Masaki Ogawa ，Horn
Born in Musashino City, Tokyo. After graduating from the Music High School attached to the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts in 1987, he worked as a contract musician at the Toho Gakuen University Music Department, a member of the Yamagata Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo New City Orchestra, and the Shiki Theater Company Musical Orchestra. Currently a member of the Tokyo Mozart Players (orchestra) and The Speciosa★ Ensemble, "Wind Quintet" (woodwind quintet), "Wind Ensemble" producer, and horn player. Deputy conductor of the Mitaka Junior Orchestra. In addition to guest performances in many orchestras, in the musical field, he has participated in "Elisabeth", "King and I", "Miss Saigon", etc., especially with the Shiki Theater Company "Lion King" for 13 years. (One Foundation) Registered artist of "Public Hall Music Activation Support Project" for regional creation. (Public interest incorporated foundation) A rare horn player who has a Lifelong Learning Music Instructor Class A certification of music culture creation certification. In addition to being frequently invited as a trainer for many other amateur orchestras and brass bands, he also serves as a judge for brass band competitions and ensemble contests in various places. In addition, he is involved in a wide range of activities such as cooperation with "Nodame Cantabile". "Expert profile" http://profile.ne.jp/pf/masaki-ogawa/ Currently writing a column.
In February 2007, he established Arimi Co., Ltd. in hopes of smooth progress in the ever-increasing number of performance jobs that accompany production. Since then, in parallel with his performances, he has held many concerts centered on woodwind ensembles such as the “Kaze Quintet” and “Kaze Ensemble”, produced and performed for artists dispatched by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, produced CDs, Worked on the production of opera orchestras. In particular, the “Quintet of the Wind” currently performs more than 150 times a year, making it one of the most active ensembles in Japan. Recently, he has had more opportunities to arrange woodwind quintets, some of which are included in the 2012 CD "Quintet of the Wind ~Opposition No. Beast Ban". Since 1997, he has also operated JSWAJ.COM as an individual.
As a chamber musician, the CDs are "Animal Carnival -Kaze Quintet-", "Kaze no Quintet-17 Variations-", "Kaze no Quintet-Kaze No. Beast Ban", "Kaze Quintet-Summer". 's music & world famous song medley collection" (4 works concurrently produced) "Tokyo Winds", "Tokyo Wind Soloists", "Daisuke Motegi's own performance collection", and "Mikio Ito's work collection". For the 2012 release of Berio's "Works Number Beast Ban", we researched and organized the rights of the Japanese version of this song translated by Shuntaro Tanikawa, and realized the release of the first recording of this version. It has been well received in music-related magazines such as being selected as In addition, in the 2015 release "Quintet of the Wind ~Summer Music & World Famous Songs Medley Collection", the first recording after 50 years after arranging "World Famous Songs Medley Collection" arranged by Hidetake Konoe. Cooperated with the music publishing company (Do-Re-Mi Music Publishing) and worked hard to release both the CD and the music score at the same time. In addition, he has participated in numerous CDs such as the Tokyo Mozart Players, the Humanistic Musical Instruments Orchestra, and the Tokyo New City Orchestra.
In 1986, he participated in the Aspen Music Festival as a scholarship student, studied under Mr. J.Cerminaro, passed the audition in 1987, and participated in the Kiso Music Festival. In 1990, he appeared as a soloist in the Yamagata Symphony Orchestra's 74th Regular Concert, and in 1994, he appeared in NHK's FM Recital. In 2001, he performed with Mr. Demus as a member of the Jörg Demus Woodwind Ensemble. Since 2002, he has performed with Yosuke Yamashita as a member of the Daisuke Motegi Super Quintet. In 2002, he appeared as a member of "Tokyo Winds" at NHK "Meikyoku Recital" and the Kiyosato Music Festival. In the fall of 2003, he performed twice with the Mitaka Junior Orchestra, where he was a trainer (at that time), using natural horns. From 2005 to 2007, as a member of the Tokyo Mozart Players, he participated in "La Forjeournée au Japon" (held at the Tokyo International Forum in May), and has continued to cooperate in the production since then. In 2017, he participated in La Folle Journée Niigata as a member of the Wind Quintet.
Horn by Akihiro Okita, Makoto Yamamoto, Kozo Moriyama, and Kaoru Chiba (deceased); chamber music by Ryohei Nakagawa and Masatake Kaiho; piano by Hiroko Matsumae, Susumu Umetani, Toyoaki Matsuura, and Akira Jinno study. He is a member of the Japan Musicians Union and the Japan Horn Association.
Main instruments used: Alexander/103, Paxman/45M, Schmidt/natural horn
"My Neighbor Totoro Medley" (Participating in Tokyo's "Yell for Art!")
https://cheerforart.jp/detail/5671
"Doraemon's Song" (Participated in the Agency for Cultural Affairs' "Continued Support Project for Cultural Arts")
"Dreams Come True, Doraemon" (Participation in the Agency for Cultural Affairs' "Continued Support Project for Cultural Arts")
A documentary on a two-way telework concert that connects Tokyo and Yakushima, co-produced with the sister group "Forest Quintet" (Participating in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "Yell for Art!")
https://cheerforart.jp/detail/6104
"Playing with the Horn" (Participating in the Mitaka City Support Project for Professional Artists)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6-a-iwOxxw
"Ordinary horn and natural horn" (Participated in the project of the Japan Musicians Union Kanto Regional Headquarters)
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photo credit
©Yusuke Takamura