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What the Critics Have Said...
"Takashi Kako is without a doubt the finest pianist in France.
His remearkable sense of harmony and ability to color the music bring his piano to the ranks of the orchestral.
What is more, his rare faculty for weaving melodic lines with sharply balanced contours is indeed a singular accomplishment."
Mauricc Gourgucs, JAZZ MAGAZINE(France)
　
"Music plays a fundamental role in the paintings of Paul Klee...
The Japanese pianist Takashi Kako has devoted a whole album to 12 paintings put to music.
The result is translucent, spine tingling and admirably close to the sensibility of the works.
Kako's fingers deliver to our ears an emotional reading of the paintings, playing up the connections between the two."
Paul Goupil, LE MONDE DE LA MUSIQUE (France)
　
"Kako takes a very visual approach to his music ; his compositions seem designed to paint a piccture.
While the piano seems to be an instrument whose notes cannot be bent or changed, Kako understands how to elicit unexpcted sounds."
Mark Moses, THE JAPAN TIMES (Japan)
　
"Kako uses fluid, expressive colors in a remarkable combination of classical technique and improvisation."
H.G.P., THE WEINER ZEITUNG (Austria)
　
"Radiant, mystic, excessive, warm, tender, expressive,extravagant, fearless, organic, philosophical, spirited, precious, confessional, melancholic, self_absorbed, directerd, romantic,...
Takashi Kako's solo piano sounds like everything, even one note can be profound, like a Zen monk's word."
Hitomi Suzuki,THE DALLY YOMIZURI(Japan)
　
"The audience watched the performance breathlessly.
The performance closed with standing ovations and very enthusiastic applause...
This joint performance of two great artist, dancer Ismael Ivo and pianist Takashi Kako, was a fascinating, new creation, whiich impressed every person who viewed it."
Lorcnz Tomerius, BERLINER MORGENPOST (Germany)
　

AWARDS
1970Best Contamporary Composition for orchestra for construction for orchestra in NHK-Mainichi music Competition
1981Composition prize for Hikari No Kanata Ni: Only One, a Broadway-style musical at Festival of Art in Japan
1988Nippon Jazz Prize: Best Jazz album of the Year by Japanese Artist for Scrawl-Judged by Swing Journal magazine
1998((Best Artistic Contribution)) to Takashi Kako, composer of the music of [The Quarry](won Grand Prix, a Belgium film), at The 22nd Montreal World film Festival

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PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
1973Debut in Paris (Radio FRANCE)
European Tour :Holland, Belgium, France
1974European Tour with Noah Howard Quartet:Italy,Belgium,Holland
1975Germany, America, France, Switzerland, Holland
1976Italy & France Tour
1977First Recital in Japan (Tokyo:abc Hall)
European Tour with Steve Lacy Group
Japanese Tour with Masahiko Togashi Quartet
1978First "TOK" Japan Tour
1979First Solo Piano Concert (France/Caen)
European Tour:France(Centre Pompidou in Paris, Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris ), Portugal,Holland
Second "TOK" Japan Tour
1980France(Paris, Angers, La Rochelle)
1981Began Solo Performance in Japan(Hiroshima, Tottori,etc)
Duo Japanese tour with Masahiko Togashi(percussion)
1982Third "TOK" Japan Tour
First Solo Concert in Tokyo(TohHoh Seimei Hall)
Duo Japanese Tour with Keiko Abe
1983Three_day recital at Theatre Denois in Paris
Solo Concert: Sogetsu Hall(Tokyo),etc
1984France(Centre Pompidou in Paris, Radio France,Toulouse, Angouleme)
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Produce:Conversation for Piano
1985France:(Paris , Toulouse)
Solo Concert: Parco Theater,Sun-shain Theater(Tokyo),Kanagawa Prefecture,Ongakudo(Kanagawa), Nova Hall(Ibaragi),etc
1986"TOK" Europe Tour:Germany(Koln),France(Centre Pompidou in Paris),etc "Klee" premiere concert: Spiral Hall(Tokyo),Ohara Museum(Kurashiki),etc
1988France(Caen,Avignion,Tour,Liege )
Solo Concert:The Symphony Hall(Osaka),Casals Hall (Tokyo), Miyagi Museum(Sendai),Kobe Museum(Hyogo),Okayama Art Museum(Okayama),etc
1989 "Apocalypse" premire tour:Japan:Spiral Hall(Tokyo);etc Austria:Odeon Teatre(Wien);etc
Canada Music Festibal(Calgary,Vancouver)
Solo Concert:Shinjuku Kouseinenkin kaikan,Spiral Hall(Tokyo);etc/TD>
1990"Sprig-Homage to Flowers by piano&orchestra "As part of Exposition '90 (Osaka )
Solo Concert of Japanese Cities: Ima Hall(Tokyo), Tsuyama Bunka Center(Okayama),Miyagi Museum (Sendai);etc
"Long Journy"Concert Tour:Hakone (Kanagawa),Space Zero(Tokyo),Recital Hall(Osaka);etc
"Kenji":Green Hall Sagamiono(Kanagawa)
1991"Estampe Sonore"Concert tour of Japanese cities:Spiral Hall (Tokyo),IzumiHall(Osaka),MiyagiMuseum(Sendai),Ohara Museum (Kurashiki);etc
"Kenji": Ibaragi Prefecture Museum (Mito)
1992"Apocalypse" Europe and Japan encore tour:German( Berlin,Munch,Koln,Stuttgart);Austria(Lintz);Documenta 1992 in Kassel; Tokyo, Osaka;etc Asean tour: Singapore,Brunei,Malesia,Indonesia,Thailand
"La collection de l'art du vent"Concert Tourof Japanese cities:Izumi Hall(Osaka),Casals Hall (Tokyo);etc
1993 America:( New York:Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall )
" Plerude de l'eau"Concert tour of Japanese cities: Church on the Water （Hokkaido・Tomamu);Hamarikyu Asahi Hall（Tokyo); Izumi Hall, Osaka Music University Opera House (Osaka); Aichi Art Theater(Nagoya);Art Tower Mito(Ibaragi); Palett Shimin Gekijo(Naha); Miyagi Museum, Kesen-numa Shiminkaikan(Miyagi);etc
1994America:( New York:Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall,Merkin Concert Hall, American Museum of Natural History)
Solo Concert tour of 21 major Japanese cities, including ;Hitomi Memorial Hall, Hamarikyu AsahiHall（Tokyo) ; Izumi Hall,Ishihara Hall(Osaka); Yokohama Museum(Yokohama); Mie Prefect ure Museum (Tsu) ; Miyagi Perfecture Museum(Sendai) ; Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum in Naoshima (Kagawa); Matsumoto Bunkakaikan(Nagano); Tottori Bunka Hall, Cowbell Hall (Tottori)
1995Estonia :IDA Muusika Festival of Eastern Music / Eesti Kontsert in Tallinn
America (New York:The Sylvia And Danny Kaye Playhouse)
France (Paris: Salon concert at the Japanese Embassy )
"The 20th Century in Moving Images"Concet Tour of Japanese Cities :Kioi Hall (Tokyo); etc
Solo Concert: ; Nova Hall(Mito); etc
"Kenji":Shibuya Kokaido Theater（Tokyo）;etc
1996Moscow National Conservatory (Grande Salle) and Solo concert tour in China, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka sponsored by Japan Foundation
Concert tour of 16 Japanese cities,including Casals Hall (Tokyo) ; Phillia Hall (Yokohama); Daisetsu Cristal Hall(Asahikawa); Fukuyama Museum(Fukuyama)
1997"Layer of the Coler"premiere at Shinjuku Park- Tower Hall(Tokyo)
Solo Concert: Yatsugatake Kogen Ongakudo(Nagano); Oji Hall(Tokyo); etc
1998Noto International Music Festibal
"pressentiments" Concert tour of 15 Japanese cities, including Kioi Hall (Tokyo); Kitara Hall (Sapporo);Phenix Fall(Osaka); Shirakawa Hall(Nagoya); Kurasiki Geibunkan(Kurasiki)

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DISCOGRAPHY
1973*The Best Of Emergency(KWELA) Europe Debut Album
*Emergency : Homage To Peace (America 30)
1974Night Music (Sun Records)
Nihonkan Concert (Trio) Japan Debut Album
*Boulou w / Boulou Ferre (Barkclay)
*Out From the Edge w / Ron Pittner (Angelus)
1975*Berlin Concert w / Noah Howard (FMP)
*Live In Europe : Volume 1 w / Noah Howard (Sun records)
1976Micro Worlds (Trio )
Paris days (Trio)
Passage (Trio)
1977Umi No Densestu _ Watashi (Trio)
*Live Under The Sky 77 w / Omnibus (Victor)
*Hiuchi _ Ishi w / Richard Teitelbaum (Columbia)
*Sketch w / Masahiko Togashi (Columbia)
*Mirage w / Itaru Oki(Columbia)
1978TOK Live (Trio)
TOK (Trio)
EL AL (Teichiku)
*It Will Come w / Kent Carter (Le Chant de Monde)
*Voice From Yonder w / Masahiko Togashi (Columbia)
1979Paradox ( ECM )
*Session In Paris : Volume 2 w / Masahiko Togashi ( King )
*The Owl w / Steve Lacy ( Saravah )
1980Valencia ( Trio )
1983L'Aube ( Teichiku)
1984Twilight Monologues ( Lunatic )
*Portraites w / Etienne Rolin ( In And Out )
1985Solo Concert ( Camerata Tokyo )
1986Poesie ( CBS Sony )
Klee ( CBS Sony )
1987Scrawl ( CBS Sony )
1988Kenji ( CBS Sony )
Klee ( Pan Music France )
Ukiyoe ; Bleu & Red ( Laser Disc / Video : Pony Canyon )
*Blauen Donabe w / Emiko Shiratori ( King )
1990Spring_Homage To Flowers ( CBS Sony )
Long Journey ( CBS Sony )
1991estampe sonore ( Epic Sony )
1992La collection de l'Art du vent ( Epic Sony )
Apocalypse ( Epic Sony )
Mirai No Omoide ( Epic Sony )
EL Viento de Gibraltar ( Epic Sony )
1993Kenji Kara Kikoeru Ongaku ( Video )
Prelude de l'eau( Epic Sony )
1994Norwegian Wood ( Epic Sony )
Prelude de l'eau( TriStar / Sony U.S.)
1995Forest Echo ( TriStar / Sony U.S.)
NHKSpecial _ The 20th Century in Moving Images (CD : Epic Sony,CD_ROM:IBM Japan)
1998pressentiments ( Epic)
The Quarry ( Sony Classical)
*is not leader Album

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COMPOSITION WORKS
1971Construction for Orchestra (premiere at Hibiya Kokaido/ Tokyo hilharmonic Orchestra by Hiroshi Wakasugi)
1972Night Song Of a Traveller (premiere at Paris International Universty Hall )
Movement for Orchestra (premiere at Salle Gaveau/ Paris Concervatoire Orchestra)
1974Quartet for flute, clarinet, marimba, and percussion (premiere at Paris- RadioFrance)
1978EL-AL (Recorded by T. Miyama and his New Hard Ochestra)
11, Rue Titon (premiere by TOK=Takashi Kako(pf),Oliver Johnson(ds),Kent Carter(b))
1981Horoscope ( commission＆ premiere : Sumire Yoshihara )
1982Sea Storm (premiere at Toh Hoh Seimei Hall: Takashi kako)
1983Genka Niso ( commission＆ premiere : Kazue Sawai )
1984Concerto for Koto and Orchestra (commission＆ premiere : Kazue Sawai & New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra by Michiyoshi Inoue)
1985Divertimento( commission＆ premiere : Sumire Yoshihara )
Poesie(premiere at Parco Theater:Takashi Kako)
1986Klee(premiere at Ohara Museum :Takashi Kako)
1987White Nile (premiere at Monptpellier Music Festival: Takashi Kako)
1988Spring-Homage to Flowers(recorded :Takashi Kako& Tokyo Philharmony Orchestra by Naoto Otomo ,premiere at Osaka Exposition '90)
Kenji Kara Kikoeru Ongaku(Text: Kenji Miyazawa)
1989Apocalypse (premiere at Spiral Hall(Tokyo), Theatre Odeon(Wien))
1990Ocean Road(commision:Kesen Numa City Conference)
1991Piano Suite "Estamp Sonore"(premiere at Spiral Hall)
1992El Viento de Gibraltar(premiere at Casals Hall: Takashi Kako)
1993Prelude de l'eau(premiere at Church on The Water(Hokkaido): Takashi Kako)
1995Is Paris Burning?(premiere at Kioi Hall:Takashi Kako)
Legend of the Lake(commissin: Kasumigaura)
1997Layers of Colour (commision&premiere at Park Tower Hall : Takashi Kako & 4 contrabasses)
1998Aria in the Desolated Field(premiere at Kioi Hall : Takashi Kako & Oleg Riabets(male soprano))

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THEATER & DANCE WORKS
1984 Kon'jaku Monogatari (NHK_TV)
1988Kenji Kara Kikoeru Ongaku(premiered Kobe Xebec Hall/ Takashi KAKO& Nachi Nozawa)
1989Apocalypse, duo work with a Brazilian dancer Ismael Ivo (premiered Spiral Hall in Tokyo and Theatre Odeon in Vienna, directed by Usio Amagatsu )
1995Hiyomeki (premiered Theatre de la Ville in Paris / for Sankaijuku)
1998Hibiki (premieredTheatre de la Ville in Paris / for Sankaijuku)
Romeo& Juliet(Bunkamura Theater Cocoon)

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FILM, TELEVISION SCORES
FILMSTitle(Director/Film Company)
1986Keshin(Yoichi Higashi/Toho Film )
1990Kazanto _ Oshima (Hisaya Iwasa/ Oshima Hakubutsukan )
1991On the Earth In Heaven (Marion Hansel/ Man's Films in Belgium )
1992Mirai No Omoide (Yoshimitsu Morita / Toho Film )
1993Arakawa ( Yoshihiro hagiwara/ Shiguro)*documentary film
1997Ano hi kono kosha de(Toru Yoshikawa/ Iwanami eizo hanbai)
1998The Quarry(Marion Hansel/ Man's Films in Belgium )*((Best Artistic Contribution))to Takashi Kako, composer of the music of「The Quarry](won Grand Prix,a belgium film),at The 22nd Montreal World Film Festival

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TELEVISIONTitle(Director/TV station)
1977Matsumoto Seicho Series (Ben Wada/ NHK )
1981Kakaku Hakai (Ben Wada / NHK)
1986Yasashii Botan (Ben Konno / Fuji TV )
Ai : Kaze No Yoni (Osamu Naganuma / TBS TV )
Tsingtsuan Kogen O Iku (Shuji Miyamae / Fuji TV )
1987Kurumi No Ie (Akira Sakaguchi / TBS TV )
1988Shimantogawa : Atsuyoshi No Natsu (Shin-ichi Kamoshita / TBS TV )
Diary (shintaro Sofue / Nippon TV )
1989Hana : Seimei No Shinpi ( documentary / NHK_HDTV )
1990Raiju (Toshimasa Suzuki / TBS TV )
1993Chichibu Yomatsuri Satsujin Jiken (Koreyoshi Kurahara / TV Asahi )
1995NHK Special " The 20th Century in Moving Images" (NHK&ABC Documentary / NHK)
Kokoro No Oukoku (Ben Konno / NHK)
1996Keiji Ou(Kon Ichikawa, Koreyoshi Kurahara, etc/ TVTokyo)
1997Theme for "Document Nippon"(NHK)
Mashu-ko(Masaru Ikeo/NHK)
and others

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COMMER CIALS
More than 60 compositions for advertisements by : Kanebo,Nikka Whisky, Honda, Sapporo Beers, NTT, Seiko, Matsuda, Sony, Panasonic,JR tokai, Fujitsu, Nissan and others

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APPEARANCE ON PROGRAM
1973Debut as a pianist on Radio France in Paris ( Februry )
1982"Ongaku No Tabi Haruka"(Africa Location/TV)
1984Takashi Kako Recital (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Concert/ FM Tokyo )
1986Radio Concert in Cologne
1987"Scrawl" w / Kako Quintet ( FM Tokyo )
1988"Takashi Kako Plays Klee" ( televised )
"Tabi No Machi Kara" performance at Bern Art Museum in Switzerland( televised )
"Studio L " ( NHK TV )
1990"Long Journey" w / Kako Quartet (Osaka Festival Recital Hall/ televised )
1992"Kenji : Piano, Cello and Recitation" (televised on HDTV )
"La collection de l'Art du vent" (Osaka Izumi Hall Concert/ televised )
"Apocalypse" (Osaka Kintetsu Art Kan)
1993"Church On The Water" (with Tadao Ando televised on HDTV )
1994"Sounds Around New York with John Shaeffer" : performance and interview (WNYC _ FM)
1995"Music In The Bright Seascape" (Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum Concert/televised )
1996 "2001 Nen No Anatani" (with Koji Wakaichi/televised)

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