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Iwamoto Yoshikazu

岩本由和

Iwamoto Yoshikazu
Born 1945

Shakuhachi

Yoshikazu Iwamoto's reputation was first established in Japan through his outstanding concert appearances and by his many performances on radio and television, since when his playing has taken him around the world: In 1975 he was invited to Copenhagen where he gave concerts and also appeared on Danish television. In 1975-76 he was artist- in-residence at Wesleyan University, Connecticut, U.S.A. 1980 took him to Brazil and Argentina, and 1981 to Munich, Cologne and other cities in W. Germany. In 1983, he appeared in both the Bratislava Music Festival and the Brno International Music Festival, Czechoslovakia, and he also performed in the Republic of Ireland. In 1984 he gave concerts in Hungary and Rumania. In 1985 he toured Australia as a soloist with a major Japanese Symphonic Orchestra, giving concerts in Brisbane and Sydney, In 1986 he presented two recitals for the Almeida International Festival of Contemporary Music and Performance in London. In the same year he performed in Rome, Baden-Baden and Oxford, his concert in Baden-Baden being broacast live from Sudwestfunk. In 1987 he was invited to Belglum to give recitals ih Brussels and Gent. In autumn 1987 he gave 26 performances as on-stage musician with the English National Opera at Coliseum, London. In March to April 1988, he played in Vienna, Zurich, Bern and Brussels. In May 1988, he participated in "Points of Contacts",. three day celebration of New Electro-Acoustic Music by Young British Composers at the South Bank Centre. In October 1988, he was invited to play a duo concert with Pierre-Yves Artaud at Antidogma Musica International Music Festival in Torino, Italy. Since 1982 Yoshikazu Iwamoto has been artist-in-residence at Dartington College of Arts in the U.K. BBC Radio 3 has featured him in a series of four programmes on the shakuhachi.

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Albums

Issue at Hand, The - Disk 1 Issue at Hand, The - Disk 1

Issue at Hand, The - Disk 2 Issue at Hand, The - Disk 2

Pacific Overtures Pacific Overtures

Spirit of Dusk, The Spirit of Dusk, The

Spirit of Silence, The Spirit of Silence, The

Spirit of Wind, The Spirit of Wind, The

Traditional Japanese Music Traditional Japanese Music

Wheat - The Music of Frank Denyer Wheat - The Music of Frank Denyer

Six compositions by Frank Denyer, half of which feature shakuhachi player Iwamoto Yoshikazu.

When the Brightness Comes When the Brightness Comes

Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Play Button Azuma Jishi (Taizan Ha) 吾妻獅子 03'08 Japon L'art du shakuhachi Shakuhachi
Hi Fu Mi Hachigaeshi no Shirabe (Kinko Ryū) 一二三鉢返の調 09'54 Spirit of Wind, The Shakuhachi
Play Button Kokû (Dokyoku) 虚空 12'40 Spirit of Silence, The Shakuhachi
Kumoi Jishi 雲井獅子 05'37 Spirit of Dusk, The Shakuhachi
Play Button Matsukaze (Nezasa Ha) 松風 (根笹) 07'26 Spirit of Silence, The Shakuhachi
Nagashi Reibo 流鈴慕 09'53 Spirit of Wind, The Shakuhachi
On, on - it must be so Wheat - The Music of Frank Denyer Shakuhachi
Play Button Onku 音句 16'16 Sangai Rinten - 2 Shakuhachi
Prologue (from Pacific Overtures) 01'50 Pacific Overtures Shakuhachi
Quite White Wheat - The Music of Frank Denyer Shakuhachi
Reibo (Dokyoku) 霊慕 10'04 Spirit of Dusk, The Shakuhachi
Reibo (Dokyoku) 霊慕 09'46 Traditional Japanese Music Shakuhachi
Play Button Reibo (Dokyoku) 霊慕 09'38 When the Brightness Comes Shakuhachi
Play Button Ririura 理里有楽 08'12 Sangai Rinten - 2 Shakuhachi
Sagari Ha (Nezasa Ha) 下り葉 (根笹) 03'29 Spirit of Wind, The Shakuhachi
Saji 薩慈 05'42 Spirit of Wind, The Shakuhachi
San'an 産安 08'21 Spirit of Wind, The Shakuhachi
San'ya (Dokyoku) 三谷 11'26 Spirit of Dusk, The Shakuhachi
San'ya (Dokyoku) 三谷 11'32 Traditional Japanese Music Shakuhachi
Play Button San'ya (Yama-Tani) 山谷 11'16 When the Brightness Comes Shakuhachi
Play Button San'ya Sugagaki 三谷菅垣 06'51 Japon L'art du shakuhachi Shakuhachi
Play Button San'ya Sugagaki 三谷菅垣 03'48 Sangai Rinten - 3 Shakuhachi
Play Button San'ya Sugagaki 三谷菅垣 10'12 Spirit of Silence, The Shakuhachi
Play Button Sangai Rinten 三界輪転 18'57 Sangai Rinten - 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Sesshin 接心 21'02 Sangai Rinten - 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Shika no Tōne (Kinko Ryū) 鹿の遠音 09'30 Japon L'art du shakuhachi Shakuhachi
Play Button Shika no Tōne (Kinko Ryū) 鹿の遠音 10'45 Sangai Rinten - 3 Shakuhachi
Shimotsuke Kyorei 下野虚霊 12'36 Spirit of Wind, The Shakuhachi
Shin Kyorei 真虚霊 17'00 Spirit of Dusk, The Shakuhachi
Play Button Shin'ya 深夜 09'36 Spirit of Silence, The Shakuhachi
Play Button Shingetsu 心月 05'48 Spirit of Silence, The Shakuhachi
Play Button Shishi 獅子 10'21 Spirit of Silence, The Shakuhachi
Play Button Such - 01 10'15 Issue at Hand, The - Disk 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Such - 02 09'54 Issue at Hand, The - Disk 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Such - 03 09'56 Issue at Hand, The - Disk 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Such - 04 11'23 Issue at Hand, The - Disk 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Such - 05 07'33 Issue at Hand, The - Disk 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Such - 06 12'09 Issue at Hand, The - Disk 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Such - 07 14'57 Issue at Hand, The - Disk 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Such - 08 02'14 Issue at Hand, The - Disk 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Such - 09 18'22 Issue at Hand, The - Disk 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Such - 10 16'49 Issue at Hand, The - Disk 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Such - 11 04'25 Issue at Hand, The - Disk 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Such - 12 23'54 Issue at Hand, The - Disk 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Such - 13 09'59 Issue at Hand, The - Disk 2 Shakuhachi
Tamuke 手向 05'03 Traditional Japanese Music Shakuhachi
Play Button Tamuke 手向 04'49 When the Brightness Comes Shakuhachi
Tōri 通里 09'32 Traditional Japanese Music Shakuhachi
Play Button Tōri 通里 09'20 When the Brightness Comes Shakuhachi
Tsuru no Sugomori (Dokyoku) 鶴の巣籠 12'08 Spirit of Wind, The Shakuhachi
Tsuru no Sugomori (Dokyoku) 鶴の巣籠 08'35 Traditional Japanese Music Shakuhachi
Play Button Tsuru no Sugomori (Dokyoku) 鶴の巣籠 08'29 When the Brightness Comes Shakuhachi
Wheat Wheat - The Music of Frank Denyer Shakuhachi
Yugure 夕暮 16'49 Spirit of Dusk, The Shakuhachi