Credits:

Sumire Hirotsuru

Description:

Sumire Hirotsuru was born in Oita City, Japan, and performed with the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra at the age of 12. She made her solo debut at Carnegie Hall in New York City while still in high school. After graduating from Harvard University (B.A.) and Juilliard School (M.A.), she established a music consulting company in New York City. While still in college, he expanded his performing activities in the U.S., beginning with frequent collaborations with world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and his latest album with Gil Shaham, recorded as a member of The Knights, was nominated for a Grammy Award 2022. He has recorded for many classic video games, including the "Final Fantasy" series. In recent years, he has appeared on "Sunday Japon" (TBS), "Miracle Experience! (TBS) and "Miracle Experience! In addition to his performances, he is active in many other fields, including organizing the Summer in JAPAN English seminar in Oita, and planning the "Lecture Concert Series. His publications include "Cho, Dokugaku" (KADOKAWA). He is a regular guest on TV Asahi's "The Shinichi Hatori Morning Show" on Fridays. He is a guest lecturer at Seikei University and a part-time lecturer at Akita International University.The Deering Tokyo Orchestra returns to its roots as a cutting-edge orchestra! Founded in 2013 by Yoshinori Nishiwaki with the aim of creating a new sound from Japan based on the "power of space" without being bound by the conventional wisdom of orchestras. The name "Der Ring" is an allusion to Der Ring des Nibelungen, Wagner's masterpiece "Der Ring des Nibelungen", which swept the world with its progressive, originality, and pioneering spirit, and also represents the basic philosophy of this orchestra, which is also connected to "ring" and "harmony". The orchestra's attempts to have all the musicians play forward, quartet arrangements, and standing performances are cutting-edge, but they also represent a return to the origins of the orchestra. The orchestra belongs to the fine NF label, known for its high-quality recordings and high-quality disc production. The orchestra is composed of young professional musicians who graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Toho College of Music, Tokyo College of Music, Musashino University of Music, Kunitachi College of Music, Senzoku College of Music, etc. Its debut concert was held on August 31, 2018, and its sound, which was shown in a public concert in "This Year" (retrospective) in the Mainichi Newspaper in the same year, was a phenomenal revolution in softness, color, and musical richness The sound shown in the public concert was described as "an astonishing revolution in softness, color, and musical richness.(2/2) Universal Music/IMS