Mr. Naoyuki Miura (Japan)
- The Japan Foundation Awards
- William Gerard Beasley, C.B.E. Ikuo Hirayama
- The Japan Foundation Special Prizes
- Kosta Balabanov The Berliner Festspiele
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
- 1964
- Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music with a major in double bass
- 1965
- Performed Dragonetti's "Double Bass Concerto" with The Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
- 1966
- Studied in New York as a Fulbright Scholar
- 1967-84
- Played with the American Symphony Orchestra
- 1969-79
- Invited to be a soloist at the Newport Romantic Music Festival
- 1970
- Graduated from the Julliard School of Music
- 1971-88
- Bassist with the New York City Opera Orchestra
- 1975-
- Founder and Artistic Director of Music From Japan, Inc.
- 1985-88
- Panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts
- 1985-88
- Artistic Director, "East-West Horizons Music Festival"(Tokyo)
- 1986-
- Professor of Fukushima College
- 1996-2001
- President of Fukushima College
Awards Received
- 1985
- Foreign Minister's Award (Japan), Ongaku no Tomo Sha Award, Best Producer of the Year Award
- 1996
- Nippon Steel Music Award, Kenzô Nakajima Music Award
- What We Do Top
- Arts and Cultural Exchange [Culture]
- Japanese-Language Education Overseas [Language]
- Japanese-Language Education Overseas [Language] Top
- Learn Japanese-language
- Teach Japanese-language
- Take Japanese-Language Test
- Know about Japanese-language education abroad
- The Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa
- The Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai
- Japanese-Language Programs for Foreign Specified Skilled Worker Candidates
- Japanese Language Education for Japanese Children Resident Overseas and for the Descendants of Migrants
- Archives
- Japanese Studies and Global Partnerships [Dialogue]
- JF digital collection
- Other Programs / Programs to Commemorate Exchange Year
- Awards and Prizes
- Publications