The 2009 Kyoto Prize Workshops

Boulez in Kyoto

Pierre Boulez

/  Composer, Conductor

Arts and Philosophy

Music

2009

11 /12 Thu

14:00 - 16:20

Place: Kyoto Concert Hall

Address:1-26 Shimogamo Hangi-cho, sakyo-ku, Kyoto

Finished

Program

14:00
Opening Address and Introduction of Laureate Seiji Choki
14:15
Workshop Workshop on Boulez: Sur Incises (1996-1998)
Open Rehearsal
Pierre Boulez
Cond: Ken Takaseki
Pf: Shinji Urakabe, Ami Fujiwara, Yusuke Kikuchi
Hp: Shino Kataoka, Eri Shinoda, Keiko Nobukuni
Perc: Takafumi Fujimoto, Mitsuyo Wada, Kousuke Nakayama
15:30
Intermission
15:50
Composer Commentary
Pierre Boulez (the Laureate in Arts and Philosophy)
Interviewed by Ichiro Nodaira
16:20
Closing

Laureates

Pierre Boulez

Composer, Conductor

Mr. Boulez, as a composer, has greatly contributed to the contemporary music with his innovative works by advancing the musical style of serialism and then by utilizing electroacoustic technique. In addition, he has acted in a broader field of music as a conductor, a writer and an organizer. He has demonstrated a high degree of stimulating creativity and influence in each aspect and led the world of Western music after World War II.

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Related information

date
Thursday, November 12, 2009
place
Kyoto Concert Hall
Coordinator
Seiji Choki [Member, Kyoto Prize Selection Committee; Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo]
Supervisor of Practice
Isao Matsushita [Professor, Performing Arts Center, Tokyo University of the Arts]
Moderator
Ichiro Nodaira [Member, Kyoto Prize Selection Committee; Composer, Pianist]
In collaboration with Tokyo University of the Arts
Supported by Kyoto Prefectural Government, Kyoto City Government, and NHK
With the cooperation of Alban Berg Gesellschaft Japan, Japan Society for Contemporary Music, Kyoto City Music Art Cultural Promoting Foundation, The Musicological Association of Japan