Madoka Mori (ACC 2023) started her 4-month fellowship in New York. She has created new contemporary music, interweaving contemporary music, having its roots in western classical music, with the spirits of Japan where her roots are from. She is also eager to collaborate and produce projects with different genres of arts including visual art, sculpture, dance and traditional Japanese arts to expand the possibility of classical music. Through her fellowship, Mori aims to discover a new language for her composition by absorbing different cultures, build an international network of artists from various genres of arts and seek the possibility for innovative collaboration between diverse arts and contemporary music.

 

Profile

Graduated from Toho Gakuen School of Music. Won the second prize of the 83rd Music Competition of Japan at the age of 20. This composition led to the discovery by Toshi Ichiyanagi and to the award the Toshi Ichiyanagi Contemporary Prize as the youngest recipient in history. The most notable works include [Double Concerto JANUS] commissioned by Suntory Hall,  [SANBASOU] , a work for traditional Japanese instruments (commissioned by Hidejiro Honjo) and [MONOLOGUE] for Chinese instrument Erhu. Other activities include a projection mapping concert with choreographer, Akira Shirai (Kanagawa Arts Foundation Project), and the exhibition with sculptor, Susumu Koshimizu at Tokyo Gallery + BTAP. Established MORIMUSICOFFICE in 2020 to diversify copyright management. Lecturer at Toho Gakuen from 2017 to 2022.