Tokyo Music Competition
KURODA Yuki
Baritone
Born in: Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
3rd place, Voice Section, The 20th Tokyo Music Competition 2022
Musical Study Experiences
March 2016 Graduated from the Department of Vocal Music, the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
March 2018 Completed the master's course at the Graduate School of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts with a major in opera
Teachers
Studied under YABUNISHI Masamichi, NAONO Tasuku, KATSUBE Futoru, HAGIWARA Jun, William MATTEUZZI, and SHIRAI Mitsuko.
Musical Careers
| 2013, 2015 | Aoyama Music Foundation Scholarship Student while 2nd and 4th years at Tokyo University of the Arts |
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| 2016 | Graduated at the top of the class from the Department of Vocal Music, Tokyo University of the Arts, receiving Norio Ohga Prize Munetsugu Tokuji Special Scholarship Student at the Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts |
| 2018 | Completed the master's course at the top of the class in opera major at the Graduate School of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts, receiving the Acanthus Music Prize 2nd Place and Audience Award, Voice Section, the 87th Music Competition of Japan |
| 2022 | 3rd Place, Voice Section, the 20th Tokyo Music Competition |
Further Activities
2019: Passed audition and participated in the OMF Chamber Music Study Group–Liedduo Recital– (Piano: KIMURA Sayaka)
2020: Performed Beethoven's Symphony No.9 as a soloist with the period instruments orchestra, L'orchestre d'avant-garde
2021: Released his album “Meine Lieder” from Nippon Columbia with “Opus One” Label
2021: Performed in the operetta “The Merry Widow” as Count Danilo Danilowitsch, presented by the Hyogo Performing Arts Center
2021: Soloist for the Gunma Symphony Orchestra's “High School Music Class” program
2021: Soloist for the concert “Kissin the Composer” (Japan premiere)
2022: Performed in the opera “Giulio Cesare” as Achilla, presented by the early music ensemble, Anthonello
2022: Performed in NISSAY OPERA 2022 “Il barbiere di siviglia” as Figaro
2022: OMF Chamber Music Study Group–Liedduo Recital– (Piano: KIMURA Sayaka)
and more
Repertoire
Opera
MOZART:
“Le nozze di Figaro” as Count Almaviva
“Don Giovanni” as Don Giovanni
ROSSINI: “Il barbiere di siviglia” as Figaro
and more
Religious Music
J.S. BACH: Matthäus-Passion as Jesus and Bass solo
HANDEL: Messiah
HAYDN: Die Schöpfung
MOZART: Requiem
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.9
BRAHMS: Ein deutsches Requiem
DURUFLÉ: Requiem
WALTON: Belshazarr's Feast
and more
Songs
SCHUMANN:
Dichterliebe
12 Gedichte "Kerner-Lieder"
MAHLER:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Rückert-Lieder
Des Knaben Wunderhorn
and more