Kaito Nakahori

Born in 1989 in Japan, Kaito Nakahori began composing at the age of 14 when Toru Takemitsu's music made a great impression on him. Strongly influenced by Japanese Gagaku music and Western avant-garde music from an early stage, he has focused on the various sounds contained within a single note and advocated the concept of “Spacetime music.'' In 2015, his portrait concert was held at the United Nations in New York, when he conducted and presented his pieces including Summit of Mt. Fuji. Since then, Hotarubi commissioned by Goethe Institut in 2017, Samon commissioned by Kyoto Art Center in 2018, Two Different Paintings commissioned by Tokyo Bunka Kaikan at the 150th anniversary concert of Japan and Hungary diplomatic relations in 2019, Theater Opera Zero (the original text and staging by Oriza Hirata) commissioned by Toyooka Theater Festival in 2020, Electronics Opera Countless Wells (Co-production with IRCAM) commissioned by Fondation Royaumont in 2021, Abyss (dedicated to Arditti Quartet) commissioned by Takefu International Music Festival in 2022 and many other pieces have been gained a good reputation internationally as a contemporary composer. He has won Brian M. Israel Prize (2016) and 1st Prize at Impronta Ensemble Composition Competition (2019), and has given composition lectures at The Japan Cultural Institute in Rome, National University of Colombia, Takefu International Music Festival, Tokyo College of Music and Hiroshima City University. Currently, he is based in New York and Tokyo.