Yuji Takahashi

is a Japanese composer, performer, pianist and author.

Studied under Roh Ogura and Minao Shibata. In 1960, he made his debut as a pianist by performing Bo Nilsson's "Quantitaten". He lived in Europe from 1963 to 1966 where he worked with Iannis Xenakis. He gave the first performance of Xenakis' "Herma" and "Eonta".

His sister is a pianist, Aki Takahashi.

elected List of Works

*Time (tape)
*Chromamorphe I (fl, hrn in F, trp in C, trb, vib, vn, cb)
*Chromamorphe II (pf)
*6 stoicheia (4vn)
*Rosace I (amplified vn)
*Rosace II (pf)
*Operation Euler (2 or 3ob)
*Metathesis I (pf)
*Manangali: didactic piece for women's chorus
*Three poems of Mao Tse-Tung (pf or vo [cho] , pf)
*Chained Hands in Prayer (pf)
*For you I Sing This Song (cl in B flat, vn, vc, pf)
*Ji(t) (fl, pf)
*Sieben Rosen hat ein Strauch (vn)
*Kwanju, May 1980 (pf)
*The Pain of the Wandering Wind (pf)
*Like a Water-Buffalo (acc)
*Turn the Corner of the Morning (perc)
*Thread Cogwheels (koto, orch)
*Insomnia (vn, hp)
*Bed Story (vo, koto)
*Sea of Mud (cho, perc)

ee also

*Japanese literature

External links

* [http://www.suigyu.com/yuji/Yuji_Takahashi_en.html Official website]