Japan Phil Series
What is the Japan Phil Series?
The Japan Phil Series is a commissioned series of works by Japanese composers that began in the early days of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. Since the first work (Akio Yashiro's "Symphony") in 1958, it has continued to the present day as a commissioning system unprecedented in the history of Japanese music, with the premise of a concert premiere.
This series was conceived by the late Akeo Watanabe, who was the Principal Conductor at the time, and the composers were selected from a wide range of talent, from Japan's leading masters to newcomers, and the works have a wide variety of tendencies, from classical to avant-garde. Furthermore, many of the pieces that have premiered as a result of this series have already achieved popularity worthy of being called "classics," and the number of such works is too numerous to list, with many being performed again by orchestras both in Japan and abroad other than the Japan Philharmonic, and winning various awards.
"Japan Phil Series"
List of premieres
| No | 作曲家 | works | Premiere |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akio Yashiro | Symphony | March 9, 1958/9th Regular Concert |
| 2 | Michio Mamiya | Violin Concerto | March 24, 1959/16th Regular Concert |
| 3 | Yoshiro Irino | Symphony | March 8, 1959/20th Regular Concert |
| 4 | Akira Miyoshi | Three Symphony Chapters | March 14, 1960/26th Regular Concert |
| 5 | Minao Shibata | Sinfonia | March 12, 1960/28th Regular Concert |
| 6 | Toru Takemitsu | Tree Song | March 22, 1961/33th Regular Concert |
| 7 | Sadao Bekku | Symphony No. 1 | March 18, 1962/39th Regular Concert |
| 8 | (missing number) | ー | ー |
| 9 | Toshiro Mayuzumi | Essays for Strings | March 30, 1963/57th Regular Concert |
| 10 | Naozumi Yamamoto | Capriccio for Japanese instruments and orchestra | March 27, 1963/67th Regular Concert |
| 11 | Yasuji Kiyose | Japanese sketches | March 28, 1964/77th Regular Concert |
| 12 | Saburo Takada | "Silent Lament" | March 27, 1964/81th Regular Concert |
| 13 | Komei Abe | Sinfonietta | March 14, 1965/92th Regular Concert |
| 14 | Teizo Matsumura | Symphony | March 15, 1965/102th Regular Concert |
| 15 | Makoto Moroi | Symphonic Sketches for Ballet "The Phantom of Cain" | March 28, 1966/113th Regular Concert |
| 16 | Michio Mamiya | double ensemble concerto | March 14, 1966/122th Regular Concert |
| 17 | Teruyuki Noda | Symphony | March 8, 1966/130th Regular Concert |
| 18 | Yasushi Akutagawa | Ostinato Sinfonica | March 25, 1967/141th Regular Concert |
| 19 | Kunio Toda | Concerto Grosso for Six Instruments and Orchestra "C, F, C" | March 25, 1968/153th Regular Concert |
| 20 | Akira Ogura | Symphony in G | March 13, 1968/162th Regular Concert |
| 21 | Yuji Takahashi | Orphica | March 28, 1969/181th Regular Concert |
| 22 | Makoto Shinohara | Vision II | March 11, 1970/202th Regular Concert |
| 23 | Maki Ishii | "Encounter II" | March 23, 1971/223th Regular Concert |
| 24 | Hikaru Hayashi | Winds | March 25, 1974/263th Regular Concert |
| 25 | Ryohei Hirose | "Clima" for Orchestra | March 15, 1976/286th Regular Concert |
| 26 | Yuzo Toyama | "Offering flowers" | March 22, 1977/288th Regular Concert |
| 27 | Kiyoshige Koyama | Country Song No. 2 for Orchestra | March 8, 1978/303th Regular Concert |
| 28 | Shinichiro Ikebe | "Trias" - Symphony II | March 4, 1979/314th Regular Concert |
| 29 | Susumu Yoshida | "Jomon" | April 9, 1982 / 47th Yokohama Regular Concert |
| 30 | Teizo Matsumura | Cello Concerto | March 27, 1984/360th Regular Concert |
| 31 | Takashi Yoshimatsu | The Age of Birds | March 24, 1986/382th Regular Concert |
| 32 | Toshio Hosokawa | Flute Concerto "Pelle Sonare" | March 26, 1988/401th Regular Concert |
| 33 | Katori Makino | "Phases" | March 14, 1989/416th Regular Concert |
| 34 | Takashi Yoshimatsu | Trombone Concerto "Orion Machine" | March 15, 1993/449th Regular Concert |
| 35 | Akira Miyoshi | Fruit of the Mist | March 16, 1997/487th Regular Concert |
| 36 | Joji Yuasa | Inner Tactile Universe V | March 17, 2002/537th Regular Concert |
| 37 | Akira Nishimura | Symphony No. 3 "Inner Light" | March 10, 2003/552th Regular Concert |
| 38 | Toshiro Saruya | Drops of water | October 21, 2004/564th Regular Concert |
| 39 | Michio Kitazume | Various distances | March 2, 2005/570th Regular Concert |
| 40 | Ichiro Nodaira | Triptych for orchestra | March 13, 2006/582th Regular Concert |
| 41 | Atsutada Odaka | Piano Concerto | March 4, 2016/678th Regular Concert |
| 42 | Michiru Oshima | Beyond the point of no return | September 6, 2019 / 713th Tokyo Regular Concert |
※Photos
Naozumi Yamamoto: Capriccio for Japanese Instruments and Orchestra [Japan Philharmonic Series No. 10]
Conductor: Tatsuya Shimono
Koto: Kataoka Lisa Shamisen: Nozawa Tetsuya Shakuhachi: Ishigaki Seizan Japanese percussion: Mochizuki Taikinojo, Kurosaka Noboru, Tomita Shinpei
Ryuteki: Kohei Nishikawa Drums: Hajime Miura Guitar: Masahiro Ojiri
Maki Ishii: Encounter II - for Gagaku and Orchestra [Japan Philharmonic Series No. 23]
Conductor: Kazuki Yamada
