Mayumi Morita

MORITA Mayumi

Contrabass

Born in Hachioji, he began playing the violin at the age of three and the double bass at the age of 15. He studied under Nobuo Shiga and Hirohiro Saeki at the Kunitachi College of Music High School. During his time at the school, he was recommended by his school to perform a double bass concerto with the Kunitachi College of Music High School Orchestra.
He studied under Naofumi Nishida at Toho Gakuen School of Music. While a student, he participated in the Seiji Ozawa Music Project XI and XII. He also performed at the 27 Toho Gakuen Graduation Concert and the 86th Yomiuri Shimbun-sponsored New Artist Concert.
She has performed chamber music at the Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Charity Concert vol.7, La Folle Journée Kanazawa, Karuizawa Ohga Hall 10th Anniversary Spring Music Festival, and the Suntory Chamber Music Garden Chamber Music Ensemble.
After graduating from the master's program at Toho Gakuen School of Music as a member of the first class, he became a contract member of the New Japan Philharmonic's Forespiller Orchestra and is currently a double bassist with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra.

What made you start playing an instrument?	Because I played the violin, I was assigned to the brass band as the double bass.
What is important in a performance	passion
One of my favorite songs	Brahms: Symphony No. 4 This was Brahms' last symphony, and he was known as a representative Romantic composer. Yet, with its touches of Baroque technique, it perhaps heralded a new era in composition. I particularly like the first and second movements, which personally evoke a melancholic autumn scene, sepia-toned as colorful leaves fall. The music itself, its beautiful and profound melody, compelling each note to be played with care and cherishing, is irresistible for string instruments. The dizzying transitions, sometimes frenzied and sometimes sane, somehow feel smooth and even familiar, reminiscent of the changing human emotions.

What made you start playing an instrument?

Because I played the violin, I was assigned to the brass band as the double bass.

What is important in a performance

passion

One of my favorite songs

Brahms: Symphony No. 4

This was Brahms' last symphony, and he was known as a representative Romantic composer. Yet, with its touches of Baroque technique, it perhaps heralded a new era in composition. I particularly like the first and second movements, which personally evoke a melancholic autumn scene, sepia-toned as colorful leaves fall. The music itself, its beautiful and profound melody, compelling each note to be played with care and cherishing, is irresistible for string instruments. The dizzying transitions, sometimes frenzied and sometimes sane, somehow feel smooth and even familiar, reminiscent of the changing human emotions.

Mayumi Morita

Contrabass

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