Yuuko Amanuma

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Yuuko Amanuma (born September 2, 1955 in Saitama , Japan ) is a Japanese conductor and composer . She holds a professorship at the University of Music in Würzburg and directs the Würzburg Opera School.

Professional background

From 1977 to 1981 Yuuko Amanuma studied at Tokyo University of the Arts, majoring in composition and minor subjects in piano and singing. In 1983 she began studying conducting in Tokyo and in Banff , Canada , with Victor Feldbrill . From 1985 to 1988 he studied in the soloist class at the Hanover University of Music and Theater with a major in conducting. In 1986 Yuuko Amanuma was a student in the master class with Ferdinand Leitner and David Epstein in Salzburg . In 1995 and 1996 he went on to study with Rolf Reuter in Berlin , for which Yuuko Amanuma received an annual scholarship from the Japanese government.

The cooperation u. a. with Leonard Bernstein and Toru Takemitsu shaped her musical career as well as the internships with Daniel Barenboim at the State Opera Unter den Linden , Berlin and at the Bayreuth Festival .

In 2003 she was composer in residence at the theater of the state capital Magdeburg and enjoyed great success as the second Kapellmeister and composer.

Yuuko Amanuma is a professor at the University of Music Würzburg and directs the Würzburg Opera School.

Other engagement

Yuuko Amanuma is committed to the construction of retirement homes for aging musicians in Japan and Germany based on the model of Giuseppe Verdi's famous Casa Verdi . In 2004 she therefore founded a foundation for La Casa di Cielo (Italian: Himmelshaus) in Tokyo and gives benefit concerts to finance it.

Awards

  • 1988 Edward van Beinum Prize (1st prize in the competition of the international master class for young conductors, Hilversum , Netherlands )

Publications

As a composer, Yuuko Amanuma is dedicated to both chamber music and opera .

Sheet music editions (selection)

Compositions (selection)

  • 2003: The Treacherous Heart (opera), world premiere Tokyo 2003

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Pat Christ: à la “Casa Verdi”: Yuuko Amanuma wants to found homes for aging musicians. In: nmz.de. February 11, 2015, accessed June 18, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b Amanuma, Yuuko - University of Music Würzburg. In: hfm-wuerzburg.de. March 4, 2011, accessed June 18, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g female conductors. In: dirigentinnen.de. Retrieved June 18, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b c d Amanuma, Yuuko. In: musicscores.de. Retrieved June 18, 2017 .
  5. ^ Magdeburg Congress. In: magdeburg.de. June 15, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2017 .
  6. ↑ the treacherous heart. In: potocki.de. Retrieved June 18, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Opera & Dance 2003/01: names and facts. In: operundtanz.de. August 1, 2003, accessed June 18, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Amanuma, Yuuko
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese conductor, composer and university teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd September 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Saitama , Japan