JO KONDO
NEWS
2020.11.3
【AWARD】
Jo Kondo’s book ”Story – Western Music History” (Iwanami Shoten, Publishers) was awarded the 74th Mainichi Publishing Culture Award.
2020.9.2
【INTERVIEW】
Interview by Ryan Probert ⇒Click here! You can see some pictures and get a lot of valuable URLs about Jo Kondo. A Shape of Time trailer / Performance of Under the Umbrella / Performance of A Volcano Mouth / Performance of Hypsotony / Interview alongside Stefan van Eycken
2020.7.3
【NEWS】
Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation announced the appointments of Brian Ferneyhough (2022), Jo Kondo (2023) and Mark-Anthony Turnage (2024) as judges for the Toru Takemitsu Composition Awards for 2022-2024. INFORMATION⇒Tokyo Opera City
2020.5.7
【Review-CD】
Satoko Inoue Presents Jo Kondo’s New Works for Piano ⇒REVIEW by Stefan Pieper(German)
2020.5.7
【Review-CD】
Satoko Inoue Presents Jo Kondo’s New Works for Piano ⇒REVIEW by Michael Rosenstein(English) Point of Departure⇒TopPage
2020.3.3
【Documentary film】
”A SHAPE OF TIME – the composer Jo Kondo” will be screened on April 29 at Ryogoku Monten Hall. / Directors: Viola Rusche and Hauke Harder / Award: the first prize at Filmfest Schleswig-Holstein 2016 ⇒WEB SITE ⇒TRAILER
＜Postponed＞
2020.2.8
【New CD】
Gaku Yamada’s CD “Melodia” was released on February 7. / Jo Kondo: Orient Orientation (1973)
2019.8.9
【New CD】
SWR VOKAL ENSEMBLE will release a new CD “JAPAN” . / Jo Kondo : Motet under the Rose ⇒WORKS
2019.8.9
【New CD】
Oya Motoko’s CD was released on August 1. / Jo Kondo : Causes and Effects for ondes martenot, viola and guitar (2014) ⇒WORKS
2019.6.19
【New CD】
Greg Zuber, Principal Percussionist of the MET Orchestra, recorded Jo Kondo’s “Pendulums” ⇒more info
2019.4.23
【ESSAY】Jo Kondo’s essay “Riverrun” will be published in “TOSHO” May issue of Iwanami Shoten. April 25 on sale (Written in Japanese)
2019.2.26
【New Book】 “Monogatari Seiyo Ongakushi” (Story-The History of Western Music) (Iwanami Junior Shinsho / Iwanami Shoten, Publishers / on sale on March 20, 2019）
2018.8.16
JO KONDO’s WORK LIST -MUSIC- [Japanese version] is completed!
English version (only works published by UYMP)
⇒ See the site of the University York Music Press
2018.5.7
Jo Kondo assumed the chairman of Japan Society for Contemporary Music (The International Society for Contemporary Music – Japanese Section). ⇒JSCM
2018.3.7
Jo Kondo was awarded “the 68th Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Art Encouragement Prize”
<Art Encouragement Prizes>
The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Art Encouragement Prize or the Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists are presented to persons whose outstanding achievements have opened up new vistas in a given year. They each are awarded in 11 fields: drama, film, music, dance, literature, fine arts, broadcasting, popular entertainment, development of the arts, criticism, and media arts.
2018.2.2
NHK FM Radio “Best of Classic”
Listen to the Contemporary Music（Selection & Talk：Jo KONDO）
On Air 19:30～21:10 NHK FM Radio
from Monday, February 19, 2018
to Monday, February 26, 2018
See Calendar
2017.12.22
NEW ALBUM “Jo Kondo : Choral Works”
Ryuta Nishikawa, conductor
Mixed Chorus – Ku
Vox humana
Female Choir – Akatsuki
Masanobu Shinoda, piano
Jun-ichiro Taku, flute
【ALM RECORDS】
2017.10.16
A SHAPE OF TIME – the composer Jo Kondo
a film by Viola Rusche & Hauke Harder
This documentary film won the first prize at Filmfest Schleswig-Holstein 2016. Filmfest(Germany)
Watch the trailer on Youtube! TRAILER
2017.9.7
Open the website of JO KONDO, composer !
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