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November 10, 2024

Koki Ito & Kasumi Itokawa – Guitar and Harp Recital Vol.3 (Tokyo)

16:00, Sunday, November 10, 2024
Roppongi Lutheran Church, Tokyo

<PERFORMERS>
Koki Ito, guitar
Kasumi Itokawa, harp

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Duo (1982)
And works by Holger Reuning, Shiyo Tomiyama, J.S.Bach, Handel and Debussy

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October 26, 2024

Koki Ito & Kasumi Itokawa – Guitar and Harp Recital Vol.3 (Osaka)

17:00, Saturday, October 26, 2024
Shimanouchi Church, Osaka

<PERFORMERS>
Koki Ito, guitar
Kasumi Itokawa, harp

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Duo (1982)
And works by Holger Reuning, Shiyo Tomiyama, J.S.Bach, Handel and Debussy

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September 29, 2024

Kyushu University, School of Design, Concert series in 2024
Music and the Non-Human Concert No.4 Carlo Forlivesi (electronic music)

16:00, Sunday, September 29, 2024
Ohashi campus, Kyushu University (Fukuoka City)

<AFTERTALK>
Carlo Folivesi
Daryl Jamieson
Yutaka Makino

<PROGRAM>
– Max Mathews: Bicycle Built for Two (1961)
– Jo Kondo: Tokyo Bay (1987)
– Carlo Forlivesi: The Tunnel of Light (2000)
– Daryl Jamieson: Well Drops (2023)
– Carlo Forlivesi: Through the Looking Glass (1997)
– Marco Stroppa: Why Should You Run? (2023)
– Carlo Forlivesi: Requiem (1999)
– Jonathan Harvey: Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco (1980)
– Carlo Forlivesi: Elements (2017)

INFO

September 28, 2024

Les Journées de la culture Montréal -INNOVATIONS IN CONCERT (CANADA)

19:00, Saturday, September 28, 2024
St. James United Church, Montréal

<PERFORMER>
Isak Goldschneider, piano

<PROGRAM>
– Howard Skempton : Notti stellate a Vagli
– Linda Catlin Smith : A Nocturne
– Domenico Scarlatti : Sonata
– Jo Kondo : Sight Rhythmics (1975)

INFO

September 21, 2024

Satoko Inoue Plays in DAM Festival Pristina (Kosovo)

Saturday, September 21, 2024
Red Hall, Pristina, Republic of Kosovo

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, piano

<PROGRAM>
– Philip Glass (1937-) : Metamorphosis 2 (1988)
– 内藤明美 (1955-) : 秋を呼ぶ雨 (1991-1994)
– Liburn Jupolli (1989-) : Maya (200?)
– Jo Kondo (1947-) : A Straw Hat Dance (2020)
– Hirokazu Hiraishi (1948-) : A Rainbow in the Mirror (1992)
– Fati Fehmiju (1989-) : Obscura Lacrimae (Acoustic Version) (2024)~world premiere
– Linda Catlin Smith (1957-) : White Lace (2018)

September 14, 2024

Talk event at Tower Records Shibuya

15:30, Saturday, September 14, 2024
Tower Records Shibuya, 8F

<TALK>
Jo Kondo

INFO

July 28, 2024

WINDSCAFE 331 in Harajuku – Motoharu Kawashima

16:00, Sunday, July 28, 2024
Casa Mozart (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Motoharu Kawashima, pf
Mune Sugimoto, b-cl

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Click Crack (1973)
– Jo Kondo : Walk (1976)
and more

May 31, 2024

vocalconsort initium ; 8th concert

19:15, Friday, May 31, 2024
Toyosu Civic Center (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Kaoru Tani, conductor
Kota Yanagishima, conductor
vocalconsort initium, chorus

<PROGRAM>
– Soupir (2017)
Text: S. Mallarme / Japanese translation: Bin Ueda

and works by M. Ravel, Akira Miyoshi, Midori Narikiyo, Naoyuki Manabe and Yuta Miyake

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May 17, 2024

Satoko Inoue – prepared piano
The University of Tokyo - Chamber music concert

19:00, Friday, May 17, 2024
Komaba campus, The University of Tokyo ⇒ACCESS


⇒Flyer

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, piano

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Interlude (2017)
– John Cage : Sonatas and Interludes (1946-48)
– Linda Catlin Smith : The View From Here(1992)

*Reservations are required using the QR code on the flyer.

February 25, 2024

Mandolin Ensemble La Banda de gran Rio The 5th Concert

14:00, Sunday, February 25, 2024
Hiroshima Prefectural Citizen’s Culture Center (Hiroshima)

<PERFORMER>
Mandlin Ensemble La Banda de gran Rio

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Sleeping Venice (1995)
and etc.

INFO

December 17, 2023

NHK FM Radio – The Music of Jo Kondo(1)
COMPOSIUM 2023

8:10-9:00, Sunday, December 17, 2023
Radio broadcast (NHK FM radio)


<TALK>
Miyuki Shiraishi
Jo Kondo

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Birdphone Functions  (1975)
– Jo Kondo : Pastoral (1989)
Recorded on 25 May 2023 at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
Pierre- André Valade (cond)

INFO

November 17, 2023

Jury | The Sun River Prize Student’s New Music Composition Competition 2023

Friday, November 17, 2023
Chengdu, China

The Sun River Prize Student’s New Music Composition Competition

Chairman of july : Jo Kondo

November 15, 2023

Either/Or Ensemble Concert – Sowings & Affinities (USA)

20:00, Wednesday, November 15, 2023
University Settlement’s Speyer Hall, New York, NY, USA

<PERFORMERS>
Christopher McIntyre, trbn
Kathleen Supové, pf

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Forme semée (1982)
and works by Hannah Kendall, Inga Chinilina, Kaija Saariaho, Leroy Jenkins and Joanna Ward

INFO

November 01, 2023

Offscreen – Debut Concert (Alexander Ishov and Michael Jones) (USA)
US SanDiego School of Arts and Humanities, Department of Music

19:00, Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Experimental Theater, Conrad Prebys Music Center (San Diego, USA)

<PERFORMERS>
Alexander Ishov, flute
Michael Jones, percussion

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Twayn (2002)
and works by Ann Cleare, Giacinto Scelsi, Lou Harrison, Douglas Osmun

⇒YouTube

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October 29, 2023

Hiroko Urabe Soprano Recital

14:00, Sunday, October 29, 2023
Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Hiroko Urabe, soprano
Satoko Inoue, piano

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Six Poems of Mokichi Saito (2000)
and works by Yuka Shibuya, Yuji Itoh, Takeo Hoshiya, Taizo Hida and Akira Ito

INFO

October 28, 2023

Marshall Opera – Oral History Project Concert(USA)

19:30, Saturday, October 28, 2023
The Cell Theatre (New York)

<PERFORMER>
Aline Boyd, pf

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Walk (1976)
and works by Victoria Bond, Michael Dellaira, Kenneth Fuchs, Charles Fussell, Daron Hagen, Adolphus Hailstork, Louis Karchin, Douglas Knehans, Tobias Picker, Judith Shatin, Alice Shields, Faye-Ellen Silverman, and Scott Wheeler

 

INFO

October 05, 2023

Who was Olly? (The Netherlands)
A portrait of Oliver Knussen painted in music by his close friends

20:15, Thursday, October 5, 2023
Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

<PERFORMER>
Anssi Karttunen (vc)

<PROGRAM>
–Jo Kondo : A Song for the Owl (2021)
and works by Oliber Knussen, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Kaija Saariaho, etc.

INFO

October 01, 2023

Satoko Plays Japan in Claremont (USA)

19:00, Sunday, October 1, 2023
Drinkward Recital Hall, Harvey Mudd College (The Claremont Colleges) (Claremont, USA)

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, piano

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo :
Sight Rhythmics (1975)
Three Winter Months (2019)
Pomegranate (2020)
and works by Yuka Shibuya, Toshiya Watanabe, Satoshi Tanaka and Yuji Itoh

INFO

September 29, 2023

Piano in The Hills: Satoko Inoue (USA)

Friday, September 29, 2023 
2055 N Sycamore Ave (Los Angeles, US)

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, piano

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Pomegranate (2020)
and works by Taizo Hida, Yuji Itoh, Michael Vincent Walter and Linda Catlin Smith

September 27, 2023

SwitchArts Concert (USA)

Wednesday, September 27, 2023
SwitchArts (Rhode Island, USA)

<PERFORMERS>
Satoko Inoue, piano
Theodore Mook, cello*

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo :
Sight Rhythmics (1975)
Near and Far for cello and piano (1993)*
Three Winter Months (2019)
Pomegranate (2020)
and works by Toru Takemitsu, Yoritsuné Matsudaira and Yuji Itoh

September 24, 2023

Live at BWAC: Piano+ Series hosted by Spectrum(USA)

16:00, Sunday, September 24, 2023
BWAC (481 Van Brunt Street Brooklyn, NY)

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, piano

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Sight Rhythmics (1975)
-Jo Kondo : Interlude (2017)
and works by Taizo Hida, Yuji Itoh and Linda Catlin Smith

INFO

September 03, 2023

Akiyoshidai no kiseki
Akiyoshidai International Art Village 25th anniversary Concert

14:00, Sunday, September 3, 2023
Concert Hall, Akiyoshidai International Art Village (Yamaguchi)

<PERFORMERS>
Takashi Yamane, cl
Keiko Murakami, fl
Kei Yamazawa, vc
Yuiko Yasuda, pf
Akane Matsudaira, talk

<PROFRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Three Songs from “New Buds On the Elderberry Tree” (1992)
and works by Toshio Hosokawa, Joji Yuasa, Akiko Yamane and etc.

INFO

August 20, 2023

Lecture ~In memory of Sim Hyojung

14:00, Sunday, August 20, 2023
Ryogoku Monten Hall (Tokyo)

<LECTURER>
Jo Kondo

<CONTACT>
takeohoshiya7@gmail.com

INFO

August 12, 2023

Mixed Choir KU the 11th Concert

17:00, Saturday, August 12, 2023
Toyosu Civic Center (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Ryuta Nishikawa, conductor
Mixed Choir KU

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Kekai Sekai (1977)
and works by Takumi Ikeda, Takeo Hoshiya and Haruyuki Suzuki

INFO

June 30, 2023

Lecture -Tokyo College of Music

Friday, June 30, 2023
Tokyo College of Music

<LECTURER>
Jo Kondo

May 30, 2023

Jo Kondo – Choral Music Concert
COMPOSIUM 2023 Related Event

19:00, Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Tokyo Opera City, Recital Hall (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Ryuta Nishikawa (Cond)
Vox humana / Mixed Chorus – Ku / Female Choir – Akatsuki (Cho)
Jun-ichiro Taku (Fl)
Masanobu Shinoda (Pf)

<PROGRAM>
Jo Kondo:
– Kekai Sekai (1977)
– Snow’s Falling (2001)
– Three Sappho Fragments (2003)
– Motet Under the Rose (2011)
– Two Songs (2013)
– Soupir (2017)

<CONTACT>
TRANSIENT
Tel.080-5496-6854

INFO

May 28, 2023

COMPOSIUM 2023 Toru Takemitsu Composition Award 2023: Final Concert

15:00, Sunday, May 28, 2023
Tokyo Opera City, Concert Hall (Tokyo)

<Judge>
Jo Kondo

<PERFORMERS>
Kosuke Tsunoda (Cond)
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

<PROGRAM>
[Finalists] (in order of entry)
– Guillermo Cobo Garcia (Spain): Yabal-al-Tay for symphonic orchestra
– Michael Taplin (UK): Selvedge for full orchestra
– Koji Yamabe (Japan): Underscore for orchestra
– Yuheng Chen (China): tracé / trait für Orchester

INFO

May 28, 2023

NHK・FM-Contemporary Music

8:10-9:00, Sunday, May 28, 2023
NHK・FM (Radio broadcasting)

Talk : Akira Nishimura

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Tryne (2012) 
and more

<PERFORMERS>
Kana Kotera, euph / Akiko Fujita, pf / Takui Matsumoto, vc

INFO

May 26, 2023

Jo Kondo – Chamber Music Concert
COMPOSIUM 2023 Related Event

19:00, Friday, May 26, 2023
Tokyo Opera City, Recital Hall (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Seitaro Ishikawa (Cond) / Ami Oike (Vn) / Chihiro Tai (Va) / Kanami Araki (Ob) / Kaori Tanaka (Cl) / Kaname Hamaji (Hr) / Satoko Inoue (Pf), etc.

<PROGRAM>
Jo Kondo:
– Threadbare Unlimited (1979)
– Pillars of Time (1999)
– Ilex (2003)
– Three Songs Tennyson Sung (2010)
– Antilogue(1984)
etc.

<CONTACT>
TRANSIENT
Tel.080-5496-6854

INFO

May 25, 2023

COMPOSIUM 2023 The Music of Jo Kondo

19:00, Thursday, May 25, 2023
Tokyo Opera City, Concert Hall (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Pierre-André Valade (Cond)
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
Kunitachi College of Music Clarinet Ensemble

<PROGRAM>
Jo Kondo:
– Pastoral for orchestra (1989)
– Birdphone Functions for orchestra (1974)
– Frontier for 3 solo clarinets and 5-part clarinet choir (1991)
– Brace of Shakes for orchestra (2022) [World premiere]
– Palimpsest for orchestra (2021) [World premiere]

INFO

May 23, 2023

COMPOSIUM 2023 Film & Talk

19:00, Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Tokyo Opera City, Recital Hall (Tokyo)

【PROGRAM】
“A SHAPE OF TIME – the composer Jo Kondo”
A film by Viola Rusche & Hauke Harder (2016, 100 minutes)

Talk: Yasuo Kobayashi, philosopher (Professor Emeritus of The University of Tokyo) / Jo Kondo

INFO

May 10, 2023

Jo Kondo : Master class

18:30, Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Kunitachi College of Music (Tokyo)

<CONTACT>
042-535-9535

May 09, 2023

Musik publik – Ensemble Neue Musik (Germany)

13:00, Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Kulturspeicher, Würzburg, Germany

<PERFORMERS>
Robert PH Platz , cond
Ensemble for New Music of University of Music Würzburg

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Albizzia for 9 instruments (2020)

INFO

April 28, 2023

DOMUNNE – Talk event with Jo Kondo
TRANSIENT presents

19:00-21:30, Friday, April 28, 2023
SUPER DOMMUNE (Shibuya PARCO 9F, Tokyo)


<TALK>
Jo Kondo
Toshiya Watanabe, composer
Takeo Hoshiya, composer
Chikako Osako, musicologist
Jun’ichi Ishizuka, critic

<TICKET>
¥1,500 (Limited to 40 people)
*Live streaming available⇒DOMMUNE

INFO

April 16, 2023

Sunday Matinee Concert vol.250 Asuka Takeuchi
調布市文化・コミュニティ振興財団主催

11:00, Sunday, April 16, 2023
Chofu City Sengawa Theater

<PERFORMERS>
Asuka Takeuchi, flute
Yoshio Hamano, piano

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Walk (1976)
and more

INFO

April 15, 2023

Electronic Works of Jo Kondo

Saturday, April 15, 2023
1st show 13:00 / 2nd show 16:00
RITTOR BASE, Ochanomizu (Tokyo)

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Never Return (1971)
– Jo Kondo : Riverrun (1977)
– Jo Kondo : Tokyo Bay (1987)

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March 23, 2023

Vox humana the 49th regular concert

19:00, Thursday, March 23, 2023
Toyosu Civic Center Hall (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Ryuta Nishikawa, conductor
Vox humana

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Motet Under the Rose (2011)
– Jo Kondo : Soupir (2017)
and new works by Hiroyuki Itoh and Takashi Tokunaga

<CONTACT>
ryuta0530nishikawa@gmail.com

INFO

February 23, 2023

Royal College of Music – RCM Symphony Orchestra: Daphnis et Chloé (UK)

19:30, Thursday, February 23, 2023
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music (London)

<PERFORMERS>
Jessica Cottis, conductor
RCM Symphony Orchestra

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : In Summer (2004)
and works by Tomás Brantmayer Morbus Sacer (world premiere), Hildegard von Bingen, Debussy and Ravel

♦This performance will be streamed live. To watch, please subscribe to the Royal College of Music’s YouTube channel and switch on Notifications, or watch at www.rcm.ac.uk/live

INFO

February 22, 2023

Royal College of Music – Jō Kondō 75th Birthday Concert (UK)

18:00, Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Performance Hall, Royal College of Music (London)

<PERFORMERS>
Musicians of RCM(Royal College of Music)

<PROGRAM>
Jo Kondo
– High Window (1996)
– Standing (1973)
– Sight Rhythmics (1975)
– Walk (1976)
– Gardenia (1997)

INFO

February 19, 2023

Wet Ink Winter Chamber Concert, feat. Ingrid Laubrock (USA)

19:30, Sunday, February 19, 2023
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York

<PERFORMERS>
Wet Ink Ensemble

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Aquarelle (1990)
and works by Ingrid Laubrock, Josh Modney and Eric Wubbels

INFO

February 09, 2023

Royal College of Music – New Perspectives (UK)
Celebrations for Jo Kondo's 75th birthday

19:30, Thursday, February 9, 2023
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music (London)

<PERFORMERS>
Michal Oren(指揮)
New Perspectives(アンサンブル)

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Syzygia (1998)
– Jo Kondo : Dots and Lines (1993)
and works by Toru Takemitsu, Jasmine Morris[*] and Jasper Eaglesfield[*]
* World premiere

INFO

February 05, 2023

Ensemble Nomad the 77th Concert

14:00, Sunday, February 5, 2023
Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Ensemble Nomad

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Albizzia for fl, basset-horn, 2vn, va, vc, cb, vibraphone and pf (2020)

INFO

January 29, 2023

The University of South Carolina School of Music : Freeman Sundays @3

15:00, Sunday, January 29, 2023
Recital Hall of Koger Center for the Arts, University of South Carolina School of Music (USA)

<PERFORMERS>
Greg Stuart, percussion
Phillip Bush, piano

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Aquarelle for piano and percussion (1990)
and works by Amy Beach, Franz Schubert

INFO

January 24, 2023

Satoko Inoue Piano Recital Europe Tour


Saturday, January 24, 2023

Japanisches Kultur Institut, Cologne, Germany
– Jo Kondo : Interlude (2017)
– Jo Kondo : Pomgranate (2020)

Tuesday, January 27, 2023
Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum, Berlin, Germany
– Jo Kondo : Pomgranate (2020)

Thursday. January 29, 2023
Klaviersalon Atzgersdorf, Vienna, Austria
– Jo Kondo : Pomgranate (2020)

Sunday, February 1, 2023
Waerenstams museum, Boras, Sweden
– Jo Kondo : Pomgranate (2020)
– Jo Kondo : Three Winter Months (2019)

January 17, 2023

B to C: From Bach to Contemporary Music [248] Maki Tsuruta Trumpet Recital

19:00, Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Recital Hall, Tokyo Opera City (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Maki Tsuruta (Tp)
Nozomi Shimoda (Pf)
Sayura Akama (Vn)

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Durante l’inverno (1995) 
and works by J.S.Bach, Handel, Kagel, Berio, Toru Takemitsu and Akira Nishimura

INFO

December 25, 2022

WDR 3 STUDIO NEUE MUSIK (Germany/broadcast)

23:04-00:00, Sunday, December 25, 2022
WDR 3 STUDIO NEUE MUSIK (Germany/broadcast)

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, piano
Sophie Emilie Beha, moderator

<PROGRAM>
Jo Kondo :
– Caccia soave (2016)
– In Autumn (2014/2020)
– A Straw Hat Dance (2017/2020)
– A Contemplation (2013)
– Interlude (2017)
– Three Winter Months (2019)
– Pomegranate (2020)

INFO

December 18, 2022

New World Symphony – Chamber Music: Northern Lights (USA)

14:00, Sunday, December 18, 2022
Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall, New World Center (Miami Beach, USA)

<PERFORMERS>
Musicians of the New World Symphony

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : An Insular Style for fl, cl, hp and perc (1980)
and works by Nielsen, Sibelius, Grieg, Southam, Andresen

INFO

December 13, 2022

Satoko Inoue Piano Recital – Portrait concert by Japanese composer Jo Kondo (Argentina)
Festival Distat Terra - 4th Edition, 2022

19:00, Tuesday, December 13, 2022
The Rucantú Hotel, Choele Choel, Argentina

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, piano

<PROGRAM>
Jo Kondo :
– Caccia Soave (2016) 
– Metaphonesis (2001)
– Gamut (2012)
– Sight Rhythmics (1975)
– A Straw Hat Dance (2017/2020)
– Interlude (2017)
– Pomegranate (2020)

INFO

November 18, 2022

ARAWARE

18:30, Friday, November 18, 2022
Tokyo Concerts Lab (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Minami Iguchi, pf / Masafumi Uehara, sax / Shiho Nakano, marimba

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : A Shrub for alto-sax, marimba and pf (2000)

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November 07, 2022

Tsunehito Tsuchihashi Guitar Concert

19:00, Monday, November 7, 2022
Maly Koncert (Tokyo)

<PERFORMER>
Tsunehito Tsuchihashi, guitar

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Calamintha (2000)
and works by Masamichi Kinoshita, Toshiya Watanabe, Toru Takemitsu, Masakazu Natsuda and more

October 20, 2022

25th London New Wind Festival (UK)
Birthday Composers and Friends

19:30, Thursday, October 20, 2022
Burgh House, London (UK)

<PROGRAM>
– A Birthday Toast for any number of any melody instruments (2005)

INFO

October 16, 2022

Lecture Concert 2 for Theorbo

14:00, Sunday, October 16, 2022
Seiryo Kaikan Hall (Tokyo)


⇒ FLYER(PDF)

<PERFORMER>
Asako Ueda, theorbo
<PANELIST>
Jo Kondo, composer

<PROGRAM>
– Robert de Visée : Prelude
– Ennemond Gaultier : Sarabande
– Takashi Kawaguchi : For chromatic scales
– QI Yikun : Romance for Miyabi
– Devon Osamu Tipp : Suzumushi no yume
– Takuya Nemoto : Intermezzo for Theorbo
– Daisuke Sakaguchi : Prelude
– Toshiya Watanabe : new work
And discussion

<CONTACT>
Ensemble New Classica ⇒facebook

October 09, 2022

The University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble (USA)

16:00, Sunday, October 9, 2022
Britton Recital Hall, Earl V.Moore Building (The University of Michigan, Chicago, USA)

<PERFORMERS>
Ian Antonio, Doug Perkins, Nancy Zeltsman (marimbas)

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : A Volcano Mouth for 3 marimbas (1986)
and works by Mary Ellen Childs, Alexis Lamb, Anna Thorvaldsdotir, Nigel Westlake, and Nina C. Young

<PRESENTER>
School of Music, Theatre & Dance of The University of Michigan

INFO

August 06, 2022

Takumi Mamiya Mandolin Recital

14:00, Saturday, August 6, 2022
Venue : Malykoncert (18-11, Naka-itabashi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo)

<PERFORMER>
Takumi Mamiya, mandolin

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : In Early Spring (1993)

⇒Takumi Mamiya Official site

June 26, 2022

House Blend Concert II – PS21 (USA)
Performance Spaces for the 21st Century

17:00, Sunday, June 26, 2022
Performance Spaces for the 21st Century
(CHATHAM, NY 12037, USA)

<PERFORMERS>
Brandon Ilaw, percussion / Milutin Jocic, baritone / Eric Huebner, piano / Miranda Cuckson, violin / Leelanee Sterrett, horn

<PROGRAM>
– Mauricio Kagel: MM51 (1976)
– Robert Helps: Postlude (1964)
– Javier Alvarez: Temazcal (1984)
– Franz Schubert: Lieder (Various)
– Jo Kondo: Standing (1973)
– Roberto Gerhard: Gemini (1966)

INFO

June 24, 2022

Aldeburgh Festival 2022 -Oliver Knussen Day, part III-

16:30, Friday, June 24, 2022
Britten Studio(Address: Snape Maltings, Snape, Suffolk, IP17 1SP, UK)

<PERFORMER>
Anssi Karttunen, cello

<PROGRAM>
–Jo Kondo : A Song for the Owl (first UK performance)
and more

INFO

June 18, 2022

Koen-Dori Classics Project

18:30, Saturday, June 18, 2022
Koen-Dori Classics (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Jeong Inae, flute and vocal
Norio Sato, guitar

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Calamintha for guitar (2000)
and more

INFO

June 02, 2022

Musik 21 im NDR (Germany)
Ensemble L’ART POUR L’ART mit "Five Realities"

20:00, Thursday, June 2, 2022
NDR Kleiner Sendesaal (Hannover, Germany)

<PERFORMERS>
L’ART POUR L’ART
(Astrid Schmeling, fl / Johannes Fischer, perc)

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Aquarelle (1990)
and works by Matthias Kaul, Ernstalbrecht Stiebler, Helmuth Oehring, Mathias Spahlinger

INFO

May 27, 2022

Rassegna di Musica Contemporanea (Italy)

21:00, Friday, May 27, 2022
Conservatorio Alessandro Scarlatti, Palermo, Italy


<PERFORMERS>
Manuel Zurria, alto-fl
et al.

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Una voce per due for alto-fl and marimba(2019)
and works by Jack Body, Lukas Ligeti, Maaria Chiara Casa, Giuseppe di Giunta, Giovanni Pizzitola, Davide Spina and more

INFO

May 11, 2022

Minimalism and its surroundings-Japan and America-

19:00, Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Suginami Koukaidou Small Hall (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Ryuta Iwase, cl
Erika Kawamura, pf
Gaku Yamada, banjo

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Standing (1973)

INFO

May 08, 2022

ROSCO 20 Anniversary bis

18:30, Sunday, May 8, 2022
Koen-Dori Classics

<PERFORMERS>
Fumiko Kai, violin
Kaori Osuga, piano
Norio Sato, lute

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Standing (1973)

INFO

April 09, 2022

Hideo Kikuchi LIVE

14:00, Saturday, April 9, 2022
Koen-Dori Classics (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Hideo Kikuchi, cl
Motoharu Kawashima, pf
Norio Sato, bj

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Standing (1973)

INFO

April 09, 2022

Chorus Selection -Jo Kondo-

21:15, Saturday, April 9, 2022
Radio Wonder Storage FM dramacity, 776.fm

<MC>
Hiroki Takenami

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Three Sappho Fragments(2003)
* From CD “Jo Kondo Choral Works”

INFO

February 18, 2022

Feldman meets freq

18-20 February, 2022
Kyusyu University Ohashi campus (Fukuoka City)

19:00, Friday, February 18, 2022

<PERFORMERS>
Fukuoka Kammerphilharmonie

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Three Songs from ‘New Buds On the Elderberry Tree’ (1992)
and more
ーーーーーーーーー
13:00, Saturday, February 19, 2022

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, piano

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Pomegranate (2020)
and more

INFO

January 29, 2022

Mayumi Miyata Sho Recital

14:00, Saturday, January 29, 2022
Suntory Hall Blue Rose

<PERFORMERS>
Mayumi Miyata, sho
Hideaki Bunno, sho
Ko Ishikawa, sho and u

<PROGRAM>
– Sukeyasu Shiba : Hochiku no tawamure (2017)
– Jo Kondo : Dance(s) (1984)
and more

INFO

December 26, 2021

Ensemble Triptych 2

19:00, Sunday, December 26, 2021
Oumigakudou (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Inae Jeong, flute
Norio Sato, guitar

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Dithyramb (1996)
and more

<CONTACT>
TEL. 090-9231-7979

December 14, 2021

Michiko Hirayama 1923-2018

19:00, Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Oumigakudou (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Maki Ota, voice
Dogen Kinowaki, alt-fl
Keizo Mizoiri, cb

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo :  Bonjin (1985)

*This event has two concerts at 14:00 and 19:00.(The daytime program is different.)

<CONTACT>
omaggio.michikohirayama@gmail.com
080-5496-6854

December 03, 2021

Kagel : Staatstheater “Repertoire”
Festival "Music of Our Time" presented by the Japan Society for Contemporary Music

18:30 Talk / 19:15 Concert, Friday, December 3, 2021
Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Ree / Takashi Aoyama / Dogen Kinowaki / Takashi Niigaki / Shinya Hashimoto

<PROGRAM>
Talk | Jo Kondo
Concert | M. Kagel : Staatstheater “Repertoire” (1970)

<CONTACT>
Tel. 03-6417-0393

INFO

November 10, 2021

Machida Citizens Forum Lecture
”History of European culture from the perspective of music”

14:00-16:00, Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Machida Citizens Forum

<LECTURER>
Jo Kondo

<CONTACT>
TEL.042-724-5656

INFO

October 22, 2021

EstOvest Festival
Contemporary Cello Week - Episodio Primo

21:00, Friday, October 22, 2021
Aula Magna “Giovanni Agnelli”, Politecnico di Torino (Torino, Italy)

<PERFORMER>
Anssi Karttunen, violoncello

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : A Song for the Owl (2021 / premiere)
commissioned by Anssi Karttunen (In memory of Oliver Knussen)

and works by Turnage, Karttunen, Ruders, Glanert, Cashian, Anderson and Saariaho

 

INFO

October 21, 2021

Livewire 11:Ruckus
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (U.S.A.)

19:30, Thursday, October 21, 2021
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall (Baltimore, U.S.A.)

<PERFORMERS>
Ruckus faculty new music ensemble

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Aquarelle(1990)
and works by Robert Morris, Robert Carl, Amy Williams, Olly Wilson, and Viet Cuong.

INFO

October 15, 2021

Aki no sankakkei

19:00, Friday, October 15, 2021
Oumigakudou (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Jeong Inae, flute
Sho Sato, cello
Norio Sato and Ayano Morita, guitar

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Dithyramb (1996) fl, guitar
and more

<CONTACT>
TEL.03-5353-6937

INFO

October 11, 2021

Ensemble Nomad the 73rd Concert

19:00, Monday, October 11, 2021
Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Ensemble Nomad
and more

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo:Quickstep and Slow Ending (1996)
and works by Stravinsky, Takemitsu, Iñaki Estrada Torío, Giorgio Colombo Taccani and Claude Vivier

<CONTACT>
Keynote e-mail: keynote_music@fol.hi-ho.ne.jp

INFO

September 10, 2021

Ensemble New Classica Recital 2

19:00, Friday, September 10, 2021
Oumigakudou (Tokyo)


<PERFORMERS>
Hideo Kikuchi, cl
Daisuke Sakaguchi, sax
Toru Yamamoto, vc
Yuka Niitsuma, organ
Takeo Hoshiya, composer

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Standing (1973)
– Jo Kondo : Hana-tatibana (2013)
and works by William Byrd, John Dowland, Henry Purcell, Diego Ortiz, Jacques Arcadelt, Cipriano de Rore and Henry Purcell

<CONTACT>
TEL. 090-6109-0623

INFO

August 28, 2021

The 31st Competition of Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition
Suntory Hall Summer Festival 2021

15:00, Saturday, August 28, 2021
Suntory Hall Main Hall

<JURIES>
Jo Kondo / Naoki Sakata / Keiko Harada

<PERFORMERS>
Yoichi Sugiyama, conductor
Shinichi Shiino, piano
Takuya Harashima, biwa
New Japan Philharmonic

<PROGRAM>
◎World Premiere, commissioned by Suntory Foundation for the Arts
– Yasutaki Inamori: “Hypomnemata” for Piano and Orchestra (2020-21)
◎Nominated Works for the 31st Competition of Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition
– Yu Kuwabara: “Time Abyss” for Seventeen Musicians Divided in Two Groups (2019-20)
– Yoichi Sugiyama: “Autoritratto” for Orchestra (2020)
– Takuya Harashima: “YOSEGI fashion” for Biwa and Orchestra (2020)

INFO

July 04, 2021

NHK・FM-Contemporary Music

8:10-9:00, Sunday, July 4, 2021
NHK・FM

Talk : Akira Nishimura

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Contour Lines (1999)
and more

<PERFORMER>
Ensemble Nomad

INFO

June 27, 2021

[POSTPONED] Guitar Quartet Concert

15:00, Sunday, June 27, 2021
GG Salon (1-16-14 Chihaya, Toshima-ku, Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Norio Sato, Gku Yamada, Junpei Otsubo, Tsunehito Tsuchihashi

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Luster Gave Her the Hat And He And Ben Went Across the Backyard (1975)
and more

<CONTACT>
TEL. 090-1327-4366

June 21, 2021

Radio Broadcast NHK FM “Best of Classic”
Listen to the Contemporary Music

Monday, 21 June – Friday, 25 June, 2021
On Air 19:30 – 21:10 NHK FM Radio
Selection & Talk: Jo Kondo

♣Mon. 21 Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik (Witten)
♣Tue. 22 Musica Viva 1 (Munich)
♣Wed. 23 Musica Viva 2 (Munich)
♣Thu. 24 Contemporary music concert in Switzerland 1(Zurich)
♣Fri. 25 Contemporary music concert in Switzerland 2(Basel)

INFO

June 04, 2021

Tsunehito Tsuchihashi and Gaku Yamada Guitar Duo

19:00, Friday, June 4, 2021
Tokyo Concerts Lab (Tokyo)


<PERFORMERS>

Tsunehito Tsuchihashi and Gaku Yamada, guitar

<PROGRAM>
Jo Kondo : Orient Orientation (1973)
and more

April 18, 2021

The Santa Fe Symphony – Masterworks & Masterpieces (U.S.A)
2021 Spring Virtual Concert Series

16:00, Sunday, April 18, 2021
Museum of International Folk Art and New Mexico Museum of Art (Santa Fe, U.S.A.)

<PERFORMERS>
David Tolen, perc
Jennie Baccante, vn
Lori Lovato, cl

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Standing for any 3 instruments of different families (1973)
and works by Daniel Davis, Witold Lutoslawski, John Steinmetz, Bela Bartok, Frederick Frahm and Ludwig van Beethoven

INFO

March 07, 2021

Satoko Inoue Piano Recital #30
Piano Works by Jo Kondo

19:00, Sunday, March 7, 2021
Venue: Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall (Tokyo)


⇒Flyer PDF(2.7MB)

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, piano

<PROGRAM>
Jo Kondo:
-A Contemplation(2013)
-Caccia soave(2016)
-In Autumn(2014)
-A Straw Hat Dance(2017)♣piano version, premiere
-Interlude(2017)
-Three Winter Months(2019)
-Sight Rhythmics(1975)
-Pomegranate(2020/The 70th Anniversary Concert of Jo Kondo Executive Committee and Satoko Inoue/premiere)

<CONTACT>
nothing but music TEL.04-2926-1039  n.b.music@tea.ocn.ne.jp

BUY TICKETS INFO

February 06, 2021

Ensemble Nomad #71

19:00, Saturday, February 6, 2021
Venue: Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall


⇒Flyer PDF

<PERFORMER>
Ensemble Nomad

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Dithyramb (1996)
-Jo Kondo : Luster Gave Her and He and Ben Went Across the Backyard (1975)
-Jo Kondo : Albizzia (commissioned by Ensemble Nomad / premiere)
and works by Luc Ferrari

<CONTACT>
TEL. 0422-44-1165

INFO

November 03, 2020

200 Pieces Project – the Royal Academy of Music, London

Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Angela Burgess Recital Hall at the Royal Academy of Music, London, UK [Concert with no audience]

<PERFORMER>
Guylaine Eckersley, fg

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Boukoliasmos (2020 / premiere)

⇒About “200 Pieces Project”

October 03, 2020

The Locrian Chamber Players
Zoom Concert

19:30, Saturday, October 3, 2020
New York, U.S.A. (Online concert : Zoom)

 

<PROGRAM>
Eve Beglarian (1958-) : From the Same Melancholy Fate
Poul Ruders (1949-) : Autumn Collection
Jo Kondo (1947-) : Three Winter Months for solo piano (2019)
Jessie Montgomery (1981-) : Rhapsody No. 1

INFO

September 02, 2020

Kei Yamazawa and Shinya Hashimoto

19:00, Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Venue : Omi-gakudo (Tokyo)

<PERFORMERS>
Kei Yamazawa, vc
Shinya Hashimoto, tuba

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Hana-tatibana (2013) *cello and tuba version (original – baritone and tuba)

INFO

July 05, 2020

Tsumugu Ito vol.7

19:00, Sunday, July 5, 2020
Omigakudou, Tokyo Opara City, Tokyo, Japan

<PERFORMERS>
Maya Kimura (koto) / Norio Sato (guitar)

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : In Autumn for koto and guitar (2014)

May 24, 2020

[CANCELLED] Mixed Chorus ”Ku” The 11th Concert

[CANCELLED]

15:00, Sunday, May 24, 2020
Venue : JT ART HALL Affinis (Tokyo)

<PERFORMER>
Ryuta Nishikawa, cond

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Repetitive Songs for mixed chorus(1982-83)
and pieces by Takumi Ikeda, Michio Mamiya and Michio Kitazume

 

INFO

April 29, 2020

[POSTPONED] Music Documents #33 -Viola Rusche and Hauke Harder
Documentary Film "A Shape of Time - the composer Jo Kondo"

15:40, Wednesday, April 29, 2020

A documentary film of Jo Kondo  [more information⇒NEWS]

<PROGRAM-A>12:00 FILM
No Ideas But In Things – the composer Alvin Licier (2012, 96min.)
Directors: Viola Rusche and Hauke Harder

<PROGRAM-B>14:00  CONCERT
Hauke Harder: ONE BY ONE for piano in just intonation (2005/2007)
Satoko Inoue, piano

<PROGRAM-C>15:40 FILM
A Shape of Time – the composer Jo Kondo (2016, 100min.)
Directors: Viola Rusche and Hauke Harder

<CONTACT>
TEL. 03-6666-9491 / ticket@monten.jp

INFO

March 20, 2020

[POSTPONED] Tsumugu Ito vol.7

[Postponed to Sunday, July 5, 2020]

19:00, Friday, March 20, 2020
Venue: Omi Gakudo, Tokyo Opara City, Tokyo, Japan

<PERFORMERS>
Maya Kimura (koto) / Norio Sato (guitar)

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : In Autumn for koto and guitar (2014)

February 17, 2020

Radio Broadcast NHK FM “Best of Classic”
Listen to the Contemporary Music

Monday, 17 February – Friday, 21 February, 2020
On Air 19:30 – 21:10 NHK FM Radio
Selection & Talk: Jo Kondo

♣Mon. 17  SWR Donaueschinger Musiktage
♣Tue. 18  SWR Donaueschinger Musiktage & MUSICA VIVA
♣Wed. 19  Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik
♣Thu. 20  Musica nova Helsinki
♣Fri. 21  Musica nova Helsinki

February 11, 2020

Final Edition : Richard Alston Dance Company

19:30, Tuesday, February 11, 2020
19:30, Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Venue: Malvern Theatres, Malvern, UK

<PERFORMERS>
Richard Alston Dance Company (UK) ⇒WEB SITE

<PROGRAM>
Red Run / Voices and Light Footsteps / Mazur / A Far Cry / Isthmus

Isthmus
[Choreography] Richard Alston
[Music] Jo Kondo
-Jo Kondo : Isthmus for 7 instruments (ob, bn, guit, pf, 2perc, vn) (1985)

INFO

January 22, 2020

Final Edition : Richard Alston Dance Company

19:30, Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Venue: New Theatre Oxford, Oxford, UK

<PERFORMERS>
Richard Alston Dance Company (UK) ⇒WEB SITE

<PROGRAM>
Red Run / Voices and Light Footsteps / Mazur / A Far Cry / Isthmus

Isthmus
[Choreography] Richard Alston
[Music] Jo Kondo
-Jo Kondo : Isthmus for 7 instruments (ob, bn, guit, pf, 2perc, vn) (1985)

INFO

December 05, 2019

Ensemble from UNM(University of New Mexico)

Thursday, December 5, 2019
Venue: Keller Hall, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA

<PERFORMER>
Ensemble from UNM

<PROGRAM>
–Jo Kondo : Standing for 3 instruments (1973)

December 03, 2019

City Music recitals – George Barton and Siwan Rhys
City University of London Performance Space (London, UK)

19:00, Tuesday, December 3, 2019

<PROGRAM>
–Jo Kondo : Aquarelle for piano and percussion (1990)
and works by Christian Wolff, Barbara Monk Feldman, CHAINES, Nicholas Moroz and Olly Sellwood

<PERFORMERS>
George Barton, pf
Siwan Rhys, perc

INFO

November 24, 2019

Festival Contempuls 2019: Satoko Inoue
DOX+ (in DOX Art Centre) , Prague, Czech Republic

20:30, Sunday, November 24, 2019

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo: Sight Rhythmics (1975)
– Jo Kondo: Interlude for piano (2017)

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, piano

INFO

November 23, 2019

Weissenhorn Klassik – ENSEMBLE ADAPTER & KLANGGALERIE
Renaissance-Saal, Weißenhorn (Germany)

19:00, Saturday, November 23, 2019

<PROGRAM>
–Jo Kondo : An Insular Style for 4 instruments (fl, cl, hp, perc)(1980)
-Jo Kondo : Three Songs of Elderberry Tree for violin and percussion (1995)
and works by Luciano Berio

<PERFORMERS>
Ensemble Adapter
-Kristjana Helgadóttir, fl
-Ingólfur Vilhjálmsson, cl
-Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir, hp
-Matthias Engler, perc
Georges-Emmanuel Schneider, violin and live-elektronics

INFO

November 08, 2019

Tanz in Bern 2019 – Richard Alston Dance Company
Dampfzentrale Bern (Switzerland)

20:00, Friday, November 8, 2019
20:00, Saturday, November 9, 2019

<PROGRAM>
Voices and Light Footsteps / Isthmus / Red Run / Detour

Isthmus
[Choreography] Richard Alston
[Music] Jo Kondo
–Jo Kondo : Isthmus for 7 instruments (ob, bn, guit, pf, 2perc, vn) (1985)

<PERFORMERS-DANCE>
Richard Alston Dance Company (UK) ⇒WEB SITE

INFO

November 08, 2019

MUSIC DOCUMENTS #31 meeting with Daniel Rothman
Ryogoku Monten Hall (Tokyo)

19:00, Friday, November 8, 2019

<PROGRAM>
–Jo Kondo : Interlude for piano (2017)
and works by Daniel Rothman, Yuka Shibuya and Linda Caitlin Smith

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, piano

INFO

November 03, 2019

Tessera Music Festival “Atarashii Mimi” vol.25 The 3rd Evening -The Ear of Yuji Takahashi-
Salon Tessera (Tokyo)

16:00, Sunday, November 3, 2019

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : In Autumn (2014/2015 piano version)

<PERFORMER>
Yuji Takahashi, piano

 

INFO

October 19, 2019

Rafel Festival (Spain)
L’Auditoril Rafelbunyol (Rafelbunyol, Spain)

20:00, Saturday, October 19, 2019

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : In Autumn (2014)

<PERFORMERS>
Maya Kimura, koto / Norio Sato, guitar

INFO

September 21, 2019

Thin Edge New Music Collective 2019-2020 season “ONGAKU”
918 Bathurst (Toronto, Canada)

20:00, Saturday, September 21, 2019

Celebrating Japanese + Canadian Contemporary and Experimental Music

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Three Songs of the Elderberry Tree (1995) for violin and percussion

<PERFORMERS>
Suhashini Arulanandam, violin
Nathan Petitpas, percussion
⇒website:Duologue

INFO

September 14, 2019

Sonic Liberation Players Season #4
Private home in Concord, MA, USA

17:00, Saturday, September 14, 2019

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Aqueralle for piano and percussion (1990)

<PERFORMER>
Sonic Liberation Players

INFO

September 14, 2019

Faculty/Student Chamber Orchestra of Duke University
Baldwin Auditorium (Durham, USA)

20:00, September 14, 2019

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Still Life for 8 violins (1981)

<PERFORMERS>
Rodney Wynkoop, cond
Faculty/Student Chamber Orchestra

INFO

August 20, 2019

Monten Summer Academy2019 – CONCERT
Ryogoku Monten Hall (Tokyo)

19:00, August 20, 2019

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Strands III for violin and piano (1981)

<PERFORMERS>
Maiko Matsuoka, vn / Yuiko Yasuda, pf

<TICKET>
¥2,000(Lecture on 18 August and concert on 20 August : ¥3,000)

<CONTACT>
info@kanaproduction.com

 

INFO

August 18, 2019

Monten Summer Academy2019 – Lecture – Jo Kondo
Ryogoku Monten Hall (Tokyo)

17:30-19:30, Sunday, August 18, 2019

<TICKET>
¥2,000

<CONTACT>
Kana Kikaku info@kanaproduction.com

 

INFO

July 20, 2019

Klavier Kreise
Tokyo University of the Arts (Senju, Tokyo)

17:00, Saturday, July 20, 2019 Studio A

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Caccia (2016) for toy-pf

<PERFORMER>
Kazue Nakamura, toy-pf

 

INFO

July 20, 2019

Klavier Kreise 2
Tokyo University of the Arts (Senju, Tokyo)

19:00, Saturday, July 20, 2019 Hall 7

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Sight Rhythmics (1975) for pf

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, pf

June 09, 2019

LECTURE : BUNCADEMY REUNION 2019 Summer
両国門天ホール

19:00, Sunday, June 9, 2019

<SPEAKERS>
Motoharu Kawashima, composer
Jo Kondo, composer
Yuji Numano, musicologist

INFO

May 14, 2019

Musik Lübeck – LEUCHTTURM – HÖRPROBE
Hochschule für Musik Lübeck (Lübeck, Germany)

20:00, Tuesday, May 14, 2019

<PROGRAM>
–Jo Kondo : Under the Umbrella for 5 percussionists (1976)

<PERFORMERS>
Irini Aravidou, Gabriel Fischer, Yun-Fang Shen, Coralie-Cordalia Common, Arian Robinson (percussion)

INFO

May 11, 2019

claviarea2019 Contemporary Toy-pianism
Kachi Villa (Hayama-cho, Kanagawa)

13:00 and 16:00, Saturday, May 11, 2019

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo: Caccia for toy-pf (2016)

<PERFORMER>
Kazue Nakamura, toy-piano

INFO

April 26, 2019

L’ART POUR L’ART
Altes Forsthaus Habichtshorst Winsen (Luhe, Germany)

»ZuHören in Winsen II« L’ART POUR L’ART

19:00, Friday, April 26, 2019

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo: A Straw Hat Dance(2017) for harp

<PERFORMER>
Eva Pressl, hp / Ensemble L’ART POUR L’ART ⇒WEB SITE

INFO

April 26, 2019

Organ Promenade Concert vol.370
Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Small Hall (Yokohama City)

12:20, Friday, April 26, 2019

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo: Novitas mundi (1998)

<PERFORMER>
Mitsune Uchida, org

INFO

April 24, 2019

Teion Duo Concert No.11
Suginami Kokaido Small Hall (Tokyo)

19:00, Wednesday, April 24, 2019

<PROGRAM>
–Jo Kondo: Hana-tatibana for baritone and tuba (2013)

<PERFORMERS>
Takashi Matsudaira, baritone
Shinya Hashimoto, tuba

INFO

April 13, 2019

“Tsumugu Ito” vol.6
Omi Gakudo (Tokyo)

19:00, Saturday, April 13, 2019

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : In Autumn (2014)

<PERFORMERS>
Norio Sato, guitar / Maya Kimura, koto

 

March 30, 2019

Phidias Trio vol.3
KM Art Hall

Phidias Trio vol.3

15:00, Saturday, March 30, 2019
Venue: KM Art Hall (1-23-20 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo / Keio new line “Hatagaya”station)

<PROGRAM>
–Jo Kondo: Near And Far(1993) vc, pf

<PERFORMERS>
Phidias Trio [Maiko Matsuoka, vn / Ryuta Iwase, cl / Erika Kawamura, pf] ⇒facebook
GUEST: Aki Kitajima, vc  ⇒WEBサイト

INFO

March 24, 2019

BUNCADEMY Jo Kondo Lecture 2019
Ryogoku Monten Hall (Tokyo)

BUNCADEMY Reunion Spring Event

14:00, Sunday, March 24, 2019
Venue: Ryogoku Monten Hall(Murasawa Bldg. 1-3-9 Ryogoku, Sumida-ku, Tokyo)

<LECTURER>
Event 1 11:00 Takeo Hoshiya
Event 2 14:00 Jo Kondo “A Composer talks about A Composer Vol.2 – Tom Johnson”
Event 3 17:00  Jun-ichi Ishizuka

INFO

March 23, 2019

Yumiko Segawa Piano Recital vol.7
Toppan Hall (Tokyo)

16:00, Saturday, March 23, 2019

<PROGRAM>

– Jo Kondo: Three Winter Months (2018-9 / world premiere)
commissioned by Yumiko Segawa

BUY TICKETS INFO

March 22, 2019

Gaku Yamada Guitar Recital
Studio Haru, Nagoya

19:00, Friday, March 22, 2019

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo: Calamintha (2000)

March 11, 2019

Soundbites: OpusNovus -Yong Siew Toh Conservatory
Orchestra Hall, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, Singapore

12:15, Monday, March 11, 2019

 

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo: Standing (1973)

<PERFORMERS>
Yang Katherine, french horn / Lin Yu-Chen, violin / Chang Yu-Cih, double bass

⇒more information

INFO

March 06, 2019

Musica Nova: Kondo – Feldman
Gewandhaus -Mendelssohn Saal- (Leipzig, Germany)

20:00, Wednesday, March 6, 2019

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Strands III (1981) for violin and piano
– Jo Kondo : Three Songs of the Elderberry Tree (1995) for violin and percussion
– Jo Kondo : aquarelle (1990) for piano and percussion

<PERFORMERS>
Steffen Schleiermacher, pf ⇒WEB SITE
Ensemble Avantgarde

INFO

March 02, 2019

Music From Japan Festival 2019
Victor Borge Hall, Scandinavia House (New York, NY, USA.)

19:00 Lecture / 19:30 Concert, Saturday, March 2, 2019

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo : Dithyramb(1996) for flute and guitar

<PERFORMERS>
Elizabeth Brown, fl / Oren Fader, guit

INFO

March 01, 2019

NHK FM Special program – The 50th anniversary of the NHK FM Broadcast
NHK・FM

NHK FM Special program – The 50th anniversary of the NHK FM Broadcast -“Contemporary Music” 

21:30~23:00, Friday, March 1, 2019

mc : Naoko Murota
guests : Morihide Katayama and Jo Kondo

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February 22, 2019

Ludovico Ensemble2018-2019 season -Music for Piano and Percussion-
Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music at Bard College (Cambridge, MA, USA)

20:00, Friday, February 22, 2019

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo: aquarelle (1990) for piano and percussion

<PERFORMER>
Ludovico Ensemble

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February 04, 2019

Radio Broadcast NHK FM “Best of Classic”
NHK FM Radio

NHK FM Radio “Best of Classic”
Listen to the Contemporary Music (Selection & Talk: Jo Kondo)
On Air 19:30~21:10
Monday 4 ~ Friday 8, February 2019

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January 26, 2019

Kyoto Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra The 216th Concert
Kyoto Concert hall / small hall (Kyoto, Japan)

14:00, Saturday, January 26, 2019

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo (1947-): Surface, Depth and Colour (2009)

<PERFORMER>
Ichiro Saito, conductor
Hiroaki Matsuno & Yuka Iwamoto, violin

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January 12, 2019

WORKSHOP
Kunitachi College of Music (Tokyo)

17:00, Saturday, January 12, 2019
Venue: Kunitachi College of Music ⇒ACCESS

Speaker: Jo Kondo
Performer: Satoko Inoue, piano
Moderator: Motoharu Kawashima

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo: Interlude (2017)

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December 30, 2018

BUNCADEMY – Jo Kondo Lecture 2018
Ryogoku Monten Hall (Tokyo)

14:00, Sunday, December 30, 2018

Jo Kondo(lecturer)
Takeo Hoshiya(moderator of open discussion)

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December 22, 2018

Seikei University Mixed Chorus Concert
Toppan hall (Tokyo)

18:00, Saturday, December 22, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo:Repetitive Songs for mixed chorus(1982-83, premiere)
and pieces by Yoshio Hachimura, Ko Matsushita and Kaori Oguma

<PERFORMER>
Ryuta Nishikawa, cond

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December 20, 2018

Either/OR performs Lucier, Matthusen and Kondo
Gallery MC (New York, USA)

20:00, Thursday, December 20, 2018

<PROGRAM>
– Jo Kondo: Twayn (2002) for flute and percussion

<PERFORMERS>
Margaret Lancaster, fl / Chris Nappi, perc

Ensemble Either/OR ⇒WEB SITE

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October 30, 2018

Gaida Festival 2018 Manuel Zurria & LT Flutes’ Orchestra
Contemporary Art Centre (Vilnius, Lithuania)

19:00, Tuesday, October 30, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo: Pamphonos for flute orchestra (version for 12 flutes)(2004)

<PERFORMER>
Manuel Zurria , LT Flutes’ Orchestra

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October 28, 2018

Andrew Zolinsky Piano Recital
St John Smith Square (London, UK)

15:00, Sunday, October 28, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo:High Window for piano(1996)

<PERFORMER>
Andrew Zolinsky, piano
⇒WEBSITE

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October 22, 2018

Satoko Inoue Piano Recital: New Japanese Piano Music
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall, California State University (Long Beach, USA)

Long Beach, USA
Guest Artist Recital
Satoko Inoue

20:00, Monday, October 22, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo: Interlude for piano(2017)

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, pf

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October 17, 2018

Gaku Yamada Guitar Recital
Tiara Koto (Tokyo)

19:00,Wednesday,October 17, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Calamintha for guitar(2002)

<PERFORMER>
Gaku Yamada,guitar

October 10, 2018

Lecture&Concert “Sweden-Japan Artistic Music Lab 2018”
the Sweden Embassy (Roppongi,Tokyo)

16:00, Wednesday, October 10, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo:Three Songs of the Elderberry Tree for violin solo(1995)

<PERFORMER>
George Kentros, violin

September 24, 2018

Metroporitan Mandolin Orchestra The 29th Concert
Kioi hall(Tokyo)

14:30,Monday,September 24,2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Sleeping Venice(1995)

<PERFORMER>
Yusei Koide, conductor
Metroporitan Mandolin Orchestra

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August 18, 2018

Akiyoshidai’s Summer – Music Seminar & Concert
Akiyoshidai International Art Village (Yamaguchi, Japan)

18 to 23 August,2018

<COACH>
COMPOSE : Jo Kondo / Osamu Kawakami / Akiko Yamane / Yoshifumi Tanaka / Joji Yuasa

<SCHEDULE>
16:00 , Saturday, August 18
Jo Kondo’s Lecture
19 to 22,August
Compose Class / Jo Kondo

Main Concert①Sunday,August 19
-Jo Kondo : Metaphonesis (2001) /Yuiko Yasuda, pf
Main Concert②Wednesday,August 22
-Jo Kondo : Walk (1976) /Keiko Murakami, fl ,Yuiko Yasuda, pf
-Jo Kondo : The Shadow of a Shade (2010) /Keiko Murakami, fl ,Maiko Murakami, vn ,Kei Yamazawa, vc ,Kazue Nakamura, pf

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August 04, 2018

claviarea14 Contemporaly・toypianism
Oumi Gakudo (Tokyo)

14:00, Saturday, August 4, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : “Caccia” for toy-piano (2016)

<PERFORMER>
Kazue Nakamura, toy-piano
Kosei Murata, prastic-trombone 

 

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July 08, 2018

SWR Vokalensemble Concert “Japan”
Gaisburger Kirche (Stuttgart, Germany)

20:00, Sunday, July 8, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo:“Motet Under the Rose” for 12 voices(2011)

<PERFORMERS>
Marcus Creed, cond.
SWR Vokalensemble

 

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June 21, 2018

Satoko Inoue Piano Recital
Xavier Hall(Hiroshima, Japan)

Thursday, June 21, 2018

<PROGRAM>
Jo Kondo
-Tango Mnemonic(1984)
-Short Summer Dance(1998)
-High Window(1996)
-Ritornello for piano(2005)
-Interlude for piano(2017)
-Sight Rhythmics(1975)

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, piano

 

June 10, 2018

The Long Now
Historisches Museum Haus Kemnade (Hattingen, Germany)

Friday, June 10, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo:”Caccia” for toy-piano(2016)

<PERFORMER>
Martin von der Heydt, toy-piano

 

May 12, 2018

Sonic Liberation Players Season#2 “For All Love Lost”
Third Life Studio(Somerville, MA, USA)

20:00, Saturday, May 20, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Aquarelle for piano and percussion (1990)

<PERFORMERS>
Sonic Liberation Players (Trevor Berens, pf / Joshua Jade, perc)

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May 04, 2018

Art of the Piano: Satoko Inoue
Gallery 345 (Toronto, CANADA)

20:00, Friday, May 4, 2018

<PROGRAM>
Jo Kondo
-In Nomine (Berceuse a la Lesniewski)(2006)
-Ritornello for piano(2005)
-Sight Rhythmics for piano(1975)
-Caccia Soave(2016)
-Interlude(2017)

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, piano

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May 03, 2018

Quatuor Bozzini 2017-2018 Season -Salon Tokyo II
Salle de recital, Conservatoire de musique (Montreal, CANADA)

20:00, Thursday, May 3, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Interlude for piano(2017)
-Jo Kondo : Walk for flute and piano(1976)
-Jo Kondo : Helleborus for piano four hands (2015)

<PERFORMERS>
Yuki Isami, fl ⇒WEBSITE
Kimihiro Yasaka, pf ⇒WEBSITE
Satoko Inoue, pf  ⇒WEBSITE

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May 02, 2018

Satoko Inoue in Quebec
Cathedrale Holy Trinity (Quebec, CANADA)

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Ritornello for piano(2005)

<PERFORMER>
Satoko Inoue, piano

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April 30, 2018

Quatuor Bozzini 2017-2018 Season -Salon Tokyo 1-
Sala Rossa (Montreal, CANADA)

20:00, Monday, April 30, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Hypsotony for string quartet(1989)
-Jo Kondo : Sight Rhythmics for piano(1975)

<PERFORMERS>
Quatuor Bozzini  ⇒WEBSITE
Satoko Inoue, piano

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April 27, 2018

The 70th Anniversary Concert Series of Elisateth University of Music
Cecilia Hall, Elisabeth University of Music (Hiroshima)

18:45, Friday, April 27, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo: Gardenia for four instruments  (1997)

<PERFORMERS>
Maya Kai, vn
Tatsuzo Akasaka, cl
Hironori Ogawa, vib
Ikuko Yamashiro, pf

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April 27, 2018

Yumi Suehiro
MISE-EN_PLACE (New York, USA)

20:00, Friday, April 27, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : Sight Rhythmics for piano (1975)

<PERFORMER>
Yumi Suehiro, piano

Website of Ensemle Mise-En
Website of Yumi Suehiro

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February 26, 2018

Radio Broadcast NHK・FM “Best of Classic”
NHK FM Radio

Listen to the Contemporary Music(Selection & Talk:Jo Kondo)
On Air 19:30~21:10  NHK FM Radio

Monday, February 19, 2018
Musica Nova Helsinki

Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Musica Nova Helsinki

Thursday, February 22, 2018
Concert of Lausanne Contemporary Music Society
Wittener Tage Für neue Kammermusik 2017

Friday, February 23, 2018
Wittener Tage Für neue Kammermusik 2017

Monday, February 26, 2018
Ensemble Intercontemporain’s 40th Anniversary Concert

January 31, 2018

Tokyo Gen’On Project#09 -Composer’s Selection- Jo Kondo
Millennium Hall (Taito-ku Shogai Gakushu Center, Tokyo)

19:00, Wednesday, January 31, 2018

<PROGRAM>
(Program Director: Jo Kondo)

-James Tenney (1936-2006): Saxony (1978)
-Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez (1964-):
KIKAI NO MORI […Ex Machina II] (2009)
-Morton Feldman (1926-87): Durations III (1961)
-Jo Kondo (1947-): New Piece
-Jo Kondo (1947-): A Shrub (2000)

<PERFORMERS>
Sumihisa Arima, electronics
Masaki Oishi, saxophone
Yoshiko Kanda, percussion
Aki Kuroda, piano
Shinya Hashimoto, tuba

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January 23, 2018

Contemporary Duo Murata&Kazue Nakamura vol.5
Suginami Kokaido Small Hall (Tokyo)

19:15, Tuesday, January 23, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo: Forme Semée (1982)

<PERFORMERS>
Kosei Murata, trombone
Kazue Nakamura, piano

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January 19, 2018

Conservatorium van Amsterdam ”The Score Collective project 2”
Musikgebouw (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

The Score Collective project 2 o.l.v. Ed Spanjaard
nieuw werk van componisten uit China, Japan & Korea

20:15, Friday, January 19, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo: “Surface, Depth and Colour” for 12 instruments (2009)

<PERFORMERS>
Ed Spanjaard (cond), New Music Ensemble of Amsterdam Conservatory

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January 12, 2018

Shizuyo OKA Clarinet Recital
Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall (Tokyo)

19:00, Friday, January 12, 2018

<PROGRAM>
-Jo KONDO: Three Songs from ‘New Buds On the Elderberry Tree’(1992)
[Japanese premiere]

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December 24, 2017

Female Chorus Akatsuki The 10th Concert
JT Art Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

18:00, Sunday, December 24, 2017

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo: Two Songs for Female Chorus (2013)

<PERFORMERS>
Ryuta Nishikawa, conductor
Female Choir Akatsuki

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December 13, 2017

Tokyo University of the Arts, The Faculty of Music -Beethoven Sympósium
Tokyo University of the Arts (Tokyo)

18:30~21:00, Wednesday, 13 December, 2017

<PANELISTS>
-Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
-Mark Evan Bonds, musicologist
-Jo Kondo, composer

Interpreter: Fuyuko Fukunaka
Moderator: Eizaburo Tsuchida

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November 13, 2017

Satoko Inoue Piano Recital in Europe -Piano Works of Jo Kondo-
England, Germany and Sweden

19:00, Monday, November 13, 2017
Guildhall School of Music & Drama (London, England)

19:30, Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Japanisch-Deutschen Zentrums Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Friday, November 17, 2017
Japanische Kulturinstitut Köln (Köln, Germany) 

19:00, Sunday, November 20, 2017
Caroli kyrka (Borås, Sweden)

<PROGRAM>
-Metaphonesis (2001)
-Ritornello (2005)
-Sight Rhythmics (1975)
-Gamut (2012)
-Tennyson Songbook (2011)
-Caccia Soave (2016)
-Interlude (2017)

October 31, 2017

The 70th Anniversary Concert of Jo Kondo
Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall (Tokyo)

19:00, Tuesday, October 31, 2017

<PROGRAM>
Jo Kondo
–Sight Rhythmics (1975)
-Yokohama (1990)
-Near and Far (1993)
-Gardenia (1997)
-The Shadow of a Shade (2009)
-Tryne (2012)
-Helleborus (2015)
-Variations (Triskelion) (2015)

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October 20, 2017

20th London New Wind Festival “Birthday Composers and Friends”
St Cyprians' Church (London, UK)

19:30, Friday, October 20, 2017

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo: A Birthday Toast
 (2005)

<PERFORMERS>
Gavin Morrison (fl), Catherine Pluygers (ob), Phil Edwards (cl), Henryk Sienkiewicz (hrn), Ben Exell (bassoon), Alan Tomlinson (trb), Robert Coleridge (pf)

October 16, 2017

COBALT DUO (Kate Halsall and Fumiko Miyachi)
Manchester, London (UK)

19:30, Monday, October 16, 2017
Venue: The International Anthony Burgess Foundation,’Manchester’, Manchester, UK

19:00, Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Venue: Performance Space, College Building City, University of London,UK

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo : “Helleborus”
for piano 4 hands (2015)

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October 14, 2017

contemporary music series Vanitas
Kyu Ichijo Ekan Sanso (Kamakura)

Saturday, October 14, 2017
First stage 11:00 / Second stage 15:30

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo: In Autumn (2014)
for 13-stringed koto and 17-stringed koto

<PERFORMERS>
Mcqeen Tokita-Miyama, koto
Nobutaka Yoshizawa, koto

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October 02, 2017

Ayako Shinozaki Harp Recital
Suntory Hall Blue Rose, Tokyo

19:00, Monday, October 2, 2017

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo: A Straw Hat Dance [premiere]

commissioned by Ayako Shinozaki

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October 01, 2017

DUO VERTIGE
Sprengel Museum Hannover, (Germay)

18:30, Sunday, October 1, 2017

<PROGRAM>
-Jo Kondo: “Orient Orientation”
for any two instruments(1973)

<PERFORMERS>
Duo Vertige (Rie Wanatabe, perc / Mirjam Schröder, hp)

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