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Ryuichi Horikoshi was born in 1949, Tokyo. After graduated from Meiji University the faculty of economics, where he studied economics and politics with B.M, he studied composition at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and music and completed his music study there with B.M and M.M degree. In 1976, his much acclaimed works were performed at 'A Musical Evening by Aki TAKAHASHI', the leading concert of the day ,which made his name known as a composer. Since then, he has primarily devoted himself to composing as well as he has shown his gift in a various range of worldwide activities from arranging, conducting, to criticism. He is a director of the Japan Federation of Composers Inc. (JFC) and a member of the board of Japan-Russia Musicians Society and music director of Ensemble ArtAim.

Works List/Publication

1975
"CORROSION-by Pianist" piano (ca 5 Min.)
1977
"Mass for String Quartet" string quartet (ca 7 Min.)
71978
"Windscape" flute, violin, piano (ca 13 Min.) /JFC
1984
"Inaori Ringo"
1990
"Morning in the Wood" piano solo /KAWAI
"Fusigi ga Ippai" /ONT
1991
"Arboraceous" 4 contrabass (ca 9 Min.) /JFC
"A Looking-Glass Lullaby" /KAWAI
1992
"Song Book" (ca 15 Min.)" for viola and piano
"SCULPTING/The Desire of the Sound" piano solo (ca 2 Min.)
"Pavane for an angry queen"piano 4hands /KAWAI
1993
"Halloween is coming" piano 4hands /KAWAI
"Nazotoki Tantei-dan" /ONT
1994
"Masuque et Sicilienne"piano
"Spaghetti Sicilian" piano 4hands /KAWAI
1995
Monodrama "King Lear" bas,stringquartet (ca 40 Min.)
"Through the Looking Glass" guitar
"Song Book" for violin and piano (revision)
"A Birthday Dessert" piano /KAWAI
1996
"Legend of Winter Forest" flute,guitar
"Pavane for Open Strings" string-orchestra
1998
"Sculpturing" piano(ca 7 Min.) /JFC
1999
"Sonolitude" for violin solo(ca 9 Min.) /Kickoff
"Fanfare " symphonicband(ca 2 Min.)
2000
"Invisible City" orchestra (ca 8 Min.)
"Sonata" for violin and piano (ca 10 Min.)
2001
"The Stone Chronicle Codex" flute,clarinet,violin,violoncello,piano (ca 40 Min.) /JFC
2002
"Wind Forest and Hamlet of Mirror" piano (ca 12 Min.)
"Aubade of June" for viola solo (ca 8 Min.)
"In The Zoo" suite for 3 Biwa (ca 15 Min.)
"Arboraceous 2" for 4 Contrabass (ca 22 Min.)
2003
"The Stone Chronicle Codex" for piano and string-orchestra(ca 25 Min.)
2004
"The Stone Chronicle Codex" string-orchestra (ca 17Min.)
"Sonata" for violin and piano (revision2004) (ca 14 Min.)/MotherEarth
"Lost Song" violoncello, piano (ca 10 Min.)/MotherEarth
2005
"Maypole" for soprano,viola,piano and string-orchestra (ca 14 Min.)
2006
"Cadenza" for Haydn's Cello Concert No.1inC
"ICE of The MOON" for violin, violoncello and piano (ca 20 Min.)
"Masuque et Sicilienne" for string-quartet (ca 6Min.)
"Masuque et Sicilienne" for string-orchestra (ca 6 Min.)
2007
"Neko-tachi ha Ongaku ga Suki " for narrators,trumpet,piano and string-orchestra(ca 22 Min.)
"Hana Omoi " for narrator,violin and piano (ca 16 Min.)
"The Stone Chronicle Codex" for viola and piano (ca 15 Min.)/MotherEarth
"Sonata" for violin and violoncello (ca 17 Min.)/MotherEarth
2008
"Two Isles ~1. Mist 2. In The Wind~ " for 2 pianos (ca 17 Min.)
"Inori" for piano and string-quartet(ca 8 Min.)
"Kyo-yori Motto" song (ca 2 Min.)
"For Four Strings" string-quartet(ca 13 Min.)
2009
"Hana Omoi " for narrator,piano and string-quartet(revision2007) (ca 20 Min.)
"In The Deep Forest" for a recorder ensemble (ca 7Min.)