Curriculum Vitae

 Education

2007-2011 Kyoto City University of Arts, Bachelor of Music: Clarinet

2011-2012 Hamburger Konservatorium, Diploma

2014-2016 Royal Academy of Music, MA in Clarinet Performance

(GRADUATED WITH DISTINCTION)

2017- 2018 freelancer Clarinet player, Teaching, Orchestra

2018-2019 Studying in the Vorarlberger Landeskonservatorium Diplom 10 Student

2019- Studying in the Vorarlberger Landeskonservatorium IGP Student

 

Degree

 

2011 Bachelor of Music (Clarinet)

2016 Master of Arts (Clarinet)

 

Teachers

 

Clarinet

2000-2003 Prof. Kouzou Wakashiro

2002-2004 Prof. Sumio Yamakawa

2003-2006 Prof. Masatomi Kaigawa

2007-2008 Prof. Chitaru Asahina

2008-2011 Prof. Tomomi Takahashi

2012 Prof. Gaspare Vittorio Buonomano   

2014-2016 Prof. Mark Van de Wiel, Prof. Timothy Lines, Prof. Laurent Ben Slimane

2018- Univ. Prof. Francesco Negrini

 

Composition, Arrangement

2006-2011 Prof. Masatoshi Fujishima (composer)

 

Piano

1992-2000 Hastuko Fuji

2000-2003 Tomomi Ushio

2003-2006 Miho Nakagawa

2007-2011 Prof. Shigeyasu Sakata

2018- Prof. Yukie Togashi

 

Conducting

2003-2006 Prof. Masanori Sawa

 

Working

2007-2011 Ensemble Quintet Minerva (Strings + Clarinet)

2007-2011 Ensemble contemporary music Clamusica (Solo Clarinet)

2014-2017 philharmonia orchestra London (Assistant Clarinet)

2014-2017 King's College Philharmonic Orchestra (1st Clarinet)

2014-2017 GOODENSEMBLE Orchestra London (1st Clarinet)

2014-2017 Private Teaching in London

2018- Sinfonisches Blasorchester Vorarlberg SBV (1^st and Es Clarine)

2018- argovia philharmonic in Arau (Assistant Clarinet)

2019- Bregenzer Festspiele Rigoletto (Banda Clarinet)

2020- Musikmittelschule in Dornbirn (Clarinet Teacher)

 

Concerts

 

Major Concerts as a Clarinet Player

2006 Winners Concert for Japan Classical music competition (Tokyo)

2007 Duo-Recital: Mendelssohn Concert piece for clarinet No.1&No.2(Kyoto)

2008 Concerts of Ensemble Minerva, Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A Major KV581(Kyoto)

2009 Solo Clarinet concert in music Haus RAKUGAKI (Kyoto)

2010 R. Schumann Concert for Clarinet and Piano (Kyoto)

2013 Solo Clarinet Concert in Kyoto Arts Festival (Kyoto)

2014 Opera, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi with Peter Robinson (London)

2015 Manson Ensemble with Oliver Knussen : Two Organa, op.27 (London)

2015 John Adams Celebration Concert (London)

2015-2016 Royal Academy Symphony Orchestra with Semyon Bychkov (London)

2015-2016 Symphonic Wind with Keith Bragg (London)

2015-2016 Yan Pascal Tortelier conducts Academy Symphony Orchestra (London)

2014-2017 King's College Philharmonic Orchestra Concerts series (London)

2014-2017 GOODENSEMBLE Orchestra series (London)

2014-2017 philharmonia orchestra Concerts series　(London)

2019 The Voice of the Clarinet, Fantasy über die Traviata (Feldkirch)

2019 PlusArt in Landeskonservatorium (in Feldkirch, in St.Gallen)

2019 Die Planeten von Gustav Holst with Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie (Konstanz)

2019 Brahms Trio Concert (Feldkirch)

2019-2020 Sinfonisches Blasorchester Vorarlberg (SBV) Concert series (Vorarlberg)

2019 Zeit ohne Zeit Neue Musik Konzert (Rhenau)

2019 Bregenzer Festspiele, Rigoletto Banda Clarinet (Bregenz)

2019 Montforthaus Mittags Konzert, Wood Winds Ensemble

2020 ORF Radio live Concert “Tarente im Funk 2020” (Dornbirn)

2020 Brahms Trio Concert Ver,2 (Feldkirch)

 

Prizes

2005 Japan Classic Music Competition Prize

2006 National Championships Japan Classical Music Competition Finalist 2005

2008 Second place in the Great Wall International Music Competition in Japan

2010 Kyoto Music Arts Prize

 

Review

15.01.2016 Classical source 

  Reviewed by Colin Anderson

  Semyon Bychkov conducts Don Juan and Francesca da Rimini at Royal Academy of Music           https://www.classicalsource.com/concert/semyon-bychkov-conducts-don-juan-and-francesca-da-rimini-at-royal-academy-of-music/

 

01.03.2019 Vorarlberger Nachrichten “Große Opern auf der Klarinette“ (B2 Lokal Feldkirch)

 

06.12.2019 Vorarlberger Nachrichten “Die Bläser bescherten“ (B2 Lokal Feldkirch)

 

22,01,2020 ORF Vorarlberg "Talente im Funkhaus"

https://www.wannundwo.at/termine/2020/01/21/talente-im-funkhaus.wawo

 

 Recording

 

https://ken-ichi-klarinette.jimdofree.com/music/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJF_ELqMwQjwFMWvbwGx-Lw/featured