Yu Kuwabara｜桑原 ゆう（くわばら ゆう） https://3shimai.com/yu/ photo©︎Miyachi Takako ----- Japanese composer Yu Kuwabara (b.1984) examines her sense of being and traces the origins of Japanese sound and language that define her as a being, tirelessly crafting a complex tapestry of the old and new, the East and West in cultures. A winner of the 31st Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition, Kuwabara's past commissions include the Lucerne Festival, Acht Brücken, I&I Foundation, ZeitRäume Basel, Transit Festival 20-21, National Theatre of Japan, Suntory Foundation of Arts, and NHK-FM. Her works have been performed by Ensemble Modern, Trio Accanto and others at numerous international festivals and concerts such as Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Ultraschall Berlin, CRESC... Biennale, Bregenzer Fest Spiele, Tectonics Glasgow, Festival Musica, and Mostra Sonora Sueca. Her scores are published by Edition Gravis and Edition Wunn. Her first portrait album “Yu Kuwabara: Sounded Voice, Voiced Sound” was released by Kairos in 2024. ----- 日本の音と言葉を源流から探り、文化の古今と東西をつなぐことを主軸に創作を展開する作曲家。第31回芥川也寸志サントリー作曲賞受賞。英国音楽レビューサイトBachtrack「2023年注目の世界の女性作曲家8人」。2024年6月に初の作品集アルバムをKAIROS（ウィーン）よりリリース。国立劇場、ルツェルン音楽祭等、国内外で多くの委嘱を受け、世界各地で作品を発表。淡座メンバー。国立音楽大学、洗足学園音楽大学講師。