Tetsuya Yamamoto

(Last update : 3 May 2025)

Founded a contemporary music ensemble "Ensemble Recurrence" with Takahiro Uchiyama, flutist. We will hold our first concert on 16 December 2024 at Ryogoku Monten Hall, Tokyo. (16 November 2024)

I won the 1st prize in the Category A of the composition section at The 34th Young Musician International Competition "Città di Barletta" in Italy. (24 May 2024)

Selected as a winner in the category ACA of the 4th Andrée Charlier Composition Competition in Charleroi, Belgium. The winning piece "Solitude" will be presented as a required piece for the piano competition to be held this year. (28 April 2024)

Upcoming events

Biography

Born in 1989 in Nagano, Japan. Tetsuya Yamamoto has 3 masters: Two in the composition from Kunitachi Collage of Music in 2014 and National Conservatory of Lyon (CNSMDL) in 2019, and the other in the orchestral conducting from Royal Conservatory of Mons ARTS² in 2023. In addition, he obtained the diploma of Cycle de perfectionnement of composition from Conservatory of Marseille in 2017, and DEM of orchestral conducting from Conservatory of Lille in 2023.
In these educational institutions, he studied composition with Motoharu Kawashima, Michio Kitazume, Régis Campo, Philippe Hurel and Martin Matalon, studied orchestral conducting with Laurent Goossaert, Alexandre Bloch, Federico Tibone, Rémi Durupt and Nicolas Krüger.

Yamamoto has received several awards: 1st Prize at the composition section of the 34th Young Musician International Competition "Città di Barletta" (2024), Prize winner at the ACA Category of the 4th Andrée Charlier Composition Competition (2024), Prize winner at the 4th Young Composer's Competition for the concert "Joe Hisaishi Presents Music Future Vol.9" (2022), 1st Prize at the 9th International Piano Competition Smederevo Composition Category (2022), 1st prize at the Musica Prospettiva "shortones" call for composers (2021), Prize Winner at the "Prix Vedrarias Musique 2020", Composition prize André Chevillon - Yvonne Bonnaud at the 14th International Piano Competition of Orléans (2020), 1st prize at the 13th International Composition Competition "Francisco Escudero" (2020), Prize winner at the "Île de créations 2018" composition competition by the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, 1st Prize and Special Prize at the 6th International Antonín Dvořák Composition Competition (2015), Prize Winner at the 27th JSCM Composers Award (2010), etc.

He has participated in ARCo Academy 2023 in Marseille, Sävellyspaja International Composition Masterclass in Helsinki/Porvoo (2023), Académie de direction du Val d'Arly in Savoie (2022), Ensemble MotoContrario International Composition Masterclass in Trento (2021), Barcelona Modern International Composition Course (2020/22), Takefu International Composition Workshop (2013/14) where he studied composition with Francesco Filidei, Yann Robin, Sarah Nemtsov, Henry Fourès, Eva Reiter, Jukka Tiensuu, Tomi Räisänen, Stefano Gervasoni, Alberto Posadas and Misato Mochizuki.
And also his works has been performed in several festivals: Music From Japan Festival in New York (2017/25), Festival Ars Musica (2024), Avanti! Summer Sounds Festival in Finland (2023), Festival Osmose in Belgium (2022), Japan Saxophone Festival (2017), Basklarinet Festijn in Utrecht (2016), Ryogoku Art Festival in Tokyo (2015), Bowling Green New Music Festival in Ohio (2014), Asian Composers League Festival & Confarence in Singapore (2013), Thailand International Composers Festival (2013), Suntory Summer Festival in Tokyo (2012) and Festival 5 Giornate in Milan (2011). He was featured in the program of Radio France "Création mondiale" with his orchestral piece "In the circle..." in 2018.

After living in France and Belgium for 9 years, he moved his base to Japan since September 2023. Currently, he is a member of the "Association Franco-Japonaise de la Musique Contemporaine", a faculty member of composition/music theory at Kunitachi College of Music, and musical director/conductor of Ensemble Reccurence.
WEB: http://www.tetsuyayamamoto.net

Competition, Award, Call for Scores

The 34th Young Musician International Competition "Città di Barletta" Composition Section, Category A - Italy (May 2024)
The 4th Andrée Charlier composition competition, Prize Winner of the category ACA - Charleroi, Belgium (April 2024)
6th International Composition Competition "Artistes en Herbe", Special Prize of the President - Luxembourg (March 2023)
Call for Scores for the Festival Osmose 2022, Selected - Evere, Belgium (December 2022)
4th Young Composer's Competition of the concert "Music Future Vol.9" organized by Joe Hisaishi, Excellent Works (Prize Winner) - Tokyo (October 2022)
9th International Piano Competition Smederevo, Composition Category, 1st prize - Smederevo, Serbia (May 2022)
Prix Vedrarias Musique 2020, Prix du jury (Prize Winner) - Verrières-le-Buisson, France (Dec. 2021)
Musica Prospettiva "shortones" call for composers, 1st prize - Italy (July 2021)
16th / 14th "Sun River Prize" Students' New Music Composition Competition, 2nd Prize - Chengdu, China (Dec. 2020 / Dec. 2018)
13th International Composition Competition "Francisco Escudero", 1st Prize - Hernani, Spain (Oct. 2020)
14th International Piano Competition of Orléans, Composition Prize André Chevillon - Yvonne Bonnaud - France (Oct. 2020)
PROJECT 21st MaCS 2020 Call for Scores Composition for Flute, Honorable Mention - Hong Kong (July 2020)
3rd Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition for Young Composers, Honorable Mention - Krakow, Poland (Mar. 2020)
1st International Composers Competition "New Music Generation 2019", 3rd Prize - Nur-Sultan (Dec. 2019)
40th / 38th International Composition Contest "Valentino Bucchi Prize", Finalist - Rome (Dec. 2019 / May 2017)
Obtention a scholarship from the Nomura Foundation (Apr. 2018)
"Île de créations 2018", composition competition by the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, Prize Winner (Feb. 2018)
Call for Scores for Vox Novum Composer's Voice PUZZLE-GARDE, Selected - Bucarest (Feb. 2017)
4th International Edison Denisov Young Composers Competition, 2nd Prize - Tomsk, Russia (Sep. 2016)
Call for Scores for Bass Clarinet Miniatures 2016, Selected - Utrecht, Netherlands (Jan. 2016)
6th International Antonín Dvořák Composition Competition, 1st Prize and Special Prize (The best variation/fuga among Senior participants) - Prague (Aug. 2015)
Call for Scores for the 35th Annual Bowling Green New Music Festival, Selected - Ohio, USA (Oct. 2014)
7th JFC Composers Award, Honorable Mention - Tokyo (Dec. 2013)
31st ACL Festival & Conference in Singapore Young Composers Competition, Representation from Japan (Sep. 2013)
9th Thailand International Composers Competition, Finalist - Bangkok (July 2013)
12th TIAA Japanese Composers Competition, Jury's Prize - Tokyo (Sep. 2012)
JASSO Excellent Student Grant 2011-2012, Incentive Prize - Japan (Dec. 2011)
27th JSCM Composers Award, Prize Winner - Tokyo (Oct. 2010)
2nd Hiroshima Composition Competition, 2nd Prize - Japan (July 2010)
8th Hirosaki Cherry-garden Composition Competition, 1st Prize and Special Prize by the Mayor of Hirosaki - Japan (Apr. 2010)
7th Hirosaki Cherry-garden Composition Competition, 2nd Prize - Japan (Apr. 2009)
44th / 43rd Shimpei Nakayama Music Prize, Excellence Prize - Nakano, Nagano, Japan (Jan. 2008 / Jan. 2007)

Academy, Masterclass

ARCo Academy 2023, participant - Marseille (July 2023)
Sävellyspaja International Composition Masterclass 2023, participant, study with Jukka Tiensuu and Tomi Räisänen - Helsinki and Porvoo (June 2023)
Conducting Academy of Val d’Arly 2022, Active trainee, studied with Aurélien Azan Zielinski - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle, France (Aug. 2022)
Barcelona Modern International Composition Course 8th Edition, Listener and Reading Session participants - Barcelona, Spain (Jan. - June 2022)
Ensemble MotoContrario International Composition Masterclass 2021 with Stefano Gervasoni - Trento, Italy (Sep. 2021)
Barcelona Modern International Composition Course 6th Edition, Active participants, studied with Alberto Posadas - Barcelona, Spain (Jan. - June 2020)
Archipel Ose! Academy 2020, selected as an Active participants - Lyon, France / Geneva, Switzerland (Apr. 2020, cancelled because of Covid-19)
IRCAM Mani-feste Academy 2017, Auditor - Paris (June - July 2017)
14th Takefu International Composition Workshop, Scholarship participant, studied with Misato Mochizuki - Takefu, Fukui, Japan (Sep. 2014)
13th Takefu International Composition Workshop, Participants, studied with Francesco Filidei (Sep. 2013)
2nd / 1st Seminar of the conducting by the Association Franco-Japonaise Musique Contemporaine, Participants, studied with Kanako Abe and Masakazu Natsuda (May 2014 / Apr. 2013)

Festival (Participation / Performance of work)

Music from Japan Festival 2025 - New York, USA (Feb. 2025)
Festival Ars Musica - Bruxelles (Nov. 2024)
37th Avanti! Summer Sounds Festival - Helsinki (June 2023)
13th Nagano Monzen-machi Music Festival - Nagano (Dec. 2022)
Festival Osmose 2022 - Evere, Belgium (Dec. 2022)
Music from Japan Festival 2017 - New York, USA (Feb. 2017)
Japan Saxophone Festival 2017 - Tama, Tokyo (Feb. 2017)
Basklarinet Festijn 2016 - Utrecht, Netherlands (Jan. 2016)
1st Ryogoku Art Festival - Tokyo (Aug. 2015)
17th World Saxophone Congress "SAXOPEN", Participants - Strasbourg, France (July 2015)
35th Annual Bowling Green New Music Festival - Ohio, USA (Oct. 2014)
31st ACL Festival & Conference in Singapore (Sep. 2013)
9th Thailand International Composition Festival - Bangkok (July 2013)
Suntory Summer Festival 2012 - Tokyo (Aug. 2012)
Festival 5 Giornate 2011 - Milan, Italy (Mar. 2011)

Works

Orchestra / Ensemble / Symphonic Band

"Oath of the Lying Dragon" Ceremonial Overture for Wind Orchestra (2023) / 3'00" (3,1*,6,1*,4sax/4,3,3,2,1euph/timp.-4perc/0,0,0,0,1*)
Violon de Picasso for 6 Musicians (2023) / 7'00" (Fl, Cl, Perc, Hp, Vc, Cb)
Hoquet de croissant for 16 Flutists (2020) / 7'30" (2 Picc, 6 Fl, 4 Alto, 3 Bs, Cb)
Sept miniatures et postlude à février for Orchestra (2020) / 8'30" (2,2,2,2/4,2,3,1/3perc.-hp./10,8,6,6,4)
Barcarolle of Spoon River for Soprano and Ensemble (2019/22) / 7'00" (A.Fl, Cl, Vn, Va, Vc, Pf)
Celebration Overture on a Korean Folk Song "Doraji" for Symphonic Band (2015/18) / 6'30" (2,1*,2+Bs*,1*,3sax/2,2,2,1,1euph/timp.-2perc.-hp*/0,0,0,0,1*)
In the circle... for Orchestra (2017) / 10'00" (3,3,3,3/4,3,3,1/timp.-3perc.-hp.-cel./16,14,12,10,8) (7'24")
Scenes of Ithaca for Soprano and Ensemble (2017) / 8'00" (Fl, Cl, Vn, Va, Vc, Pf)
Temps de chèvre for 5 Musicians (2015) / 9'00" (Fl, Cl, Acc, Vc, Perc)
Kettenfaser für Kammerorchester von 12 Spieler (2014) / 7'00" (1,1,1,1/0,1,0,0/1perc.-1pf./1,1,1,1,1)
Light in Azumaya for Symphonic Band (2009) / 7'30" (3,1,5,1,5sax/4,3,4,1,1euph/7perc./0,0,0,0,1)

Chamber

Inadani for Gagaku Ensemble (2024-25) / 11'00"
Osmotic Study for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (2024) / 8'00"
Jardin miniature brillant for Piano 4 Hands (2024) / 10'00"
Kappauso Main Theme for Trumpet and Bassoon (2023) / 1'00"
Feroce for 10 Musicians (2023) / 3'30"
Fragments d'automne, ou traces for Shakuhachi and Koto (2023) / 9'30"
Gimmick Bach 3 for 6 Musicians (2022) / 7'10"
Danse de mirlitons for Oboe and Bassoon reeds only (2022) / 3'30"
Scala for Clarinet and Alto Saxophone (2022) / 4'30"
Voix de l'orgue 3 for Trombone and Piano (2021) / 8'00"
Murmure des anges invisibles for Ondes Martenot, Viola and Piano (2021) / 12'00"
Hirondelle traverse le ciel azur for Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone and Trumpet (2021) / 4'00"
Voix de l'orgue 2 for Accordion Quartet (2020) / 8'30"
Appels de la forêt, ou après d'une aria... for Harpsichord and Baroque Violin (2019) / 2'30"
Canut for Piano Trio (2018) / 5'30"
Vox humana for Hichiriki and Sho (2018) / 11'30"
Galop for Violin and Piano (2018) / 3'00"
Bacronymist for Gemini (and its satellite) for Trumpet, Baritone and Piano (with Performer) (2018) / 1'00"
Étude d'alterné for 2 Clarinets and Piano (2018) / 4'50"
Point Counterpoint Counter for Saxophone Quartet (2017) / 5'00"
5 Encores for Saxophone Quartet (2012-16/17) / 17'30" (1) (2) (1,2,3,5)
Voix de l'orgue for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2016) / 7'30"
Gimmick Bach 2 for Saxophone Quartet (2016) / 5'00"
7 Personnages en centre-ville for Saxophone Quartet (2016) / 8'00" (minimum)
Célesta for String Trio (2016) / 6'30"
SPEAR for Flute Quintet (2015) / 4'40" (Picc, 3 Fl, A.Fl)
Ice and Charcoal for 2 Bass Clarinets (2015) / 2'00"
Defect for Zephyros (Trumpet in C with slide) and Guitar (2015) / 7'30"
Hyaku-jo for Clarinet Quartet (2013) / 4'30"
Horizontal Study for Clarinet Quartet (2013) / 4'50"
Arabesque avec la dualité for Slide Whistle and String Quartet (2013) / 7'30"
Capriccio for Slide Whistle Duo (2013) / 50"
Shochikubai for Mandolin Quintet (2013) / 10'30" (2 Mln, Mla, Mlc, Gt)
COCOON for Flute Quartet (2012) / 4'50"
Crescent Moon in the Azure Twilight for Alto Flute, Violin and Prepared Piano (2012) / 2'30"
Sullen Face for Flute, Violin and Piano (2012) / 7'30"
Pop-up fragments for Violin and Piano (2012/13) / 8'00"
Kairos for Trombone and String Trio (2011/16-18) / 12'00"
10.5 Pieces for Violin and Viola (2011) / 7'00" (minimum)
cross stitch for Saxophone Sextet (2011) / 12'00"
Slide Whistle Trio for 3 Slide Whistles (2011) / 4'30"
Gimmick Bach for String Quartet (2010/11) / 9'00"
Universal Study for Clarinet Sextet (2010) / 4'40"
Logical Fallacy for Double Bass and Harp (2010) / 7'00"
INTER-KINESIS for Violin and Piano (2010) / 12'00"
Charasax for Saxophone Quartet (2009) / 6'20"

Solo

Il trillo del diavolo for Sopranino Saxophone (2025) / 7'30"
Solitude for Piano (2024) / 1'50"
Rempart, Littoral, Interlude et dix fragments accompagnés for Piano (2022) / 6'30"
Métier à tisser sur la colline for Harpsichord (2021) / 6'30"
Poème de Cité for Clavietta (or Melodica) (2020) / 25"
Couleurs suspendues for Piano (2020) / 8'30"
Pittoresque au crépuscule for Alto Saxophone and Drone (2020) / 6'30"
Cadence pour concerto pour basson K.191 de Mozart for Bassoon (2020) / 2'00"
Paysage de givre for Piano (2020) / 6'30"
Cascade - Stèle - Nocturne for Alto Flute (2019-20) / 16'00"
Dogenzaka for Viola (2013/16) / 3'00"
...sur les couleurs de la vie - Hommage à Edith Piaf for Vibraphone (2014) / 7'00"
Accordion for Piano (2014) / 7'00"
Luminosity for Clarinet and Electronics (2013) / 7'30"
Dogenzaka for Cello (2013) / 3'00"
Psychedelic Study for Clarinet (2011) / 5'30"
Crime and Drumsticks (Tsumi to Bachi) for Snare Drum (2011) / 7'30"
perhpas vairation? for Baritone (2011) / 7'30"

Others

Le printemps endormi Version for Voice and Piano (2019) / 6'00"
Le printemps endormi for Mixed Chorus and Piano (2019) / 6'00" (Sop, Alto, Ten, Bass)
Déstinations des nuages for Mixed Chorus and Piano (2019) / 2'30" (Sop, Alto, Ten, Bass)
Nostalgie for Mixed Chorus and Piano (2019) / 3'30" (Sop, Alto, Ten, Bass)
Le premier amour Version for Vocal and Piano (2017) / 3'30"
Le premier amour Version for Female Chorus and Piano (2017) / 3'30" (Sop, M-Sop, Alto)
Le premier amour for Mixed Chorus and Piano (2017) / 3'30" (Sop, Alto, Ten, Bass)
Music for "New Nonomi Folktails" (Ensemble Version) for Photographic slide, Reading and Ensemble (2012/13) / 18'00" (Fl, Cl, Vn, Vc, Perc, Pf)
Music for "New Nonomi Folktails" for Photographic slide, Reading and Chamber Orchestra (2012) / 18'00" (1,1,1,1/1,0,0,0/1perc.-1pf./1,1,1,1,1)
Opening Bell No.1 "2012 Winter" for Fixed Media (2012) / 32"

Arrangement

Isoldes Liebestod by Richard Wagner for Soprano, Horn, Viola and Piano (2025) / 7'00"
Vier Letzte Lieder by Richard Strauss for Soprano, Horn, Viola and Piano (2025) / 22'00"
Furusato for Piano (2022) / 4'30"
Hide and seek of the seasons - Medley of the four seasons in Japan for Soprano and Piano (2020) / 5'00"
Violin Concerto by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky for Violin and Chamber Orchestra (2019) / 36'00"
3rd and 4th movement (extract) from "Sheherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for 12 Saxophones (and 5 Percussionists ad lib.) (2014) / 15'00"
Shabondama (Soap Bubble) by Shimpei Nakayama for Violin and Piano (2013) / 3'00"
Czardas by Vittorio Monti for Flute, Clarinet, Violoncello and Piano (2012) / 4'00"
Pictures at an Exposition by Modest Mussorgsky for 7 musicians (2011) / 35'00" (Cl, 2 Sax, Bsn, Hr, M.Sop, Pf)
Extract from "The Merry Widow" by Franz Lehar for Flute Orchestra (2010) / 20'00" (Picc, 8 Fl, A.Fl, B.Fl, Cb.Fl, 4 Perc)
Extract from 3rd Act of "Tosca" by Giacomo Puccini for Flute Orchestra (2009) / 12'00" (Picc, 6 Fl, 2 A.Fl, 2 B.Fl, Cb.Fl)
"Bolero de Ravel" by Maurice Ravel for 7 musicians (2009) / 17'00" (Fl, 3 Cl, Sax, Pf, Perc)

CD

Video / Audio

Radio

Sunday Music BOX
(3 April 2022, 1 hour / SBC Shin-Etsu Broadcasting Radio)
** Music programming:
Tetsuya Yamamoto / Extract from "In the circle... "
Andre Kandore / Kandore Mandore
Momoe Yamaguchi / Toshigoro
Candies / Anata ni Muchu
Hideki Saijo / Koisuru Kisetsu
Hiromi Iwasaki / Duet
DREAMS COME TRUE / Anata ni Aitakute
Speaker: Akiko Ikuta and Tetsuya Yamamoto

Memories&Discoveries
(24 August 2021, 30 min. / Tokyo FM)
** Music programming:
Camila Cabello / Don't Go Yet
Soft Glas / Coral Springs
Tetsuya Yamamoto / 1st & 3rd Movement from "In the circle..."
Dick Lee / Beautiful Sunday
Sunset Rollercoaster / Hyperfocus
Speaker: Saori Hayami and Kenshiro Sakairi

Memories&Discoveries
(25 August 2021, 30 min. / Tokyo FM)
** Music programming:
Room Eleven / Always
Childish Gambino / Summertime Magic
Tetsuya Yamamoto / 4th & 5th Movement from "In the circle..."
Blur / Best Days
Sunset Rollercoaster / Hyperfocus
Speaker: Saori Hayami and Kenshiro Sakairi

Le concert du soir - "Sporting Club" avec l'Orchestre national d’Île-de-France et Julien Masmondet
(2 November 2018, 1 h 58 min. / France Musique, Radio France)
** Music programming: (1st half)
Tetsuya Yamamoto / In the circle...
Claude Debussy / Jeux, poème dansé
Arthur Honegger / Rugby, mouvement symphonique n°2
Iannis Xenakis / Rebonds B pour percussion solo
Andy Akiho / Ricochet, concerto pour ping-pong, violon, percussions et orchestre

Création mondiale : l'intégrale - "In the Circle" pour orchestre de Tetsuya Yamamoto (Diffusion intégrale et portrait du compositeur)
(12 May 2018, 30 min. / France Musique, Radio France)
** Music programming:
Temps de chèvre for flute, clarinet, accordion, percussion and cello (2015, extract)
Arabesque avec la dualité for slide whistle and string quartet (2013, extract)
In the circle... for orchestra (2017)
Iannis Xenakis / Rebonds B for percussion (extract)
Scenes of Ithaca for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano (2017, extract)
Crescent Moon in Azure Twilight for alto flute, violin and prepared piano (2012, extract)
Arabesque avec la dualité (reprise, extract)
2nd movement from Gimmick Bach for string quartet (2010/11, extract)

Création mondiale - "In the circle..." pour orchestre de Tetsuya Yamamoto
(7-11 May 2018, 5 min. each / France Musique, Radio France)
** Music programming: In the circle... for orchestra (2017)

Le concert du soir - Salvatore Sciarrino ("Oeuvres des années 1970 et 1980")
(4 April 2018, 1 h 58 min. / France Musique, Radio France)
** Music programming: (2nd half)
Camille Pépin / Vajrayana for orchestra (extract)
Tetsuya Yamamoto / Sullen Face for flute, violin and piano (2012)
Iannis Xenakis / Rebonds B for percussion
Claude Debussy / Jeux - poème dansé for orchestra (extract)

YouTube / SoundCloud

Playlist - Contemporary

Playlist - Tonal Music

Events

Upcoming Events

June 2025 - Tokyo [Composition] [Conducting] [Japanese Premiere]

July 2025 - Tachikawa, Tokyo [Conducting] [World Premiere]

August 2025 - Kobe [Composition] [World Premiere]
New work for Chorus and Orchestra (2025/World Premiere)

August 2025 - Tachikawa, Tokyo [Conducting]

Thu. 9 October 2025 - Toyosu Civic Center Hall (Tokyo) [Conducting] [Project]
Concert of Ensemble Recurrence

November 2025 - Tachikawa, Tokyo [Conducting] [World Premiere]

In progress...
New work for Piano (2021-)
New work for 2 Saxophones (2022-)
New work for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano (2022-)
Cycle for Saxophone and Drone (2023-)
New work for Flute and Piano (2024)
New work for Chorus and Orchestra (2025)

Contact

olivieryamamoto@yahoo.com

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