News & Updates


20-01-2011

On 23-01-2011, "Fuji" for vocal and electronic music will be performed at Bremerhaven by opera singer Ann Juliette Schindewolf of the Bremerhaven national opera and by dancer Kazuyo Nozawa. The concert program: www.stadttheaterbremerhaven.de


30-10-2010

On 31-10-2010 and 04-11-2010, "Die Begegnung II" will be performed in Japan, Tsukuba and Tokyo respectively by Walter Auer (a soloist of the Vienna Phil.) on the flute, Nobu Wakabayashi on the violin and Machiko Hashimoto on the cembalo.


20-10-2009

On 24-10-2009, the premiere of "Die Begegnung III - Iwakisan" (on behalf of producer Hiroshi Narumi) will be performed by the Ensemble Tokyo-Virtuoso and Akihito Narumi on Jyongara-Shamisen, a 3-stringed Japanese instrument, and on Yokobue, a Japanese transverse flute. The performance will be recorded on CD on 25-10-2009 in Tsukuba, Japan.


28-04-2009

A TV programme on channel ALPHA-Österreich reported on the 140-years lasting relations between Austria and Japan. As part of the coverage, the Tamamu ensemble was introduced as well. The broadcast included an interview with Kyoko Abe and a dance by Hideo Arai to "Rotes Objekt", performed in the Japanese house "Ryoutei" in Kiyosumi park. The programme is available as video-on-demand at the homepage of the ORF. Further recordings of Tamamu performances are available at the following page.


29-02-2008

IGNM Austria published the double CD IGNM - Unerhört V featuring work including "Kyoko Abe - Trio für Flöte" that have been performed in Salzburg between 2002 and 2005. The CD is now available at the ORF's online shop.


24-11-2006

"Soundscape" was performed by Toshiyuki Usui (piano) and the Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine under the supervision of Mykola Dyadyura in the Kiev Philharmonic-Hall.


10-11-2006

"Twilightgarden" was performed by Toshiki Usui in Tsukuba.


21-10-2006

"Twilightgarden" was performed by Toshiki Usui in Tokyo.


14-07-2006

"Twilightgarden" in the Klimt Villa: 1130 Wien Feldmuehlgasse 11/15a
Performed together with the "TA MA MU"-Ensemble.


15-06-2006

"Soundscape" was performed by Toshiyuki Usui (piano) and the Uzhgorod Symphony Orchestra at the Uzhgorod Symphony Hall in the Ukraine.


01-05-2006

"Twilightgarden" and "Rotes Objekt" were part of "TA MA MU"-Ensemble's performance in Klosterneuburg and Klagenfurt.


20-03-2006

"Metamorphose I" for block flute, cembalo and electronic music was played by Marko Motnik at his public diploma examination for cembalo in the concert hall of the Vienna University of Music. Ingrid Lenzenweger played the block flute.
The duo had already played this composition at Ms. Lenzenweger's diploma examination for block flute 2 years ago. Also, her Professor Helge Stiegler had already performed this composition in 1977 together with the composer at its premiere in Vienna.


21-11-2005

"Soundscape" was played under the supervision of Bruno Strobl of the Ensemble Kreativ in Klagenfurt / Austria. (Austrian premiere)
The performance was recorded by the ORF.


19-11-2005

Toshiki Usui plays "Twilightgarden" in Mie.


15-10-2005

"TA MA MU"-Ensemble in Japan (15.9. - 18.10.2005) as part of the official programme of the Japan EU-Jahr der Begegnung 2005 on the 15th, 17th and 18th of Sept. in the Austria Pavillon of the EXPO 2005 in Aichi/Japan.
  • 29.09. in Kofukaikan / Noda Ciba
  • 02.10. in Nangou / Aomori
  • 07.10. in Kitakanhall of the Keio-University in Tokyo
  • 10.10. in Kasumi-center in Tsukuba
  • 15.10. in the Old House in Tsukuba


26-06-2005

German premiere of "Kristallillusion" by Edith Salmen.


11-01-2005

On 12-01-2005 the TAMAMU tv series starts on channel BR-Alpha.
- WED 12-01-2005 at 21:00 ~ 21:30 Pilot
- THU 13-01-2005 at 21:35 ~ 21:45 Episode 1
Following episodes will air on the first Thursday of every month:
- at 21:35 ~ 21:45 (12 episodes total)


27-10-2004

On 27th and 28th Oct.: two performances of "SOGU II" Trio for flute, violine and cembalo (debut performance in Japan / NODA + SAYAMA)
On 6th and 7th Nov.: Two performances in China / WUHAN
"SOGU II" (debut performance in China)
flute: Masako Kudo, violin: Nobu Wakabayashi, cembalo: Machiko Hashimoto

On 4th and 7th Nov.: EXPAN - Workshop for new music in Spittal an der Drau / Austria
- International Association for New Music - Kärnten branch -
On 6th Nov.: Two debut performances in castle Porcia, music hall
UNRYU-MUSAN - memorial music - Bläser Quintett
Tango de la granada
an interlude for altsaxophon, tenorsaxophon, akkordeon und vibraphon students


06-04-2004

TA-MA-MU performance on 29-04-2004 and 30-04-2004 at the Theater gruppe 80.
Commemorating Bettina Nisoli's day of death (former dancer and choreograph of TA-MA-MU), TA-MA-MU members from all over the world will stage the TA-MA-MU history from 1988-2004 at the TA-MA-MU Cafe.


10-09-2003

Pictures and videos of the TAMAMU performance in Tokyo is now available.


13-04-2003

TA-MA-MU in Tokyo on 5th and 11th of May 2003 (Gallery ef).


23-03-2003

The Homepage is now online.