Yukiko Watanabe
WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMPOSITION 2011
Composer's Biography
Yukiko Watanabe (composer, organizer, pianist), born in Japan, studied composition, piano, and chamber music, at Toho Gakuen school of Music. She has been chair executive committee of "Dojidai music association" which group was established in 2004 to provide young musicians opportunities to engage with contemporary music. And she organized some concerts, workshops and academy. Her works have performed in Tokyo Wonder Site, Takefu International Music Festival, Darmstadt Summer Course, Hörfest, steirischer herbst, Impuls Academy. From 2007, she collaborates with a number of artists from variety of genres. For example, Akiko Samukawa (Pianist), Denis Patkovic (Accordion), Kentaro Taki, Masayuki Kawai (Video Art), Jérôme Fortin (Art), Ryoko Aoki (Noh-Theater). In 2008, her first Opera was performed by Ryoko Aoki in Japan. In 2012, her second opera will be performed in Graz. In 2008 she received Scholarship by Nomura Cultural Foundation. From 2009 she has been a recipient of Rohm Music Foundation. Now she studies composition by Prof Beat Furrer at Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Graz.
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