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岸野 末利加 Malika KishinoMalika Kishino Composer作曲家
Klangorganismus — treats sound as a living organism Klangorganismus — treats sound as a living organism
COMPOSER

Malika Kishino, daughter of a Buddhist priest from Kyoto, has lived in Europe for three decades. She studied in Paris and Lyon, loves Debussy and Lachenmann, and writes primarily for Western instruments and electronics — energetic, sensuous, and entirely free of Far Eastern sound clichés.

Yet beneath the surface of her music, the philosophical influences of her heritage are at work: a cyclical vision of life and nature, and the balancing of beauty between light and shadow — as the author Jun'ichirō Tanizaki once described in In Praise of Shadows, Kishino's favourite book.

— Michael Strück-Schloen

Biography →
作曲家

京都の仏教寺院に生まれた岸野末利加は、ヨーロッパに住んで約三十年。パリとリヨンで作曲を学び、ドビュッシー、ラッヘンマンを愛し、主に西洋楽器と電子音楽のための作品を作曲している——エネルギッシュで、官能的、その音楽は、東洋的な響きの紋切り型とは無縁だ。

しかしその音楽の底流には、出自の哲学的影響が静かに息づいている。生と自然への循環的な眼差し、そして光と影のあいだに美を重ねていくこと——かつて作家・谷崎潤一郎が『陰翳礼讃』に記したように。

— Michael Strück-Schloen

プロフィール →
SELECTED WORKS代表作
Seven Key Works7つの代表作
2025
Quinta Materia
for cello and orchestra · Commission: Stadt Witten
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello · WDR Sinfonieorchester · Elena Schwarz, cond.
▶ AUDIO
2023
Snow Moon Wind and Flowers NEW
for baroque violin · Prologue – Elegy · I–IV · Commission: Midori Seiler / City of Cologne
Midori Seiler, baroque violin · Premiere: 17 May 2023, Forum Dom Köln · zamus: early music festival
Based on The Pillow Book of Sei Shônagon
▶ VIDEO
2022
Wolkenatlas
for large orchestra in 3 groups · Commission: SWR · Donaueschinger Musiktage 2022
SWR Symphonieorchester · Bas Wiegers, cond. · Nominated: Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco
▶ AUDIO
▶ VIDEO
2021
What the Thunder Said / 雷神の言葉
for cello and orchestra · Commission: WDR · 69th Otaka Prize
Oren Shevlin, cello · WDR Sinfonieorchester · Christian Măcelaru, cond.
▶ AUDIO
▶ VIDEO
2020–21
Percussion Concerto
for percussion and orchestra · Commission: Philharmonie Essen
Alexej Gerassimez, perc. · Duisburger Philharmoniker · Jonathan Stockhammer, cond.
▶ AUDIO
2016
Sange / 散華
in memory of Yoshihisa Taira · for six percussionists · ca. 15' · Commission: Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
Percussions de Strasbourg · World Premiere: 5 December 2016, Teatro Comunale Città di Vicenza
▶ VIDEO 1
▶ VIDEO 2 (Japan Premiere)
▶ VIDEO 3 (IRCAM)
2013
Concerto pour Koto
for koto and chamber orchestra · Commission: Radio France
Makiko Goto, koto · Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France · Jean-Michaël Lavoie, cond.
▶ AUDIO
▶ VIDEO
VIEW ALL WORKS →全作品を見る →
UPCOMING CONCERTS今後のコンサート
30 May 2026
Thu · 19:30 · Cologne
WORLD PREMIERE Iroha Chant · for 6 Voices · Kölner Vokalsolisten
zamus: Early Music Festival – Cobalt Garden · St. Michael, Cologne
31 May 2026
Fri · 12:30 · Paris
Scintillation · for Cembalo and Piano (2023) · Laure Morabito / Ninon Hannecart-Ségal
Clavecin en Partage "En noir et Blanc" · Hôtel de Soubise – Archives nationales, Paris
1 June 2026
Sun · 19:00 · Osnabrück
Nox (Gold and Silver) II · Oboe, Clarinet & String Quartet · Ensemble Musikfabrik
Morgenland Festival Osnabrück · St. Marien
NEWS
Highlightsニュース
NEW COMMISSION · JURY
George Enescu International Competition 2026 — Cello 2nd Round ジョルジェ・エネスク国際コンクール2026 — チェロ第2ラウンド
Waves of Gravel has been commissioned as the compulsory piece for the Cello 2nd Round of the George Enescu International Competition 2026 in Bucharest. World premiere: 2–3 September 2026. Kishino also serves as jury member.
Festival Enescu →
委嘱作品《Waves of Gravel》をブカレストで開催されるジョルジェ・エネスク国際コンクール2026のチェロ部門第2ラウンド課題曲として提供。世界初演:2026年9月2〜3日。審査員も務める。
Festival Enescu →
NEW COMMISSION · JURY
TROMP International Percussion Competition 2026 TROMPパーカッション国際コンクール2026
A new percussion concerto (title TBC) has been commissioned as the compulsory work for the Final Round. World premiere: 27 September 2026, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven. Kishino also serves as jury member.
TROMP →
新作打楽器コンチェルト(タイトル未定)をファイナルラウンド課題曲として委嘱。世界初演:2026年9月27日、Muziekgebouw Eindhoven。審査員も務める。
TROMP →
PORTRAIT · 2026
Im Schattenreich der Klänge — Die Komponistin Malika Kishino Im Schattenreich der Klänge — 作曲家・岸野末利加
SWR Kultur / hr2-kultur · JetztMusik · A 60-minute portrait programme featuring works including Fragrant Wood, Shades, Sange, Quinta Materia, Monochromer Garten and more. Broadcast 2 April 2026.
SWR Mediathek →
SWR Kultur / hr2-kultur · JetztMusik · 60分のポートレート番組。《Fragrant Wood》《Shades》《Sange》《Quinta Materia》《Monochromer Garten》他多数を特集。2026年4月2日放送。
SWR Mediathek →
JURY · 2026
Suntory Summer Festival 2026 — Akutagawa Yasushi Composition Award サントリーサマーフェスティバル2026 — 芥川也寸志作曲賞
Kishino serves as jury member for the Akutagawa Yasushi Composition Award. 30 August 2026 · Suntory Hall, Tokyo.
Suntory Hall →
芥川也寸志作曲賞の審査員を務める。2026年8月30日・サントリーホール(東京)。
サントリーホール →
MASTERCLASS · 2026
Weimar Master Class 2026 — Villa Massimo Rome Prize Winners ヴァイマール・マスタークラス2026 — ヴィラ・マッシモ ローマ賞受賞者
Composition masterclass with Fabien Lévy, Sina Fani Sani and Hans Thomalla. 24–26 July 2026 · Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt" Weimar. ファビアン・レヴィ、シナ・ファニ・サニ、ハンス・トマラとの作曲マスタークラス。2026年7月24〜26日・ヴァイマール音楽大学。
エアーソング II / Air Song II
謡・日本縦笛・篳篥・笙・オルガン・小鼓・大鼓
ノックス(金と銀)III / Nox (Gold and Silver) III
単彩の庭 X / Monochromer Garten X
尺八・ヴィオラ・ダ・ガンバ
単彩の庭 XI / Monochromer Garten XI
日本縦笛・尺八・リコーダー・オルガン・小鼓・締め太鼓
箏コンチェルト II / Koto Concerto II
箏・謡・尺八・日本縦笛・篳篥・笙・リコーダー・琵琶・オルガン・小鼓・大鼓・バロック弦楽
MORE AUDIO
Oud — Double Concerto for Marimba, Piano and Ensemble (2020) · H. Kretzschmar · D. Haller · Ensemble Modern · Stefan Asbury · Alte Oper Frankfurt 2026
Verlorene Farben — for Tenor, Harp, Cello and Contrabass (2025) · Julian Prégardien, tenor · Ensemble Modern · cresc… Biennale Frankfurt 2026
Infinity [∞] — Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra (2020) · Vincent Royer, viola · Gürzenich Orchestra Köln
Shades of Echoes — for Oboe / English Horn and Ensemble (2022) · Peter Veale · Ensemble Musikfabrik · Acht Brücken
Qualia — for Bass-Koto and Live-Electronic (2009) · Makiko Goto, Bass-Koto · INA GRM
HELIODOR "Hymne for ein nicht existierendes Land" — for Trombone and Large Ensemble (2015) · Raphael Gauvrit · Atelier XX-21 · Fabrice Pierre · Acht Brücken
Lebensfunke — for bass drum and electronics (2007 / rev. 2010) · Emil Kuyumcuyan – Percussion · IRCAM Electronics: Dionysios Papanikolaou · 15 November 2025, Festival de l'Intemporel – Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
ニュース
Newsニュース
HIGHLIGHTSハイライト

略歴
Biography略歴

Born in 1971 in Kyoto as the daughter of a Buddhist priest, Malika Kishino has lived in Cologne since 2005. After studying law in her homeland, she studied composition and electronic music in France at the École Normale de Paris, the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon, and IRCAM in Paris with Yoshihisa Taira, Robert Pascal and Philippe Leroux.

Winner of the Rome Prize 2024/25, Kishino creates 'sound organisms' as a composer, viewing her works as living beings with their own development. Her repertoire, which includes solo pieces, orchestral works, and more, consists of over 100 publications with SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni).

She has received grants from the major studios for electroacoustic music including GRAME (Lyon), SWR Experimentalstudio, ZKM Karlsruhe, the Groupe de recherches musicales (INA-GRM, Paris) and Centre Henri Pousseur (Liège). She has received numerous prizes and awards including the 69th Otaka Award of NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo, Rome Prize of the Deutschen Akademie Rom Villa Massimo, First Prize in the 6th concours of Groupe de Recherche Appliquée en Musique Electroacoustique (GRAME) and Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain in 2006, a fellowship from Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart, Landesregierung Nordrhein-Westfalen, and an artist's residency in Schreyahn, Germany.

Commissions and Festivals:
Présences Festival of Radio France, le ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, the Musica Festival in Strasbourg, Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik, Donaueschinger Musiktage, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Beethovenfest, Südwestrundfunk, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, the Ultima Festival in Oslo, the Ultraschall Festival in Berlin, Venezia Biennale Musica, the Warsaw Autumn, Achtbrücken Festival in Cologne, Essen Now Festival, Bregenzer Festspiele, Davos Festival, Suntory Summer Festival in Tokyo, Tokyo Spring Festival, and many more.

Ensembles and Orchestras:
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, WDR Symphony Orchestra, SWR Symphony Orchestra, hr-Sinfonieorchester, The Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National de Lyon, NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, Dresden Chamber Choir, Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Recherche, Asko-Schönberg, Oslo Symphoniette, Les Percussions de Strasbourg, Ensemble Court-Circuit, Quatuor Diotima, Ensemble Nomad Tokyo, MDI Ensemble Milano, and many more.

Conductors:
Pascal Rophé, Fabrice Pierre, Elene Schwarz, Jean-Michaël Lavoie, Bas Wiegers, Lawrence Renes, Yoichi Sugiyama, Peter Rundel, Cristian Măcelaru, Ivan Volkov, Jonathan Stockhammer, Oscar Jockel, and many more.

Soloists:
Isao Nakamura, Dirk Rothbrust, Alexej Gerassimez, Sun-Min Shim, Roberto Fabricciani, Jeremias Schwarzer, Peter Veale, Shizuyo Oka, Oren Shevlin, Nicolas Altstaedt, Vincent Royer, Megumi Kasakawa, Matthew Lipman, Midori Seiler, Julian Prégardien, Makiko Goto, Shoko Otani, and many more.

Selected Works:

  • Koto Concerto (2013) for koto and chamber orchestra — commissioned by Radio France
  • Shades of Ochre (2017) for orchestra — commissioned by the NHK Symphony Orchestra
  • Percussion Concerto (2020–21) for percussion and orchestra — commissioned by the Philharmonie Essen
  • Quinta Materia (2025) for cello and orchestra — commissioned by City of Witten
  • What the Thunder Said (2021) for cello and orchestra — commissioned by WDR Westdeutscher Rundfunk; 69th Otaka Award
  • Wolkenatlas (2022) for orchestra divided into three groups — commissioned by SWR; nominated for the Music Composition Prize of Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco
  • Shades of Echoes (2022) for oboe and ensemble — commissioned by Kölner Philharmonie / Achtbrücken Festival
  • Sange (2016) for six percussionists — commissioned by the French Ministry of Culture
  • Ra (2019) for live electronics and viola — commissioned by Centre Henri Pousseur
  • Monochromer Garten (I–XI) series
  • Nox series

Her portrait CD Irisation was published by the Wergo label and Deutscher Musikrat as part of the Edition Zeitgenössische Musik. Her works are published by SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni) in Milan.

www.malika-kishino.com · IRCAM Brahms →
July 2026

岸野末利加(きしの まりか)1971年京都市生まれ。1994年同志社大学法学部法律学科卒業。95年渡仏。98年、パリ・エコールノルマル作曲科、2003年フランス国立リヨン高等音楽院作曲科卒業。2004–05年イルカム(フランス国立音響音楽研究所)研究員。作曲を平義久、ロベール・パスカル、フィリップ・ルルーの各師に師事。

2024–25年度ドイツ政府によるローマ賞(ドイツ・アカデミー・ローマ・ヴィラ・マッシモ)受賞。シュトウットガルト・アカデミー・シュロスソリチュッド、ニーダーザクセン・シュライアン芸術村、ノルトライン・ヴェストファーレン州、カルフォルニア州・ジェラッシーアーティストレジデンシーや南西ドイツ放送局エクスペリメンタルスタジオ、カールスルーエ・アート・アンド・メディア・センター(ZKM)、フランス音楽研究グループ(L'Ina GRM)、アンリー・プッスール電子音楽スタジオなどの奨学招待作曲家。第69回NHK交響楽団主催尾高作曲賞受賞。2024年度モナコ・ピエール大公財団作曲賞ノミネート。

2006年からドイツのケルンを拠点に作曲活動を行い、作品は全てSZ-Sugar(ミラノ・スビーニ・ゼルボーニ社)から出版されている。

2026年以降の初演予定作品
ドイツNRW州立ユースオーケストラ委嘱《Butterfly Dream / 胡蝶の夢》、東京国際ギターコンクール2025年課題曲《水紋》、アンサンブル・モデルン委嘱《Verlorene Farben》(テノールとアンサンブル)、アンサンブル・エルマ&ドイツ・ミュージック・ラート共同委嘱《Hydra》、横浜みなとみらいホール委嘱《Ha-Mon 波紋》、Zamus委嘱《いろは唄》、ジョルジュ・エネスク国際コンクール課題曲《Waves of Gravel》(チェロ独奏)、トロンポ国際打楽器コンクール課題曲《打楽器コンチェルト》、2027年カブリヨ現代音楽祭《雷神の言葉》完全版など。

委嘱団体・音楽祭
ドナウエッシンゲン音楽祭、ヴィッテン室内楽現代音楽祭、ベルリン・ウルトラシャル、ブレゲンツ音楽祭、エッセン・フィルハーモニー、ケルン・アハトブリュッケン音楽祭、ラジオフランス・プレザンス、フランス文化省、ストラスブール・ムジカ、リヨン・ビエナーレ、ベネチア・ビエナーレ、オスロ・ウルティマ音楽祭、ワルシャワの秋、ブリュッセル・アルス・ムジカ、ウィーン・モダーン、WDR、ドイツランド放送、SWR、バイエルン放送、ソウル文化ファウンデーションなど。

演奏団体
フランス国立放送フィルハーモニー管弦楽団、フランス国立リヨン管弦楽団、ベルリン・ドイツ交響楽団、ケルンWDR交響楽団、SWR南西ドイツ放送管弦楽団、フランクフルト放送管弦楽団、ウィーン交響楽団、NHK交響楽団、東京混声合唱団、アンサンブル・ムジークファブリク、アンサンブル・モデルン、アンサンブル・アンテルコンタンポラン、ストラスブール・パーカッション・グループなど。

代表作
《箏コンチェルト》(2013、ラジオ・フランス委嘱)、《Shades of Ochre》(2017、NHK交響楽団委嘱)、《Percussion Concerto》(2021、エッセン・フィルハーモニー委嘱)、《What the Thunder Said / 雷神の言葉》(2021、WDR委嘱、第69回尾高作曲賞受賞)、《Wolkenatlas》(2022、SWR委嘱、モナコ・ピエール大公財団作曲賞ノミネート)、《Shades of Echoes》(2022、ケルン・アハトブリュッケン委嘱)、《散華》(2016、フランス文化省委嘱)、《Quinta Materia》(2025、ヴィッテン音楽祭委嘱)、《Monochromer Garten》シリーズ、《Nox》シリーズなど。

www.malika-kishino.com · IRCAM Brahms →
2026年5月現在

Malika Kishino

Photo by Keiko B. Goto

作品
Works作品

Music for Choirs合唱のための音楽

11 works
2000
Satsuki (May)
for mixed choir, 2 trumpets, trombone, 2 percussionists
Mixed choir · Brass · Percussion
7´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
29 November 2000
Salle Varèse, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon
Performers演奏
Etienne Meyer, conductor
Ensemble Vocal de l'Opéra de Lyon
Julian Servanin, Vincent Petit (trumpets)
Vancent Monney (trombone)
Text歌詞・テキスト
Poem by Murō Saisei
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

Programme note — to be added

2005
Lo mes d'abriéu s'es en anat
(April has gone) · for 12 female voices, children's choir and electronic sounds
12 female voices
Children's choir · Electronics
7´00´´
Performers演奏
Choeur Britton
Choeur d'enfant d'Ardèche
Commission委嘱
Choeur Britton
Notes
Based on a folk song from Ardèche

Programme note — to be added

2011
Ichimai-Kishohmon
for mixed choir, Buddhist priests, Sho, Hichiriki, 20-string Koto, percussion, string trio
Mixed choir · Japanese instruments · Strings
15´00´´
Text歌詞・テキスト
Buddhist text (Hōnen-Shōnin, 1212)
World Premiere世界初演
4 October 2011
Kyoto Concert Hall
Commission委嘱
Eikando Zenrinji Temple
Notes
For the 800th anniversary of Honen-Shonin
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13788

Programme note — to be added

2011
Ichimai-Kishohmon
version for choir and piano
Mixed choir · Piano
15´00´´
Text歌詞・テキスト
Buddhist text (Hōnen-Shōnin, 1212)
World Premiere世界初演
4 October 2011
Kyoto Concert Hall
Commission委嘱
Eikando Zenrinji Temple
Notes
For the 800th anniversary of Honen-Shonin
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13783

Programme note — to be added

2011
Prayer / Inori
for mixed choir
Mixed choir
18´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
5 October 2011
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Performers演奏
Chifuru Matsubara, conductor
Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
Commission委嘱
Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13900

Programme note — to be added

2011 / rev. 2017
Prayer / Inori II
for 8 voices (SSAATTBB) — revised version
SSAATTBB
18´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
24 March 2018
St John's Church, Waterloo, London
London Ear Festival
Performers演奏
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Text歌詞・テキスト
After a poem by Rabindranath Tagore
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15549

Programme note — to be added

2012
Dialogue Invisible
for 9 female voices
9 female voices
5´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
19 March 2014
Théâtre Laurent Terzieff de l'Ensatt, Lyon
Musiques en scène 2014
Performers演奏
Nicole Corti, conductor
Choeur Britton
Commission委嘱
Choeur Britton (30th anniversary)
Text歌詞・テキスト
Florence Delay
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14123

Programme note — to be added

2015
Chant
for orchestra and choir
3.3.3.3 / 4.4.4.1 / Timp, 3 perc / Hp / Pno / Strings · SATB Choir
15´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
23 October 2015
Essen Philharmonie · Festival Essen Now!
Performers演奏
Florian Helgath, conductor
Bochumer Sinfoniker · Chorwerk Ruhr
Commission委嘱
Philharmonie Essen
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14950

Programme note — to be added

2017–2018
VOKALE
for choir a cappella divided into 3 groups
A cappella choir · 3 groups
15´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
Festspielhaus Hellerau, Dresden
COROTOPIA – 4. Dresdner Chorwerkstatt für Neue Musik
Performers演奏
Hans-Christoph Rademann, conductor
Dresdner Kammerchor
Commission委嘱
Dresdner Kammerchor
Text歌詞・テキスト
Arthur Rimbaud
(German translation by Stefan George)
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15628

Programme note — to be added

2017–2018
VOKALE, GEKÜRZTE FASSUNG
shortened version · for choir a cappella divided into 3 groups
A cappella choir · 3 groups
11´00´´
Performers演奏
Hans-Christoph Rademann, conductor
Dresdner Kammerchor
Commission委嘱
Dresdner Kammerchor
Text歌詞・テキスト
Arthur Rimbaud (German translation by Stefan George)
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15638

Programme note — to be added

2026
Iroha Chant
for six voices  ·  I. Iroha  ·  II. WakaYo  ·  III. U-I  ·  IV. Yume
6 voices
ca. 14´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
30 May 2026 · 7:30 PM
St. Michael's Church, Brüsseler Platz 13–15
50674 Cologne
zamus: early music festival 2026

The poem uses each of the 47 sounds of the Japanese syllabary exactly once, combining the qualities of a perfect pangram with the poetic condensation of Buddhist thought. In the ancient mysticism of letters, the elements of a writing system were considered mirrors of the universe — thus, the Iroha can be seen as a "periodic table" of sounds, yet with an inner, transcendent beauty.

This poem is based on the four-verse gāthā found in the Buddhist Nehan-gyō (涅槃経), adapted into classical Japanese verse (imayō) without changing the original meaning. The piece is structured in four movements:

I. Iroha — Although the colors (of the flowers) are fragrant, they still fall away.
II. Waka Yo — What is truly constant in our world?
III. U-I — Surpassing the distant mountains of impermanence,
IV. Yume — There is no longer a shallow dream, nor any lingering intoxication.

Additionally, the first seven syllables (i, ro, ha, ni, ho, he, to) correspond to the German pitches A, H, C, D, E, F, G.

When I think of the human voice, a vivid memory comes to mind. In my childhood, I often heard the recitation of Buddhist sutras — performed not only by priests, but also by elderly women from the neighborhood, who gathered in groups to chant together. When they sang, there were always subtle differences in tempo and intonation, and each voice could be heard individually. In this way, a "spectrum" of communal singing emerged, composed of many distinct voices. The recitation of a sutra is a form of prayer — and I understood early on that praying and singing share a common root.

(March 2026, Cologne — Malika Kishino)

Performers演奏
Kölner Vokalsolisten
Commission委嘱
zamus: zentrum für alte musik cologne (KGAM e.V.)
with support of Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
Text歌詞・テキスト
Unknown author, 10th century Japan
Notes
Part of the final project Cobalt Garden

Programme note — to be added

Music with Voice声楽作品

6 works
2003
Battement (Schlag)
for baritone and piano
Baritone · Piano
7´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
2 June 2003
Munich · 7th ADEvantgarde Festival
Performers演奏
Thomas Bauer, baritone
Moritz Eggert, piano
Commission委嘱
7th ADEvantgarde Festival, Munich
Text歌詞・テキスト
Jacques Roubaud

Programme note — to be added

2009
Hila – Hila to…
for countertenor and 7 players
Countertenor · Guitar · Trumpet · Trombone · 2 perc · Piano · Cello
8´40´´
World Premiere世界初演
5 May 2009
Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart
Performers演奏
Daniel Gloger, countertenor
Stefan Tast, conductor
Ensemble Ascolta
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Ascolta
Text歌詞・テキスト
Haiku by Shiki Masaoka
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13815

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2012
Miraiken kara
(from futuresphere) · for Noh voice and alto flute
Noh voice · Alto flute
12´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
1 February 2012
Tokyo Shibaura House
Performers演奏
Ryoko Aoki, Noh voice
Ayako Okubo, alto flute
Commission委嘱
ensemble-Noh
Text歌詞・テキスト
Kenji Miyazawa
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13987

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2019
Farbe der Vokale
for female voice, clarinet and piano
Female voice · Clarinet · Piano
12´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
24 September 2019 · 7 PM
Klingspor Museum, Offenbach
Performers演奏
Carola Schlüter · Andrea Nagy · Olaf Joksch
Commission委嘱
Klangspur Neue Musik im Klingspor
Text歌詞・テキスト
Poem by Arthur Rimbaud
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15960

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2023
YÛ BOSHI YO… (O Evening Star)
for soprano and 6 players
Soprano · 6 players
5´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
1 December 2023
San Fedele Auditorium, Milan
Performers演奏
Pasquale Corrado, conductor
Syntax Ensemble
Dedication
Ivan Fedele (70th anniversary)

Programme note — to be added

2025
Verlorene Farben
for tenor and ensemble  ·  I. ans weiße Licht  ·  II. Kawatta (Veränderung)  ·  III. im Spiegel
Tenor · Harp · Cello · Double bass (5 strings)
12´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
8 February 2026
Festivals cresc… – Biennale für aktuelle Musik

Verlorene Farben sets a text by Julian Prégardien, inspired by a scene from Haruki Murakami, structured in three movements:

I. ans weiße Licht
II. Kawatta (Veränderung / Change)
III. im Spiegel

Atme die Erinnerung ans weiße Licht, die Farben, die dich einst umgaben.
Blicke tief in deine Jugend, umarme die Veränderung.
Du siehst in deiner Augen Schein, an deines Haares Länge nicht die Zeit.
Wer ist es, den du siehst im Spiegel, mit dir gemeinsam einsam?

(Text by Julian Prégardien)

Iki, Kioku, Iro, Shiro, Shiroi Heikari E
Kawatta, Kaotsuki mo Kawatta
Nakatta, Shonen no Kao wa Nakatta
Dare? Kimi wa dare?
Kagami no naka
Kodoku, Kodoku o Wakatsu
Kimi wa dare?

(Japanese text adapted and translated by the composer)

Performers演奏
Julian Prégardien, tenor
Ensemble Modern
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Modern
Text歌詞・テキスト
Julian Prégardien, after a scene by Haruki Murakami

Programme note — to be added

Orchestra管弦楽

6 works
2001–2002
Du Firmament
for orchestra
2.2.2.2 / 2.2.2.1 / 2 perc / Pno / 8.8.6.4.2
11´45´´
World Premiere世界初演
28 February 2002
Auditorium de Lyon
Performers演奏
Pascal Rophé, conductor
Orchestre National de Lyon
Commission委嘱
Orchestre National de Lyon
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13762

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2008
Fluxus ac Refluxus
for large orchestra divided into 7 groups
3.3.3.3 / 4.3.3.1 / Timp, 3 perc / Hp / Pno / 14.12.10.8.6
16´30´´
German Premiereドイツ初演
1 February 2009
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Wolfgang Lischke, conductor
Ultraschall Festival 2009 · Großer Sendsaal, RBB, Berlin
French Premiereフランス初演
8 March 2009
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI
Daniel Kawka, conductor
Festival Présences – 19e édition · Salle Olivier Messiaen, Maison de Radio France
Commission委嘱
Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg / Radio France

Programme note — to be added

2013
Zur Tiefe
for large orchestra
Large orchestra
World Premiere世界初演
20 & 22 September 2013
Staatstheater Cottbus
Performers演奏
Evan Christ, conductor
Philharmonisches Orchester Cottbus
Commission委嘱
Philharmonisches Orchester des Staatstheaters Cottbus
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14463

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2017
Shades of Ochre
for large orchestra
3.3.3.3 / 4.3.3.1 / Tp / 3 Perc / Hp / Pf e Cel / 14.12.10.8.6
21´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
9 June 2017
Tokyo Opera City Hall · Music Tomorrow 2017
Performers演奏
Lawrence Renes, conductor
NHK Symphony Orchestra
Commission委嘱
NHK Symphony Orchestra
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15443

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2020
Ritus
for large orchestra
2.2.2.2 / 4.2.2.1 / Tp / 4 Perc / Hp / Pf e Cel / 8.8.8.6.6
12´00´´
Commission委嘱
Hessischer Rundfunk
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
16287

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2022
Wolkenatlas
for large orchestra divided into three groups
3.3.3.3 / 4.3.3.1 / Tp / 4 Perc / Hp / Pf e Cel / 14.12.10.8.6
ca. 12´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
14 October 2022
Donaueschinger Musiktage 2022
Performers演奏
Bas Wiegers, conductor
SWR Symphony Orchestra
Commission委嘱
Südwestrundfunk for the Donaueschinger Musiktage
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

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2025
Butterfly Dream
for Orchestra
2.2.1.2.1 / 4.2.3.0 / Timp / Hp / Strings
ca. 10´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
17 April 2026
Orchesterzentrum Dortmund
18 April 2026 · Kleve
19 April 2026 · Troisdorf
26 April 2026 · Forum Leverkusen
Performers演奏
Landesjugendorchester NRW
Susanne Blumenthal, conductor
Commission委嘱
Landesjugendorchester NRW
Instrumentation楽器編成
2 Flutes (2° doubling Piccolo) · 2 Oboes · 1 English Horn · 2 Clarinets in B♭ · 1 Bass-Clarinet · 2 Bassoons · 1 Contrabassoon · 4 Horns · 2 Trumpets (mutes: wa-wa, straight) · 3 Trombones (2 Tenor, 1 Bass; mutes: wa-wa, straight) · Harp · Timpani (32", 29", 26", 20") · Strings
Publisher出版社
Schott Music

Zhuang Zhou once dreamed he was a butterfly. When he awoke, he was Zhuang Zhou again. But he did not know — was he Zhuang Zhou dreaming of being a butterfly, or a butterfly now dreaming he was Zhuang Zhou? This is called the Transformation of Things.

This timeless parable from the Zhuangzi serves as the inspiration for Butterfly Dream. At its heart lies a profound question: Where does the dream end and reality begin? Zhuangzi's philosophy invites us to reflect on the fluidity of existence, where the boundary between self and other, dream and waking, is elusive, shifting like mist.

Music, too, exists in this same in-between space. It is made of invisible sounds — born, changing, and vanishing in time. Yet, within those fleeting moments, music can create vivid, deeply personal experiences. Listening becomes a kind of dream, in which we are free to drift, to fly, to become.

In Butterfly Dream, I sought to capture this sense of transformation and freedom. The music flows between contrasting elements — light and shadow, softness and force, elusive motifs that shimmer like dreams, and clear, stable gestures that provide grounding, like reality itself. Through this ever-changing movement, I hope to evoke a space where sound, like a dream, flows freely without boundaries.

In Japanese culture, the butterfly symbolizes life and vitality. May the energy of these young musicians take flight like butterflies, stirring the hearts of all who listen.

(Malika Kishino, Kyoto, August 2025)

INTERVIEW — LANDESJUGENDORCHESTER NRW · JAHRESBROSCHÜRE 2026

Frau Kishino, Sie haben für das Landesjugendorchester NRW komponiert. Was hat Sie an dieser Arbeit besonders gereizt?
Die Faszination des Orchesters liegt in seinen farbenreichen Klängen, der enormen Energie des Klangs und den erstaunlichen Kontrasten. Die Möglichkeiten, die sich daraus ergeben, sind für mich unendlich (Infinity). Es hat mich besonders angesprochen, diese Klangvielfalt und Energie mit jungen Musikerinnen und Musikern zu teilen.

Was bedeutet es Ihnen, für ein junges Orchester zu komponieren?
Es bedeutet, Zeit durch die Musik zu teilen. Ich sehe Musik als einen lebendigen Klangorganismus. Ich möchte zusammen mit den jungen Orchestermusiker:innen den „Klangorganismus" der Musik erleben.

In Ihrem Stück „Butterfly Dream" beziehen Sie sich auf ein Gedicht des chinesischen Philosophen und Schriftstellers Zhuangzi, welcher darin der Frage nach der eigenen Identität nachgeht. Können Sie eine Botschaft oder ein Gefühl beschreiben, das Sie mit Ihrem Werk vermitteln möchten?
„Bin ich im Traum ein Schmetterling gewesen oder bin ich ein Schmetterling, der träumt, ein Mensch zu sein?" – Diese Frage betrifft nicht nur das Thema Identität, sondern spiegelt auch die Vergänglichkeit von Grenzen zwischen Realität und Fantasie sowie zwischen dem Selbst und dem anderen wider.
In unserem heutigen Leben fließt unaufhörlich eine Vielzahl an Informationen über Fernsehen, Zeitungen und Smartphones zu uns. Es gibt Klimakatastrophen, Kriege in anderen Ländern und harte Realitäten, während wir gleichzeitig in unseren eigenen vier Wänden sitzen und diese Welten durch unsere Smartphones erleben. Unsere moderne Lebensrealität erscheint mir genau wie diese Frage.
Schmetterlinge sind seit jeher ein Symbol in vielen Geschichten und Legenden. Zum Beispiel steht der Schmetterling in Japan für Vitalität und Seele. Ich möchte, dass alle, egal in welcher Situation, ihre eigene Lebensenergie und Stärke bewahren und ihrem gewählten Weg treu bleiben.

Welche Rolle spielt für Sie das Hören und das Einlassen auf Klänge im Vergleich zu strukturellen oder theoretischen Aspekten beim Komponieren?
Wie der Titel Butterfly Dream schon andeutet, sehe ich Musik als eine magische – fast traumhafte – Erfahrung, die den Zuhörer:innen eine dichte, intensive Zeit vermittelt. Diese Zeit kann ein traumhafter Zustand sein, vielleicht sogar eine tiefgreifende, unbekannte Erfahrung. Selbst wenn nur zehn Minuten vergehen, fühlt sich die Zeit mit Musik ganz anders an, als wenn sie fehlt. Ich möchte diese dichte, magische Zeit durch den Einsatz von Klangenergie erschaffen und den Zuhörer:innen vermitteln.

Was wünschen Sie sich von der Uraufführung – für das Publikum, das Orchester und vielleicht auch für sich selbst?
Ich wünsche mir, dass die jungen Musiker:innen den Prozess des Spielens eines neuen Werkes genießen und sich von der Entstehung der Musik inspirieren lassen. Ich hoffe, dass das Publikum durch die Musik der Musiker:innen eine „traumhafte" Zeit erleben kann. Und für mich selbst wünsche ich mir, dass ich die Musik hören kann, die ich hören wollte.

— Kira Mohr

Concerto協奏曲

10 works
2007
Himmelwärts II / Vers Le Ciel II
for flute, percussion and 16 strings
Flute (bass, alto, flute) · Percussion · 5.5.3.3
World Premiere世界初演
22 November 2007
Vilnius, Lithuania
Performers演奏
Donatas Katkus, conductor
Camilla Heutenga, flute
Christopher Chamber Orchestra

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2007–2008
Rayons Crépusculaires
for bass drum, large ensemble in 3 groups and 8-channel live electronics
1.1.1.1 / 1.1.1 / Perc / Pno / Hp / 1.1.1.1.1 · 8ch electronics
17´15´´
World Premiere世界初演
15 March 2008
Biennale musique en scène, Lyon
Performers演奏
Daniel Kawka, conductor
Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain
Commission委嘱
GRAME / French State
Production: GRAME
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13820

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2013
Concerto pour Koto
for koto and orchestra
Koto solo · Orchestra
World Premiere世界初演
23 May 2013
Paris, le 104
Performers演奏
Jean-Michaël Lavoie, conductor
Makiko Goto, koto
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Commission委嘱
Radio France
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14351

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2015
HELIODOR
"Hymne für ein nicht existierendes Land" · for trombone and large ensemble
Trb solo · 1.1.2.1 / 1.1.0.0 / Pno, Hp / 2 Perc / 1.1.1.1.1
World Premiere世界初演
10 May 2015
Philharmonie, Cologne
Performers演奏
Bas Wiegers, conductor
Sebastiaan Kemner, trombone
Ensemble Asko Schönberg
Commission委嘱
Acht Brücken Festival
Funded by the Siemens Stiftung
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14853

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2017
Ochres II
for flute, oboe, clarinet and ensemble
Flute · Oboe · Clarinet · Ensemble
17´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
6 May 2017
Wiener Tage für neue Kammermusik 2017
Performers演奏
Daniel Kawka, conductor
Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain
Commission委嘱
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15408

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2020
Infinity [∞]
Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra
Viola solo · 1.1.1.0 / 0.1.1.0 / 2 Perc / Hp / 2.2.0.1.1
ca. 18´30´´
World Premiere世界初演
4 July 2024
Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, Cologne
Performers演奏
Oscar Jockel, conductor
Vincent Royer, viola
Gürzenich Orchestra, Cologne
Commission委嘱
Gürzenich Orchester Köln
Dedication
Vincent Royer & François-Xavier Roth
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
16327

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2020
Oud
Double Concerto for Marimba, Piano and Ensemble
Marimba · Piano · Fl · Cl · 2 Vl · Va · Vc · Cb
ca. 13´30´´
World Premiere世界初演
9 October 2020
Opera City Tokyo
Performers演奏
Ensemble Nomad
Commission委嘱
Takako Arakida Fund
Dedication
Norio Sato
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
16249

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2020–2021
Percussion Concerto
for percussion and orchestra
Percussion solo · 3.3.3.3 / 6.4.3.1 / Tp / 4 Perc / Hp / Pf/Cel / 16.14.12.10.8
ca. 20´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
4 November 2022
Alfried Krupp Saal, Philharmonie Essen
Festival NOW!
Performers演奏
Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor
Alexej Gerassimez, percussion
Duisburger Philharmoniker
Commission委嘱
Festival NOW!
Supported by Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft NRW
Dedication
Alexej Gerassimez
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

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2021
What the Thunder Said
for violoncello and orchestra  ·  69th Otaka Prize
Cello solo · 2.2.2.2 / 2.2.2.0 / Tp / 2 Perc / Hp / 6.5.4.3.2
ca. 7´30´´
Performers演奏
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Oren Shevlin, cello
WDR Sinfonieorchester
Commission委嘱
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Dedication
Oren Shevlin
Award
69th Otaka Prize, NHK Symphony Orchestra
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
16444

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2021–2022
SHADES OF ECHOES
for oboe / English horn and ensemble
Ob/E.Hr solo · 1.0.1.1 / 1.1.1.1 / Perc / Hp / Pf / 1.1.1.1.1
ca. 20´30´´
World Premiere世界初演
1 May 2022
Kölner Philharmonie
ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln
Performers演奏
Yorgos Ziavras, conductor
Peter Veale, oboe / English horn
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Commission委嘱
ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln
Supported by Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung
Dedication
Peter Veale
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
16564

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2024
Oud II
Double Concerto for Marimba, Piano and Ensemble
Marimba · Piano · Fl · Cl · Vl · Vc
ca. 13´30´´
World Premiere世界初演
28 October 2024
Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa, Kyoto
Performers演奏
Toshiro Saruya, conductor
Ensemble Kujoyama
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

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2024
Koto Concerto II
for koto, Noh recitation and 13 players
Koto · Utai (Noh) · Japanese fl · Shakuhachi · Hichiriki · Sho · Recorder · Biwa · Organ · Ko/O-Tsuzumi · Baroque Vl I & II · Viola da gamba · Baroque Vc
World Premiere世界初演
25 October 2024
Musashino Civic Cultural Hall, Tokyo
Performers演奏
Ensemble Muromachi
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Muromachi

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2025
Quinta Materia
for cello and orchestra
Cello solo · 2.2.2.2 / 4.2.2.1 / Tp / 4 Perc / Pf/Cel / Hp / 8.8.6.6.4
ca. 21´30´´
World Premiere世界初演
4 May 2025 · 3:00 PM
Witten, Theatersaal
Musik der Zeit – Schöpfungen im Frühling
Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik
Performers演奏
Johanna Schwartz, conductor
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
WDR Sinfonieorchester
Commission委嘱
Stadt Witten
Dedication
Nicolas Altstaedt
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
17146

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Large Ensemble大アンサンブル

2 works
2002–2003
Danse du Zephyre
for 17 players
1.1.1.1 / 1.1.1.1 / 2 Perc / Pno, Hp / 1.1.1.1.1
17´30´´
World Premiere世界初演
23 May 2003
Salle Varèse, CNSMD de Lyon
Performers演奏
Fabrice Pierre, conductor
Atelier XXème
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13818

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2018
…Kaum einen Hauch…
after Wandrers Nachtlied by Goethe and Schubert
1.1.1.1 / 1.0.0.0 / 1 Perc / 1.1.1.1.1
Premiere
Freispiele 2018 – Goethe Festwoche
Performers演奏
Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
Commission委嘱
Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15659

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Chamber Music室内楽

30 works
Nonet

Nonet九重奏

2014
Stratus – Altocumulus – Cirrus
for 9 players divided into 3 groups
9 players · 3 groups
World Premiere世界初演
12 January 2015
Düsseldorf Tonhalle
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Aventure
Funded by Innovationfonds Arts Baden-Württemberg
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14785

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Octet八重奏

2024
Nox (Gold and Silver) III
for 8 players · after a haiku of Matsunaga Teitoku
Recorder · Japanese fl · Hichiriki · Sho · Baroque Vl I & II · Viola da gamba · Baroque Vc
12´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
25 October 2024
Musashino Civic Cultural Hall, Tokyo
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Muromachi
Text歌詞・テキスト
Haiku by Matsunaga Teitoku
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

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Septet七重奏

2010
Sensitive Chaos
for electric guitar, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, piano and cello
E-guitar · Tpt · Trb · 2 Perc · Pno · Vc
13´30´´
World Premiere世界初演
23 November 2010
Theaterhaus Stuttgart
Performers演奏
Michael Alber, conductor
Ensemble Ascolta
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Ascolta
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13686

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Sextet六重奏

6 works
2006
Himmelsleiter
for alto flute, bass clarinet, trumpet, piano, violin and cello
Alt. Fl · Bs.Cl · Tpt · Pno · Vl · Vc
8´10´´
World Premiere世界初演
10 September 2006 · Takefu, Japan
Takefu International Music Festival
Performers演奏
Fabian Panisello, conductor
MusikFabrik
Commission委嘱
Takefu International Music Festival
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13596

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2006 / rev. 2013
Himmelsleiter II
for alto flute, bass clarinet, trumpet, harp, violin and cello
Alt. Fl · Bs.Cl · Tpt · Hp · Vl · Vc
8´10´´
World Premiere世界初演
20 October 2013
Abtei Marienmünster
Hörfest Neue Musik 2013: Epilog
Performers演奏
Jörg-Peter Mittmann, conductor
Ensemble Horizonte
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14577

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2016
Sange
in memory of Yoshihisa Taira · for six percussionists
6 percussionists
ca. 15´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
5 December 2016
Teatro Comunale Città di Vicenza
Performers演奏
Percussions de Strasbourg
Commission委嘱
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
Notes
Tribute for the 10th anniversary of the passing of Yoshihisa Taira
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15272

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2021
Nox (Gold and Silver)
for two clarinets and string quartet · after a haiku of Matsunaga Teitoku
2 Clarinets · String quartet
12´00´´
Performers演奏
Das Klarinettenduo Beate Zelinsky / David Smeyers
Asasello Quartett
Commission委嘱
Asasello Quartett
Funded by Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
Dedication
40th anniversary of Das Klarinettenduo
20th anniversary of Asasello Quartett
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
16371

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2023
Nox (Gold and Silver) II
for oboe, clarinet and string quartet · after a haiku of Matsunaga Teitoku
Ob · Cl · String quartet
World Premiere世界初演
14 May 2023
Sancta Clara-Keller, Cologne
Commission委嘱
KammerMusikKöln (10+1 anniversary)
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

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2024
Air Song II
for organ, Japanese traverse flute, Hichiriki, Sho and 2 Japanese percussionists
Organ · Nohkan · Hichiriki · Sho · 2 Japanese Perc
World Premiere世界初演
25 October 2024 · Musashino Civic Cultural Hall, Tokyo
Performers演奏
Hiroaki Takaha, conductor · Ensemble Muromachi
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Muromachi

Programme note — to be added

Quintet五重奏

4 works
2001
Astral
for flute, guitar, piano, violin and cello
Fl · Gtr · Pno · Vl · Vc
14´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
26 October 2001 · Tokyo
70th Japan Music Concours
Performers演奏
Yasuaki Itakura, conductor
Tokyo Symphonietta

Programme note — to be added

2006
Himmelwärts / Vers le ciel
for flute, percussion, violin, viola and cello
Fl · Perc · Vl · Va · Vc
12´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
2 September 2006 · Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Performers演奏
Malika Kishino, conductor
Jeunesse Moderne
Commission委嘱
CNSMD de Lyon
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13603

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2010
Aqua Vitae II
for alto flute, bass clarinet, percussion, violin and cello
Alt. Fl · Bs.Cl · Perc · Vl · Vc
7´30´´
World Premiere世界初演
25 September 2010 · Detmolder Sommertheater
Performers演奏
Jörg-Peter Mittmann, conductor
Ensemble Horizonte
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Horizonte / Landesmusikrat NRW
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13652

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2024
Cosmic Tree
for Marimba and String Quartet
Marimba · String quartet
12´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
12 June 2025, Japanisches Kulturinstitut Köln
13 June 2025, Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin
14 June 2025, Werner Reimers Stiftung, Bad Homburg
15 June 2025, Schumannfest Düsseldorf

L'imagination est un arbre. Elle a les vertus intégrantes de l'arbre. Elle est racine et ramure. Elle vit entre terre et ciel. Elle vit dans la terre et dans le vent. L'arbre imaginé est insensiblement l'arbre cosmologique, l'arbre qui résume un univers, qui fait un univers.

(Gaston Bachelard)

Imagination is a tree. It has the integrative virtues of a tree. It is root and boughs. It lives between earth and sky. It lives in the earth and the wind. The imagined tree imperceptibly becomes a cosmic tree, the tree which epitomises a universe, which makes a universe.

(Gaston Bachelard, translated by the composer)

Commission委嘱
Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
Duration演奏時間
11'
Publisher出版社
Schott Music

Quartet四重奏

7 works
1998–1999
Epure
for string quartet
String quartet
15´22´´
World Premiere世界初演
27 April 2010
Auditorium de la Cité de Luxembourg
Performers演奏
Quatuor Lucilin
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14835

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2006
Seventeen Steps
for alto flute, violin, bass koto and piano
Alt. Fl · Vl · Bass-Koto · Pno
4´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
12 December 2006
Japanisches Kulturinstitut, Cologne
Performers演奏
Carin Levine, alto flute · Tomoko Kiba, violin
Makiko Goto, bass koto · Kristie Becker, piano
Notes
Gift for Makoto Shinohara's 75th birthday
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13598

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2023
SCHMETTERLINGSTANZ
for string quartet
String quartet
ca. 17´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
26 March 2023
Kleiner Saal, Bochumer Symphoniker
Performers演奏
Viktoria Quartett: Esiona Stefani, Jiwon Kim (violins)
Aliaksandr Senazhenski (viola) · Philipp Willerding-Bach (cello)
Commission委嘱
Bochumer Symphoniker (10th anniversary of Viktoria Quartet)
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

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2024
SCHMETTERLINGSTANZ (Short Version)
for string quartet · shortened version
String quartet
World Premiere世界初演
14 October 2024
Alte Feuerwache, Cologne
Performers演奏
Peter Veale, conductor
Studio Musikfabrik: Sophia Oertel, Giovanna Zevi (violins)
Yujin Bae (viola) · Maike Danner (cello)
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

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2018
Naki-Ryu II (Flutter Echo)
for string quartet
String quartet
ca. 12´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
15 November 2018
Bludenzer Tage zeitgemäßer Musik 2018
Performers演奏
Quatuor Diotima
Commission委嘱
Bludenzer Tage zeitgemäßer Musik
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15758

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2024
Monochromer Garten XI
for recorder, organ and 2 Japanese percussionists
Recorder · Organ · 2 Japanese Perc
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Muromachi

Programme note — to be added

2026
Ha-Mon (Ripples) 波紋
for Shamisen, Shakuhachi, 25-stringed Koto and Japanese Percussion (Hōgaku Hayashi)
Shamisen · Shakuhachi · 25-stringed Koto · Japanese Perc
World Premiere世界初演
14 March 2026
Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall
Just Composed 2026
Performers演奏
J-TRAD Ensemble MAHOROBA
Hidejiro Honjo, shamisen
Kizan Kawamura, shakuhachi
Maya Kimura, 25-stringed koto
Kisaburo Katada, Japanese percussion
Commission委嘱
Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall
(Yokohama Arts Foundation)
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

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Trio三重奏

5 works
2007
Erwachen
for great bass recorder, bass koto and percussion
G.Bs.Recorder · Bass-Koto · Perc
10´30´´
World Premiere世界初演
19 April 2007 · Dresden, Societaetstheater
Performers演奏
Jeremias Schwarzer, recorder
Makiko Goto, bass koto · Isao Nakamura, percussion
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

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2008
Erwachen II
for bass flute, bass koto and percussion
Bs.Fl · Bass-Koto · Perc
12´10´´
World Premiere世界初演
2 December 2008
Klangaktionen Festival, Munich Gasteig
Performers演奏
Carin Levine, bass flute · Makiko Goto, bass koto
Stefan Blum, percussion
Commission委嘱
Klangaktionen Festival
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13602

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2011
Monochromer Garten II
for bass clarinet, baritone saxophone and trombone
Bs.Cl · Bar.Sax · Trb
11´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
9 October 2011 · Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Performers演奏
Parkhaus Trio: Uwe Dierksen (trb)
Ernesto Molinari (bs.cl) · Marcus Weiss (bar.sax)
Commission委嘱
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14022

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2016
Ochres
for flute, oboe and clarinet
Fl · Ob · Cl
7´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
23 September 2016
7. Hörfest Neue Musik, Detmold
Performers演奏
Ensemble Horizonte: Dante Montoya (fl)
Jörg-Peter Mittmann (ob) · Bertwin Wubs (cl)
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Horizonte
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15240

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2024
SCHMETTERLINGSTANZ II
for three violas
3 Violas
8´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
8 June 2024 · Alte Feuerwache, Cologne
Performers演奏
Trio Estatico
Commission委嘱
Trio Estatico
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

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Duo二重奏

11 works
2002
Scintillation
for piano and harpsichord
Piano · Harpsichord
8´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
31 January 2004 · Lyon
Performers演奏
Thierry Ravassard · Anne-Catherine Vinay
Notes
Based on four haiku by Shiki Masaoka
Publisher出版社
Alphonse Leduc

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2004
Epanouissement II
for bass flute and harp
Bs.Fl · Hp
10´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
17 June 2004 · CNSMD de Lyon
Notes
Examination piece for final harp examination, CNSMD de Lyon
Commission委嘱
CNSMD de Lyon

Programme note — to be added

2007
Halo
for two bass clarinets
2 Bass clarinets
9´43´´
World Premiere世界初演
20 January 2008
Kleiner Sendesaal, WDR, Cologne
Performers演奏
Das Klarinettenduo: Beate Zelinsky & David Smeyers
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13635

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2010
Vague de Passion
for marimbaphone and vibraphone
Marimbaphone · Vibraphone
2´30´´
World Premiere世界初演
17 July 2010
Theaterhaus Stuttgart
25th anniversary concert, Akademie Schloss Solitude
Performers演奏
Ensemble Ascolta
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13640

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2013
Lamento
for two violins · based on a folk song from Fukushima
2 Violins
World Premiere世界初演
7 February 2014 · Angel Studios, London
Performers演奏
Violin duo Retorica
Notes
Tribute to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Benefit CD Symbiosis (Future Trust)
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14565

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2013 / rev. 2014
Lamento II
for violin and viola · based on a folk song from Fukushima
Violin · Viola
World Premiere世界初演
28 September 2014
Weserrenaissance-Museum Schloss Brake, Lemgo
Hörfest Neue Musik Detmold
Performers演奏
Ensemble Horizonte
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14702

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2015
Monochromer Garten VI
for recorder and percussion
Recorder · Percussion
8´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
30 January 2016 · Redoutensaal, Erlangen
Performers演奏
Jeremias Schwarzer, recorder · Isao Nakamura, percussion
Commission委嘱
Bayerischer Rundfunk
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15028

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2017
Ha-Dô
for Daegeum and Koto
Daegeum · Koto
World Premiere世界初演
11 July 2017 · National Gugak Center, Seoul
Performers演奏
Naoko Kikuchi, 13-string koto and voice
Hong Yoo, Daegeum
Commission委嘱
Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15529

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2011
Monochromer Garten
for accordion and cello
Accordion · Cello
10´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
20 December 2011 · Theaterhaus BUK, Berlin
Performers演奏
Christine Paté, accordion · Valéry Dulac, cello
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14088

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2023
Nox (Orange and Blue)
for oboe and harp
Oboe (English horn) · Harp
World Premiere世界初演
22 January 2024 · Studio Musikfabrik, Cologne
Performers演奏
Peter Veale, oboe / English horn
Mirjam Schröder, harp
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Musikfabrik

Programme note — to be added

2024
Monochromer Garten X
for Shakuhachi and viola da gamba
Shakuhachi · Viola da gamba
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Muromachi

Programme note — to be added

Other

Soloソロ

14 works
1997
Danse automnale de feuilles vermeilles
for piano
Piano
11´18´´
World Premiere世界初演
8 March 1998 · Conservatoire de Caen
Festival musique d'aujourd'hui de Caen
Performers演奏
Kyoko Motono, piano
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15813

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2003
Epanouissement
for cello
Cello
11´30´´
World Premiere世界初演
13 March 2004
Biennale Musiques en scène, Lyon
Performers演奏
Benjamin Carrat, cello
Commission委嘱
Benjamin Carrat
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13599

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2006
Koi Hanété…..
for piano · based on a haiku by Shiki Masaoka
Piano
2´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
9 March 2006
Festival de Musiques en scène, Lyon
Performers演奏
Thierry Ravassard, piano
Commission委嘱
ensemble In & Out
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14193

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2011
Monochromer Garten III
for timpani
Timpani
10´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
24 July 2015
National Taiwan University Center of the Arts, Taipei
Concert Hommage à Yoshihisa Taira
Performers演奏
Minh-Tam Nguyen, timpani
Commission委嘱
International Timpani Concours, Lyon
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14027

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2012
Monochromer Garten IV
for 30-string koto
30-string Koto
10´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
3 November 2012 · Shohken Hall, Tokyo
Performers演奏
Miyashita Shuretsu II
Dedication
Miyashita Shuretsu II
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14161

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2013
Monochromer Garten V
for a koto player (13- and 17-string)
Koto (13 & 17 strings)
10´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
9 July 2013 · Sumida Triphony Hall, Tokyo
Koto Collection 25th
Performers演奏
Shoko Otani
Commission委嘱
Koto Collection 25th
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14286

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2015
Monochromer Garten VI
for viola
Viola
8´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
25 March 2015
Viola Modern Festival
Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen
Performers演奏
Vincent Royer, viola
Commission委嘱
Vincent Royer / Folkwang University of the Arts
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14906

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2016
Monochromer Garten VIII
for alto flute
Alto flute
World Premiere世界初演
18 December 2016 · Guamo Festival, Florence
Performers演奏
Roberto Fabricciani, alto flute
Dedication
Roberto Fabricciani
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15294

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2016
Viola
for percussion
Percussion
World Premiere世界初演
25 November 2016 · Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Performers演奏
Sumire Yoshihara, percussion
Commission委嘱
Sumire Yoshihara
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15104

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2018
Naki-ryu (Flutter Echo)
for oboe solo
Oboe
12´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
15 September 2019 · WDR Funkhaus, Cologne
Performers演奏
Peter Veale, oboe
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Musikfabrik
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
15797

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2019
Fragrant Wood
for marimba solo
Marimba
ca. 12´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
17 October 2021 · Seoul Arts Center
Performers演奏
Sun-Min Shim, marimba
Commission委嘱
Sun-Min Shim
Dedication
Sun-Min Shim
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
16175

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2020
Air Song
for organ · for the 50th anniversary of the Schuke-Organ
Organ
World Premiere世界初演
17 October 2021 · Sophienkirche, Berlin
Performers演奏
Anna-Victoria Baltrusch, organ
Commission委嘱
Evangelische Kirchengemeinde am Weinberg
(50th anniversary of the Schuke-Organ)
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
16197

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2021
Nox (Blue)
for clarinet
Clarinet
World Premiere世界初演
24 July 2021 · Hotel Kristiania, Lech
Performers演奏
Shizuyo Oka, clarinet
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
16376

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2023
Snow Moon Wind and Flowers
for baroque violin · Prologue – Elegy  ·  I–IV
Baroque violin
ca. 20´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
17 May 2023 · Forum Dom Köln
zamus: early music festival
Performers演奏
Midori Seiler, baroque violin
Commission委嘱
Midori Seiler / City of Cologne
Dedication
Midori Seiler
Movements
Prologue – Elegy · I. In spring, crimson-purple cloud · II. In summer, dark of the moon, fireflies · III. In autumn, the wind · IV. In winter, snow
Notes
Based on The Pillow Book of Sei Shônagon
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

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2024
Monochromer Garten IX
for piano
Piano
World Premiere世界初演
21 September 2024
Philia Hall, Aoba Ward Cultural Center, Yokohama
Performers演奏
Hisako Kawamura, piano
Commission委嘱
Hisako Kawamura (20th anniversary)
Dedication
Hisako Kawamura
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

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2024
Sui-Mon (Water Patterns)
for guitar solo
Guitar
ca. 8´15´´
Premiere
Tokyo International Guitar Competition 2025
Commission委嘱
Tokyo International Guitar Competition 2025
Dedication
Toshiro Saruya
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

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2026
Waves of Gravel
for cello
Cello
12´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
2–3 September 2026
George Enescu International Competition 2026
Cello Division — second round

Cello vibrato is a deeply personal means of expression, reflecting the individuality of each performer. Its range is remarkably wide — spanning from fierce, turbulent motion like rough ocean waves to quiet, delicate motion like gentle ripples. In this work, these diverse vibratos themselves serve as the primary material from which the music is built.

I have long been fascinated by Japanese gardens and their methods of construction. Inspired by the aesthetic of expressing the gardener's inner world through a minimal selection of elements — such as gravel, stones, and plants — Waves of Gravel draws particular inspiration from the waves formed in raked gravel, and from their distinctive texture.

The coarse and fine waves traced in raked gravel, suggesting rivers and the ocean, mirror the many varieties of vibrato. These patterns are not realistic depictions of nature, but rather expressions of life's turbulence and calm, and of the passage of time itself.

Through vibrato that is at times fierce, at times profound, and at times tender, I hope each performer will express their own richly personal reservoir of waves, flow, and sea.

(23 April 2026, Cologne — Malika Kishino)

Commission委嘱
George Enescu International Competition 2026

Programme note — to be added

Instrumental Music with Electronics電子音楽を伴う器楽曲

7 works
2002
Irisation Aquatique
for bass clarinet, piano, cello and electronic sounds
Bs.Cl · Pno · Vc · Electronics
10´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
3 July 2002 · Salle Varèse, CNSMD de Lyon
Performers演奏
Fabrice Pierre, conductor · Atelier 20ème
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13813

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2005
Eclosion
for harp and 9-channel live electronics
Harp · 9ch live electronics
12´15´´
World Premiere世界初演
14 October 2005 · Espace Projection, IRCAM, Paris
Performers演奏
Christophe Saunière, harp
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14614

Programme note — to be added

2007
Abstentia
for dance and electronics
Dance · Electronics
40´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
23 November 2007 · Viviers en basse Ardèche
Commission委嘱
Théâtre de Viviers

Programme note — to be added

2007 / rev. 2010
Lebensfunke
for bass drum and electronics
Bass drum · Electronics
12´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
7 December 2007 · Munich Gasteig (Festival Klangaktionen)
Performers演奏
Stephan Blume, bass drum
Commission委嘱
Experimentalstudio für akustische Kunst e.V., Freiburg
Production: Experimentalstudio des SWR, Freiburg
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
13633

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2008
Aqua Vitae
for two pianos, two (water) percussions and 8-channel live electronics
2 Pianos · 2 Perc (water) · 8ch live electronics
9´43´´
World Premiere世界初演
12 December 2008 · Piano+ Festival, ZKM, Karlsruhe
Performers演奏
das 2*2 Ensemble
Commission委嘱
ZKM
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14606

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2009
Qualia
for bass koto and 10-channel live electronics
Bass koto · 10ch live electronics
14´30´´
World Premiere世界初演
23 May 2009
Salle Olivier Messiaen, Radio France
Multipnonie Festival, Ina GRM
Performers演奏
Makiko Goto, bass koto
Commission委嘱
Ina GRM · Production: Ina GRM
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
14608

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2010
Lebensfunke II
for bass drum and 8-channel live electronics
Bass drum · 8ch live electronics
16´10´´
World Premiere世界初演
26 January 2010
Ultraschall Festival 2010, Radialsystem, Berlin
Performers演奏
Isao Nakamura, bass drum
Commission委嘱
Experimentalstudio für akustische Kunst e.V., Freiburg
Production: Experimentalstudio des SWR, Freiburg

Programme note — to be added

2019–2020
Ra
for viola and live electronics
Viola · Live electronics
ca. 21´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
7 May 2022 · Liège
Performers演奏
Vincent Royer, viola
Gilles Doneux, live electronics
Commission委嘱
Centre Henri Pousseur (production)
Dedication
Vincent Royer
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
SZ Sugar No.SZシュガー番号
16336

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2021–2022
SHADES
Sept états entre l'ombre et la lumière · for flute, percussion, dancers, video and lighting
Flute · Percussion · Dancers · Video · Lighting
ca. 60´00´´
World Premiere世界初演
11 November 2022 · Espace K, Strasbourg
Performers演奏
Noëllie Poulain, choreography & dance · Yon Costes, dance
Ayako Okubo, flutes · Olivier Maurel, percussion
Raphaël Siefert, lighting & video
Commission委嘱
HANATSUmiroir
Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation
French Ministry of Culture / DRAC Grand Est
Notes
After In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

Programme note — to be added

Music for Japanese & Baroque Instruments邦楽器・古楽器のための音楽

4 works

Ensemble Muromachi — World Premieres: 25 October 2024, Musashino Civic Cultural Hall, Tokyo

2024
Air Song II
for organ, Japanese traverse flute, Hichiriki, Sho and 2 Japanese percussionists
Organ · Nohkan · Hichiriki · Sho · 2 Japanese Perc
World Premiere世界初演
25 October 2024 · Musashino Civic Cultural Hall, Tokyo
Performers演奏
Hiroaki Takaha, conductor · Ensemble Muromachi
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Muromachi

Programme note — to be added

2024
Monochromer Garten X
for Shakuhachi and viola da gamba
Shakuhachi · Viola da gamba
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Muromachi

Programme note — to be added

2024
Monochromer Garten XI
for recorder, organ and 2 Japanese percussionists
Recorder · Organ · 2 Japanese Perc
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Muromachi

Programme note — to be added

2024
Nox (Gold and Silver) III
for recorder, Japanese traverse flute, Hichiriki, Sho and baroque string quartet
Recorder · Nohkan · Hichiriki · Sho · Baroque string quartet
12´00´´
Commission委嘱
Ensemble Muromachi
Text歌詞・テキスト
Haiku by Matsunaga Teitoku
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

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2026
Ha-Mon (Ripples) 波紋
for Shamisen, Shakuhachi, 25-stringed Koto and Japanese Percussion (Hōgaku Hayashi)
Shamisen · Shakuhachi · 25-stringed Koto · Japanese Perc
World Premiere世界初演
14 March 2026
Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall
Just Composed 2026
Performers演奏
J-TRAD Ensemble MAHOROBA
Hidejiro Honjo, shamisen
Kizan Kawamura, shakuhachi
Maya Kimura, 25-stringed koto
Kisaburo Katada, Japanese percussion
Commission委嘱
Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall
(Yokohama Arts Foundation)
Publisher出版社
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)

Programme note — to be added

演奏会
Concerts演奏会
メディア
Mediaメディア
VIDEO映像
YOUTUBE · DONAUESCHINGEN 2022
Wolkenatlas for large orchestra
SWR Symphony Orchestra · cond. Bas Wiegers · Donaueschinger Musiktage 2022
YOUTUBE · ARD KLASSIK
Wolkenatlas — ARD Klassik version
Donaueschinger Musiktage 2022
YOUTUBE · WORLD PREMIERE 2016
Sange for 6 Percussionists
Percussions de Strasbourg · Teatro Comunale Vicenza
YOUTUBE · JAPAN PREMIERE 2019
Sange — Japan Premiere
Percussions de Strasbourg
YOUTUBE · WORLD PREMIERE 2013
Concerto pour Koto
Makiko Goto · Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France · cond. Jean-Michael Lavoie
YOUTUBE · ENSEMBLE MUROMACHI 2024
Monochromer Garten IX, X, XI · Nox (Gold and Silver) III
Ensemble Muromachi · Musashino Civic Cultural Hall Tokyo · 25 October 2024
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連絡
Contactお問合せ
PUBLISHER & MANAGEMENT出版社・マネージメント
PUBLISHER出版社
Alessandro Brutti
SZ Sugar (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni)
Galleria del Corso, 4
20122 Milano, Italy
MANAGEMENT (JAPAN)マネージメント
東京コンサーツ
Tokyo Concerts Inc. / 株式会社 東京コンサーツ
〒169-0051 東京都新宿区西早稲田2-3-18
2-3-18 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051
尚 紀子 / Noriko Sho
TEL +81-3-3200-9755 FAX +81-3-3200-9882
sho@tokyo-concerts.co.jp
CONTACT作曲家連絡先
Malika Kishino
malika_kishino@yahoo.com
SCORES & HIREスコア・貸譜
SCORE & HIRE ORDERS — WORLDWIDEスコア・貸譜注文(世界)
SCHOTT MUSIC GmbH & Co. KG
Weihergarten 5
55116 Mainz, Germany
SCORE & HIRE ORDERS — JAPANスコア・貸譜注文・プロモーション(日本)
Schott Music Co. Ltd.
Hiratomi Bldg., 1-10-1 Uchikanda
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0047, Japan

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研究
Research研究・論文

Academic writings and research dedicated to the works of Malika Kishino

Master's Thesis · CNSMD Lyon · Percussion · 2025–2026
Inspiration, citation ou hommage : la relation entre musique contemporaine et tradition japonaise dans Sange de Malika Kishino
Théo Guimbard  ·  Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon  ·  Discipline: Percussion  ·  Supervisor: Ziad Kreidy
Ce mémoire explore la relation entre musique contemporaine et tradition japonaise à travers l'analyse de Sange pour percussion. L'auteur examine comment Kishino intègre les pratiques rituelles bouddhistes — en particulier la cérémonie de sange (散華) — dans un langage compositonnel contemporain. Inclut un entretien traduit avec la compositrice, une analyse paradigmatique et la partition annotée.
Works studied: Sange
Master's Thesis · Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln · 2017
Interkulturelle Räume in Neuer Musik — Analyse von Malika Kishinos Monochromer Garten VIII mithilfe der TRX Studies
Insa Murawski  ·  Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln  ·  Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Michael Rappe  ·  Second reader: Prof. Dr. Rainer Nonnenmann  ·  Sommersemester 2017
Diese Masterarbeit überträgt die TRX Studies — ein musikwissenschaftliches Analysewerkzeug aus der Popularmusikforschung (Johannes Ismaiel-Wendt) — auf das Gebiet der Neuen Musik. Am Beispiel von Monochromer Garten VIII für Altflöte (2016) untersucht die Autorin, welche kulturellen Repräsentationen und Weltauslegungen in Kishinos Musik hörbar werden, und zeigt eine universalistische Kultursynthese auf, die weder der japanischen noch der europäischen Musikkultur eindeutig zuzuordnen ist.
Works studied: Monochromer Garten VIII for alto flute (2016)