菅野由弘

Graduated from the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music with the Master's Degree in 1980. In 1979, he won the Prince Pierre of Monaco Musical Composition Award for his "String Quartet", then vastly later in 1994, his "Les Temps de Miroirs--L'Horizontale du Vent" for ryuteki, sho, and electronic music became the recommended work of International Music Council sponsored by UNESCO. His work for ballet "Mandala", after being premiered in Tokyo in 1987, was performed at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1988 and toured New York and Washington, D.C. in 1991. Among his recent works, the work for Gagaku orchestra "Moon Phase" was performed in Tokyo, Germany and Spain, and the work for Japanese traditional ensemble "A Lunar Note" was performed in Tokyo and several cities in the United States. Kanno's compositions are founded on three genres--the Western orchestral music, the Japanese traditional instruments, and the computer music. Employing the various elements freely and unboundedly, he has composed a number of pieces based on Japanese idioms and traditions.