Tokyo Music Competition
INOUE Koichi
Trombone
Born in: Shimane Prefecture, Japan
3rd place, Brass Section, The 1st Tokyo Music Competition 2003
Musical Study Experiences
1994 Graduated from Shimane Prefectural Taisha High School
2001 Graduated from the performance course at Toho Gakuen College Music Department
Teachers
Studied under Wada Mikio, Kamiya Satoshi and Thomas Horch
While studying at Toho Gakuen College Music Department took lectures (open to auditors) of Philip Jones, Harry Ries and Christhard Goessling
Outside of college, took lectures (open to auditors) of Ian Bousfield and Yamamoto Ko-ichiro
Musical Careers
| 1997 | Performed in "Aoki Muse no Mori Fresh Concert for Debut Age" |
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| 1998 | Performed in the Tokyo Opera City "Composium 1998 Globokar by Globokar" |
| 1999 | Participated in the Asian Youth Orchestra |
| 2000 | Performed in the 3rd Anniversary of the foundation of the Tokyo Opera City Special Concert as a member of Tamiya Kenji Brass Ensemble 5th Place, Trombone Category, the 17th Japan Wind and Percussion Competition |
| 2001 | Performed in the Toho Gakuen College Music Department graduation concert Performed in YAMAHA Debut Concert Participated in the premiere of complete performance of Suzuki Teruaki's "Requiem" for mixed Choir and ensemble of Wind Instruments and Percussion |
| 2002 | Participated in Seiji Ozawa Opera Project III; performed as a member of Japan Brass Ensemble with the Wien Brass Ensemble |
| 2003 | Excellence Award, Brass Category, the 8th Concert Marronnier 21 3rd Place, Brass Section, the 1st Tokyo Music Competition Became a trombonist of the orchestral music research department of the Tokyo University of the Arts (the Geidai Philharmonia Orchestra, Tokyo) |
| 2004 | Participated in Prague Spring International Music Competition; although not becoming semi-finalist, received high accolades from judges Became a member of hornist Fujita Otohiko's Brass Ensemble BLOW and performed at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall in its 1st live concert Performed J.Matej's Trombone Concerto with the Tochigi Symphony Orchestra led by Mitsuishi Seiichi |
| 2005 | As a member of Magical Sounds participated in the recording of their 1st CD, currently on sale through BRAIN MUSIC Participated in "Music for Trombones by Seven Players vol.2" CD recording, currently on sale through Art Music Performed D.Bourgeois' Trombone Concerto with the Taisha United Wind led by Fujii Yutaka As a member of Brass Ensemble BLOW performed at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall in its 2nd live concert Participated as a banda member of the Bayerische Staatsoper 2005 in their Japan Tour |
| 2006 | Performed in the Spring Festival in Tokyo -Tokyo Opera no Mori- 2006 Opera Performance Performed in Seiji Ozawa opera project, Mahler's Symphony No. 2 Performed in the 8th Fukuoka Early Music Festival Performed in the Laboratory of Contemporary Music Festival (Warsaw, Poland) |
| 2007 | Spring Festival in Tokyo -Tokyo Opera no Mori- 2007 Performed in opera and orchestra performances |
| 2008 | Performed in Arts Festival Dimension (Seoul, Korea) |
| 2009 | Performed in Opera for Youth at the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto |
| 2010 | Performed in the Unicum Contemporary Music Festival (Ljubljana, Slovenia) Held a mini-recital at the multipurpose hall Salle Pavillon d'or at Buffet Crampon Japan |
| 2011 | Performed in Bartók Program, Ballet Opera performance at the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto 2011 |
| Current | Currently a member of Brass Ensemble BLOW, Magical Sounds, Ensemble Interactive Tokyo and part time lecturer at the Music Course of Saitama Prefectural Matsubushi High School |
Further Activities
Performance History in the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Productions (2014–）
Music Program TOKYO Classical Music in Town "Machinaka Concerts”
Sat, October 31, 2015 11:00 / 12:30 Tokyo National Museum
Music Program TOKYO Machinaka Concerts at Dream Yosacoy Festival
Fri, October 30, 2015 18:00 Symbol Promenade (Daiba)
Station Live × Music Weeks in TOKYO Machinaka Concert in Ueno
Sun, March 15, 2015 16:30 - 17:00 JR Ueno Station, Central Ticket Gate, Grand Concourse
Music Weeks in TOKYO 2014 The 50th Anniversary of the Tokyo Olympic Games Machinaka Fanfare
Mon, October 13, 2014 11:30 / 13:00 Tokyo International Forum
Music Weeks in TOKYO2014 Classical Music in Town "Machinaka Concerts”
Sun, September 28, 2014 13:50 / 15:10
Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, Kodakara-yu (Public bathhouse)
Repertoire
From classical compositions written by A.Vivaldi , G.C.Wagenseil, L.Mozart, etc., to contemporary and modern compositions written by H.Tomasi, J.M.Defaye, etc.