Satoko Inoue
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is a Japanese
musician
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Inoue is a concert pianist whose performance repertoire
is mainly contemporary music. Inoue is also music teacher at the Kunitachi College of Music
and Ueno Gakuen University
in Tokyo
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's early piano pieces.
She was the last student under Shesshu Kai, the late composer who had a big impact on her and she also studied piano under Atsuko Okada, a professor at the Tokyo College of Music
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She played new pieces by young composers of her same generation at the concerts when she was a Graduate School student, then appeared at the concerts of the Japan Society for Contemporary Music and the Japan Federation of Composers.
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In 1991, she started her annual concert, Satoko Plays Japan, in Tokyo. She played 64 pieces composed by 28 composers including Jo Kondo
, Toshi Ichiyanagi
, Yori-aki Matsudaira and others she commissioned until 10th concert in 2000.
From 2001, she included pieces by foreign countries' composers. The series of concerts are continuing, except in 2004 when she was too ill to play. She has commissioned 38 pieces by 23 composers, including Jo Kondo, Yuji Ito, Takashi Fujii
, Doina Rotaru
and others.
The special programs of these concerts were Jo Kondo' works (1996 and 1999), Mieko Shiomi
's works (2000) and [For Luc Ferrari
] concert title in 2007.
Besides these concerts, she gives her recitals with themes at Kwai Music Shop Aoyama (Kawai Omote-sando) a few times a year. She gave solo recitals of works of Henry Cowell
, Giacinto Scelsi
, John Cage and others with very themes, had duet concerts with violinist Shiho Tejima and clarinetist Guido Arbonelli.
In 1995–1999, Satoko organized her concerts with composer Yuji Ito.
In 1999–2005, she gave recitals sponsored by the Japan Foundation
In 2006, she had a solo recital with works by contemporary Japanese and American composers in New York City.
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encompasses roughly 8 works in 10 publications in 1 language and 20+ library holdings.
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Inoue is a concert pianist whose performance repertoire
Repertoire
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is mainly contemporary music. Inoue is also music teacher at the Kunitachi College of Music
Kunitachi College of Music
The is a private music school in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1926 as the Tokyo Conservatory of Music.It is located at Kashiwa-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo.-Notable alumni:*Masamichi Amano, composer*Ahn Eak-tai, composer and conductor...
and Ueno Gakuen University
Ueno Gakuen University
is a private university in Taito, Tokyo, Japan, specialising in music. It was established in 1958. Its predecessor was a school for young women founded in 1904....
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
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Early life
Inoue was born in Kobe, Japan. She entered the composition department of Tokyo's Gakugei University, and graduated in 1981. She matriculated from the graduate department of the same university, where she studied composition and electronic music. Her masters' thesis was The composition study of John CageJohn Cage
John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde...
's early piano pieces.
She was the last student under Shesshu Kai, the late composer who had a big impact on her and she also studied piano under Atsuko Okada, a professor at the Tokyo College of Music
Tokyo College of Music
was founded as in Kanda, Tokyo in 1907. It is the oldest private music school in Japan.- History :The founder , Yonejirō Suzuki, introduced European classical music into the Empire of Japan....
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She played new pieces by young composers of her same generation at the concerts when she was a Graduate School student, then appeared at the concerts of the Japan Society for Contemporary Music and the Japan Federation of Composers.
Career
In 1986, Inoue became Pianist for the Musica Practica Ensemble organized by composer Jo KondoJo Kondo
Jō Kondō is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.Kondo studied composition from 1968 to 1972 with Yoshio Hasegawa and Hiroaki Minami at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He won the third prize and made his debut in Japan-Germany Contemporary Music Festival in 1969...
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In 1991, she started her annual concert, Satoko Plays Japan, in Tokyo. She played 64 pieces composed by 28 composers including Jo Kondo
Jo Kondo
Jō Kondō is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.Kondo studied composition from 1968 to 1972 with Yoshio Hasegawa and Hiroaki Minami at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He won the third prize and made his debut in Japan-Germany Contemporary Music Festival in 1969...
, Toshi Ichiyanagi
Toshi Ichiyanagi
is a Japanese composer of avant-garde music. He studied with Tomojiro Ikenouchi and John Cage.One of his most notable works is the 1960 composition, Kaiki, which combined Japanese instruments, shō and koto, and western instruments, harmonica and saxophone. Another work Distance requires the...
, Yori-aki Matsudaira and others she commissioned until 10th concert in 2000.
From 2001, she included pieces by foreign countries' composers. The series of concerts are continuing, except in 2004 when she was too ill to play. She has commissioned 38 pieces by 23 composers, including Jo Kondo, Yuji Ito, Takashi Fujii
Takashi Fujii
, born March 10, 1972 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese comedian and singer who belongs to the Japanese entertainment conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo and is the popular host of Matthew's Best Hit TV , born March 10, 1972 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese comedian and singer who belongs...
, Doina Rotaru
Doina Rotaru
Doina Rotaru is a Romanian composer of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed throughout the world. Rotaru studied at the National University of Music and is currently a professor of composition at the same institution.-External links:* * at The Living Composers Project....
and others.
The special programs of these concerts were Jo Kondo' works (1996 and 1999), Mieko Shiomi
Mieko Shiomi (composer)
-Biography:Mieko Shiomi was born in Okayama, Japan. She began music lessons as a child and studied music at the State University of the Arts in Tokyo in 1957. In 1960 she founded the group Ongaku with Takehisa Kosugi to explore improvisation and action. The group hosted performances by artists...
's works (2000) and [For Luc Ferrari
Luc Ferrari
Luc Ferrari was of an Italian heritage but French born composer, particularly noted for his tape music.-Biography:...
] concert title in 2007.
Besides these concerts, she gives her recitals with themes at Kwai Music Shop Aoyama (Kawai Omote-sando) a few times a year. She gave solo recitals of works of Henry Cowell
Henry Cowell
Henry Cowell was an American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario. His contribution to the world of music was summed up by Virgil Thomson, writing in the early 1950s:...
, Giacinto Scelsi
Giacinto Scelsi
Giacinto Scelsi , Count of Ayala Valva was an Italian composer who also wrote surrealist poetry in French....
, John Cage and others with very themes, had duet concerts with violinist Shiho Tejima and clarinetist Guido Arbonelli.
In 1995–1999, Satoko organized her concerts with composer Yuji Ito.
In 1999–2005, she gave recitals sponsored by the Japan Foundation
Japan Foundation
The was established in 1972 by an Act of the Japanese Diet as a special legal entity to undertake international dissemination of Japanese culture, and became an independent administrative institution under the jurisdiction of the Foreign Ministry of Japan on 1 October 2003 under the "Independent...
In 2006, she had a solo recital with works by contemporary Japanese and American composers in New York City.
Selected works
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encompasses roughly 8 works in 10 publications in 1 language and 20+ library holdings.
- Works for piano by Jō Kondō (2001)
- Fractal freaks for piano solo by Mieko Shiomi (2005)