JO KONDO
NEWS
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
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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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