Wind Instruments

Mario CAROLI(Flute)

イタリア出身。こんにち最も高い評価を受ける演奏家の一人に数えられるイタリア出身のフルート奏者であり、同時に哲学博士号を有する。14歳の時よりアンナマリア・モリーニとマヌエラ・ヴィースラーより指導を受け、若干22歳にして名高いダルムシュタット・クラーニッヒシュタイン賞を受賞。ロンドン・フィルハーモニー交響楽団、フランス放送フィルハーモニー交響楽団、東京フィルハーモニー交響楽団、ベルギー国立交響楽団、南西ドイツ放送交響楽団、西ドイツ放送交響楽団など、世界中のオーケストラとも共演している。多くの現代作曲家が彼のために独奏曲および協奏曲を作曲しており、クラシック曲から最も難解な現代曲までを表現力豊かに演奏することができる、世界でも数少ない音楽家である。これまでの40枚以上のCDを収録しており、それらは世界的に高く評価されている。現在はフランスのストラスブール音楽大学および居住地であるスイスのルガーノ音楽大学で指導にあたっている。

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UENO  Yoshie(Flute)
Yoshie Ueno, a Japanese flutist, graduated first on the top of the list from Tokyo University of Arts and received the Acanthus Award. Then she finished the master’s degree program of the Tokyo University of Arts.
She was the first prize winner of various well-recognized competitions, including the 76th Japan Music Competition (with winning Iwatani Award (the audience award), Kato Award, Yoshida Award and E. Nakamichi Award), the 15th Japan Wood Wind Competition (with winning Cosmos Award (the audience award), Governor of Hyogo Prefecture Award and Asahi Shimbun Award), and the 2nd Tokyo Music Competition. She was also the semi-finalist of the Nicolet International Flute Competition.
As a soloist, Ueno has performed with Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra and Japan’s leading orchestras (Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra etc.), conducted by Eliahu Inbal, V.Valitov, Kenichiro Kobayashi, Junichi Hirokami, and other well-known conductors. She also performed as a soloist with the Czech Philharmonic Sextet and the Amarcord Quartet Berlin consisting of principal players of Berlin Philharmonic.
In addition to Japan, she has made solo performances in the United States, Germany, France, Austria, Russia, Korea, China, and Taiwan.
In 2005 and 2016, she had the honor of performing for Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and Prince Naruhito of Japan at the Imperial Palace. She also performed at the dinner party of the Japan and China Summit Meeting held in the Official Residence of Japan’s Prime Minister.
As of September 2019, she released 11 CDs from Octavia Records Inc. One of her debut CDs [Garak (Isang Yun Flute works)] won the special commendations from Asahi Shimbun and the quasi-special commendation by the Record Geijutsu journal. Also, her third CD [Eastern Europe Songs] was awarded the quasi-special commendation by the Record Geijutsu journal.
She has performed for various TV and Radio programs, including “NHK World Music Album”, “NHK-FM World Music Recital”, “NHK Symphony Square”, and “Kimamani Classic”.
She teaches at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music.
In 2016 and 2017, she lived in the United States and mainly performed there, including the solo recital in Washington D.C. and the solo performance in Carnegie Hall (New York City). From autumn 2017, she moved to Paris and based her activities in France and Europe. Now she bases in Japan. In 2018, She was awarded the “Washington Award 2018” from the S&R foundation.

UEDA  Nozomi(Clarinet)

A native of Japan, Nozomi began her musical education on clarinet at Osaka College of Music. After receiving bachelor’s degree, she went to the United States and completed her master’s degree at the Juilliard School, studying with Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima. While in U.S., she gave her recitals in N.Y. and had been playing as a member of New Juilliard Ensemble. Coming back to Japan in 1999, she won the first prize at the 68th Japan Music Award. Since then, she has been appearing as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player throughout not only Japan, but also Korea, Hong Kong, Hungary, Mexico and so on. At present, she is a member of next mushroom promotion, which is the winner of the Keizo Saji Award in 2006, Izumi Sinfonietta Osaka, Ensemble Kujoyama which received Music Critic Club Award in 2020, faculty of Osaka College of Music, Kyoto City University of Arts and Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts. https://nozomiueda.com

ARAKI  Kanami(Oboe)

在学中の2015年(21歳)より、東京交響楽団の首席オーボエ奏者をつとめる(〜2023年3月)。国内の数々のコンクールで入賞を重ね、第11回国際オーボエコンクール・軽井沢では日本そしてアジア勢で史上初となる 第1位(大賀賞)、併せて聴衆賞を受賞した。第27回出光音楽賞受賞。新進気鋭のアンサンブル集団”Ensemble FOVE”、反田恭平率いる”Japan National Orchestra”コアメンバー。ソリストとして東響、都響などと共演。東京・春・音楽祭でデビューリサイタルを行い、B→Cや各音楽祭への参加、新作の初演をはじめとする現代音楽の公演、ドラマ等の劇伴レコーディングなど、各地で幅広く活動。オーボエの巨匠との共演も多く、H・ホリガーに認められトリオで日本ツアー公演で出演する他、M・ブルグ、シェレンベルガー両氏と共演。「題名のない音楽会」等出演。茨城県出身、東海村を愛する研究所研究員(PR大使)。東京藝術大学を首席卒業、その後同院修士課程修了。

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OTA Hikari(Oboe)

北海道帯広市出身。3歳よりピアノ、12歳よりオーボエを始める。高校卒業後東京に進学し、武蔵野音楽大学ヴィルトゥオーソ学科卒業。東京藝術大学大学院音楽研究科修士課程修了。武蔵野音楽大学3年次在学中には武蔵野音楽大学管弦楽団とソリストとして協演するほか、選抜学生によるニュー・ストリーム・コンサート、卒業演奏会に出演。2018年、第1回JOAオーボエコンクール(日本オーボエ協会主催)第2位受賞。ミュージック・マスターズ・コース・ジャパン2018修了。2019年8月〜2020年1月には京都市交響楽団の契約団員を務め、現在は各地のオーケストラの公演に客演奏者として参加するほか、ソロや木管五重奏などの室内楽においても精力的に演奏活動を行っている。

HANYU Hisayo (fagotto)

相愛大学音楽学部卒業、音楽専攻科修了。2003年〜2014年、相愛大学オーケストラ要員として活動する中、2008年に相愛学園創立120周年記念ヨーロッパ公演、2010年に中国瀋陽公演に出演。2003年より、大野市教育委員会後援「木のぬくもりぬくぬくコンサート」「楓のポッポ・ファゴット・コンサート」を定期的に開催し継続中。後進の指導にも取り組んでいる。現在、日本クラシック音楽コンクール審査員、大阪ドルチェ・ミュージック・アカデミー講師、「Duo ¨kiitos 〃」メンバー、「Lucky Kulia 134」主宰。

OISHI  Masanori(saxphone)

Receiving his undergraduate and master’s degrees from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (now Tokyo Unversity of the Arts), Oishi went to France to study at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris in 2001. He graduated with top honors (mention très bien) in saxophone, chamber music, and free improvisation.  The same year he advanced to the school’s 3rd level Chamber Music Course (Classe de Musique de Chambre, 3e cycle de perfectionnement), completing it in 2007. From 2002 to 2004 he studied  on a research grant from Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs in their  Program of Overseas Study for Upcoming Artists.  Before returning to Japan in 2008, Oishi played not only in France, but in  various countries in Europe, Africa and Asia. His participation in the Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation-sponsored recital series B→C 100 garnered him high acclaim. Subsequently, he appeared in such events as the Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation Composium, the Suntory Foundation for Art’ Summer Festival, and the Takefu International Music Festival. He also appeared in 2008 in a dance collaboration at the late Pina Bausch’s dance festival in Germany (Internationale Tanzmesse NRW). He has worked extensively, focusing on contemporary and classical music, but also playing concerts, on television and radio, in addition to recording music for commercials. He has released two albums with the Blue Aurora Saxophone Quartet, of which he is a member. His contemporary music group, Tokyo Gen’On Project received the 13th Saji Keizo Prize. He is a lecturer at Tokyo National University of fine Arts and music, Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, and Toho College of Music. www.m-oishi.com

SUZUKI  Tosiya(recorder)

Tosiya SUZUKI studied the recorder at the Sweelinck Concervatorium with Walter van Hauwe in Amsterdam. He specializes in performing contemporary music and working to extend the techniques and the possibilities of the recorder.

He worked with composers, such as L.Cori, B.Ferneyhough, T.Hosokawa, S.Sciarrino and J.Yuasa and premiered their works. As a soloist he performed at festivals including, Wien Modern, Tage für Neue Musik Zürich, Gaudeamus, Darmstadt, ISCM World Music Days, Festival d’Automne à Paris, Akiyoshidai, Takefu, Royaumont, Composium, Klangspuren, Tongyeong, Festival A Tempo, Melbourene Recital Centre Opening Festival, International New Music Week Bucharest, New Zealand Festival, China-Asia Music Week, Etching Festival, Summer Festival at Suntory Hall, La Biennale di Venezia (as Takefu Ensemble) and Melos-Ethos. He has had recitals and workshops in Europe, Russia, Turkey, USA(UCSD, UCBerkeley, Stanford), Venezuela, Asia and New Zealand. In ‘02 he has been the first lecturer for recorder at the Darmstadt. His solo CD [Tosiya Suzuki Recorder Recital] was awarded ‘Musik & Ästhetik Interpretationspreis 2003’ by der Gesellschaft für Musik und Ästhetike. He was awarded such as the Darmstadt Stipendien Preis, the Kranichstein Musikpreis, the Kenzo Nakajima Music Prize and the Keizo Saji Prize. The last few years he has been a guest teacher at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, the Nuremberg University of Music and the  Conservatorio Superior de Música de Aragón. He teaches at the Elisabeth University of Music. www.tosiyasuzuki.com/

TAJIMA  Tadashi(shakuhachi)

Tadashi Tajima is considered to be one of the representative Japanese shakuhachi players on the world-wide musical scene. He is the founder and the head of Jikisho-ryu of shakuhachi, and teaches at his schools in Tokyo and Osaka. He holds two important recitals in Tokyo and Osaka every year (total 76 times). Beside these recitals he holds concerts of shakuhachi-honkyoku (shakuhachi pieces without the other instruments) in more than 400 places throughout Japan. He also played in 25 foreign countries and is invited to many famous international music festivals such as Bach Fest and Salzburg Festival. Tadashi Tajima received the First Prize by the competition of traditional Japanese instruments, the Grand Prize and the German Ambassador Prize in the Pan-Musik-Festival in 1974. He was awarded the Art Festival Prize by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 1990, 2007 and 2018. He was also chosen as the Remy Martin Prize and the Ongaku-no-Tomo Prize. In addition he received the Encouragement Prize of Osaka-Fumin Theater. Tadashi Tajima published several books such as “Shakuhachi-nyumon-kyosoku-bon(Shakuhachi Guide Manual)” and “Ichion-ni-kokoro-wo-komete(Devotion to a single tone)”. His CD of shakuhachi-honkyoku is highly valued in Germany. Tadashi Tajima has collaborated with other artists of different categories. He is free from the common preoccupation about shakuhachi. His performance shows not only the great potential of expression of instrument but also its capacity of the response to various musical situations. He succeeded all of these projects thus received a high reputation.  Tadashi Tajima premiered “Voyage X-Nozarashi” of Toshio Hosokawa at the St.Thomas Church in Leipzig during the world-wide famous Bach Fest.

NISHITANI Yoshihiko (trumpet)

フランス国立リヨン地方音楽院トランペット科修了。京都フィルハーモニー室内合奏団トランペット奏者を経て、現在一般社団法人アマービレフィルハーモニー管弦楽団トランペット奏者。2015年、トリオ「SURPR!S」でCD「道化芝居の為の音楽」をラクティジャパンよりリリース。2016年、ハイドン作曲「トランペット協奏曲」を京都フィルハーモニー室内合奏団と共演。ブラスアンサンブル・ブリオン(金管五重奏) トランペット奏者。関西トランペット協会常任理事。

NAGAI Koji (Horn)

ESA音楽学院を卒業後、渡仏。フランス国立リヨン地方音楽院を最優秀の成績で修了。ディプロムと金メダルを獲得。帰国後、大阪市消防音楽隊ホルン奏者を経て、現在は、ブラスアンサンブルブリオン、ブラスパラダイス大阪の各メンバーとして活動している。

これまでにホルンを、池田重一、中西順、五味渕友敬、ジョエル・ニコ 各氏に師事。室内楽をマーク・デセニエ氏に師事。アンドレ・キャザレ、ジェローム・ルイヤー、フランク・ロイド 各氏のマスタークラスを受講。
ESA音楽学院非常勤講師。尼崎双星高校音楽類型非常勤講師。