みわ まさひろ
Miwa Masahiro
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Metropolitan Kunitachi High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Berlin University of the Arts | Composition | — | — | — | Germany |
| Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf | Composition | — | — | — | Germany |
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Hambach International Composers' Competition | — | — | — | Honorable Mention (佳作) |
| 1989 | Irino Prize (10th) | — | — | Irino Prize Committee | 第1位 / First Prize |
| 1991 | 'Today's Music' Composition Award | — | — | — | 第2位 / Second Prize |
| 1992 | Luigi Russolo International Electronic Music Competition (14th) | — | — | — | 第1位 / First Prize |
| 1995 | Muramatsu Award (Newcomer Prize) | — | — | — | Recipient |
| 2004 | Akutagawa Composition Award | — | — | — | Recipient |
| 2007 | Prix Ars Electronica (Digital Music category) | Reverse-simulation music | Digital Music | Ars Electronica | Golden Nica (Grand Prize) |
| 2008 | Prix Ars Electronica (Hybrid Art category) | — | Hybrid Art | Ars Electronica | Honorary Mention |
| 2009 | Prix Ars Electronica (Digital Music category) | — | Digital Music | Ars Electronica | Honorary Mention |
| 2010 | Art Encouragement Prize — Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | — | Arts Promotion | Agency for Cultural Affairs | Recipient |
| 2018 | Saji Keizo Prize (17th) | — | — | — | Recipient |
| 2021 | Saji Keizo Prize (20th) | — | — | — | Recipient |
| 2021 | Suntory Music Award (52nd) | — | — | Suntory Foundation for the Arts | Recipient |
An orchestral work inspired by the Muramatsu gear engine, combining mechanistic elements with large orchestral textures.
A string work composed as an homage to a figure referred to as Mr. B.
An early representative solo piano piece combining technical demands with explorations of timbre.
A piece for mezzo-soprano and computer-produced player-piano exploring the relationship between voice and electronic systems.
A cross-disciplinary work presented as a monologue opera and as large-scale installations (notably a piece using 50 iMacs), bridging performance and media art.
A computer/tape-based music piece experimenting with the relationship between words and sound.
A duo piece for piano and violin that evokes ideas of time and color.
An early electronic music piece from the 1980s using tape sounds to evoke images of the sea and time.
Masahiro Miwa is an important figure in contemporary Japanese music, electroacoustic music, and media art. He proposed the concept of reverse-simulation music and received international recognition (including Ars Electronica). Through teaching at IAMAS and his published works, he has influenced both domestic and international practitioners; his output ranges from orchestral scores to electronic installations.
Reverse-simulation music