Teruyuki Nobuchika (Japan)
19 January 2013, 7.30pmEsplanade Recital Studio
(120 minutes with a 15-minute intermission)
Doublebill with Kyo Ichinose
$19
www.nbck.jp
(World Premiere)
A renowned composer of scores for many cinematic and TV drama series in Japan, Teruyuki Nobuchika presents his premiere live performance in Singapore, featuring selections from his solo albums as well as well-loved repertoire from soundtrack compositions. While Nobuchika is most known for his compositions for TV drama series includin Vacation (Kyuka) 2007),Yankee Kun to Megane Chan 2010),School!! 2011) Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku 2010) Buzzer Beat 2009), andCHANGE 2008), his personal albums reveal a more experimental side to his music.
His debut albu morceau's olktronica sampling and field recordings transports listeners to gentle, breezy summer nightscapes in the park, while his sophomore albu sonorité tilises the piano and laptop to create beautifully evocative ambient songs, described by Textura magazine as “miniature soundtracks to scenes of wide-ranging emotional character.”
With reviews stating him as a peer to pianists such as Goldmund, Johann Johannsson, and Hauschka, Nobuchika's performance at the Fringe is bound to bring audiences through an emotional, evocative sonic journey.
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