Subscription Concert No.1009 A Series
Venue: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Venue Info Seat
[Schönberg & Holst 150]
Ryan WIGGLESWORTH, Conductor
Tomoki KITAMURA, Piano*
Ritsuyu-kai Choir, Female chorus**
Ryan WIGGLESWORTH (Conductor)
Ryan Wigglesworth, who took up the position of Chief Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in September 2022, has established himself as one of the foremost composer-conductors of his generation. He was Principal Guest Conductor of the Hallé Orchestra from 2015 to 2018 and Composer in Residence at English National Opera, and at the 2018 Grafenegg Festival. In close partnership with the Royal Academy of Music, he founded the Knussen Chamber Orchestra which made both its Aldeburgh Festival and BBC Proms debuts in 2019.
Recent concerts include the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony among others
One of the leading composers of his day, his first opera, The Winter’s Tale, premiered at ENO in February 2017. Other works include commissions from the Royal Concertgebouw and Cleveland orchestras, BBC Symphony (BBC Proms).
In January 2019 he took up the position of Sir Richard Rodney Bennett Professor at the Royal Academy of Music.
photo:©Benjamin Ealovega
Recent concerts include the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony among others
One of the leading composers of his day, his first opera, The Winter’s Tale, premiered at ENO in February 2017. Other works include commissions from the Royal Concertgebouw and Cleveland orchestras, BBC Symphony (BBC Proms).
In January 2019 he took up the position of Sir Richard Rodney Bennett Professor at the Royal Academy of Music.
photo:©Benjamin Ealovega
Tomoki KITAMURA (Piano)
Born in Aichi (Japan) in 1991, Tomoki Kitamura.
Since he won the 1st prize(2nd prize was not awarded) and the Grand Jury Prize at the prestigious Tokyo Music Competition at the age of 14, he started his career in Japan.
Thereafter he has got prizes at important international piano competitions including Hamamatsu, Sydney, Leeds, and Telekom-Beethoven competition in Bonn.
Today Tomoki Kitamura appears constantly in the prestigious concert halls in Europa and Japan as a recital pianist, soloist of orchestra , chamber music player, and also as a fortepianist.
His 5 solo CDs received favorable reviews on the prestigious magazines in Japan.
He has been learning Piano with Prof.Kei Itoh, Prof.Ewa Pobłocka and Prof.Rainer Becker.
After graduation his Diplom with the distinction from Universität der Künste Berlin in 2017, he continues his has studied with a big interest in researching historical interpretation and instruments with Prof.Jesper Christensen at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main.
Photo by TAKA MAYUMI
Since he won the 1st prize(2nd prize was not awarded) and the Grand Jury Prize at the prestigious Tokyo Music Competition at the age of 14, he started his career in Japan.
Thereafter he has got prizes at important international piano competitions including Hamamatsu, Sydney, Leeds, and Telekom-Beethoven competition in Bonn.
Today Tomoki Kitamura appears constantly in the prestigious concert halls in Europa and Japan as a recital pianist, soloist of orchestra , chamber music player, and also as a fortepianist.
His 5 solo CDs received favorable reviews on the prestigious magazines in Japan.
He has been learning Piano with Prof.Kei Itoh, Prof.Ewa Pobłocka and Prof.Rainer Becker.
After graduation his Diplom with the distinction from Universität der Künste Berlin in 2017, he continues his has studied with a big interest in researching historical interpretation and instruments with Prof.Jesper Christensen at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main.
Photo by TAKA MAYUMI
Ritsuyu-kai (Chorus)
Ritsuyukai consists of 4 mixed choirs, 6 female choirs and 2 male choirs with KURIYAMA Fumiaki as music director and conductor. Each group also acts as the Ritsuyukai while performing concerts, performing trips and recording. In recent years, he has performed with major orchestras such as the New Japan Philharmonic and Beethoven's "Ninth" special concert, Britten's "War Requiem" and Mahler's "Symphony No. 8" by Harding, Orff's "Carmina Burana" by Kamioka Toshiyuki, Haydn's "Four Seasons" by Yeannin, Brahms's "Germany Requiem" by Billy, and Mendelssohn's "Symphony No. 2 Hymn" by Numajiri Ryusuke. And with Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Rabel’s "Daphnis and Chloe," by Lotto and Bartok’s " The Miraculous Mandarin," by Ono Kazushi, etc.
http://www.ritsuyukai.com/
photo:©渡辺力
http://www.ritsuyukai.com/
photo:©渡辺力
