Azusa Kamio

KAMIO Azusa

Second Violin

Born in Yokohama. Graduated from the Tokyo College of Music Diploma Course. Placed second in the high school division of the East Japan Tournament of the All-Japan Student Music Competition. Selected for the Japan Mozart Music Competition. Appeared in the Yomiuri Newcomer Concert. Joined the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra in 1988. In 1995, he studied abroad in Stuttgart, Germany on a grant from the Agency for Cultural Affairs. He was taught by Shigeru Toyama, Zenzo Matsumoto, the late Chikado Tanaka, and the late W. Melcher. He has served as principal second violin with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and is also active in chamber music.

One of my favorite songs	Prokofiev: Musical Story for Children "Peter and the Wolf" When I was a child, one of the records my parents bought me that I particularly listened to was "Peter and the Wolf." The narrator was actress Komaki Kurihara, and I wonder what orchestra was playing? Prokofiev himself wrote the libretto for this work, which is based on a Russian folk tale. Each character (such as Peter or the animals) is played by a different instrument, and Prokofiev's distinctive melody and sense of harmony are exquisitely expressed. There are many recordings of unique narration by Japanese actors, world-famous actors, and conductors. Usually, conductors don't make sounds, but some people take on the challenge of narration. I would actually like to try playing five roles (characters with lines and animals)... I think that if more concerts featured songs like this that both children and adults could enjoy, rather than anime and game music, more people would become fans of classical music and orchestras. *The Japan Philharmonic Orchestra has also released a CD of Peter and the Wolf.

One of my favorite songs

Prokofiev: Musical Story for Children "Peter and the Wolf"

When I was a child, one of the records my parents bought me that I particularly listened to was "Peter and the Wolf." The narrator was actress Komaki Kurihara, and I wonder what orchestra was playing?
Prokofiev himself wrote the libretto for this work, which is based on a Russian folk tale. Each character (such as Peter or the animals) is played by a different instrument, and Prokofiev's distinctive melody and sense of harmony are exquisitely expressed.
There are many recordings of unique narration by Japanese actors, world-famous actors, and conductors. Usually, conductors don't make sounds, but some people take on the challenge of narration. I would actually like to try playing five roles (characters with lines and animals)...
I think that if more concerts featured songs like this that both children and adults could enjoy, rather than anime and game music, more people would become fans of classical music and orchestras.

*The Japan Philharmonic Orchestra has also released a CD of Peter and the Wolf.

Azusa Kamio

First Violin

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