchestre" (compulsory piece for 12 finalists of Queen Elisabeth Competition)

20:00
Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels, Belgium)

Violin : Andrey Baranov and Dami Kim
Orchestre National de Belgique
conducted by Gilbert Varga



25th May 2012, "Concerto pour violon et orchestre" (compulsory piece for 12 finalists of Queen Elisabeth Competition)

20:00
Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels, Belgium)

Violin : Artiom Shishkov and Nancy Zhou
Orchestre National de Belgique
conducted by Gilbert Varga



26th May 2012, "Concerto pour violon et orchestre" (compulsory piece for 12 finalists of Queen Elisabeth Competition)

20:00
Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels, Belgium)

Violin : Esther Yoo and Tseng Yu-Chien
Orchestre National de Belgique
conducted by Gilbert Varga



6th June 2012, "Je est un autre" pour voix de Soprano (Recording Session)


Limenmusic (Milan, Italy)

Soprano : Maki Ohta



14th July 2012, "Danse Macabre" for 27 musicians (World Premiere, commission by Izumi Hall for Izumi Sinfonietta)

16:00
Izumi Hall (Osaka, Japan)

Izumi Sinfonietta Osaka
conducted by Norichika Iimori



17th July 2012, Workshop on Kenji Sakai's works

16:20
Kunitachi College of Music (Tokyo, Japan)



15th September 2012, "Blue in Green / Green in Blue" for Piano solo (World Premiere, commission by Erato Management Office for Momo Kodama)

14:30
ALTI (Kyoto, Japan)

Piano : Momo Kodama



16th September 2012, "Blue in Green / Green in Blue" for Piano solo

14:00
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo, Japan)

Piano : Momo Kodama



2nd October 2012, "Reflecting Space I - Bell, Cloud and Disincarnations" for Piano solo

20:00
Plais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels, Belgium)

Piano : Kaoru Tashiro



2nd December 2012, Appearance on TV

23:30-24:00, then Monday 3rd December 03:30-04:00, 07:30-08:00, 11:30-12:00, 15:30-16:00 and 19:30-20:00 in UTC
Broadcast on NHK World's "J-MELO"



9th December 2012, Appearance on TV

02:25-02:55
Broadcast on NHK BS Premium's "J-MELO"



9th December 2012, "Initial S" for Saxophone solo

14:00
Keyaki Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

Saxophone : Naomi Shirai



9th December 2012, "Initial S" for Saxophone solo

18:00
Minato-Mirai Hall (Yokohama, Japan)

Saxophone : Masanori Oishi



22nd January 2013, "Chronofaille III" - miroir tordu - pour Piano et dispositif électronique

20:30
Cité Internationale des Arts (Festival Arts Links 2013, Paris, France)

Piano : Trami Nguyen



12th February 2013, "Reflecting Space I - Bell, Cloud and Disincarnations" for Piano solo

21:00
Sala Puccini, Conservatorio di Milano (Musica/Realtà, Milan, Italy)

Piano : Alfonso Alberti



13th February 2013, "Babel - from the depth of spiral - Cadenza" pour Violoncelle et dispositif électronique

22:00
Culture Factory Korjaamo (Festival Musica Nova, Helsinki, Finland)

Cello : Markus Hohti
Defunensemble



17th February 2013, "Blue in Green / Green in Blue" for Piano solo

19:30
Casa de Velázquez (Madrid, Spain)

Piano : Kenji Sakai



3rd March 2013, "Initial S" pour Saxophone and "Initial S II" pour Soprano et Saxophone

13:00
Parthenon Tama (Tokyo, Japan)

Soprano : Maki Ota
Saxophone : Naomi Shirai



9th March 2013, "Blue in Green / Green in Blue" for Piano solo

15:00
Iris Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

Piano : Momo Kodama



15th March 2013, "Blue in Green / Green in Blue" for Piano solo

20:30
L'église Saint Merry (Paris, France)

Piano : Trami Nguyen



16th March 2013, "Scanning Beethoven" for Piano solo (World Premiere)

16:00
Tea-Lounge Hall Musica (Hiroshima, Japan)

Piano : Noritaka Ito



20th March 2013, "Scanning Beethoven" for Piano solo

19:00
Koen-Dori Classics Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

Piano : Noritaka Ito



24th March 2013, "Scanning Beethoven" for Piano solo

14:30
e-space hall (Kagoshima, Japan)

Piano : Noritaka Ito



30th March 2013, "Scanning Beethoven" for Piano solo

17:00
Gallery and Live Space Momo-An (Fukuoka, Japan)

Piano : Noritaka Ito



20th April 2013, "Je est un autre" for soprano

20:00
Opus 4 (Antwerp, Belgium)

Soprano : Maki Ota



25th April 2013, "La naranja atraviesa la noche..." for Percussion and ensemble (World Premiere)

20:00
Institut Français de Madrid (Madrid, Spain)

Plural Ensemble
conducted by Fabián Panisello



26th April 2013, "Initial S" for Saxophone solo

19:30
Shibuya Cultural Center Owada (Tokyo, Japan)

Saxophone : Masanori Oishi



2nd May 2013, "Concave" for Mandolin and Piano

19:30
Koen-Dori Classics Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

Mandolin : Go Mochizuki
Piano : Hiroaki Takaha



2nd May 2013, "La naranja atraviesa la noche..." for Percussion and ensemble

20:30
Villa Medicis (Festival Suona Francese, Roma, Italy)

Plural Ensemble
conducted by Fabián Panisello



3rd May 2013, "Reflecting Space III - from Astral/Chromoprojection -" pour Percussion et dispositif électronique

20:00
Tanna Schlich Hall, McGill University (Montreal, Canada)

Percussion : Zachary Hale



15th May 2013, "La naranja atraviesa la noche..." for Percussion and ensemble

20:30
Espace Cardin (Paris, France)

Plural Ensemble
conducted by Fabián Panisello



25th June 2013, "Whiteout" (World Premiere, commissioned by NHK Symphony Orchestra)

19:00
Tokyo Opera City (Tokyo, Japan)

NHK Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Tatsuya Shimono



24th July 2013, "Reflecting Space I - Bell, Cloud and disincarnations -" for Piano solo

19:00
Resona Bank (Osaka, Japan)

Piano : Keisuke Nakamura



4th August 2013, "Blue in Green / Green in Blue" for Piano solo

20:00
Chateau de Frontenay (Frontenay, France)

Piano : Trami Nguyen



22th, 23th, 24th August 2013, Jury in Music Competition of Japan (composition section, primary round)


Mainichi Newspapers (Tokyo, Japan)



28th August 2013, release of my arrangement work, "In Motion" in "hide TRIBUTE IV - Classical SPRITS -"


Label : Tokuma Japan Communications (Japan)



30th August 2013, "Je est un autre II" for mixed Chorus (World Premiere, commissioned by Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus)

19:00
Izumi Hall (Osaka, Japan)

Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
conducted by Keita Matsui



1st September 2013, "Concerto pour violon et orchestre"

15:00
Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

Violin : Tatsuki Narita
New Japan Philharmonic
conducted by Takeshi Ooi



3rd September 2013, "Scanning Beethoven" for Piano solo


Recording Session (Tokyo, Japan)

Piano : Noritaka Ito



30th September 2013, Appearance on TV

15:10-15:40 (UTC) and later times
Broadcast on NHK World's "J-MELO"



6th October 2013, Appearance on TV

02:40-03:10
Broadcast on NHK BS Premium's "J-MELO"



8th October 2013, "Je est un autre III" for Soprano and Piano (World Premiere, commissioned by Tokyo Opera City for Maki Ota)

19:00
Tokyo Opera City (Tokyo, Japan)

Soprano : Maki Ota
Piano : Takashi Niigaki



15th October 2013, "Blue in Green / Green in Blue" for Piano solo

20:00
Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels, Belgium)

Piano : Kaoru Tashiro



23th October 2013, "Blue in Green / Green in Blue" for Piano solo


Kioi Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

Piano : Momo Kodama



24th October 2013, "Blue in Green / Green in Blue" for Piano solo

19:00
Alti (Kyoto, Japan)

Piano : Momo Kodama



29th October 2013, Lecture on Kenji Sakai's works

16:00
Tokyo College of Music (Tokyo, Japan)



30th October 2013, Jury in Music Competition of Japan (composition section, final round)

19:00
Tokyo Opera City (Tokyo, Japan)



1st November 2013, "Chasm" pour violon et piano (co-commission from Utsunomiya Bunka Kaikan, Hamanorikyu Hall and Hibiki Hall)

19:00
Utsunomiya-shi Bunka Kaikan (Tochigi, Japan)

Violin : Tatsuki Narita
Piano : Mami Hagiwara



6th November 2013, "Chasm" pour violon et piano

19:00
Hamarikyu-Asahi Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

Violin : Tatsuki Narita
Piano : Mami Hagiwara



8th November 2013, "Chasm" pour violon et piano


outreach concert in school (Fukuoka, Japan)

Violin : Tatsuki Narita
Piano : Mami Hagiwara



9th November 2013, "Chasm" pour violon et piano

15:00
Hibiki Hall (Fukuoka, Japan)

Violin : Tatsuki Narita
Piano : Mami Hagiwara



21st November 2013, "Je est un autre III" for Soprano and Piano

21:00
Istituto Giapponese di cultura a Roma (Roma, Italy)

Soprano : Maki Ota
Piano : Aki Takahashi



29th November 2013, "Chasm" pour violon et piano


Auditorium du Conservatoire "Maurice Ravel" (Paris, France)

Violin : Tatsuki Narita
Piano : Mami Hagiwara



30th November 2013, "Je est un autre I" for Soprano solo


Tenri Bunka-Koubou (Cologne, Germany)

Soprano : Maki Ota



13th December 2013, "Je est un autre II" for mixed Chorus

19:00
Tokyo Bunka-Kaikan (Tokyo, Japan)

Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
conducted by Keita Matsui



17th January 2014, "Reflecting Space II -Fantasia and Berceuse- " for Sax and electronics

13:00
Osaka College of Music (the Opera College House, Osaka, Japan)

Sax: Sachiko Ogawa
Electronics: Sumihisa Arima



9th February 2014, Radio Broadcast, "Je est un autre II" on NHK-FM


Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
conducted by Keita Matsui



from 10th to 15th and 16th February 2014, Radio Rebroadcast, "Osmosis" on Radio France, "Alla Breve"


Ensemble Itinéraire



17th March 2014, "Mixtures" (world premiere, commissioned by Ensemble Mixt)

19:00
Tokyo Opera City (Tokyo, Japan)

Ensemble Mixt



20th March 2014, "Blackout" (world premiere, commissioned by Michèle et Pierre Daclin / Grame, Centre national de création musicale)

20:00
Auditorium de Lyon (Lyon, France)

l'Orchestre National de Lyon
conducted by Jonathan Stockhammer



21st April 2014, Radio Broadcast, "Blackout" on France Musique

20:00
l'Orchestre National de Lyon
conducted by Jonathan Stockhammer



5th July 2014, "Scanning Beethoven" from piano études

19:00
Hirokoji Yamaha Hall (Nagoya, Japan)

Piano : Noritaka Ito



17th August 2014, Appearance on TV


10:25-10:55
Documentary on Yomiuri TV (Japan)



21st, 22nd August 2014, Jury in Music Competition of Japan (composition section, primary round)


Mainichi Newspapers (Tokyo, Japan)



from 7th to 14th September 2014, Invited composer in music festival


Takafu International Music Festival (Fukui, Japan)



13th September 2014, "Osmosis II" for 5 musicians (world premiere)

17:00
Takefu International Music Festival (Fukui, Japan)
Flute: Yoshie Ueno
Clarinet: Nozimi Ueda
Violin: Yasutaka Henmi
Cello: Tomoki Tai
Piano : Ken-ichi Nakagawa
conducted by Rüdiger Bohn



18th October 2014, "Monopolyphonie / Défiguration" for cello solo (world premiere, commissioned by Kenji Nakagi in B → C Recital)


Souji Hall (Nagoya, Japan)
Cello: Kenji Nakagi



20th October 2014, "Concerto d'automne" for 6 musicians (world premiere, commissioned by HaiDao Contemporary Ensemble)


Jordan Hall (Boston, USA)
HaiDao Ensemble



21st October 2014, "Monopolyphonie / Défiguration" for cello solo

19:00
Tokyo Opera City (Tokyo, Japan)
Cello: Kenji Nakagi



30th October 2013, Jury in Music Competition of Japan (composition section, final round)


Tokyo Opera City (Tokyo, Japan)



4th November 2014, "Concerto d'automne" for 6 musicians


Merkin Hall (NYC, USA)
HaiDao Ensemble



10th November 2014, "Initial S I" for saxophone

19:30
Minot State University (Minot, USA)
Sax : James Fusik



11th November 2014, "Blue in Green / Green in Blue" for piano solo

18:30
Kyoto Concerto Hall (Kyoto, Japan)
Piano : Satoshi Kawauchi



4th December 2014, "Blue Concerto" for symphony orchestra (world premiere, commissioned by Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra)

19:00
Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan)
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Sylvain Cambreling



13th December 2014, Monographic Concert


Aster Plaza Hall (Hiroshima, Japan)

15:00
Talk Session

16:00
Concert
- Etudes pour Piano
- Blue in Green / Green in Blue
- Reflecting Space I - Bell, Cloud and disincarnations -
- Chasm
- Je est un autre III

Piano : Norikata Ito
Violin : Junko Goto
Soprano : Ryoko Kobayashi



18th January 2015, "Je est un autre I" for Soprano

11:00
Conservatoire de Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis, France)
Maki Ota (Soprano)



24th January 2015, "Das Lebewohl" for Horn and Piano (world premiere)

14:00
Lilia Hall (Saitama, Japan)
Nobuaki Fukukawa (Horn)
Yurie Miura (Piano)



4th March 2015, CD Release including Etudes pour Piano Nr. 3 "Scanning Beethoven"


Disc Classica Japan
Noritaka Ito (Piano)




7th March 2015, "Blue Concerto" for symphony orchestra (Dutch Premiere)

20:15
TivoliVredenburg (Utrecht, Holland)
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Sylvain Cambreling



8th March 2015, "Blue Concerto" for symphony orchestra (Belgian Premiere)

15:00
Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels, Belgium)
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Sylvain Cambreling



28th March 2015, "Je est un autre II" for chorus

14:00
Sayaka Hall (Osaka, Japan)
Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
conducted by Mitsunobu Takaya



29th March 2015, "Je est un autre II" for chorus

14:00
Azalea Hall (Osaka, Japan)
Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
conducted by Mitsunobu Takaya



16th April 2015, "Blue Concerto" broadcasted on TV

02:44-03:44 (local time)
Broadcast on Nihon-TV, "Yomikyo Symphonic Live"



25th April 2015, "Blue Concerto" broadcasted on TV

07:00-08:00 (local time)
Broadcast on BS-Nippon, "Yomikyo Symphonic Live"



30th May 2015, "Das Lebewohl" for Horn and Piano

18:30
Ongaku-Kobo Hall (Shizuoka, Japan)
Nobuaki Fukukawa (Horn)
Yurie Miura (Piano)



11th July 2015, "Photons" for Saxophone and ensemble (world premiere, commissioned by Nonaka Boeki Co., Ltd supported by Nomura Foundation)

16:00
Cité de la Musique et de la Danse (Strasbourg, France)
Masanori Oishi (Saxophone)
Collective Ensemble by Proxima Centauri and Linea
Conducted by Guillaume Bourgogne



11th July 2015, "Je est un autre I" for Soprano

18:00
Art Space Haze (Kyoto, Japan)
Maki Ota (Soprano)



18th July 2015, "Das Lebewohl" for Horn and Piano

19:00
Space Do (Tokyo, Japan)
Nobuaki Fukukawa (Horn)
Yurie Miura (Piano)



24th July 2015, "Reflecting Space I - Bell, Cloud and Disincarnations" for Piano solo

19:00
Central Public Hall (Osaka, Japan)
Kaoru Tashiro (Piano)



26th July 2015, "Reflecting Space I - Bell, Cloud and Disincarnations" for Piano solo

15:00
Kioi Hall (Tokyo, Japan)
Kaoru Tashiro (Piano)



15th August 2015, "Blaze" for Bassoon (world premiere)

19:00
Alti (Kyoto, Japan)
Hidataka Nakagawa (Bassoon)



30th August 2015, Violin Concerto "On the G string" (world premiere, commissioned by Suntory Foundation for Arts)

15:00
Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan)
Tatsuki Narita (Violin)
New Japan Philharmonic
conducted by Yoichi Sugiyama



11th September 2015, Monographic Concert

- Reflecting Space I -Bell, cloud and disincarnations -
- Je est un autre III
- Etudes pour Piano
- Chasm
- Green in Blue / Blue in Green

19:00
Vega Hall (Hyogo, Japan)
Noritaka Ito (Piano)
Yoshiko Kobayashi (Soprano)
Takao Hyakutome (Violin)



28th September 2015, "Babel - from the depth of spiral - Candenza" for Cello and electronics

19:00
Valve-sali (Uuden Musiikin Lokakuu, Oulu, Finland)
Markus Hohti (Cello)



16th October 2015, "Blue in Green / Green in Blue" for Piano solo

18:00
Fukuyama Heisei University (Hiryoshima, Japan)
Noritaka Ito (Piano)



13th November 2015, "Je est un autre I" for Soprano


Kyoto Art Center (Kyoto, Japan)
Maki Ota (Soprano)



15th December 2015, "Das Lebewohl" for Horn and Piano

11:00
Daiichi-Seimei Hall (Tokyo, Japan)
Nobuaki Fukukawa (Horn)
Yurie Miura (Piano)



15th December 2015, "Fanfare toward the dusk" for Trumpet and Piano (world premiere)

19:00
Ginza Yamaha Hall (Tokyo, Japan)
Kazuaki Kikumoto (Trumpet)
Yusuke Satake (Piano)



19th December 2015, "Reflecting Space II - Fantasia and Berceuse" for Saxophone and live-electronics

19:00
Alpha Anabuki Hall (Kagawa, Japan)
Naomi Shirai (Saxophone)
Shintaro Imai (Electronics)



26th December 2015, "Monopolyphonie / Défiguration" for Cello solo

18:00
Koishikawa Lutheran Church (Tokyo, Japan)
Kei Yamazawa (Cello)



20th January 2016, "Between the wave and the memory" for Saxophone and electronics

13:00
The College Opera House (Osaka, Japan)
Shizuka Nishikawa (Saxophone)
Taira Ushiyama (electronics)



21st February 2016, "Initial S I" for Saxophone solo

12:00
CafeBresson (Hiroshima, Japon)
Kazuya Kato (Saxophone)



21st February 2016, "Groove" from "Etudes pour Piano"

14:00
Ginza Yamaha Hall (Tokyo, Japan)
Yurie Miura (Piano)



27th February 2016, "Photons" for Saxophone and ensemble

11:00
Parthenon Tama (Tokyo, Japan)
Masanori Oishi (Saxophone)
JSA Festival Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Takashi Ooi



28th February 2016, "Concave" for Mandolin and Piano

15:00
Hakujyu Hall (Tokyo, Japan)
Go Mochizuki (Mandolin)
Hiroaki Takaha (Piano)



20th March 2016, "Initial S I" for Saxophone solo (Austrian Premiere)

12:00
Mumok (Wien, Austria)
Tadayoshi Kusakabe (Saxophone)



23rd March 2016, "Reflecting Space I - Bell, Cloud and Disincarnations", "Etude pour Piano IV. Harmonies, V. Infinite Stairs" for Piano solo

18:30
Pastoral Hall (Yamaguchi, Japan)
Noritaka Ito (Piano)



25th March 2016, "Reflecting Space I - Bell, Cloud and Disincarnations", "Etude pour Piano IV. Harmonies, V. Infinite Stairs" for Piano solo

18:30
Kochi City Culture-Plaza Cul-Port (Kochi, Japan)
Noritaka Ito (Piano)



30th March 2016, "Je est un autre III" for Soprano and Piano

19:00
Villa Kujoyama, Inahata Hall (Kyoto, Japan)
Maki Ota (Soprano)
Yuri Morimoto (Piano)



3rd April 2016, "Initial S I" for Saxophone solo (Ukrainian Premiere)

20:00
Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre (Kiev, Ukraine)
Olivier Duverger (Saxophone)



23rd April 2016, "Astral / Chromoprojection" for Percussion, 18 musicians and live-electronics

17:00
Studio Ansermet de la Radio Télévision Suisse (Geneva, Switzerland)
Arthur Bonzon (Percussion)
Students of Geneva Conservatory
Conducted by Laurent Gay



13th May 2016, "In a blink - Epigraph for hide" for symphony orchestra (world premiere, commissioned by MBS)

19:00
Kyoto Concert Hall (Kyoto, Japan)
Kyoto Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Kazufumi Yamashita



14th May 2016, "In a blink - Epigraph for hide" for symphony orchestra

16:00
Kyoto Concert Hall (Kyoto, Japan)
Kyoto Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Kazufumi Yamashita



19th May 2016, Mutual Portraits for Piano four hands (world premiere)

19:00
Suginami Kokaidou (Tokyo, Japan)
Nozomu Takahashi (Piano I)
Noritaka Ito (Piano II)



28th May 2016, Portrait Concert

- Reflecting Space I -Bell, cloud and disincarnations -
- Etudes pour Piano
- Green in Blue / Blue in Green
- Mutual Portraits

15:00
Fukuyama East Church (Hiroshima, Japan)
Noritaka Ito (Piano)
Saori Nakajima (Piano)



9th June 2016, "Between the wave and the memory" for Saxophone and electronics


Conservatoire de Clamart Henri Dutilleux (Clamart, France)
Kayo Kometani (Saxophone)
Jean-Yves Bernhard (electronics)



16th June 2016, "Initial S I" for Saxophone solo

14:00
MUK Podium (Wien, Austria)
Tadayoshi Kusakabe (Saxophone)



21st June 2016, "Reflecting Space I - Bell, Cloud and Disincarnations" for Piano solo

19:00
Kyoto Alti (Kyoto, Japan)
Koga Higashiyama (Piano)



24th June 2016, "Reflecting Space I - Bell, Cloud and Disincarnations" for Piano solo

18:00
Kyoto City University of Arts (Kyoto, Japan)
Keisuke Nakamura (Piano)



30th June 2016, Monographic Concert

20:30
- Reflecting Space I -Bell, cloud and disincarnations -
- Etudes pour Piano
- Je est un autre I
- Green in Blue / Blue in Green
- Je est un autre III
- Mutual Portraits (European premiere)


Villa Medici, Grand Salon (Rome, Italy)
Noritaka Ito (Piano)
Maki Ota (Soprano)
Kenji Sakai (Piano)



12th July 2016, "Initial S I" for Saxophone solo

19:00
Hyogo Performing Arts Center (Hyogo, Japan)
Yukiko Ogawa (Saxophone)



29th July 2016, "Chasm" for Violin and Piano

14:00
Kirishima International Music Festival, Miyama Concert (Kagoshima, Japan)
Tatsuki Narita (Violin)
Mami Hagiwara (Piano)



17th August 2016, "Initial S I" for Saxophone solo (Chilean premiere)

12:00
Taller Siglo XX (Santiago, Chile)
Tadayoshi Kusakabe (Saxophone)



3rd September 2016, "Chasm" for Violin and Piano


Maebashi Machinaka Music Festival (Gumma, Japan)
Tatsuki Narita (Violin)
Shizuka Shimoyama (Piano)



15th September 2016, "Concerto d'automne" for 6 musicians (Japanese premiere)


Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara (Hokkaido, Japan)
Tokyo Sinfonietta



15th October 2016, "Chasm" for Violin and Piano

14:00
Shimanami Koryu-Kan (Hiroshima, Japan)
Tatsuki Narita (Violin)
Mami Hagiwara (Piano)



18th October 2016, "Chasm" for Violin and Piano

14:00
Create Center Hall (Osaka, Japan)
Tatsuki Narita (Violin)
Mami Hagiwara (Piano)



21st October 2016, "Spiral in Blue" for wood wind quintet (world premiere, commissioned by Bunkyo Civic Hall)

19:00
Bunkyo Civic Hall (Tokyo, Japan)
Les Vents Français



22th October 2016, "Chasm" for Violin and Piano

14:30
Hadano Bunka-Kaikan (Kanagawa, Japan)
Tatsuki Narita (Violin)
Mami Hagiwara (Piano)



23rd October 2016, "Spiral in Blue" for wood wind quintet

13:30
Aichi Arts Center (Aichi, Japan)
Les Vents Français



27th October 2016, "Chasm" for Violin and Piano

18:45
Hakodate Performing Arts Center (Hokkaido, Japan)
Tatsuki Narita (Violin)
Mami Hagiwara (Piano)



27th October 2016, "Spiral in Blue" for wood wind quintet

19:00
Izumi Hall (Osaka, Japan)
Les Vents Français



30th October 2016, "Reflecting Space I", "Blue in Green / Green in Blue", "Etudes pour Piano I. Groove, II. Echoes and a new étude (world premiere)"

18:30
Jyofuku Temple (Kanagawa, Japan)
Kaoru Tashiro (Piano)



10th November 2016, "Reflecting Space I - Bell, Cloud and Disincarnations", "Blue in Green / Green in Blue" for Piano solo, Etudes pour Piano "I. Groove", "VII. Comme l'harmonie du soir"

20:00
Maison de la Wallonie (Paris, France)
Kaoru Tashiro (Piano)



12th November 2016, "Initial S I" for Saxophone solo

16:00
Le Senghor (Brussels, Belgium)
Carl-Emmanuel Fisbach (Saxophone)



13th November 2016, "Initial S I" for Saxophone solo

15:00
Studio Ririta (Aichi, Japon)
Tadayoshi Kusakabe (Saxophone)



updated : 11th January 2017