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Matsumoto, Nozomi

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  • Last updated:July 19, 2020
  • Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

    Born in Hokkaido. Graduated from the Composition Department of Tokyo University of the Arts, and completed the Master's program in Composition at the same university. Graduated with top honors (unanimous decision by the jury) from the Piano Accompaniment Department of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. She has studied composition with Eisuke Tsuchida and Atsutada Otaka; piano with Shoko Misumi, Kimihiko Kitajima, Nana Hamaguchi, and E. Belch; and accompaniment with J. Kerner. In 2003, she received the Grand Prize at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Choral Composition Competition. She has numerous publications, including the prize-winning work, collections of original compositions, and arrangements. In 2007, she won First Prize at the 4th Lyon International Chamber Music Competition (violin and piano duo). In 2008, she was dispatched as a trainee under the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Program of Overseas Study for Upcoming Artists. In 2009, she won First Prize in the Piano Trio Division of the 55th Maria Canals International Music Competition.

    Since her time as a student, she has been active in both composition and performance. In 2015, she gained significant attention as the composer of the assigned piece for the high school division of the NHK National School (Choral) Music Competition (N-Con). In addition to participating in numerous CD recordings, she has been publishing a series of introductory books for ensemble piano, titled 'Choral Exercise: Pianist Edition (Kawai Publishing),' since 2017. Her recent performance activities frequently involve collaborations with domestic and international artists, primarily in chamber music. Among these, she has often performed with 'Waheri,' a unit consisting of Shoichiro Hokazono (euphonium) and Shinpei Tsugita (tuba), and has also published original compositions and arrangements for euphonium, tuba, and piano.

    Currently, she is a part-time lecturer at the Piano Department of Kunitachi College of Music and the Composition Department of Senzoku Gakuen College of Music.

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