Masaaki Tanokura
TANOKURA Masaaki
He attended the Tokyo University of the Arts High School of Music and then went on to study at the Tokyo University of the Arts. He studied abroad at the Juilliard School, and was a 2000 artist overseas trainee sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. He has won top prizes in numerous competitions, including second place at the 1995 Japan Music Competition and first place at the 6th Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition. He has served as concertmaster of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, and principal concertmaster of the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, and in 2019 he became concertmaster of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. In September 2022, he will serve as solo concertmaster of the orchestra and concertmaster of the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra. He is highly trusted and frequently appointed as concertmaster by orchestras and conductors both in Japan and abroad. He is originally from Tokyo.
| One of my favorite songs | Richard Strauss: "The Nobleman"
Richard Strauss's music is popular for its gorgeous works, which are large-scale, gorgeous, romantic, and emotional, or that express the grandeur of nature, but "The Nobleman" was composed as incidental music for a small theater. While the number of performers is significantly reduced, a variety of instruments are used, and each voice part is clearly conveyed. Furthermore, the concertmaster is required to perform a solo as difficult as a concerto, so I remember spending months preparing when I was asked to play it for the first time in a concert. |
|---|
Solo Concertmaster
Search by instrument
