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Ifukube Akira (1914-2006)

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Iwasaki Chuohei & Pilsen Philharmonic Vol.2! Akira Ifukube & Janacek! Japanese and Czech folk dances! The second concert of Chuhei Iwasaki, who is very active with the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra in the Czech Republic! A great project to connect Japanese and Czech cultures! Folk dances by Akira Ifukube and Janacek! From the 2021 season, Chuhei Iwasaki has been the Principal Conductor of the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra based in Pilsen (Plzeň), a city in the western Bohemian region of the Czech Republic, where he continues to make a spectacular impact. His previous recording of Wolf-Ferrari's works (ARS38590) showed his abilities to Japanese audiences, and now ARS Produktion presents the second recording by Iwasaki and the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra! The bold program titled "Japan Czech Inspiration" combines Akira Ifukube's "Japanese Suite" with Janacek's "Moravian Dances" and "Raszko Dances," and contrasts each folk dance. The program is truly a remarkable project that could only be performed by Iwasaki and the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra. He studied conducting, violin, and composition at the Prague Conservatory and the Czech National Academy of Fine Arts, and made his professional debut in 2013 conducting the Thalig Orchestra.He directs the school's orchestra at the Prague Conservatory of Music and was the overall winner of the Concerto Bohemia orchestral competition organized by the Czech Radio in 2016. He has steadily built up a record of success in the Czech Republic as the conductor of the Prague Conservatory String Orchestra, principal conductor of the FILMharmonie film music orchestra, conductor of the Pilsen Opera House and the Prague Carleen Theater, first conductor of the Silesian Theater, and permanent guest conductor of the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra, and in the 2021 He has been appointed Principal Conductor of the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra for the 2021 season. Tokyo M-Plus