Inspired by Le dit du Genji and the Heian period, renowned Japanese pianist Tamayo Ikeda and Aurélien Dumont weave an original programme combining references to the work of Murasaki Shikibu in a dialogue between Japan and Europe.
Introduced by Le murmure des kamis - a brief presentation of early Japanese music by Aurélien Dumont, the concert will explore the music played in Europe during the Heian period, the traditional art inspired by Le dit du Genji during the Edo period, and the music influenced by the poetry of the Heian period in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century.
Inspired by Le dit du Genji and the Heian period (794-1185), renowned Japanese pianist Tamayo Ikeda and Aurélien Dumont weave an original programme combining references to the work of Murasaki Shikibu in a dialogue between Japan and Europe.
Conference concert
Tamayo IKEDA (Artistic direction)
Fumié HIHARA (koto, singing)
Sébastien FOURNIER (countertenor)
Hiroaki OGASAWARA (akyôgen)
Programme
Introduction
Aurélien Dumont
The murmur of the kami - the music of medieval Japan and its echoes in Japanese and European music.
Pièces musicales
La beauté du soir – Yugao, Kengyo Kikuoka (1792-1847)
Koto
Beata Viscera Marie Virginis, Pérotin le Grand (1160-1230)
Koto et contreténor
Dame des Mauves – Aoï no uë, Kengyo Yamada (1757-1817)
Koto, kyôgen katari et piano
Trois poésies de la lyrique japonaise, Igor Stravinsky (1882-1771) ;
n° 2 Mazatsumi et n° 3 Tsaraïuki
Kyôgen, piano et koto
Arrangement around Clair de lune sur un château en ruines,
Rentaro Taki (1879-1903) and Clair de lune Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Koto, piano, countertenor and kyôgen