Showdown!! Violin vs. Horn vs. Electronics (piano)

Showdown!! Violin vs. Horn vs. Electronics (piano)

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Performers
Violin: Kuromitsu (Mitsuaki Kuroda)
Horn: Genius Thinker Bot (Kei Kondo)
Electronics, Piano: Masamichi Kinoshita

Program
Masamichi Kinoshita: Study for Soft Voice II (vn, hr, pno and electronics) Premiere
Other performances are currently under consideration. There will also be improvisation.

Including Kuromitsu, who will be coming from Okayama, these three disparate performers share the same stage, nudging toward a showdown where neither beauty nor order is guaranteed.
Masamichi Kinoshita's new work is "Study for Weak Notes II." Weak, small sounds become a cold flame, and silence becomes a trap. The improvisation will then accelerate to a critical point.
For ears tired of music in its comfort zone.
Witness the dangerous collision of sounds that can only occur here.

Kuromitsu (Violin)
Makes a living as a violinist in Okayama.
Based on classical music, he is active in improvisational performances, particularly free improvisation.
He is the director of the Mitsuaki Kuroda Violin School, the representative of the Okayama Free Improvisation Gathering, and the organizer of the Sohei Takahata Music Academy.
He is currently running the "Kuromitsu Improvisation Series" and "Listening to Unaccompanied Music in Church."
His first album, "Tamashii Vol.1 Violin Free Improvisation," was released in 2023.
His second album, "Tamashii Vol.2 Two Violins Free Improvisation," was released in 2024.
He began playing the violin with the Okayama Asahi High School Orchestra and studied at Okayama University's Faculty of Education and Kurashiki Sakuyo University (as an auditing student). He served as conductor of the Setouchi Chamber Orchestra (2015-2025). He studied violin under the late Yuko Mori, Eiko Kataoka, and Hiroko Kondo.

Genius Thinker Bot (Kei Kondo)
He graduated from the University of Tokyo Secondary School. After graduating from Hiroshima University's Faculty of Education, Department of Music and Culture (Horn major), he completed a Master's degree in Music Education (Composition) at Tokyo Gakugei University's Graduate School.
He has previously hosted the "Forgotten Instruments Exhibition," featuring period instruments, and the "Question" series of horn recitals, consisting entirely of contemporary pieces. His project was selected as a recipient of the Tokyo Arts Council's first-term grant for the creation of arts and culture in fiscal year 2020.On X (formerly Twitter), under the account name "Genius Thinker Bot," he presented the results of his research on various horn playing techniques. [@Kondoh_K]

Masamichi Kinoshita
Born in Ono City, Fukui Prefecture in 1969. He pursues intense musical pursuits every day, focusing on composition, planning, and improvisation.