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第46回（1998年） award
Toshio Hosokawa
ほそかわ としお
Hosokawa Toshio
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1955-10-23 （Aki-ku, Hiroshima City, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Hiroshima (born) → Berlin, Germany (study / residence) → Freiburg, Germany (study) → Tokyo, Japan (work / teaching)
経歴
- 職業
- composer, conductor, educator
- 活動期間
- 1976年〜
- 影響を受けた人物
- Anton Webern, Helmut Lachenmann, Isang Yun
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunitachi College of Music (left before graduation) | — | Composition (enrolled, left before graduation) | — | 1970年代（初期・入学後中退） | Japan |
| Berlin University of the Arts | — | Composition (studied with Isang Yun) | — | 1976-1986（留学） | Germany |
| University of Music Freiburg | — | Composition (studied with Brian Ferneyhough and Klaus Huber) | — | 1980年代（研究・研鑽） | Germany |
Kunitachi College of Music (left before graduation)
Composition (enrolled, left before graduation)
期間:
1970年代（初期・入学後中退）
国:
Japan
Left before graduation; later moved to Europe on recommendation of Yoshiro Irino.
Berlin University of the Arts
Composition (studied with Isang Yun)
期間:
1976-1986（留学）
卒業年:
1986
国:
Germany
Studied composition in Germany for approximately ten years.
University of Music Freiburg
Composition (studied with Brian Ferneyhough and Klaus Huber)
期間:
1980年代（研究・研鑽）
国:
Germany
Continued advanced composition studies in Freiburg.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Nakajima Kenzō Music Prize | — | — | Nakajima Kenzō Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Otaka Prize | Ferne Landschaft I (Distant Landscape I) | — | NHK Symphony Orchestra / Otaka Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Rheingau Music Prize | — | — | Rheingau Music Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Duisburg Music Prize | — | — | Duisburg (awarding body unknown) | 受賞 |
| 2001 | ARD-BMW Musica Viva Prize | — | — | ARD (Consortium of public broadcasters in Germany) | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Suntory Music Award | — | — | Suntory Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Roche Commission | — | — | Roche Commission | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Arts Festival Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) | — | 音楽 | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan) | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 2013 | British Composer Award | Weaving Dreams | — | British Composer Awards (organizer) | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Otaka Prize | Trumpet Concerto 'In the Mist' | — | NHK Symphony Orchestra / Otaka Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Japan Foundation Prize | — | — | The Japan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Music Pen Club Japan Prize (Contemporary Music) | Opera 'Matsukaze' | — | Music Pen Club Japan | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Otaka Prize | Uzu (Vortex) | — | NHK Symphony Orchestra / Otaka Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Goethe Medal | — | — | Goethe-Institut | 受賞 |
Nakajima Kenzō Music Prize
1988
主催:
Nakajima Kenzō Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Otaka Prize
1989
対象作品:
Ferne Landschaft I (Distant Landscape I)
主催:
NHK Symphony Orchestra / Otaka Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Rheingau Music Prize
1998
主催:
Rheingau Music Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Duisburg Music Prize
1998
主催:
Duisburg (awarding body unknown)
結果:
受賞
ARD-BMW Musica Viva Prize
2001
主催:
ARD (Consortium of public broadcasters in Germany)
結果:
受賞
Suntory Music Award
2008
主催:
Suntory Foundation
結果:
受賞
Roche Commission
2008
主催:
Roche Commission
結果:
受賞
Arts Festival Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
2008
部門:
音楽
主催:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)
結果:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2012
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
受章
British Composer Award
2013
対象作品:
Weaving Dreams
主催:
British Composer Awards (organizer)
結果:
受賞
Otaka Prize
2014
対象作品:
Trumpet Concerto 'In the Mist'
主催:
NHK Symphony Orchestra / Otaka Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Japan Foundation Prize
2018
主催:
The Japan Foundation
結果:
受賞
Music Pen Club Japan Prize (Contemporary Music)
2018
対象作品:
Opera 'Matsukaze'
主催:
Music Pen Club Japan
結果:
受賞
Otaka Prize
2020
対象作品:
Uzu (Vortex)
主催:
NHK Symphony Orchestra / Otaka Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Goethe Medal
2021
主催:
Goethe-Institut
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第58回（2008年） award
作品
代表作
The Tale of Lear
1998年 OperaAn opera commissioned for the 1998 Munich Biennale, blending Hosokawa's sound world with elements drawn from Shakespeare.
ritual timesilence and voice
Hanjyo
2004年 OperaAn opera premiered at the 2004 Aix-en-Provence Festival, incorporating elements of Japanese classical theatre and contemporary music.
tradition and modernityacoustic space
Matsukaze
2011年 OperaAn opera inspired by Noh theatre, premiered in 2011, notable for fusing traditional Japanese aesthetics with contemporary composition.
Nohdialogue with nature
Uzu (Vortex)
2019年 OrchestralAn orchestral work from 2019 awarded the 68th Otaka Prize; it explores sonic vortices and concentrated textures.
vortexconcentration
Ferne Landschaft I (Distant Landscape I)
1989年 OrchestralAn orchestral piece commissioned by Kyoto City, reflecting contemporary techniques and a Japanese sense of soundscape.
landscapetemporality
Trumpet Concerto 'In the Mist'
2014年 ConcertoA trumpet concerto that pursues contrasts of timbre and subtle expressive transformations between soloist and orchestra.
mistdialogue of timbre
全著作
- Landscape of the Soul (Iwanami Shoten)
- Catalogue of Works (selected works and publishers)
翻案
- Film 'The Sleeping Man' (score by Toshio Hosokawa, 1996)
- Film 'Stakes of Death' (score by Toshio Hosokawa, 1990)
作風・主題
- 文体
- sound-focused contemporary compositionemphasis on Japanese concept of ma (space/silence) and restrained aesthetics
- 頻出モチーフ
- nature (sea, wind)silence and ma (temporal spacing)dialogue with Japanese traditional music (gagaku, Noh, shakuhachi)memory and loss (reference to Hiroshima)
評価・遺産
Toshio Hosokawa is widely recognized as a contemporary composer who bridges Europe and Japan. Incorporating Japanese temporal sensibilities and an aesthetics of silence into his works, he has had significant influence internationally through awards, operas, and orchestral works.
豆知識
- Born on October 23, 1955.
- Studied in Germany from 1976 for about ten years at the Berlin University of the Arts.
- Awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2012 and the Goethe Medal in 2021.