KAZUTOMO YAMAMOTO
CALENDAR
June 29, 2025
Maya Kimura Koto Recital (Osaka)
14:00, Sunday, June 29, 2025
Kokusai Gakkisha Hall (Osaka)
<PERFORMER>
Maya Kimura, koto and 25 stringed koto
<PROGRAM>
– Tadao Sawai : Gaku (1988)
– Takashi Kako : Empty Trance (2001)
– Maya Kimra : soaring
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Afterimage of Prana for 25-stringed koto (commissioned by Maya Kimura, 2024)
-Maya Kimura : Careless Grace
June 27, 2025
T-25Project KANGEN A LA CARTE
19:00, Friday, June 27, 2025
MUSICASA (Tokyo)
<PERFORMERS>
Kousei Murata, tronbone
Tsugumi Yamamoto, 25-stringed koto
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : osumashi (commissioned by T-25 Project / premiere)
and new works by Mizuki Kurata, Mai Fukazawa, Hiroyuki Yamamoto and Mayuko Kawasaki
May 30, 2025
Shakuhachi-HITOYOGIRI Concert
17:00, Friday, May 30, 2025
Koto Kokaido (TIARA KOTO)
<PERFORMERS>
Takeo Izumi / Akihito Obama / Matthew Gillan / Yasuyuki Sagara / Etsuzan Fujiyoshi / Kifu Mitsuhash / Darren Vasaturo
Guests : Takahisa Uesugi / Yoshihide Shimazu
<PROGRAM>
●Kazutomo Yamamoto :For strings and breathing No.2 (premiere)
and more
＊Project 400th Anniversary of Sokun Omori’s death ⇒Click here (Japanese only)
May 11, 2025
Masato Oki Oboe Solo Concer (Niigata)
14:00, Sunday, May 11, 2025
Gallery Kuraori (Niigata)
<PERFORMER>
Masato Oki, oboe
<PROGRAM>
– B.Britten : 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid op.49 : for oboe solo
– Luciano Berio : Sequenza VII (1969)
– Akira Nishimura : Karura (2000/2008)
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Mizu no Aki (2024/premiere)
April 20, 2025
Aki Kitajima Cello Recital (Urayasu City)
Baroque cello and Modern cello
10:30, Sunday, April 20, 2025
J:COM Urayasu Ongaku Hall 4F Studio A
<PERFORMER>
Aki Kitajima, cello
<PROGRAM>
– J.S.Bach : Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Mute Master (2024 /premiere)
– Hibiki Mukai : new work
and more
April 06, 2025
Aki Kitajima Cello Recital vol.2 (Konan City)
Baroque cello and Modern cello
Sunday, April 6, 2025
1st stage 11:00 / 2nd stage 14:00
Eishoji Kura Hall
<PERFORMER>
Aki Kitajima, cello
<PROGRAM>
– J.S.Bach : Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Mute Master (2024 /premiere)
– Hibiki Mukai : new work
and more
April 05, 2025
Lecture Concert (Konan City)
14:00, Saturday, April 5, 2025
Eishoji Kura Hall ⇒Access
<PERFORMERS>
Kazutomo Yamamoto (composer/lecturer)
Aki Kitajima, cello
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Orbit A (2017)
April 02, 2025
Masato Oki Oboe Solo Concert (Tokyo)
19:00, Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Ryogoku Monten Hall (Tokyo)
<PERFORMER>
Masato Oki, oboe
<PROGRAM>
– B.Britten : 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid op.49 : for oboe solo
– Luciano Berio : Sequenza VII (1969)
– Akira Nishimura : Karura (2000/2008)
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Mizu no Aki (2024/premiere)
February 04, 2025
Duo März mit Freunde
18:30, Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The Phoenix Hall (Osaka)
<PERFORMERS>
Duo März [Haruka Inoue, saxphone / Mariko Inoue, percussion]
Madoka Fukami, pf
Tsunehito Tsuchihashi, e-guitar
Fuyuk Kurokawa, db
Sumihisa Arima, electronics
<PROGRAM>
– Karlheinz Stockhausen : Gaze Through the Stars (1974-75)
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Rocking resonance with 4 types of noise (2021)
– Martin Matalon：Prelude and blue (2005)
– Jacob TV : Grab it ! (1999/2019)
– Enno Poppe : Fleisch (2017)
– Vincent David : In Pulse (2015)
December 27, 2024
Yusuke Sato Memorial Concert
19:00, Friday, December 27, 2024
MUSICASA, Tokyo ⇒ACCESS
<PERFORMERS>
Aki Takahashi, pf
Toshio Nakagawa, pf
Hyun-Mook Lim, pf
<PROGRAM>
1st part: Talk
2nd part: Concert
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Can I keep the squirrel? (2022 commissioned by Yusuke Sato / premiere）
And works by J.S. Bach, F.P.Schubert, Tomo Hirayama, Takuma Itoh and Toshio Nakagawa
December 06, 2024
Akiko Kubota Satsuma-biwa Recital
《GEN-ON Music of Our Time2024》Pegasus Concert SeriesVol.VI
19:00, Friday, December 6, 2024
Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, Tokyo
<PERFORMERS>
Akiko Kubota, satsuma-biwa
Reison Kuroda, shakuhachi
Takashi Matsudaira, bar
Hiromi Shinoda, perc
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : new work (2024 commissioned by Akiko Kubota / premiere)
And works by Toru Takemitsu, Michio Mamiya, Dai Fujikura, Hibiki Mukai and traditional
<CONTACT>
Japan Society for Contemporary Music
November 10, 2024
Maya Kimura Koto Recital
14:00, Sunday, November 10, 2024
Wako University Potpourri Hall Tsurukawa (Tokyo) ⇒ACCESS
<PERFORMERS>
Maya Kimura, so
LEO, so
Jun Ishikawa, piano
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Afterimage of Prana for 25-stringed koto (Commissioned by Maya Kimura / premiere）
October 12, 2024
Kotaro Nagano Cembalo Recital
14:00, Saturday, October 12, 2024
Sophiasaal Baroque (Tokyo) ⇒ACCESS
<PERFORMER>
Kotaro Nagano, cembalo
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : new piece (2023／premiere)
and more
September 21, 2024
”Kitanikyanse” Concert
14:00, Saturday, September 21, 2024
*Talk 13:45
Shigakenritsu Bunka Sangyo Koryu Kaikan (Maibara City)⇒ACCESS
<PERFORMERS>
Ensemble SHUHARI
Nobutaka Yoshizawa, so
Risa Kataoka, so
Kazutomo Yamamoto, talk
Hidekazu Hashimoto, talk
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : El Norte (Commissioned by Shiga Theatre for Cultural and Industrial Development, premiere)
and works by Osamu Shimizu, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Noel Hiyamizu, etc.
September 08, 2024
Lecture & Concert
14:00, Sunday, September 8, 2024
Hakozaki Suizokukan Kissashitsu (Fukuoka)⇒Website
<PERFORMERS>
Aki Kitajima, vc
Kazutomo Yamamoto, composer
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Field of virtuality Part:1 iii) Orbit A (2017)
and more
June 01, 2024
Lecture Concert -SHAKUHACHI -Kifu Mitsuhashi＆ Kazutomo Yamamoto (Hagi City)
13:45, Saturday, June 1, 2024
Hagi Meiringakusha (Hagi City)⇒ACCESS
<PERFORMERS>
Kifu Mitsuhashi, shakuhachi
Kazutomo Yamamoto, composer
<PROGRAM>
– Traditional : Shika no tone / Koku / Somakusha
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Honkomagome (premiere)
April 27, 2024
Garden of ”Unraveling” Kazutomo Yamamoto + Mariko Kakizaki
Meeting time 14:00, Saturday, April 27, 2024
Meeting place : Naganuma Station on the Keio line
Venue : Any place in Naganuma Park
＊Performers and audience members start together from the meeting point and walk to a suitable location for the performance.
Please come wearing comfortable shoes and clothes.
<PERFORMERS>
Kazutomo Yamamoto, composer
Mariko Kakizaki, dance
Hiromi Shinoda, percussion
Kazusa Iyonaga, percussion
Yasuko Sato, producer
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Garden of ”Unraveling”（2022）
After concert TALK
Toshiya Ochiai, architect
Kazutomo Yamamoto, composer
March 16, 2024
Motoharu Kawashima plays…Vol.6 slide whistle
15:00 and 19:00, Saturday, March 16, 2024
Tokyo Concerts Lab
<PERFORMERS>
Motoharu Kawashima, et al.
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Air (2022/premiere)
March 10, 2024
ES-Kollektion vol. 1 “AKKORDEON” (Germany)
Sunday, March 10, 2024
1st stage 13:00 / 2nd stage 15:00
Studio-Es (Düsseldorf)
<PERFORMERS>
Tomomi Ota, accordion
Christian Sharpe, trumpet
Pero, dog
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Deposit balance（2021）
and more
March 06, 2024
Kaoru Nishimura – Rendez vous Ekoda
impro live & session vol.18
19:00, Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Live in Buddy ⇒ACCESS
<PERFORMERS>
Kaoru Nishimura, clarinet
Kazutomo Yamamoto, composer
<CONTACT>
bgata.contact@gmail.com
February 19, 2024
TV TALK SHOW ”Gozen 0ji no mori” – Contemporary music
23:59-24:54, Monday, February 19, 2024 NTV(Nippon Television)
Internet distribution
⇒hulu ＊from noon on February 21st
⇒TVer
<PERSONALITIES>
Hitori Gekidan
Shingo Murakami
<GUESTS>
Takashi Niigaki, composer
Kazutomo Yamamoto, composer
Official SNS⇒X
February 10, 2024
Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra the 28th Ongakudo series
15:00, Saturday, February 10, 2024
Kanagawa prefectural Music Hall
<PERFORMERS>
Ryusuke Numajiri, conductor
Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra
<PROGRAM>
– Mozart : Divertimento in D Major, K.136
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Non-existent skiff and wake (commissioned by Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra, world premiere)
– Mendelssohn : Symphony No.3 “Scottish” Op.56
January 14, 2024
SHO IN THE DARK / SHO IN THE LIGHT
14:00, Sunday, January 14, 2024
Inagi i Plaza Hall (Wkabadai Station on the Keio line)
<PERFORMERS>
Remi Miura, sho and u
Hanako Nakamura, sho and u
Ai Saotome, sho
Atsumi Kojima, sho
<PROGRAM>
– Etenraku
– Toshio Hosokawa : Sakura
– Robert HP Platz : senkohanabi
– Banshiki-cho no choshi
– Mamoru Fujieda : Pattern
– Mayumi Miyata : Umi
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Introduction and Metamorphose (2023, premiere)
December 06, 2023
Saxophone and electronic works by Japanese composers – Masanori Oishi
XIX World Saxophone Congress
15:40, Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Foundation CICCA (Gran Canaria, Spain)
<PERFORMER>
Masanori Oishi, saxophone
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Cold Open (2014)
and works by Takumi Ikeda and Tomomi Adachi
November 21, 2023
Gendai Hougaku KOU No.5
19:00, Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Koto City Culture Center Hall
<PERFORMERS>
Yoichi Sugiyama, cond
Ensemble KOU
<PROGRAM>
-Kazutomo Yamamoto : For strings and breathing (2019)
and works by Chotatsuro Imafuji, Takeshi Kondo and etc.
<CONTACT>
ikuseikai.ensemble@gmail.com
November 11, 2023
“Are you still listning to Kazutomo Yamamoto?”
Satoyama Art Sanpo in Okagami 2023 related project
14:00, Saturday, December 11, 2023
Venue : Okagami-einou-danchi (20 minutes walk from Tsurukawa station on the Odakyu Line)
<PERFORMERS>
Yotarou, dog
Yamato, dog
Toro, dog
Shelly, dog
Kiyonori Sokabe, trumpet
Satomi Ota, accordion
Sumihisa Arima, electronics
Kazutomo Yamamoto, composer
<PROGRAM>
-Kazutomo Yamamoto : Deposit balance for trumpet, accordion and dogs(2021)
-Kazutomo Yamamoto : Doves in overflowing night for live-electronics and dogs (2020)
<INFORMATION>
Tour guide from the station to the venue available
Meetin time 13:15 and 13:35 at the ticket gate of Minami-guchi(South Exit) of Tsurukawa station
<CONTAKT>
mail@pareidolian.info
October 08, 2023
Lecture Concert -Yamamoto Kazutomo
History of Contemporary Music 6
14:00, Sunday, October 8, 2023
Urayasu-shi Bunka Kaikan⇒ACCESS
<PERFORMERS>
Yuki Urabe, cond / Takahiro Uchiyama, fl / Masato Oki, ob / Kaoru Nishimura, cl / Sayaka Nakata, bs / Aya Hiramoto, hrn / Akira Watanabe, tpt /Kosei Murata, trb / Tomohiro Nishikubo, perc / Kazusa Iyonaga, perc / Yuta Yanagisawa, perc / Masanobu Shinoda, pf / Shungo Mise, vn / Maiko Matsuoka, vn / Saori Nakazawa, vn / Saki Shirokoji, vn / Yoshu Kamei, vn / Ayako Kato, vn /、Masato Taguchi, vn / Kei Sakota, va / Sumire Nagata, va / Aki Kitajima, vc / Seiko Takemoto, vc / Kazuki Shinozaki, db / Miyama McQueen Tokita, koto / Yoko Hihara, koto / Miwa Naito, koto
<PROGRAM>
Kazutomo Yamamoto :
– Field of virtuality Part:1 iii) Orbit A for cello (2017)
– Opera for 3 sorobans (premiere)
– Scattering system for 3 kotos and chamber orchestra (2015/2017)
June 11, 2023
Duo März mit Sumihisa Arima (Tokyo)
14:00, Sunday, June 11, 2023
Nonaka Music House 6F, Anna Hall (Tokyo)
<PERFORMERS>
Haruka Inoue, saxophone
Mariko Nishioka, percussion
Sumihisa Arima, electronics
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Cold open for saxphone and electronics (2014)
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Poppin’ resonance [Commissioned by Duo März /World premiere]
And works by C. Lauba, J. Alvarez, Jacob TV and P. Jodlowski
<CONTACT>
duomarz.2021[*]gmail.com
[*]=＠
June 04, 2023
Duo März mit Sumihisa Arima (Kyoto)
13:30, Sunday, June 4, 2023
ROHM Theatre Kyoto, North Hall (Kyoto)
<PERFORMERS>
Haruka Inoue, saxophone
Mariko Nishioka, percussion
Sumihisa Arima, electronics
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Cold open for saxphone and electronics (2014)
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Poppin’ resonance [Commissioned by Duo März /World premiere]
And works by C. Lauba, J. Alvarez, Jacob TV and P. Jodlowski
<CONTACT>
duomarz.2021[*]gmail.com
[*]=＠
April 22, 2023
Lecture and Performance -History of Contemporary Music 5
15:00, Saturday, April 22, 2023
Plaza wave 101 of Urayasu-shi people (Chiba) ⇒ACCESS
<PERFORMERS>
Kazutomo Yamamoto, lecturer
Aki Kitajima, cello
<TITLE>
No.5 After World War II (2)
<PROGRAM>
– John Cage : Ryoanji
– Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann : Pression
♦Schedule
No.1 Introduction and Debussy / June 5, 2021
No.2 From Debussy to World War I / January 15, 2022
No.3 From the end of World War I to World War II / April 23, 2022
No.4 After World War II (1) / October 2, 2022
No.5 After World War II (2) / April 22, 2023
No.6 Today’s music / October 8, 2023
<CONTACT>
Urayasu Foundation
TEL.047-350-3101
April 19, 2023
teionduo the 15th Concert
19:00, Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Suginami Koukaidou Small Hall (Tokyo)
<PERFORMERS>
Takashi Matsudaira, baritone
Shinya Hashimoto, tuba
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Sopranized bass (2017)
And works by Akiko Yamane, Mayuko Kawasaki, Yu Matoba, Haruyuki Suzuki and Osamu Kawakami
<CONTACT>
teion2@me.com
December 31, 2022
Kazutomo Yamamoto SHOWROOM “Komatta hito” ARCHIVE
From Sunday, November 27 to Saturday, December 31, 2022
⇒Program note(PDF) only Japanese
<PERFORMERS>
Kousei MURATA, trb / Shinichiro KATO, pf / Aki KITAJIMA, vc / Takahiro UCHIYAMA, fl / Kaoru NISHIMUARA, cl / Hiromi SHINODA, perc / Mariko NISHIOKA, perc / Hanako NAKAMURA, sho / Gaku YAMADA, elec-guitar / Sayaka NAKATA, fg / Aya HIRAMOTO, hrn / Saki SHIROKOJI, va / Kazuki SHINOZAKI, cb / Yuki URABE, cond
<PROGRAM>
Kazutomo Yamamoto :
– Ravine (2009/2014)
– Pentaphony (2016)
– Dual aurora (2017)
– Quartides (2016)
– “Field of virtuality Intermezzo” Planumus contra planum (2021)
– “Field of virtuality Part:2” i) Music in silver metallic (2018)
– Irradiance (2016)
TALK : Kazutomo Yamamoto and Koji Mazaki
<TICKET>
¥2000
December 17, 2022
Bigakko Lecture
13:00-17:00, Saturday, December 17, 2022
Bigakko Studio (Tokyo)
★対面の他、オンライン参加も可能
<INSTRUCTORS>
Minoru Sato (artist)
Kazutomo Yamamoto (composer)
November 26, 2022
Yasuko Sato koto Concert
15:00 and 18:30, Saturday, November 26, 2022
ADRIFT
<PERFORMERS>
Yasuko Sato, 25-stringed koto and 17-stringed koto
Kazue Sawai, koto(tape)
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : new work for 17-stringed koto and tape (2022/commissioned by Yasuko Sato / premiere)
and more
November 03, 2022
Pareidolian -Kazutomo Yamamoto SHOWROOM
18:00, Thursday, November 3, 2022
Venue : ADRIFT (5 minutes on foot from Shimokitazawa Station, Odakyu Line and Keio Inokashira Line)
⇒ FLYER
<PERFORMERS>
Kousei MURATA, trb / Shinichiro KATO, pf / Aki KITAJIMA, vc / Takahiro UCHIYAMA, fl / Kaoru NISHIMUARA, cl / Hiromi SHINODA, perc / Mariko NISHIOKA, perc / Hanako NAKAMURA, sho / Gaku YAMADA, elec-guitar / Sayaka NAKATA, fg / Aya HIRAMOTO, hrn / Saki SHIROKOJI, va / Kazuki SHINOZAKI, cb / Yuki URABE, cond
<PROGRAM>
Kazutomo Yamamoto :
●“Ravine”for Trombone solo (2009/2014)
●“Pentaphony” for Left hand (Right hand of nevertouch the keys and both legs) (2016)
●“Dual aurora” (2017)
●“Quartides” (2016)
●“Field of virtuality Intermezzo” Planumus contra planum (2021)
●“Field of virtuality Part:2” i) Music in silver metallic (2018)
●“Irradiance” for Clarinet and 7 players (2016)
and TALK -Kazutomo Yamamoto and Koji Masaki
<TICKET>
¥3,000 / Student (under 25 years old) ¥2,000
August 1 on sale at Peatix
October 02, 2022
Lecture-History of Contemporary Music4
15:00, Sunday, October 2, 2022
Plaza wave 101 of Urayasu-shi people (Chiba)
<LECTURER>
Kazutomo Yamamoto
<TITLE>
No.4 After World War II (1)
♦Schedule
June 5, 2021 No.1 Introduction and Debussy
January 15, 2022 No.2 From Debussy to World War I
April 23, 2022 No.3 From the end of World War I to World War II
October 2, 2022 No.4 After World War II (1)
April 22, 2023 No.5 After World War II (2)
2023 No.6 Today’s music
<CONTACT>
Urayasu Foundation
TEL.047-350-3101
September 15, 2022
MAXIMUM2022
19:00, Thursday, September 15, 2022
Musicasa (Tokyo)
<PERFORMERS>
Maiko Matsuoka, vn
Erika Kawamura, pf
Hideaki Isobe, electronics
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : New works
and more
August 10, 2022
Ensemble Free Japan the 1st Concert
19:00, Wednesday, August 10, 2022
J:COM Urayasu Concert Hall
<PERFORMERS>
Ryosuke Asano, conductor
Tomohiro Nishikubo, abacus solo
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Spilled marmalade for Soroban (Abacus), percussion and strings (2021 : world premiere)
and Haydn, Mozart and Brahms
<TICKET>
¥3,000 (at door ¥3,500) / student ¥2,000
July 10, 2022
Duo März Concert 2022
14:00, Sunday, July 10, 2022
Tokyo Concerts Lab
<PERFORMERS>
Haruka Inoue, saxphone
Mariko Nishioka, percussion
<PROGRAM>
-Kazutomo Yamamoto : Rocking resonance with 4 types of noise (Commissioned by Duo März, 2021)
April 23, 2022
Lecture-History of Contemporary Music3
19:00, Saturday, April 23, 2022
Plaza wave 101 of Urayasu-shi people (Chiba)
<LECTURER>
Kazutomo Yamamoto
<TITLE>
No.3 From the end of World War I to World War II
♦Schedule
June 5, 2021 No.1 Introduction and Debussy
January 15, 2022 No.2 From Debussy to World War I
April 23, 2022 No.3 From the end of World War I to World War II
October 2, 2022 No.4 After World War II (1)
2023 No.5 After World War II (2)
2023 No.6 Today’s music
<CONTACT>
Urayasu Foundation
TEL.047-350-3101
January 15, 2022
Lecture-History of Contemporary Music2
19:00, Saturday, January 15, 2022
Plaza wave 101 of Urayasu-shi people (Chiba)
<LECTURER>
Kazutomo Yamamoto
<TITLE>
No.2 From Debussy to to World War I
♦Schedule
June 5, 2021 No.1 Introduction and Debussy
January 15, 2022 No.2 From Debussy to World War I
2022 No.3 From the end of World War I to World War II
2022 No.4 After World War II (1)
2023 No.5 After World War II (2)
2023 No.6 Today’s music
<CONTACT>
Urayasu Foundation
TEL.047-350-3101
December 27, 2021
PetAcco First! Duo Concert
19:00, Monday, December 27, 2021
Hokutopia Pegasus Hall (Tokyo)⇒ACCESS
<PERFORMERS>
Tomomi Ota, accordion
Kiyonori Sogabe, trumpet
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : YOKINAZANDAKA (Commissioned by PETACCO, premiere)
<CONTACT>
090-6010-9033 kynrskb@gmail.com
December 12, 2021
Duo März Concert
13:30 and 15:00, Sunday, December 12, 2021
Ritto Rekishi Minzoku Hakubutsukan (Ritto City, Shiga)⇒ACCESS
<PERFORMERS>
Haruka Inoue, saxphone
Mariko Nishioka, percussion
<PROGRAM>
-Kazutomo Yamamoto : new work (Commissioned by Duo März, premiere)
<CONTACT>
077-551-1455 ritto_onshin@yahoo.co.jp
November 04, 2021
Kahoru Nakamura Gakubiwa Concert
14:00 and 19:00, Thursday, November 4, 2021
Oumigakudou (Tokyo) ⇒ACCESS
<PERFORMERS>
Kahoru Nakamura, gakubiwa
Ko Ishikawa, sho
<PROGRAM>
– Gagaku traditional pieces
– Sukeyasu Shiba (1935-2019) : Oshokun
– Michio Kitazume (1948-) : A Flower (premiere)
– Kazutomo Yamamoto (1975-) : Mare Imbrium for solo gakubiwa (2021/premiere)
and more
October 01, 2021
Takashi Matsudaira Baritone Recital
19:00, Friday, October 1, 2021
Suginami Koukaidou Small Hall (Tokyo)
<PERFORMERS>
Takashi Matsudaira, baritone
Sumihisa Arima, electronics
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Andante ossessivo (2020 / premiere)
and more
September 25, 2021
[POSTPONED] Tokushu kosaku hakurankai (Art Exhibition)
From Saturday, September 25 to Friday, October 8, 2021
Opening hour 12:00-18:00
White gallery on the 2nd floor in the G building, Wako University ⇒access
Talk Event
14:00, Saturday, September 25, 2021
guest : Akiko Fujii, producer of Aichi Arts Center
14:00, Saturday, October 2, 2021
guest : Shinji Miyadai, Sociologist
<TICKET>
Free（Reservation required for the talk events）⇒BOOKING
September 12, 2021
17 stringed koto for 100 years and 12th of September
WINDS CAFE 297 in Harajuku
Sunday, September 12, 2021
Casa Mozart (Tokyo) ⇒ACCESS
<PERFORMERS>
Hiroyasu Nakajima, 17 stringed koto
Kazutomo Yamamoto, MC
August 29, 2021
Shogirls -Kyokai-IX
14:00, Sunday, August 29, 2021
Oumigakudo (Tokyo)
<PERFORMERS>
Shogirls (Remi Miura / Kazue Tajima / Hanako Nakamura, sho)
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : A certain portal III ★Commissioned by Shogirls / premiere）
and more
<CONTACT>
info@b-sheet.jp
July 08, 2021
Hitomi Nakamura Hichiriki Recital “Reed Wind” no.7 Hichiriki×Voice
19:00, Thursday, July 8, 2021
Suginami Koukaidou Small Hall (Tokyo)
<PERFORMERS>
Hitomi Nakamura, hichiriki
Kanako Nakamura, ryuteki / Hanako Nakamura, sho / Eri Suzuki, hichiriki / Yoshie Kunimoto, hichiriki
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Swaying Catabasis [commissioned by Hitomi Nakamura, premiere]
and more
<CONTACT>
info@b-sheet.jp
June 05, 2021
Lecture-History of Contemporary Music
19:00, Saturday, June 5, 2021
Plaza wave 101 of Urayasu-shi people (Chiba)
<LECTURER>
Kazutomo Yamamoto
<TITLE>
No.1 Introduction and Debussy
♦Schedule
January 2022 No.2 From Debussy to World War I
2022 No.3 From the end of World War I to World War II
2023 No.4 After World War II (1)
2023 No.5 After World War II (2)
2024 No.6 Today’s music
<CONTACT>
Urayasu Foundation
TEL.047-350-3101
February 04, 2021
Akiko Kubota ＆ Hanako Nakamura
DUO CONCERT -biwa and sho-
February 4-17, 2021
ONLINE CONCERT
<PERFORMERS>
Akiko Kubota, satsuma-biwa
Hanako Nakamura, genkan
<PROGRAM>
-Kazutomo Yamamoto : 01/22/21 (commissioned by Akiko Kubota and Hanako Nakamura / premiere)
January 26, 2021
Ｂ→Ｃ Hiroyasu Nakajima, koto
19:00, Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Venue: Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall (Tokyo)
<PERFORMER>
Hiroyasu Nakajima, koto
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Fragments to the floating (commissioned by Hiroyasu Nakajima / premiere)
– J.S.Bach (arranged by Kazutomo Yamamoto) : Lute Suite No.4 BWV1006a
and works by Toshio Hosokawa, Atsuhiko Gondai, Teizo Matsumura and Kengyo Yatsuhashi
January 16, 2021
Cosmo Projekt -Saxophone HARUKA INOUEｘPercussion MARIKO NISHIOKA
18:30, Saturday, January 16, 2021
Venue : Kyoto Art Center (Kyoto)
Concert in Tokyo ⇒CANCELLED
18:00, Friday, January 22, 2021
Venue : Tokyo Concerts Lab (Tokyo)
<PERFORMERS>
Haruka Inoue, saxophone
Mariko Nishioka, percussion
<PROGRAM>
●-Kazutomo Yamamoto : Smiling density for percussion solo (2017)
and works by Gene Koshinski, Simon Steen-Andersen, Philippe Leroux, Luis Naón, Astor Piazzolla and Keita Matsumiya
<CONTACT>
Projektcosmo@gmail.com
December 24, 2020
Gendaihougaku “KOU”
17:00, Thursday, December 24, 2020
Venue: Keyaki Hall (Yoyogiuehara station, Tokyo)
<PERFORMERS>
Yasuaki Itakura and Kifu Mitsuhashi, conductor
Ensemble Gendaihougaku”KOU”
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : For strings and breathing (commissioned by Gendaihougaku “KOU” / premiere）
and works by Toshi Ichiyanagi, Teizo Matsumura, Yasuaki Itakura and Seiho Kineya
November 27, 2020
Pareidolian “A concert without audience; The Tripped ‘Composition, Performance, and Appreciation'”
19:00, Friday, November 27, 2020
14:00 and 17:00, Saturday, November 28, 2020
14:00, Sunday, November 29, 2020
Venue : Tokyo Arts and Space Hongo (Tokyo)
<PERFORMERS>
Orie Kanegae / Kouji Masaki / Kazutomo Yamamoto
August 26, 2020
Suntory Hall Summer Festival 2020
The Producer Series TOSHI ICHIYANAGI -2020 Tokyo ‘Avand-garde’ Orchestra Selection I
19:00, Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Suntory Hall -Main Hall
<PERFORMERS>
Yoichi Sugiyama, conductor
Mariko Nishioka / Hiromi Shinoda, marimba
Gamelan Ensemble Lambangsari
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
and more
<PROGRAM>
-Yuji Takahashi: “Tori mo tsukai ka” (1993)
-Akiko Yamane: New Work for Orchestra (2020) [World Premiere, commissioned by Suntory Hall]
-Kazutomo Yamamoto: “Field of Virtuality” Part 2 iii) Flooting Double Helical Timber for Two Marinbists, Gamelan Ensemble and Orchestra (2018-19) [World Premiere, commissioned by Suntory Hall]
-Yuji Takahashi: “Orphika” for Orchestra (1969)
<CONTACT>
Suntory Hall TEL. 0570-55-0017
August 23, 2020
Suntory Hall Summer Festival 2020
The Producer Series TOSHI ICHIYANAGI -2020 Tokyo ‘Avand-garde’ Chamber Music Selection II
15:00, Sunday, August 23, 2020
Suntory Hall -Blue Rose (Small Hall)
<PERFORMERS>
Yasuaki Itakura, conductor
Yoji Sato, videolone
Gaku Yamada, guitar
Hideaki Isobe, videolonics
Tokyo Sinfonietta
and more
<PROGRAM>
-Elliott Carter: “Dialogues” for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (2003)
-Kazutomo Yamamoto: “Field of Virtuality” Part 2 ii) Another Roaming Liquid for Ensemble (2017-18)
-Akiko Yamane: “Dots Collection No. 4” for Chamber Orchestra (2009)
-Toshi Ichiyanagi: “Concertino -Time Revival-” for String Orchestra and Two Percussionists (2018-19)
<CONTACT>
Suntory Hall TEL. 0570-55-0017
August 19, 2020
Suntory Hall Summer Festival 2020
The Producer Series TOSHI ICHIYANAGI -2020 Tokyo ‘Avand-garde’ Pre Event
19:00-24:00, Wednesday, August 19, 2020
SUPER DOMMUNE / Internet distribution [FREE]
Toshi Ichiyanagi 2020 Tokyo Avant-garde
<GUESTS>
Toshi Ichiyanagi, Yuji Takahashi, Kazutomo Yamamoto, Motoharu Kawashima, Yoichi Sugiyama, Akiko Yamane, Madoka Mori, Takashi Matsudaira and more. (moderator: Yuji Numano)
February 29, 2020
【CANCELLED】Senzoku Gakuen College of Music – Masaki Oishi Class Concert
Due to the coronavirus, the following concert has been cancelled.
14:30, Saturday, February 29, 2020
Venue : B1F, Silver Mountain at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music (2-3-1 Hisamoto, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-city)
<PROGRAM>
-Kazutomo Yamamoto : Atomosphere kecak (2017)
<TICKET>
free
<ACCESS> ⇒MAP
＊8 minutes on foot from Musashi-mizonokuchi Station (JR Nanbu line)
＊8 minutes on foot from Mizonokuchi Station (Tokyu Den-en-toshi line and Oimachi line)
⇒Campus map
January 11, 2020
TAMA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020
16:45, Saturday, January 11, 2020
Venue: Meisei University (1F studio at the bldg. 28) ⇒MAP
<PERFORMER>
Aki Kitajima, cello
<PROGRAM>
-Kazutomo Yamamoto : Field of virtuality Part:1 iii) Orbit A (2017/ premiere)
<TICKET>
Free (⇒booking)
October 27, 2019
Looking Ahead vol.7 Akiko Kubota, biwa
Kagurazaka eitoeiko (Tokyo)
14:30, Sunday, October 27, 2019
<PROGRAM>
Traditional: Gionshoja / Atsumori
Kazutomo Yamamoto: NUKEGAMI for Biwa and Narration (2016)
Masamichi Kinoshita: Ishi wo tsumu VII
and more
<PERFORMER> Akiko Kubota, biwa
<CONTACT> keepsilence2013@gmail.com
October 26, 2019
MAXIMUM2019
Sonorium (Tokyo)
18:00, Saturday, October 26, 2019
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto: “T.D.S.” for Bassoons, Viola and Live electronics
and new works by Akiko Ushijima, Ai Watanabe, Shunsuke Azuma and Hideaki Isobe
<PERFORMERS>
Fumiko Kai, viola
Hidetaka Nakagawa, bassoon
Hideaki Isobe, electronics
September 29, 2019
Workshop at Kunitachi
Kunitachi College of Music (Tokyo)
Sunday, September 29, 2019
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto: Flappin’ Ba/rock for Mandolin, Electric guitar, Percussion and Piano (2018)
commissioned by Music KART / premiere
<PERFORMER>
Music KART
August 02, 2019
MIYAMA McQEEN-TOKITA & THOMAS PIERCY “Tokyo to New York”
Spectrum (New York,USA)
19:00, Friday, August 2, 2019
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : Doldrums IV – Vegnette for clarinet and koto (2013)
<PERFORMERS>
Miyama McQueen-Tokita, koto
Thomas Piercy, clarinet
July 15, 2019
Reison Kuroda Shakuhachi Concert
Lettrétage (Berlin, Germany)
20:00, Monday, July 15, 2019
<PROGRAM>
– Kazutomo Yamamoto: Roaming liquid set- #01.Aquifer A/B（2014)
and more
<PERFORMER>
Reison Kuroda, shakuhachi
July 13, 2019
Tokushu Ongakusai 2019
Wako University (Tokyo, Tsurukawa station)
13:30, Saturday, July 13, 2019
<PERFORMERS>
Akira Sakata, Koichi Makigami, Toshio Nakagawa, Yosyu Kamei, Akiko Kubota, etc.
<CONTACT>
wako.tokuon@gmail.com
June 20, 2019
Tsunehito Tsuchihashi and Gaku Ymada Duo Guitar Concert “distort”
Tiara Koto Small Hall (Tokyo)
19:00, Thursday. June 20, 2019
<PROGRAM>
-Kazutomo Yamamoto: A certain portal Ⅱ (2019) (commissioned by Gaku Yamada, premiere)
<PERFORMERS>
Tsunehito Tsuchihashi and Gaku Ymada, guitar
<CONTACT> gacchan2001@hotmail.com
June 01, 2019
WORKSHOP -Stringraphy-
Kanagawa Kenritsu Ongakudo
Saturday, June 1, 2019
[1]10:40-11:00 [2]12:30-12:50 [3]13:30-13:50 [4]14:40-15:00
<INSTRUCTOR>
Kazutomo Yamamoto, supervisor
Momo Suzuki, stringraphy artist
May 25, 2019
Reison Kuroda Shakuhachi Recital
Tokyo Concerts Lab (Tokyo)
18:30, Saturday, May 25, 2019
<PROGRAM>
Kazutomo Yamamoto : “Volatile 99.99” for Bamboo flute（99.99cm）
commissioned by Reison Kuroda, premiere
<PERFORMER> Reison Kuroda, shakuhachi
<TICKET> ¥3,000 / student¥2,500
<CONTACT> shaku8today@gmail.com
April 24, 2019
Kunitachi College of Music ｰ Workshop “BIWA”
Choral Studio, Kunitachi College of Music (Tokyo)
16:20, Wednesday, April 24, 2019
<PROGRAM>
-Kazutomo Yamamoto: “NUKEGAMI for Biwa and Narration” (2016)
<PERFORMER>
Akiko Kubota, biwa
March 03, 2019
Looking Ahead vol.4 Ryuta Iwase/Bass clarinet
eikoeiko (Tokyo)
14:30, Sunday, March 3, 2019
Venue: eikoeiko (32-2 Yarai-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo TEL.03-6873-3830) ⇒MAP
<PROGRAM>＊music order undecided
– Natsuki Niwa: Poppy addiction (2018)
– Shunsuke Azuma: Refocus (premiere)
– Takashi Matsuoka: Listen to the hymnals the forest is singing for bass clarinet (2018)
– Masamichi Kinoshita: Le main de la mer 8 (premiere)
– Kazutomo Yamamoto : “Stereotypical motion” for Bass clarinet and tape (2018)
– Jun-nosuke Yamamoto: BassCla (2019)
– Hatuyuki Suzuki: Footprint (premiere)
<TICKET> ¥2,000
<CONTACT> keepsilence2013＠gmail.com
February 17, 2019
WINDS CAFE 266 in Harajuku -Japanese Composers’ Concert-
Casa Mozart (Tokyo)
14:30, Sunday, February 17, 2019
Venue: Casa Mozart（3F, 1-10-23 Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo）
⇒ACCESS
＜PROGRAM＞
– Kazutomo Yamamoto: A certain portal I for Viola solo (2018 /premiere)
＜PERFORMER＞
Haruka Ito, viola
*Other pieces
<Composers> Yasushi Akutagawa / Akio Yashiro / Kimiko Kanai / Sunao Isaji / Akira Nishimura / Dai Fujikura / Motoharu Kawashima
<Performers> Satoko Arai, vn / Keiko Hyakutake, pf / Yasuyuki Yamamoto, trb / Yoji Sato, cb
＜TICKET＞
Free
November 16, 2018
Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra
Denki Bunka Kaikan The Concert Hall
Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra The 165th Subscription Concert
18:45, Friday, November 16, 2018
Venue: Denki Bunka Kaikan The Concert Hall
<PROGRAM>
-Kazutomo Yamamoto: Tower of the prosody for Female voice, ensemble and live electronics (2016-17)
<PERFORMER>
Ichiro Saito, conductor / Yuka Yanagihara, soprano / Sumihisa Arima, live electronics
<TICKET> A ¥4,500 / B ¥3,500 / C ¥2,500 / 学生 ¥1,000
<CONTACT> Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra TEL.052-581-3851
October 20, 2018
MAXIMUM
sonorium, Tokyo
18:00, Saturday, October 20, 2018
Venue: sonorium (Eifuku-cho Station on Inogashira line or Honan-cho Station on Marunouchi line)
<PROGRAM>
-Kazutomo Yamamoto: “Stereotypical motion” for Bass clarinet and tape(world premiere)
<PERFORMER>
Shinya Hashimoto, tuba / Ryuta Iwase, cl
<TICKET>
Advance ¥3,000 (student ¥2,000)
At door ¥3,500 (student ¥2,500)
<CONTACT> info@musica.tokyo
October 16, 2018
B to C: From Bach to Contemporary Music [205] Reison Kuroda Shakuhachi Recital
Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall
19:00, Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Venue: Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall (Hatsudai Station on Keio-shinsen line)
<PROGRAM>
-Kazutomo Yamamoto: Roaming liquid set-#01.Aquifer A/B For Shakuhachi solo（2014）
<TICKET>¥3,000
Tokyo Opera City Ticket Centre TEL.03-5353-9999