Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 49 (2001) award
Izumiko Aoyagi
あおやぎ いづみこ
Aoyagi Izumiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1950-06-04 （Asagaya, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Pianist, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Osaka College of Music
- Influenced By
- Kazuko Yasukawa, Pierre Barbizet, Claude Debussy
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High School Attached to Tokyo University of the Arts, Music Department | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Tokyo University of the Arts | Faculty of Music | — | — | — | Japan |
| Conservatoire of Marseille | — | — | — | — | France |
| Graduate School, Tokyo University of the Arts (Doctoral Program) | Graduate School | Doctoral program (French music studies) | 学術博士 | — | Japan |
High School Attached to Tokyo University of the Arts, Music Department
Country:
Japan
Tokyo University of the Arts
Faculty of Music
Country:
Japan
Undergraduate graduation (year unspecified)
Conservatoire of Marseille
Country:
France
Graduated top of class (study in France)
Graduate School, Tokyo University of the Arts (Doctoral Program)
Graduate School
/ Doctoral program (French music studies)
Degree:
学術博士
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
Japan
Awarded Doctor of Philosophy for thesis 'Debussy and the Aesthetics of the Fin de Siècle' (first doctorate in French music at the university)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan) | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Yoshida Shūwa Prize | The Fingers with Wings | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Japan Essayists' Club Award | The Life of Mizuho Aoyagi | — | Japan Essayists' Club | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Kodansha Essay Award | The Six-Fingered Goldberg | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award
1990
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
Result:
受賞
Yoshida Shūwa Prize
1999
Work:
The Fingers with Wings
Result:
受賞
Japan Essayists' Club Award
2001
Work:
The Life of Mizuho Aoyagi
Organization:
Japan Essayists' Club
Result:
受賞
Kodansha Essay Award
2009
Work:
The Six-Fingered Goldberg
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Kodansha Essay Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2009) award
Works
Major Works
Debussy: The Ectoplasm of Thought
1997 Scholarly study / EssayA scholarly essay examining Debussy's works in the context of fin-de-siècle aesthetics.
Debussy studiesfin-de-siècle aestheticsmusic history
The Fingers with Wings
1999 Biography / EssayA biographical and essayistic work centered on pianist Kazuko Yasukawa, blending performer study and personal essays.
biographyperformance studiesmusic and life
The Six-Fingered Goldberg
2009 EssayA collection of essays on music, discussing performances and works from an idiosyncratic perspective.
music essaysperformance discourse
Strolling with Debussy
2012 Essay / StudyEssayistic reflections on Debussy's music and life.
Debussymusic historyinterpretation
Bibliography
- The Professor's Memorial Concert
- If Bored with Chopin, Try a Mystery
- Debussy: The Ectoplasm of Thought
- The Fingers with Wings: A Biography of Kazuko Yasukawa
- The Life of Mizuho Aoyagi: Between Authenticity and Forgery
- Water Music: Ondine and Melisande
- Innocence and the Devil Are Two Sides of a Coin
- Gemini Pianist: A Split Personality?
- Pianists Seen by a Pianist: Secrets of Great Performers
- Counterpoint of Music and Literature
- Pianists Think with Their Fingertips
- Our Classical Connections: Pianists Reading Music Manga
- The Six-Fingered Goldberg
- Feeling Debussy from the Fingertips
- The Gaze of Water
- Glenn Gould: The Pianist of the Future
- Strolling with Debussy
- Henri Barda: The Mysterious Pianist
- Festivals of Pianists: Seeking a Unique Time
- How Much is Debussy? Beyond the Score
- Izumiko Aoyagi's MERDE! Diary
- Reading the Chopin Competition's Greatest Stage
- The Monster Called Yuji Takahashi
- Debussy: The Final Year
- Asagaya Ataride Oozakenonda
- Listening to Flowers, Reading Flowers
- The Charm of Vintage Pianists
- Chopin Competition Chronicles: The Young Pianists Who Sparked a Revolution
- Parisian Music Salons: From the Belle Époque to the Turbulent Times
- Satie and Debussy: Which Was the Forerunner?
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- sharp music criticism with essayistic narrationmixes scholarly analysis with personal recollection
- Recurring Motifs
- Debussy studiesinner life of performersintersections of music and literature
Legacy
Noted for significant contributions to Debussy scholarship and influential in Japan's piano performance and music criticism spheres. Also widely recognized as an essayist, having received multiple literary and essay awards.
Academic Societies
- Japan Essayists' Club
- The Japanese Society for Musicology
Trivia
- Began learning piano at age four.
- Her grandfather was the French literature scholar Mizuho Aoyagi.
- Graduated top of her class from the Conservatoire in Marseille.
- Earned a doctoral degree from Tokyo University of the Arts with notable research in French music.