Hiroyuki Iwaki

Conductor. Born in Tokyo. Dropped out of the Department of Percussion at the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts, and became a conducting researcher at the NHK Symphony Orchestra in 1956, studying conducting under Akeo Watanabe and Hideo Saito. In the same year, he made his debut conducting Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique" at a special NHK Symphony Orchestra concert. In 1960, he participated in the NHK Symphony Orchestra's world tour, and since then has served as guest conductor for orchestras in Japan, as well as in Europe and the United States, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, and Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted and recorded many contemporary pieces, especially the premieres of works by Japanese composers, and contributed to their popularity.

Since 1988, he has served as music director of the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, Japan's first professional chamber orchestra. He commissioned pieces for the orchestra to perform at their regular concerts, and recorded CDs as "Messages for the 21st Century," contributing to the development of chamber orchestra repertoire. He also serves as music director of the Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus, lifetime conductor laureate of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, lifetime conductor laureate of the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, and lifetime principal conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra. He has received the Grand Cordon of the Order of Australia (1985), the Suntory Music Prize (1988), the Order of Arts and Letters of France (1990), the Broadcasting Culture Prize (1993), the Medal with Purple Ribbon (1996), the Japan Art Academy Onshi Prize (2002), and the Asahi Prize (2006). He has written many books, including "Fuukei no Fukei" (1983), and in 1991 he received the Japan Essayist Club Prize.

[Yoko Narazaki]

"Iwaki Music School - Break the boundaries and have more fun" (1977, Kobunsha) ▽ "Composers in Action - A Collection of Interviews with Iwaki Hiroyuki" (1986, Shinchosha) ▽ "Songs of the Forest" (1990, Asahi Shimbun) ▽ "Landscapes of Bullying" (1996, Asahi Shimbun) ▽ "Composer Takemitsu Toru and the Person Mayuzumi Toshiro" (1999, Sakuyo Gakuen Publishing Department) ▽ "Conducting Lessons" (1999, Bungeishunju) ▽ "The Craftsmen of the Orchestra" (2002, Bungeishunju) ▽ "Shadows of Sound" (2004, Bungeishunju) ▽ "From Kudanzaka - Stick-shaking is a Very Dangerous Business" (Asahi Bunko) ▽ "Landscapes of Sheet Music, Landscapes of the Philharmonic" (Iwanami Shinsho) ▽ "Iwaki Hiroyuki's Karam Column, Honeyhoheto Musical Sermon (Shincho Bunko)" ▽ "Stick-Flying's Holiday, Stick-Flying's Waiting Room, Stick-Flying's Cafe Terrace (Bunshun Bunko)" ▽ "The Other Side of the Revolving Door (Shueisha Bunko)"

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指揮者。東京生まれ。東京芸術大学音楽学部打楽器科を中退、1956年（昭和31）にNHK交響楽団指揮研究員となり、渡辺暁雄(あけお)、斎藤秀雄に指揮を師事。同年、N響特別演奏会でチャイコフスキーの交響曲第6番『悲愴(ひそう)』を指揮してデビュー。60年のN響世界一周演奏旅行に参加、以後国内はもとより、ベルリン・フィル、ウィーン・フィル、バンベルク交響楽団をはじめ欧米諸都市のオーケストラの客演指揮を務めた。現代曲とりわけ日本人作曲家の初演作品の指揮および録音を多く手がけ、その普及に貢献した。

　1988年（昭和63）より日本最初の職業室内オーケストラであるオーケストラ・アンサンブル金沢の音楽監督を務めた。同オーケストラのために作品を委嘱して定期公演で取り上げるほか、「21世紀へのメッセージ」としてCD録音し、室内オーケストラのレパートリーの開拓にも貢献した。東京混声合唱団音楽監督、メルボルン交響楽団終身桂冠指揮者、札幌交響楽団終身桂冠指揮者、N響終身正指揮者を兼任。オーストラリア大勲章（1985）、サントリー音楽賞（1988）、フランス芸術文化勲章（1990）、放送文化賞（1993）、紫綬(しじゅ)褒章（1996）、日本芸術院恩賜賞（2002）、朝日賞（2006）などを受けた。『楽譜の風景』（1983）など多数の著作があり、91年（平成3）には日本エッセイストクラブ賞を受賞。

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『『岩城音楽教室――ワクをはずして、もっと楽しもう』（1977・光文社）』▽『『行動する作曲家たち――岩城宏之対談集』（1986・新潮社）』▽『『森のうた』（1990・朝日新聞社）』▽『『いじめの風景』（1996・朝日新聞社）』▽『『作曲家武満徹と人間黛敏郎』（1999・作陽学園出版部）』▽『『指揮のおけいこ』（1999・文芸春秋）』▽『『オーケストラの職人たち』（2002・文芸春秋）』▽『『音の影』（2004・文芸春秋）』▽『『九段坂から――棒ふりはかなりキケンな商売』（朝日文庫）』▽『『楽譜の風景』『フィルハーモニーの風景』（岩波新書）』▽『『岩城宏之のからむこらむ』『ハニホヘト音楽説法』（新潮文庫）』▽『『棒ふりの休日』『棒ふりの控室』『棒ふりのカフェテラス』（文春文庫）』▽『『回転扉のむこう側』（集英社文庫）』

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