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第59回（2009年） award
Akio Okada
おかだ あけお
Okada Akio
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1960-01-01 （Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Kyoto (birthplace) → Munich (study) → Freiburg (study) → Osaka (study/work) → Kobe (work) → Kyoto (work/current)
経歴
- 職業
- musicologist, university professor, author
- 活動期間
- 1982年〜
- 所属
- Osaka University, Faculty of Letters, Musicology Laboratory (assistant), Kobe University, School of Human Development and Environment (associate professor), Kyoto University, Institute for Research in Humanities (professor)
- 所属団体
- The Musicological Society of Japan
- 影響を受けた人物
- Richard Strauss, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Theodor W. Adorno (philosophy and music theory)
- 影響を与えた人物
- General readership's understanding of classical music, Younger musicologists and critics
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rakusei High School | — | — | — | 〜1978 | Japan |
| Osaka University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
| Osaka University Graduate School of Human Sciences | — | Musicology Laboratory | 博士（文学） | 1982-1996 | Japan |
| Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich | — | — | — | 留学（〜1991） | Germany |
| Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg | — | — | — | 留学（〜1991） | Germany |
Rakusei High School
期間:
〜1978
卒業年:
1978
国:
Japan
Osaka University
Faculty of Letters
卒業年:
1982
国:
Japan
Undergraduate degree (graduated)
Osaka University Graduate School of Human Sciences
Musicology Laboratory
学位:
博士（文学）
期間:
1982-1996
卒業年:
1996
国:
Japan
Withdrew after completing coursework; later awarded Ph.D. in Literature in 1996 (thesis)
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
期間:
留学（〜1991）
国:
Germany
Studied abroad
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
期間:
留学（〜1991）
国:
Germany
Studied abroad
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities | The Fate of Opera | — | Suntory Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists | I Want to Be a Pianist! | — | Awards from Japanese art institutions | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Yoshida Shūwa Award (19th) | How to Listen to Music | — | Yoshida Shūwa Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Shijaku (Shijukasu) Prize | The Philosopher of Love: Mozart | — | Shijaku Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Kobayashi Hideo Prize (20th) | The Crisis of Music: The Day 'Beethoven's Ninth' Could No Longer Be Sung | — | Kobayashi Hideo Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities
2001
対象作品:
The Fate of Opera
主催:
Suntory Foundation
結果:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists
2009
対象作品:
I Want to Be a Pianist!
主催:
Awards from Japanese art institutions
結果:
受賞
Yoshida Shūwa Award (19th)
2009
対象作品:
How to Listen to Music
主催:
Yoshida Shūwa Award Committee
結果:
受賞
Shijaku (Shijukasu) Prize
2013
対象作品:
The Philosopher of Love: Mozart
主催:
Shijaku Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Kobayashi Hideo Prize (20th)
2021
対象作品:
The Crisis of Music: The Day 'Beethoven's Ninth' Could No Longer Be Sung
主催:
Kobayashi Hideo Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第20回（2021年） award
作品
代表作
The Dream of 'Der Rosenkavalier' — Richard Strauss and the Transformation of Opera
1997年 musicology / scholarly studyA scholarly study focusing on Richard Strauss's 'Der Rosenkavalier', discussing opera's expression and historical transformations.
Richard Straussopera studiesmodern music history
The Fate of Opera: The 'One Night's Dream' That Fascinated the 19th Century
2001年 popular music book / criticismA cultural-historical examination of 19th-century opera presented in an accessible style for general readers.
19th-century musicopera historycultural history
The Philosopher of Love: Mozart
2008年 criticism / Mozart studiesAn interpretation of Mozart's works and persona through the lens of 'love'.
Mozartloveopera
The Crisis of Music: The Day 'Beethoven's Ninth' Could No Longer Be Sung
2020年 criticism / society and musicA book interrogating the relationship between society and music, discussing the significance and crisis of music in contemporary times.
publicnessmusic and societyBeethoven
全著作
- The Dream of 'Der Rosenkavalier' — Richard Strauss and the Transformation of Opera
- The Fate of Opera: The 'One Night's Dream' That Fascinated the 19th Century
- History of Western Music: The Twilight of 'Classical'
- The Philosopher of Love: Mozart
- I Want to Be a Pianist! Another 19th-Century Music History
- How to Listen to Music: Words to Discuss Listening Styles and Tastes
- The Crisis of Music: The Day 'Beethoven's Ninth' Could No Longer Be Sung
- Melodrama: The Heroines of Opera
- What Is Classical Music?
作家による翻訳
- Czerny: Fundamentals of Piano Playing (translator)
- In the Form of a Fantasy: Adorno's Writings on Music (co-translator)
作風・主題
- 文体
- clear and readable proseexplains specialist analysis in accessible terms for general readers
- 頻出モチーフ
- operaWestern music historycomposer portraits (especially Mozart and R. Strauss)relationship between music and society
評価・遺産
Recognized as a musicologist who combines scholarly precision with accessibility for general readers. His works on opera and Western music history are widely read as introductions, and he has contributed to public understanding of classical music through teaching and public lectures.
関連学会
- The Musicological Society of Japan
豆知識
- His father is developmental biologist Setsuto Okada.
- His grandfather was the Japanese literature scholar Rihebei Okada; his uncle (maternal brother) is political scientist Keihei Waki.
- Known for books that explain classical music clearly to a general readership.