Mr. Naoyuki Miura (Japan)
President, Artistic Director of the Music from Japan, Inc.

 Since he established Music From Japan (MFJ) in 1975, Mr. Miura has devoted himself to the promotion of contemporary Japanese music in the United States. After twenty-five years of touring throughout the Americas, Central Asia, and Japan, MFJ has presented a total of over 300 works by about 100 Japanese composers, including 40 world premieres, 28 of which were self-commissioned.

Photo courtesy Ken Howard

Music From Japan
 In recent years, Music From Japan's annual festival, Featured Composer's Concerts, symposiums, and other events have helped to broaden the audience for contemporary and classical Japanese music and to enliven the dialogue between artists in Japan and the United States. In 1994, for the purpose of creating a source of information on contemporary Japanese music, Mr. Miura also
established the Resource Center for Japanese Music. This center serves as a repository of information on Japanese composers, performers, music, and culture. It provides access to its Composer Database, the largest existing English-language database of Japanese composers, and maintains a wide collection of printed and recorded research materials.

Brief Personal History

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