Yumeki Terunuma

TERUNUMA Yumeki

Clarinet

Born in Tokai Village, Ibaraki Prefecture in 1994. Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. Studied clarinet under Ryuichi Yoshinari, Yoko Okuma, Masaharu Yamamoto, and Taira Kaneko, and conducting under Yuji Yuasa. Won third place (no second place) in the 4th Akiyoshidai Music Competition, was selected for the 90th Music Competition of Japan, and has participated in the ARD Munich International Music Competition and the Prague Spring International Competition, among others.

One of my favorite songs	Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D major Beethoven, Schubert, Bruckner... The 9th symphony was the last of all the great composers. There is a famous anecdote that Mahler believed the rumor that "writing the 9th symphony will lead to death," so he did not number his 9th symphony, Das Lied von der Erde. In the end, this turned out to be true. When I listen to this piece, I feel, to use a slightly occult term, like I'm having a near-death experience. Of course, there's no way to know for sure what the truth is, but I can't help but think that perhaps Mahler could already see the other world. It's not just mysterious and terrifying, but it's like a return to a natural world that transcends it. His student Bruno Walter wrote, "In the final movement, he peacefully bids farewell to this world. The conclusion is like a white cloud melting into the blue sky." It is a moment of the most ephemeral and beautiful beauty.

One of my favorite songs

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D major

Beethoven, Schubert, Bruckner... The 9th symphony was the last of all the great composers. There is a famous anecdote that Mahler believed the rumor that "writing the 9th symphony will lead to death," so he did not number his 9th symphony, Das Lied von der Erde. In the end, this turned out to be true.
When I listen to this piece, I feel, to use a slightly occult term, like I'm having a near-death experience. Of course, there's no way to know for sure what the truth is, but I can't help but think that perhaps Mahler could already see the other world. It's not just mysterious and terrifying, but it's like a return to a natural world that transcends it. His student Bruno Walter wrote, "In the final movement, he peacefully bids farewell to this world. The conclusion is like a white cloud melting into the blue sky." It is a moment of the most ephemeral and beautiful beauty.

Yumeki Terunuma

Clarinet

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