Today, Intoxicate Vol. 183 “Timers of Silence” is available.
Kiyoshiro Imawano is on the cover photo. The documentary film celebrating the 55th anniversary of Kiyoshiro Imawano’s debut, titled Are You in Love? What Kiyoshiro Imawano Taught Me is set to be released on October 2nd.
“Exotic Grammer” columns focus on three artists, Mayumi Miyata, Tomoki Akiyama, and Kimiko Kasai. Miyata, Shō player and the music director of Reigakusya (gagaku orchestra) unveils the upcoming concert, “Konjaku Gagaku Shu IV: Shuteiga Ichigu” held at Art Tower Mito to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Toru Takemitsu’s passing. The Tokyo Opera City B→C series features Tomoki Akiyama, a prominent young pianist who is expanding his presence across the contemporary music scenes in France and Japan. He talks about his future plans and concert repertoire. Fourteen masterpieces by Kimiko Kasai, Japan’s legendary jazz and soul diva, have been released simultaneously in the premium high-fidelity Kiwami HiFi CD format. Be sure to check them out!
In our featured “Pick Up” section, we look at the second part of the summer “Suntory Hall Summer Festival”. This includes an exclusive interview with Luca Francesconi, this year’s featured festival composer. We also feature a roundtable discussion moderated by Yuji Numano, bringing together three composers—Shintaro Shibayama, Yuta Bandoh, and Hibiki Mukai—who are writing new AI-themed works commissioned by Kanagawa Kenmin Hall. At the New National Theatre Tokyo, Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes will be staged to mark the 50th anniversary of the composer’s passing. We will also cover other exciting events such as the “Tokyo MET SaLaD Music Festival”, “Portrait of Toru Takemitsu” (marking the 30th anniversary of his passing), and “Celtic Christmas 2026”.
Don’t miss our exclusive interviews featuring Hibiki Mukai—who is currently working on a newly commissioned work at IRCAM for Tokyo Bunka Kaikan’s “Music Creator Development Project: Tokyo & Paris to the Next”—and Serge Lemouton, a computer music designer at IRCAM. We also bring you the latest interviews with an incredible lineup of artists, including Emmanuel Pahud, Saehyun Kim, Quatuor Ébène, María Dueñas, Ayana Tsuji, TAIRIK, Nemanja Radulović, Hiroyuki Namba, Mayumi Yamakawa, Senri Kawaguchi, Ayumi Tanaka, Ryota Komatsu, and many more!
Don’t miss our long-popular 4-panel-comic feature, “Hito-Koma-Goma”. This month, we showcase the favorite things of Matsuya Onoe, Naoki Sanada, Hiroki Nanami, and Nao Suzuki.
The preview screening highly recommended by intoxicate is the film introduced at the beginning: Are You in Love? What Kiyoshiro Imawano Taught Me. We look forward to your applications!
Don’t miss this month’s extra issue: the Moonriders 50th anniversary issue! Check out the delightful and unique questionnaire responses from the band members, along with insightful double liner notes by Tomoko Imai and Shino Okamura. Enjoy!
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