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古典のみならず、現代の表現を求め活動を続ける5人、小濱明人・川村葵山・黒田鈴尊・小湊昭尚・田嶋謙一が結成した超流派の尺八グループ。2020年、作曲家・藤倉大によるテレワーク作品「Longing from afar」を本人の指揮と共に収録し動画を公開。これが実質的なデビューとなる。同年、邦楽ジャーナル誌の表紙を飾り、巻頭インタビューも掲載された。積極的に委嘱初演を行い、尺八音楽の未来を開拓している。
Shakuhachi 5 is a group of five shakuhachi players transcending affiliation with particular schools of performance who, in addition to their activities in the classical repertoire, are constantly striving after new forms of expression appropriate to the modern era. The group made its debut in 2020 with a video recording of the telework composition Longing From Afar in a performance conducted by the work’s composer Dai Fujikura. The group was featured on the cover of the Japanese traditional music magazine Hōgaku Journal also in 2020 in an edition of the magazine that featured an interview with the members of the group. Shakuhachi 5 are engaged in commissioning and premiering new works as they strive to pioneer the future of shakuhachi music.
Akihito Obama
Akihito Obama studied under Toshimitsu Ishikawa and completed a course of study at the Ikuseikai, the NHK training institute for performers of traditional Japanese instruments. He has performed frequently in concerts at the National Theatre and at overseas music festivals outside Japan. He gave the world premiere of Dai Fujikura’s Shakuhachi Concerto in the version for ensemble. He has released ten CDs including one of shakuhachi honkyoku entitled Jakujō kōin (The Light in the Silence).
Kizan Kawamura
Kizan Kawamura studied under his father Taizan Kawamura. He was awarded first prize at the Kumamoto National Hōgaku Competition and the Gold Medal at the National Tozan School Honkyoku Competition. He is a member of the Japanese orchestra Mutsunowo and the ‘J-Trad’ ensemble Mahoroba.
Reison Kuroda
Reison Kuroda studied under Reibo Aoki II and III. He was awarded first prize at the International Shakuhachi Competition held in London in 2018. He has presented solo concerts worldwide including many first performances of new works and concertos for the shakuhachi. He is a member of Hougaku Quartet / Hougaku Shijyuusoudan and of RigarohieS and serves as Japan Cultural Envoy sponsored by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs.
Akihisa Kominato
Akihisa Kominato is a shakuhachi performer of the Kinko school and the third iemoto of the Kominato school of minyō (folksong). He studied under the late Living National Treasure Gorō Yamaguchi and graduated from the Department of Traditional Music at the Tokyo University of the Arts. He made his major debut on Avex in 2004. He serves as tourism ambassador for the city of Sugagawa in Fukushima Prefecture and as producer of Blends, the series of programmes broadcast by NHK featuring music played on Japanese traditional instruments.
Ken-ichi Tajima
Ken-ichi Tajima graduated from the Department of Traditional Music at the Tokyo University of the Arts in 2006 and served as assistant at the university between 2009 and 2012. He was awarded the Newcomers’ Prize at the 69th Arts Festival sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2014. He is general director of the comedy band Yurubito and head of the Ken’ichi Tajima Music Theatre Ensemble. He is also a member of the Aioi Wagakki Orchestra and of the Japan Sankyoku Association.
(English Translation: Robin Uechi)
