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Taijiro Iimori

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Iimori Taijiro

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性別
男性
生誕
1940-09-30 （Xinjing, Manchukuo (now Changchun, China)）
死没
2023-08-15 （Japan） 82歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Xinjing, Manchukuo (now Changchun, China) → Germany → Netherlands → Japan

経歴

職業
Conductor
活動期間
1960年〜2023年
所属
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, New National Theatre, Tokyo (Artistic Advisor / Artistic Director)
所属団体
Japan Art Academy
影響を受けた人物
Hideo Saito, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Herbert von Karajan

学歴

Toho Gakuen School of Music
Conducting Department / Conducting Department
国: Japan

受賞歴

Geijutsu Sensho (Newcomer Award)
1973
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
結果: 受賞
Suntory Music Award (32nd, 2000)
2000
主催: Suntory Music Foundation
結果: 受賞
Geijutsu Sensho - Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (54th)
2003
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
結果: 受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2004
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Small Rosette
2010
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章
Japan Art Academy Award
2013
主催: Japan Art Academy
結果: 受賞
Osaka City Civic Award
2008
主催: Osaka City
結果: 受賞
Person of Cultural Merit
2012
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 顕彰
Mainichi Art Award (56th)
2015
主催: The Mainichi Newspapers
結果: 受賞
Junior Fourth Rank (posthumous)
2023
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 追贈
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (posthumous)
2023
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 追贈

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Beethoven Symphonies Cycle (Bärenreiter edition)

Classical music / Symphony performance

Completed cycles of Beethoven symphonies using Bärenreiter editions with both the Tokyo City Philharmonic and the Kansai Philharmonic; recordings were released on CD. Emphasized historically informed readings based on source editions.

BeethovenSymphoniesUrtext / source-based interpretation
映像化・舞台化
  • [Recording (CD)] Beethoven Symphonies (Bärenreiter edition) — recording

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Orchestral Opera)

2000年 Opera / Music drama (concert format)

Led performances of the four-part Ring cycle with the Tokyo City Philharmonic over four years from 2000 under the concept of 'orchestral opera', leaving a major mark on Wagner performance history in Japan.

WagnerMusic dramaOrchestral opera
映像化・舞台化
  • [Concert / highlights recording] Der Ring des Nibelungen (highlights) (2021)

Lohengrin (Wagner)

2004年 Opera / Music drama (concert format)

Conducted Lohengrin in 2004 with the Tokyo City Philharmonic. One of the performances that exemplified his 'orchestral opera' approach to Wagner.

WagnerMusic dramaOrchestral expression

Parsifal (Wagner)

2005年 Opera / Music drama (concert format)

Conducted Parsifal in 2005, noted for interpretations that emphasized its religious and mystical character.

WagnerReligious themesMysticism

Tristan und Isolde (Wagner)

2008年 Opera / Music drama (concert format)

Conducted Tristan und Isolde in 2008, known for expressing the work's passion through rich orchestral sonorities.

WagnerLove and fateLarge-scale orchestral expression

Bruckner Symphony Cycle

2011年 Classical music / Symphony performance

Presented a cycle of Bruckner symphonies from 2011 to 2022 (10 concerts, including Symphony No. 0 and short/alternate versions).

BrucknerSymphoniesReligious and architectural structures

翻案

  • Beethoven Symphonies (recording)
  • Wagner music-drama concert recordings

作風・主題

文体
Proponent of 'orchestral opera' approachRefined, source-based interpretationsWeighty, architectonic orchestral textures
頻出モチーフ
WagnerBeethovenBrucknerLarge-scale orchestral forces

健康

  • Acute heart failure
    2023-08-15
    Died of acute heart failure on 15 August 2023; career ended.

評価・遺産

A leading figure in Wagner performance in Japan, he left a significant legacy in opera and orchestral performance. He completed cycles of Beethoven and Bruckner, promoted the concept of 'orchestral opera', served long tenures with major Japanese orchestras, and influenced subsequent generations of musicians.

関連学会

  • Japan Art Academy

資料所蔵先

  • Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra Archives
  • Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra Archives

大衆文化への影響

  • Major concerts and recordings were widely covered in newspapers and magazines

豆知識

  • Born in Xinjing, Manchukuo (now Changchun).
  • Father was judge Shigenin Iimori; brother is logo designer Kakkutaro Iimori; uncle was Kōtarō Tanaka.
  • Graduated from Toho Gakuen School of Music (conducting), studied under Hideo Saito.
  • Long period of activity in Germany; served as a musical assistant at the Bayreuth Festival.
  • Led large-scale Beethoven and Wagner projects with the Tokyo City Philharmonic.
  • Died of acute heart failure on 15 August 2023 (age 82).