Art Encouragement Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 74 (2024) award
Katsura Kosumi
かつら こすみ
Katsura Kosumi
Aliases:
松本 優子 / 玉置 優子 / 杵屋 佐之萌
Pen Names:
Katsura Kosumi（Stage name used as an ongaku performer (since 2018)）,
Kineya Sanomoe（Name used in the context of nagauta training/performances）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1973-03-07 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Ongyoku performer, Shamisen player, Hayashi (traditional accompanist), Music teacher (former)
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Affiliations
- Rakugo Geijutsu Kyokai (Rakugo Arts Association), NHK Training Program for Traditional Japanese Music Practitioners
- Memberships
- Rakugo Geijutsu Kyokai (Rakugo Arts Association)
- Influenced By
- Kineya Sanochuu, 3rd Katsura Kobunji, 10th Katsura Bunji
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanagawa Prefectural Yokohama Suiran High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Tokyo Gakugei University | Faculty of Education | Music Department (Secondary Education Course) | 学士（教育） | — | Japan |
| University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna | Musical Theatre Department | — | 修了（特別賞） | — | Austria |
Kanagawa Prefectural Yokohama Suiran High School
Country:
Japan
Tokyo Gakugei University
Faculty of Education
/ Music Department (Secondary Education Course)
Degree:
学士（教育）
Country:
Japan
Studied on a government scholarship at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna while enrolled
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Musical Theatre Department
Degree:
修了（特別賞）
Country:
Austria
Completed a scholarship study program in musical theatre, awarded a special prize
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hanagata Engei Grand Prize | — | — | Japan Arts Council | 銀賞 |
| 2021 | Hanagata Engei Grand Prize | — | — | Japan Arts Council | 金賞 |
| 2022 | Hanagata Engei Grand Prize | — | — | Japan Arts Council | 大賞 |
| 2023 | Asakusa Performing Arts Award | — | 新人賞 | Taito Ward Arts and Culture Foundation | 新人賞 |
| 2024 | Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists | — | 大衆芸能部門 | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Yokohama Culture and Arts Encouragement Award | — | — | Yokohama City | 受賞 |
Hanagata Engei Grand Prize
2020
Organization:
Japan Arts Council
Result:
銀賞
Hanagata Engei Grand Prize
2021
Organization:
Japan Arts Council
Result:
金賞
Hanagata Engei Grand Prize
2022
Organization:
Japan Arts Council
Result:
大賞
Asakusa Performing Arts Award
2023
Category:
新人賞
Organization:
Taito Ward Arts and Culture Foundation
Result:
新人賞
Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists
2024
Category:
大衆芸能部門
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Yokohama Culture and Arts Encouragement Award
2024
Organization:
Yokohama City
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Shamisen-based ongaku style rooted in nagautaEnsemble-oriented approach incorporating yose hayashi techniques
- Recurring Motifs
- Reinterpretation of traditional performing artsCollaborative unit performancesFusion of singing and instrumental music
Legacy
As an ongaku performer affiliated with the Rakugo Geijutsu Kyokai, she preserves and reinvigorates traditional hayashi and nagauta techniques. Through unit projects and appearances on television and radio she has contributed to popularizing performing arts and has established herself as an acclaimed young ongaku artist, having received multiple performing arts awards.
In Popular Culture
- Appearance on NHK 'New Year Live! East-West Laughter Hall' (2023, 2024)
- Appeared on TV program 'Shōten' (2023)
Quotes
-
I am a musician.
Source: Interview in 'Engei no Mawari' (2020)
Trivia
- Birth name: Yuko Matsumoto (née Tamaki).
- Mother of three children.
- Her husband is Hirokazu Matsumoto, head of 'Shakuhachi Kobo Matsumoto'.
- Active in unit/collaborative projects, including Samasumo, Comme Seau, Kosumikky, and Don't Mix Danger.
- Entrance hayashi (de-bayashi) music: 'Tsukuda Kuzushi'.