Nobuya Sugawa．The Art of the Saxophone
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Toshio Hosokawa
Blossoming II (2011) (Hong Kong première)
Debussy
Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone & Orchestra (Sugawa Version)
Fazıl Say
Ballad for Alto Saxophone & Orchestra, Op 67 (2016) (Hong Kong première)
Commissioned by Nobuya Sugawa
Sibelius
Symphony No 1 in E minor, Op 39
Nobuya Sugawa (Saxophone)
“A top-class saxophone player who has superlative technique and flexible musicality.”
Bravo Magazine
“A masterful performer…It is simply hard to imagine more impeccable playing tonally, technically or tastefully.”
The Japan Times
Has worked with many renowned orchestras and conductors including the Philharmonia, BBC Philharmonic, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit and Alan Gilbert
Has commissioned and championed many new works including, apart from Fazıl Say’s Ballad, Fuzzy Bird Sonata and Cyber Bird Concerto by Takashi Yoshimatsu, Saxophone Concerto Esse in Anima by Akira Nishimura, Saxophone Concerto by Edward Gregson, Florida to Tokyo by Chick Corea and Fantasia by Ryuichi Sakamoto
His highly acclaimed discography includes recordings of saxophone masterpieces and contemporary works written for him
Has toured and recorded with jazz musicians such as Ron Carter and Martin Taylor
Hamamatsu Art and Culture Special Award 1996
Roberto Forés Veses (Conductor)
Musical & Artistic Director, Orchestre d’Auvergne, France
Fazıl Say (Composer)
A brilliant pianist and prolific composer who regularly receives commissions from the world’s most prestigious festivals and groups including the Salzburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festivals, Konzerthaus Berlin, Vienna Konzerthaus, Radio France, BBC, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, City of Bayreuth, etc.
His compositions and their recordings have received critical acclaims and awards such as the ECHO Klassik special prize
Toshio Hosokawa (Composer)
Award-winning composer whose works have been commissioned and premiered by the likes of Vienna Philharmonic/Gergiev (Salzburg Festival), Cleveland Orchestra (Lucerne Festival), Berlin Philharmonic/Rattle, Hamburg State Opera/Nagano, Munich Biennale, La Monnaie Brussels and Aix-en-Provence Festival, etc.
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Saxophone：Nobuya Sugawa [Japan]
Composer：Toshio Hosokawa; Debussy; Fazıl Say; Sibelius
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