Akira Yamazaki Saxophone Recital Tour 2023 [Kumamoto, Japan

The "Akira Yamazaki Saxophone Recital Tour" has been held every year since 2015, and last year, in particular, the entire program was performed with an orchestra.... Last year, in particular, we performed the entire program with an orchestra, which was an extraordinary event even when I think about it now and gave me great confidence.
This year, I will be performing a solo concert titled "Silence and Sound".
Depending on the venue, I may invite guests, but I will basically perform the entire program as a soloist.
Usually, a piano player or an ensemble is required, but this year's co-star will be "Silence"... or "Ma" as it is also called.
The sound of each venue will be different, and the way the sound resonates and the way the instruments play will be different, which will give the audience a completely different sense of the "pause".

We hope you will enjoy the experience.

Akira Yamazaki Saxophone
Akira Yamazaki graduated at the top of his class from the Department of Music at Heisei College of Music, and received the President's Award in the Music Major Course at the same college.
In 2009, he traveled to France with a grant from the Kumamoto City Foundation for Human Resource Development.
He studied saxophone at the Berlioz Conservatory in the 10th arrondissement of Paris and at the Boulogne-Billancourt Conservatory,
He graduated at the top of his class from the saxophone department of the Conservatoire de Berlioz in the 10th arrondissement of Paris and the chamber music department of the Conservatoire de Boulogne-Billancourt.
He won the first prize in the wind instrument division of the 1st Yokohama International Music Competition.
Grand Prize at the 10th Kyushu Music Competition.
Selected for the audition for the 14th Okiden Sugar Hall Newcomer's Concert, and performed in the main concert.
Performed at the 53rd Western Japan Newcomers' Introductory Concert, and unanimously received the Nishinippon Music Association Prize (Grand Prix) and the Fukuoka Prefecture Board of Education Prize. The jury praised his performance as "a masterful performance that threw a stone at saxophone playing in contemporary music.

First Prize at the 6th Nantes International Saxophone Competition.
First prize at the 87th Leopold Beran International Music Competition in the chamber music category.
Second prize in the chamber music section of the 13th Marco Fiorindo International Music Competition.
He has appeared in many other concerts and won many prizes in national and international competitions.

Since 2015, she has been on an annual recital tour, and also performs as a soloist in wind bands and orchestras, as an extra, in outreach programs, and in collaboration with theater.

Well versed in Celtic music as well as classical, she released her first solo album "Saxelt" on March 22, 2015, and her second album "Nostalgique" and third album "notre favori" on September 31, 2019.
https://lit.link/meiyamasaki