Kaito Nakahori

Born in 1989 in Japan, Kaito Nakahori was deeply inspired by the music of Toru Takemitsu and began composition at the age of 14. Strongly influenced by Japanese Gagaku music and Western avant-garde music from an early stage, he focuses on the various sounds contained within a single note and has proposed the concept of “Spacetime music" and "Timeless music.'' In 2015, Nakahori held a portrait concert was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, when he conducted and presented works such as Summit of Mt. Fuji. Since then, he has gained international acclaim with works such as Hotarubi commissioned by Goethe Institut in 2017, Samon commissioned by Kyoto Art Center in 2018, Two Different Paintings commissioned by Tokyo Bunka Kaikan at the 150th anniversary concert of Japan and Hungary diplomatic relations in 2019, Theater Opera Zero (the original text and staging by Oriza Hirata) commissioned by Toyooka Theater Festival in 2020, Live Electronics Opera Countless Wells (Co-production with IRCAM) commissioned by Fondation Royaumont in 2021, Abyss (dedicated to Arditti Quartet) commissioned by Takefu International Music Festival in 2022. He has won Brian M. Israel Prize (2016) and 1st Prize at Impronta Ensemble Composition Competition (2019), and has given composition lectures at The Japan Cultural Institute in Rome, National University of Colombia, Takefu International Music Festival, Tokyo College of Music and Hiroshima City University. He currently resides and works in both New York and Tokyo and serves as the director of Mito International Music Festival.