is a Japanese

French horn The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B (technically a variety of German horn) is the horn most ...

player,

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, conductor, and music educator.

Early life

In 1969, Nemoto was born in

Kamakura is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Kamakura has an estimated population of 172,929 (1 September 2020) and a population density of 4,359 persons per km² over the total area of . Kamakura was designated as a city on 3 November 1939. Kamak ...

, Japan. Nemoto began his musical training at age 3. By age 15, Nemoto began his study in music composition and horn.(in French)

Education

Nemoto earned a bachelor of music degree from the

Tokyo University of the Arts or is the most prestigious art school in Japan. Located in Ueno Park, it also has facilities in Toride, Ibaraki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, and Kitasenju and Adachi, Tokyo. The university has trained renowned artists in the fields of painting, scul ...

, where he was trained by

Henriette Puig-Roget Henriette Marie Eulalie Puig-Roget (9 January 1910 – 24 November 1992) was a French pianist, organist and music educator. Biography Born in Bastia, she began her musical studies at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1919. She won 6 first prizes ...

, a French pianist and music educator. In 1992, Nemoto attended the

École Normale de Musique de Paris The École Normale de Musique de Paris "Alfred Cortot" (ENMP) is a leading conservatoire located in Paris, Île-de-France, France. At the time of the school's foundation in 1919 by Auguste Mangeot, Alfred Cortot. The term ''école normale'' (Engl ...

in Paris. Nemoto was trained by Georges Barboteu and Françoise Buffet-Arsenijevic.

Career

In 2004, Nemoto's composition "Annunciation for flute and harp" received an award at the International Music Tournament in Rome. In 2007, Nemoto performed as a soloist at the

Théâtre du Châtelet The Théâtre du Châtelet () is a theatre and opera house, located in the place du Châtelet in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. One of two theatres (the other being the Théâtre de la Ville) built on the site of a ''châtelet'', a s ...

in Paris, France. In 2018, Nemoto was a conductor for musicals such as Cendrillon and Madama Butterfly with Ensemble Musica Nigella.

Music educator

From 2005 to 2015, Nemoto was a horn instructor at the Conservatoire de Musique in

Cachan Cachan () is a Communes of France, commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. The prestigious École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay and École Spéciale des Travaux Publics are loc ...

, Paris, France. In 2007, Nemoto was invited to teach horn, chamber music, orchestra and conducting at

Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts formerly known as "Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music" is a public university in the city of Nagakute in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The university was established in 1966 and is located in a hilly area on the eastern outskirts o ...

Nagakute, Aichi is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,503 in 24,352 households, and a population density of 2,854 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Nagakute is a member of the World Health Organi ...

, Japan. In 2018, Nemoto became an instructor at the

Conservatoire de Bordeaux The Conservatoire de Bordeaux is an arts conservatory that offers higher education in music, dance and drama in Bordeaux, France. It is one of the leading schools in France for singers and saxophonists. Founded in 1821, the school is operated by ...

Discography

Filmography

* ''Nana'' (1926) - Credited as himself in Music Department, musician-horn. * 2004 Le docteur Ox - Credited as Cor/trompette.

Awards

* 1998 Winner of Cor de Trévoux International Competition, 3rd place. * 2000 Winner of International Competition Premio Rovere d'Oro, 2nd place. * 2003 Winner of International Competition "Henri Tomasi" Marseille, 2nd place.

References

External links

Official website

Takenori Nemoto on Musica-Nigella

Takenori Nemoto
on Opera Musica * * 1969 births 20th-century classical composers 20th-century conductors (music) 20th-century Japanese composers 20th-century Japanese educators 20th-century Japanese male musicians 21st-century classical composers 21st-century conductors (music) 21st-century Japanese composers 21st-century Japanese educators 21st-century Japanese male musicians École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni Japanese classical composers Japanese horn players Japanese male classical composers Japanese male conductors (music) Japanese music educators Living people Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture People from Kamakura Tokyo University of the Arts alumni {{Japan-musician-stub