_{Wataru Mukai}

作曲家、ピアニスト。

1993年生まれ、3歳よりピアノ、作曲を始める。作品は邦楽曲からオーケストラまで多岐にわたる。

東京藝術大学音楽学部作曲科を首席で卒業後、同大学院修士課程在籍中に渡独。

マンハイム国立音楽舞台芸術大学修士課程作曲科及びベルン芸術大学修士課程Théâtre musicaにて研鑽を積む。

主な受賞歴に、第８回クロアチア国際作曲コンクール "New Note"最年少優勝(19')、OgMB国際作曲コンクール(ミラノ)優勝(19')、メンデルスゾーン全ドイツ音楽大学コンクール(ベルリン)作曲部門独連邦大統領賞(17')、第86回日本音楽コンクール作曲部門第２位及び岩谷賞、第3回洗足現代音楽作曲コンクール オーケストラ部門第２位及び特別審査員賞、第29回ジークブルク市作曲コンクール第３位、第27回芥川作曲賞最終選考ノミネート、安宅賞(15')、アカンサス音楽賞(16')など。

作品は、サントリー財団主催サマーフェスティバル、ダルムシュタット夏期講習会2018、44th Samobor Music Festivalなどで取り上げられ、新日本フィルハーモニー交響楽団、藝大フィルハーモニア、洗足学園ニューフィルハーモニック管弦楽団、TonArt Sinfonie Orchester, Osnabrück Theater, International Ensemble Modern Academy, ensemble recherche等の国内外のオーケストラ/アンサンブルにより委嘱/演奏されている。

主な作品に、オペラ「Haruka」19‘ (マンハイム国立音楽舞台芸術大学初演) 、「Psi」大型アンサンブルのための 18‘ (44th Samobor Music Festival 招待作品)、「Intersecting Visions Ⅱ」17‘ (Impronta社より出版予定)、「極彩色 －Prinsessegade, 1440」ピアノとオーケストラのための 16‘ (東京芸術大学音楽学部作曲科首席卒業作品及び第27回芥川作曲賞最終候補作)など。

作曲をこれまでに大久保みどり、愛澤伯友、近藤譲、鈴木純明, Sidney Corbett, Simon Steen-Andersen、映像をPhilipp Ludwig Stangel, ピアノを稲田礼子、友清裕子、佐野隆哉の各氏に師事。宗次徳二海外派遣奨学生、クマ財団奨学生2期生。

2019年10月よりローム・ミュージックファンデーションの支援を受け、2020年マンハイム国立音楽舞台芸術大学修士課程作曲科を最優秀の成績で卒業。現在同大学ポストグラデュエート課程（第三課程）作曲科及び修士課程電子メディア作曲科に在籍中。

Wataru MUKAI: Composer, Pianist.

A native of Japan, WATARU MUKAI (b.1993) was first introduced to musical composition at the age of three, and began his first composition lessons in one of the Yamaha Music Programs one year later.

He also has composed for a variety of arts, such as movies and theatrical art.
He was awarded scholarships from the Rohm music foundation(2019-2020), the Kuma foundation(2018-2019), 4th Japan Public-Private Partnership Student Study Abroad Program(2016-17), the Munetsugu-Tokuji music foundation(2016) and a full national scholarship at Tokyo university of the Arts/Geidai (2012-2014).

He gains several international awards: 1st Prize at International Composer's Competition OgMB(2nd prize was not awarded), 1st Prize at 8th International composer's competition "NEW NOTE" Croatia 2019, 2nd Prize and Jury's special award at 3rd Senzoku Contemporary Composition Competition (Orchestra department), 3rd at the 29th Siegburg Composition Competition, 2nd and Iwatani award(Audience award) at the 84th Music Competition of Japan, Finalist at the 27th Akutagawa Composition Award, 2nd prize at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Conservatory competition 2018〈Electronics: Johnathan Schmieding〉, Impronta Edition Prize at 1st Impronta Ensemble Composition Competition 2019, Ataka music prize (2015) and Acanthus music prize (2016).

His works have been selected for the 44th Samobor Music Festival(Croatia), the Darmstadt International Summer Courses 2018(Germany) and the Suntory Hall Summer Festival 2017(Tokyo), Works performed and commissioned by ensembles/orchestras, notably New Japan Philharmonic, Geidai Philharmonic Orchestra, International Ensemble Modern Academy, TonArt Orchestra, Ensemble REAM, Tokyo Sinfonietta and Senzoku New Philharmonic Orchestra.

Wataru graduated at the top of his class from Tokyo university of the Arts/Geidai in 2016. He has studied composition with Midori Okubo, Shirotomo Aizawa, Jo Kondo and Jummei Suzuki, and studies at the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts under professor of composition Sidney Corbett and Philipp Ludwig Stangl and at the Bern University of the Arts under professor of Stefan Wirth, Simon Steen-Andersen, Angela Körfer-Bürger.

Wataru MUKAI: Komponist, Pianist, Begleiter.

Er wurde 1993 in Japan geboren. Er machte seinen Bachelor-Abschluss mit Auszeichung als Jahrgangsbester in Komposition an der Tokyo University of the Arts/GEIDAI (2016). Stipendien erhielt er von der Tokyo University of the Arts/GEIDAI (2012-15), der Tokuji Munetsugu Music Foundation (2016-17) , von dem Studienprogrammes Public-Private Partnership Student of Japan (2016-17), der Kuma Foundation(2018-2019) und von dem Rohm Musik Foundation(2019-2020). Er studierte außerdem bei Prof. Jo Kondo, Prof. Jummei Suzuki, Prof. Aizawa Shirotomo und bei Midori Okubo.

Mit seinem Werk “and yes, I said yes, I will Yes.” für Orchester gewann Wataru 2015 den Ataka-Musikpreis und im darauffolgenden Jahr 2016 gewann er mit seinem Abschlusswerk “Phosphene－Prinsessegade, 1440” den Acanthus-Musikpreis. Außerdem erzielte er den 2. Platz und bekam eine Sonderauszeichunung von der Jury beim 3. Senzoku Contemporary Composition Competition (2015) der Orchester Division, den 3. Platz beim 29. Kompositionswettbewerbs der Kreisstadt Siegburg (2017), den 2. Platz und Iwatani Preis(Publikumspreis) beim 86. Music Competition of Japan (2017) in Komposition und Finalisten beim 27. Akutagawa Kompositions Orchester Preis (2017), Preis des Bundespräsidenten beim Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Hochschulwettbewerb 2018〈Elektronics: Johnathan Schmieding〉, und 1.Platz beim International Composer's Competition OgMB (2019).

07.2019, mit seinem Werk “Psi” für Grosses Ensemble gewann er den 1. Platz beim 8. International composer's competition NEW NOTE Croatia (2019).

Seine Werke wurden von zahlreichen Ensembles und Interpreten gespielt, unter anderem den Neues Philharmonieorchester Japan, Geidai Philharmonic Orchestra, Senzoku New Philharmonic Orchestra, Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie, TonArt Orchestra, Ensemble REAM, Tokyo Sinfonietta usw, ausserdem wurden seine Werke für das 44. Samobor Music Festival (Kroatien), die Darmstädter Ferienkurse 2018 (Deutschland) und das Suntory Hall Summer Festival 2017 (Japan) ausgewählt,

Seit 2016 studiert er den Master-Studiengang für Komposition an der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim bei Prof. Sidney Corbett und Prof. Philipp Ludwig Stangl, 2019 studiert er den Master-Studiengang für Théâtre musical an der Hochschule der Künste Bern bei Prof. Stefan Wirth, Prof. Simon Steen-Andersen, Prof. Angela Körfer-Bürger.

Oxen of the Sun (2014)

for English horn, Tuba and 3 groups Orchestra

［3033, 4230, 4perc, pf, strings + Tuba and E.hr. 11 min.］

EDEN (2014)

for Flute and Orchestra

［0222, 3120, 2perc, strings + Fl. 10 min］Apr.14'/Kanagawa

Cond. Nobutaka Masui, Orch. Senzoku New Philharmonic Orchestra.

Award: 2nd Prize and Jury's special award at 3rd Senzoku Contemporary Composition Competition

"and yes, I said yes, I will Yes." (2015)

for Orchestra

［3322, 4231, 5perc, hp, pf, cel, sax, strings 13 min. ］ May.15'/Tokyo

Cond. Ken Takaseki, Orch.Geidai Philharmonic Orchestra

Award: Ataka prize

極彩色 ーPrinsessegade, 1440 (2016)

(Phosphene -Prinsessegade, 1440)

for Piano and Orchestra (2016)

［3332, 4231, 5perc, hp, strings +Piano 13 min.］Apr. 16'/Tokyo

Solo Pf. Shoichiro Tanaka, Cond. Ken Takaseki, Orch.Geidai Philharmonic Orchestra

Award: Acanthus music prize

茹ですぎブロッコリー(2017)

Der lange gekochte Brokolli für Orchester

［2222, 4231, 2perc, strings］July 17'/Heidelberg

Cond. Knud Jansen Orch.TonArt Orchster

Commissioned by TonArt Heidelberg

茹ですぎブロッコリー Ⅱ (2019)

Der lange gekochte Brokolli Ⅱ für Orchester

［2200, 2220, E-Piano, Acc. Cl.-Gr. 2perc, strings 9min.］

Award: 1st Prize at International Composer's Competition OgMB

踊り子- Odori ko (Psi Ⅱ) (2020)

［2222, 2200, Hp, 2perc, strings +Euph. 18min.］

Commission: HKB Hochschule der Künste Bern, Ayaka Sato

極彩色 Ⅱ ーKreuzberg (2014-20)

［2222, 4221, Pf, 4perc, strings 12min.］

Commission: Ensemble Free

ファンファーレ

〜3群金管アンサンブルと尺八の為の〜 (2012)

(Fanfare for Shakuhachi and 3 groups brass ensemble)

［0000, 3441, 3perc, +Shakuhachi 3min］Sep. 12'/Tokyo

Select: Geidai Arts Summit 2012

Solo Shaku.KeizanTanabe, Tokyo Geidai Students

…root…

for Alto flute and Chamber orchestra (2014)

［0111, 1111, 1perc, pf, 11111 +Alto fl. 9min］June 14'/Tokyo

Solo Fl. Momoko Tamura, Tokyo Geidai Students

Zipangu

für Soprano und Ensemble (2017)

［1011, 1110, 2perc, Harp, +Sop. 7min］Sep.17'/Osnabrück

Osnabrück Theather

Commission: Osnabrück Theather

Ohne Titel

für Emsemble (2017)

［1111, 1110, perc, pf, 11110 7min ］Des. 17'/Frankfurt

Ensemble Modern Academy

Psi

für Grosses Ensemble (2018)

［1111, 1100, perc, pf, 11110 12min ］Apr. 18'/Wiesbaden

Ensemble Modern Academy

Commission: Ensemble Modern Academy

Psi (rev. 2019)

［1111, 1110, perc, pf, 11111 12min ］Oct. 19'/Samobor

Cantus Ensemble

Award: 1st Prize at 8. International composer's competition NEW NOTE - Croatia 2019.

Darstellung (2012)

［Fg, Pf ］May 13'/Tokyo

Chaos (2013)

［Female voice, Sampler 6min］Oct.13'/Tokyo

In Paradisum (2013)

［Koto, Sho, Vla, Vc 7min］Sep.13'/Tokyo

天地の (2013)

(Ametsutino)

［Koto and voice, Sho, Vla, Vc 10min］

GRAVITY (2013)

［Shakuhachi, Shamisen, pf 7min］

Commission: Keizan Tanabe

Concerto da camera for Contrabass and 5 instruments (2014)

［Cb solo, Rec, B.cl, 2Vc, Cemb 12min］Nov.14'/Tokyo

水潦 (2014)

(Niwatazumi)

［2Koto, Shakuhachi 11min］ Sep.14'/Tokyo

Commission: Den 3

Calling (2014)

［2Trb, Pf 7min］ Aug.14'/Hokkaido

Commission: Eishun Onosaka

交錯する視線の先に (2015)

(Intersecting Visions)

［2Trb, Pf 10min］Mai.15'/Tokyo

Commission: New Generation Art Festival

Nausicaa (2015)

［Sop, Fl, Fg, Vn, Vc, Perc, Electronics 13min］Nov.15'/Tokyo

尺八合奏のための「綾」(2015)

(Aya for Schakuhachi ensemble)

［12shakuhachi 11min］Sep.15'/Tokyo

Commission: Eizan Takikita

Oxen of the Sun Ⅱ (2015)

［Sop, Rec, Euph, Vc, 2Perc 11min］Oct.15'/Tokyo

Award: 4th at the 86th Music Competition of Japan

極彩色 Ⅰ-2 (2016)

(Phosphene Ⅰ-2)

［Fl, Pf, Vc, 6min］July.16'/Rome

尺八三本のための「綾 Ⅱ」(2016)

(Aya Ⅱ for 3 Schakuhachis )

［3shakuhachi 10min］Oct.16'/Rome

Commission: Eizan Takikita

Nausicaa Ⅲ (2016)

［Sop, Fl, Vc, Piano 9.5min］

交錯する視線の先に Ⅱ (2017)

(Intersecting Visions 2)

［Cl, 2Vn, Vc, Piano 7min］Oct.17'/Budapest

Award: Impronta Edition Prize at 1st Impronta Ensemble Composition Competition 2019

Publish: Impronta

bin der...(2017)

(aufheben≠verstecken)

［2Sop, Koto, Bass-Fl, Acc, Perc 12min］Oct.17'/Tokyo

Cond. Tadakuni Kokaji, Ensemble REAM

Award: 2nd and Iwatani award(Audience award) at the 84th Music Competition of Japan

Embed (2018)

［Sop, Vc , Tape 11min］Jan.18'/Berlin

Award: 2nd prize at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Conservatory competition 2018

私をXXXしてください Ⅰ-Ⅱ（2018）

(Bitte xxx mich Ⅰ-Ⅱ)

［3 Perc, 7min］July 18'/Darmstadt

Select: Darmstädter Ferienkurse 2018

Bin der...Ⅱ (Schmelzhaft ≠ Giftig)（2018）

［Bass Fl, Cl, Gr, Acc, 8min］July 18'/Darmstadt

Select: Darmstädter Ferienkurse 2018

然-ZEN-(2018)

［Shaakuhachi, StringsQuartet 8min］Oct. 18'/Yokosuka

Commission: Dozan Fujiwara, the Steude Quartet

いま、花ひらいて、伯林(2019)

(Berlin for Schakuhachi ensemble) March 19'/Fukuoka

［Shakuhachi solo, 10shakuhachi 11min］

Commission: Eizan Takikita

初恋の (2019)

（Hatsukoi no）

［8 Koto(13gen), 4 Koto(17gen), 4Shamisen 11min］Mai 19'/Tokyo

Commission: Morino-kai (Tokyo university of the Arts/Geidai)

Psi Ⅳ (2019)

［Cl, 2Vn, Vla, Vc 8min］Aug. 19'/Budapest

雪国 (2020)

（Yukiguni）

Commission:

I swear… (2014)

［Pf 7min］July 14'/Tokyo

Falling (2014)

［Pf 6min］Jan. 15'/Tokyo

Commission: Nana Shimomura

in the shelter (2016)

［Pf 7min］Des 16'/Mannheim

Graue Nacht, Dunkle Blume (2017)

［fl 7min］Oct 17'/Bon

Award: 29th Siegburg Composition Competition

ひかり-無伴奏チェロのための-(2019)

Hikari for Cello

［Vc 17min］March 19'/Tokyo

Commission: Kei Yamazawa

Psi Ⅲ (2019) for Percussion solo

［Perc, Electro, Video 12min］Oct.19'/Karlsruhe

Commission: Shingo Takase

Psi Ⅴ (2019) for Oboe solo

［Oboe 8min］Dez.19'/Mannheim

ラス・メニーナスによる (2020)

Las Meninas for Cello

［Vc 7min］Feburary 20'/Tokyo

Commission: Kei Yamazawa

Bleibt Besonnen, seid Wachsam! (2020)

［Perc 8min］Mai.20'/Freiburg

Commission: ensemble recherche

Haruka （2幕) (2019)

（Haruka (2. Akts) (2019)）

［Sop. solo, 2ob, cl, hr, trb, pf, perc, vla, vc, Electro, Video 60min］Jan 19'/Mannheim

Haruka-Haruka Okazaki/Ensemble "Haruka Projekt" Mannheim

Sayo (2019)

［Solist, Alt Sax, cb, Electro, Video 15min］March 19'/Tokyo

...Si... (2019)

［Performer, Electro, Video 7min］June 19'/Bern