Tokyo Music Competition
SAWAE Eri
Soprano
Born in: Shimane Prefecture, Japan
2nd place (Top prize) , Voice Section, The 11th Tokyo Music Competition 2013
Musical Study Experiences
2005: Graduated top of class from the Vocal Music Course in the Faculty of Music Studies at Kunitachi College of Music, winning Takeoka Award
2008: Completed master's studies at the Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts
2012: Completed doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts researching English Composer Roger Quilter's compositions. Received her Ph.D. in music.
Teachers
Studied Vocal Music under Sato Mineko and Nagai Kazuko
Musical Careers
| 2008 | Performed in Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Operetta "Die Fledermaus" as Ida |
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| 2009 | Held Sawae Eri Soprano Recital hosted by the Japan Federation of Musicians sponsored at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall |
| 2010 | Performed in Mendelsohn’s Lobgesang as soprano solo with the Royal Chamber Orchestra led by Tsutsumi Syunsaku 2nd Place winner, the 79th Music Competition of Japan |
| 2011 | Performed in Bach’s Matthaus-Passion as soprano solo with the Ensemble of Tokyo led by Chang-Kook Kim |
| 2012 | Held Sawae Eri Soprano Recital "Anthology of R.Quilter" Performed in Cantata No. 21 etc. as soprano solo with Bach Collegium Japan led by Suzuki Masaaki, for the Great East Japan Earthquake Charity Concert Performed in Mendelssohn's Paulus as Soprano solo with Bach Collegium Japan led by Suzuki Masaaki Beethoven’s 9th symphony as soprano solo with the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra led by Akiyama Kazuyoshi |
| 2013 | Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem as soprano solo with the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra led by Aoki Hiroya 2nd Place, Voice Section, the 11th Tokyo Music Competition Mozart’s "Le nozze di Figaro" as Barbarina (Hokutopia International Music Festival 2013) |
Further Activities
Since 2006, Sawae has been engaged in Japan and overseas concerts and recording, as a member of the vocal music group Bach Collegium Japan. She has received high accolades not only as a soloist but also as part of an ensemble.
Repertoire
Lyric soprano.
Vocal Music: English songs (Quilter, Britten, Barber, Copland); Japanese songs (Kosaku Yamada, Yoshinao Nakada); German Songs (Schubert, Schumann, Mendel, Strauss).
While at graduate school I worked on researching English vocal music, which, as a result, I gained a reputation for my English pronunciation on stage.
I have experience as a soprano with religious music ranging from Bach’s Matthaus-Passion & Mass in B Minor, Haydn’s Die Jahreszeiten (the Seasons), Mozart’s Mass in C Minor & Requiem, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, Fauré’s Requiem and more.
I am proficient in Baroque pieces requiring light movements, and late-Romantic-Era-like music which is vast and broad with long phrases.