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DAI FUJIKURA     Biography     Works

 

 

ORCHESTRA

  • Swarming Essence (2007)  16'
    2232 / 4220 / 4perc / strings and electronics
    commissioned by Radio France and IRCAM
    premiered by Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France + IRCAM (Manuel Poletti)
    conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw, Paris 09.06.07

  • Crushing Twister (2006)  8’
    2222 / 4320 / 3 perc. / strings
    Commissioned by the BBC and premiered by the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Charles Hazelwood at the BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.08.06

  • Stream State (2005)  12’
    3332 / 4331 / harp. pf. 3 perc. / strings
    Commissioned by the Lucerne Festival, premiered by the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, conducted by Pierre Boulez, Lucerne, 09.09.05

  • Vast Ocean (2005)   20’
    Solo trombone + 2222 / 2200 / pf. 2 perc. / strings with live electronics
    Commissioned by SWR for Donaueschinger Musiktage, premiered by the Hilversum Radio Orchestra and Experimentalstudio Heinrich-Strobel-Stiftung, conducted by Peter Eφtvφs at Donaueschinger Musiktage, Germany, 15.10.05


ENSEMBLE / CHAMBER

  • Time Unlocked (2007)  11'
    for ob, cl, bn, pf, vln, vla
    commissioned and premiered by Ensemble InterContemporain, Paris 05.04.07

  • Wave Embraced (2006)  18'
    solo horn + fl. ob. bcl. bsn. trp. trb. 2perc. pf. 2vln. vla. vc. db.
    commissioned by BIT20

  • Phantom Pulse (2006)   20’
    12 perc.
    Commissioned by the Lucerne Festival and performed by the Lucerne Percussion Group, conducted by Michael Cerutti, 11.09.06

  • Cutting Sky (2006) 4’
    koto. vla
    Commissioned and premiered by OKEANOS at City of London Festival, 07.07.06

  • Abandoned Time (2004 rev. 2006)
    solo electric guitar + fl. cl. / pf. perc. / vln. vla. vc. db.
    Commissioned by Kanazawa arts foundation for Ensemble Nomad
    Premiered by Ensemble Nomad, conducted by Hiroaki Takaha, Yokohama, Japan, 2004.
    Revised version premiered by I.C.E., conducted by Rei Hotoda, Chicago, USA, May 2006.

  • Vanishing Point (2004, revised 2006)  10’
    1 fl. 1 ob. 1 cl. 1 bsn. / 1 horn. 1tpt. 1 trmb. / 2 perc. 1pf. 1 hp. / 2 vln. 1vla. 1 vc. 1 db.
    Commissioned and premiered by Ensemble Modern, conducted by Franck Ollu, Frankfurt, 05.10.04.  Revised version premiered by Ensemble InterContemporain, conducted by Jonathan Nott, Paris, 08.06.06

  • Another Place (2005)   10’
    string quartet
    Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize commission, premiered by the Maggini Quartet, Cheltenham Music Festival, UK, 15. 07. 05

  • Be II (2005) 12’
    percussion quartet (Developed from the solo percussion work Be)
    Premiered by Slagwerkgroep Den Haag, Gaudeamus Music Week, Netherlands, 04. 09. 06

  • code 80 (2005)   4’
    1 fl./picc. 1 ob. 1 cl. 1 bsn. / 1 horn. 1tpt. 1 trmb. / 2 perc. 1pf. / 2 vln. 1 vla. 1 vc. 1 db.
    Commissioned and premiered by the Ensemble InterContemporain for Pierre Boulez’s 80th birthday concert, conducted by Jean Deroyer, Paris, 13.02.05

  • Breathless (2004) 1’
    vln. toy piano
    Premiered by I.C.E. Chicago, May 2004

  • Locked Voices (2004) 4’
    2 hp.
    Premiered by Double Action, London, January 2004

  • Touch of Breeze (2004) 1’
    vla. cl. and sho
    Commissioned and premiered by OKEANOS, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, UK, November 2004

  • Fifth Station (2003-2004)  15’
    1 afl. 1 bcl. / 1 tpt. 1 horn. 1 tmb. / 2 vln. 1 vla. 1 vc. 1 db.
    Commissioned and premiered by the London Sinfonietta, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, QEH, London, 14.02.04

  • Reach Out (2002)  10’
    saxophone quartet (sopranino/soprano. soprano/alto. soprano/tenor. soprano/baritone)
    Co-Commissioned by the Apollo Saxophone Quartet and the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. Premiered Huddersfield, UK, November 2002

  • Blue Sky Falling (2001)  9’
    afl. cl. / tpt. / vc. / db. / live electronics
    Commissioned and premiered by the London Sinfonietta, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, QEH, London, 27. 04. 01

  • Okeanos Breeze (2001) 10’
    sho. koto. ob. cl. vla
    Commissioned and premiered by OKEANOS, Manchester, 2001

  • Broken Shakle (2001) 8’
    bcl. accordion
    Commissioned and premiered by Muta, Japan Festival 2000/01, London, Winter 2001

  • Clari4nics (2000) 10’
    2 cl. 2 bcl.
    Co-Commissioned by South East Music Schemes, the Chinook Clarinet Quartet and St. Mary-in-the-castle. Premiered by the Chinook Clarinet Quartet, UK, Summer 2000

  • Frozen Heat for 13 Musicians (1998)  6’
    pic. Ssax. Tsax. Bsax. / 1 hn. 3tpt. 2trb. 1 Btrb. / pf. db
    Premiered by the Orkest de Volharding, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, UK, November 1998


VOCAL WORKS

  • But, I fly (2005) 10’
    12 voices (3333) (text by Harry Ross)
    Commissioned and premiered by Vox Humana, Tokyo Bunka-Kaikan, 20.11.05

  • Still Sweet (1998, rev. 2006)  6’
    mezzo sop. vla, afl  (rev. version: text by Harry Ross)
    Premiered by Ksenia Jones (mezzo soprano), Aroa Garcia Sanchez (viola),
    Leora Alexander (alto Flute), London, 1998


WORKS WITH VIDEO

  • moromoro (2003) 8’
    piano, tape and video (optional: video by Tomoya Yamaguchi)
    Commissioned and premiered by Tomoko Mukaiyama, Logos Festival, Netherlands, 27.01.04

  • teki (2003) 8’
    piano and video (video by Tomoya Yamaguchi)
    Premiered by Sarah Nicolls, London, 20.03.03


SOLO WORKS

  • Rubi(co)n (2006) 1’
    100 notes for clarinet or bass clarinet
    Premiered by Joshua Rubin, New York, Spring 2006

  • Eternal Escape (2001 rev. 2006) 5’
    vc.
    Commissioned by John Woolrich
    Premiered by Adrian Bradbury, Hoxton Music Festival, Summer 2001

  • Be (2004) 14’
    solo percussion
    Joint commission: BBC Radio 3 and the Royal Philharmonic Society
    Premiered by Colin Curry, Spitalfields Festival, London, Summer 2004

  • Perla (2003)  4’
    solo bass recorder
    Premiered by Rachel Barnes, Winter 2003

  • ..only.. (2001) 5’
    harp
    Premiered by Kate Smith, Summer 2001

  • Hibiki in the line (2000) 5’
    cl. (sax)


WORKS FOR PIANO

  • Returning  (2006)  4’
    pf.
    Commissioned and premiered by Noriko Ogawa at the City of London Festival, 30.06.06

  • Half-Remembered City (2002)  10’
    pf. 4 hands
    Commissioned and premiered by Waka Hasegawa and Joseph Tong, with funds from the PRS Foundation, Tokyo, Summer 2002

  • Sleeping Ashes (2002)  5’
    pf.
    Premiered by Ananda Sukarlan, 2003

  • Echo Within (2001)  6’
    pf.
    Premiered by Atsuko Niki, Wigmore hall, Spring 2001

  • Lost Shadows (2000) 10’
    pf.
    Commissioned by the Park Lane Group, premiered by Yukiko Shinohara, London, 12.01.2001

  • Piano Studies 1-3:
    1) Frozen Heat Piano Study (1998) 6’
    Premiered by Jane Trainer, London, Summer 1998
    2) Deepened Arc Piano Study (1998)  6’
    Premiered by Veselin Stambolov, Ppianissimo Bulgaria, Spring 2001
    3) Subito Disperato Piano Study (2000) 6’
    Premiered by Louise King, London, Summer 2000


WORKS WITH ELECTRONICS

  • Vast Ocean (2005)   20’
    solo trombone + 2222, 2200, pf, 2 perc, strings with live electronics (see Orchestral works)

  • moromoro (2003) 8’
    piano, tape and video (optional: video by Tomoya Yamaguchi)
    (see Works with video)

  • Blue Sky Falling (2001)  9’
    afl. cl. tpt. vc. db. live electronics (see Ensemble/chamber)


WORKS WITH JAPANESE INSTRUMENTS

  • Cutting Sky (2006) 4’
    koto. vla (see Ensemble/chamber)

  • Touch of Breeze (2004) 1’
    vla. cl. and sho (see Ensemble/chamber)

  • Okeanos Breeze (2001) 10’
    sho. koto. ob. cl. vla (see Ensemble/chamber)


SPECIAL OCCASION

  • Banitza Groove! (2006, re-composed 2007) 5' 
    2222 / 2200 / strings
    Commissioned by KAJIMOTO Concert Management for New Year Concert series, premiered by Wiener Ring Ensemble in January, Japan.
    Revised/orchestration version: commissioned by Manning Camerata, premiered by Manning Camerata conducted by Peter Manning. Florence Hall, Royal Institute of British Architects, London.16.11.07


WORKS IN PROGRESS

  • The Voice 10'
    Bn + Vc
    Commissioned by Pascal Gallois
    Planned to be released on CD

  • New Work  20’
    solo voice + large ensemble
    Commissioned by Ensemble InterContemporain, France
    Planned Premiere: April 2008, Ensemble InterContemporain, Paris 

  • New Work  20’
    solo piano + symphony orchestra
    Commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra, UK
    Planned Premiere: 2008/09, Philharmonia, Noriko Ogawa (piano)

  • New Work  10’
    trb. + electronics
    (from "Vast Ocean")
    commissioned by London Sinfonietta, UK