December 2014archive

In November I came back to Oita, my hometown!! The venue is Oita Heiwa Shimin Park Noh theatre, where I started practicing Noh. I was very happy to come back to this stage.This was organized as Oita Prefectrual Art Museum pre-Opening Event.

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2014/11/22 
Oita Heiwa Shimin Park Noh theatre 
Noriko Baba "L'oiseau à deux têtes" 
Noriko Koide "The Rondo of Love" 
Ryoko Aoki (Noh) Takashi Niimi (The director of Oita Prefectual Art Museem) Taro Yokoyama (Associate Professor of Atomi Univeristy) Ryuji Masumoto (Fl.) Mizuki Aita (Perc.) 


Next day, on 23rd, we performed in the Oita Prefectrual Art Museum Opening Event. This beautiful museum was designed by Shigeru Ban.
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Joji Yuasa "Mai Bataraki Ⅱ" 
Stratis Minakakis "Apoploys Ⅱ Homeric shard" 
Ryoko Aoki (Noh) Ryuji Masumoto (Fl.) Mizuki Aita (Perc.)

After performances in Spain, I flew to Budapest!! Very beautiful city! 

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I took part in CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival! We can see these posters everywhere in the city.

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With Péter Eötvös!

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The venue is MU Theater. 

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2014/10/12 
MU Theater, Budapest, Hungary 
Peter Eötvös "Harakiri"

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After the performance!

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Central Market Hall. I would love to come back to this beautiful city!!

After the performance in Bilbao, we flew to Madrid and had a concert!

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The venue is National Auditorium of Music in Madrid. 

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With the flutist, Rui Borges.

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This is Harakiri team! 

2014/10/8 
Sala de Cámara del Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid, Spain 
Federico Gardella "Voice of Wind" 
Peter Eötvös "Harakiri" 
Plural Ensemble

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After the concert, always eat!!!

On 7 October I flew to Bilbao with Plural Ensemble!
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They also organize contemporary music concerts series in Bilbao.
 
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Today's my dressing room!

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2014/10/7 
BBVA Foundation in Bilbao Plaza de San Nicolas, Bilbao, Spain  
Federico Gardella "Voice of Wind"  
Peter Eötvös "Harakiri"
Plural Ensemble

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So nice hotel!

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After the concert! With Plural Ensemble. Basque cuisine is so delicious!!


In October I was in Spain and Hungary.
I came back to Madrid one year after Teatro Real!

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The first concert was duo recital with Rui Borges, the flutist of Plural Ensemble. 
The venue is Palacio Marques de Salamanca BBVA Foundation. 

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So beautiful!!

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With Rui Borges, in the front of our panel!



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Palacio Marques de Salamanca BBVA Foundation, Madrid, Spain 

A part of Classical Noh play with tape 
Toshio Hosokawa "Atem-Lied" for Bass flute 
Hidehiko Hinohara "Water Memories" for Noh voice 
Valerio Sannicandro "trois chants Noh" from Hagakure for Noh voice and flutes 
Toru Takemitsu "Voice" for flute solo 
Toshio Hosokawa from "Japanese Folk Songs" for voice and alto flute 

Ryoko Aoki (Noh) Rui Borges (flute)

IMG_2191.JPG After the concert! With Fabián Panisello, the director of Plural Ensemble.