藤本淳也 JUNYA FUJIMOTO
芸大在学中より都内のオーケストラ、合唱団のコンサートに客演。また群馬交響楽団、東京フィルハーモニー交響楽団、大阪センチュリー交響楽団をこれまで指揮。海外では国際交流基金の文化協力専門家派遣員(指揮)として、フィリピンのセブユースシンフォニー交響楽団(CYSO)、同ジュニアオーケストラを一ヶ月指導、記念演奏会を行う(2000年9月)。現在では地方団体も含めて幅広く活動している。特に長野県内では継続して客演しており、これまでに信州大学交響楽団、長野フィル、長野市交響楽団、長野楽友協会、カノラータ・オーケストラ、佐久室内オーケストラ、志音会オーケストラ、アンサンブルNOVAに客演。
オペラ公演では、大学在学中から故佐藤功太郎氏のアシスタントとして文化庁子供芸術劇場、文化庁移動芸術祭に参加。その他、二期会、日本オペラ振興会、日生劇場、東京室内歌劇場、IFAC、藤沢市民オペラ等で副指揮、合唱指揮者として数多くのマエストロのアシスタントを務める。とりわけ、東京室内歌劇場では長期にわたり故若杉弘氏のアシスタントとして、氏の広範にわたるオペラ制作の現場に立ち会い、オペラ作品に対する薫陶を受ける。また、東フィルオペラコンチェルタンテシリーズ(大野和士指揮)では「ピーターグライムズ」、「ドン・カルロ」、「仮面舞踏会」、「イエヌーファ」等の公演を支える。
河原廣行氏主催オペラ・リリカ・イタリアーナ研修公演にてロッセリーニ「花言葉」、プッチーニ「ラ・ボエーム」、レオンカヴァルロ「ラ・ボエーム」ハイライトを指揮。その他の公演としてモーツァルト「劇場支配人」、「バスティアンとバスティエンヌ」を指揮。
合唱では、今まで二期会合唱団、東京混声合唱団音楽鑑賞教室はじめ都内合唱団の指導、指揮を行う。
室内楽では、Ensemble Interactive TOKIOと共に、韓国で行われたThe 6th Arts Festival Dimension 2008に参加。さらに同団体と共にスロヴェニア、クロアチア公演を行い、武満徹「カトレーンII」ほか、韓国、スロヴェニア作曲家の作品を指揮(2010年10月)。
現在、各地のオーケストラ、オペラ公演、合唱団において幅広く活動を行っており、端正な音楽作りと劇的表現により、楽団員から厚い信頼を得ている。
埼玉県川越市在住
While he was a student at Tokyo University of the Arts, Mr. Fujimoto served as a guest performer in various orchestra and choir concerts througout Tokyo. Additionally, he has served as conductor for the Gunma Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Osaka Century Orchestra.As for international experience, Mr. Fujimoto was dispatched to Cebu City, Phillipines in September 2009 by the Japan Foundation to serve as a cultural exchange specialist. While in the Phillipines, he conducted both the Cebu Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO) and the Junior Symphony Orchestra, helping them to perform a memorial concert.Mr. Fujimoto maintains involvement in a number of activities, both in Tokyo and elsewhere. In particular, he continues to make regular guest appearances with various ensembles in Nagano Prefecture, including Shinshu University Symphony Orchestra, Nagano Philharmonic Orchestra, Nagano City Symphony Orchestra, Nagano Philharmonic Society, Canorata Orchestra, Saku City Chamber Orchestra, Shionkai Orchestra, and NOVA Ensemble Orchestra.
As for opera, during his time as a student, Mr. Fujimoto worked as an assistant to the late Mr. Kohtaro Satoh, participating in the Children's Performing Arts Theater Program and Children's Arts Festival, both of which are run by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. In addition, he has served as vice-conductor for Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, Japan Opera Foundation, Nissei Theater, Tokyo Chamber Opera Theater, IFAC, and Fujisawa City Opera. He has also worked as a choir conductor, assisting a number of maestros.Most notably, Mr. Fujimoto held a lengthy position as assistant to the late Mr. Hiroshi Wakasugi at the Tokyo Chamber Opera House. It was in witnessing Mr. Wakasugi's wide-ranging and prolific productions firsthand that Mr. Fujimoto received his extensive training in the art of opera. Furthermore, Mr. Fujimoto worked as an assistant to conductor Kazushi Ohno in the production of the Tokyo Philharmonic Opera Concertante Series, which included performances of Benjamin Britten's "Peter Grimes," Verdi's "Don Carlos" and "Masquerade," and Leos Janacek's "Jenufa," among others.Mr. Fujimoto is also known for conducting a series of Italian operas under the title "Lirica Italiana Opera," which was produced by Mr. Hiroyuki Kawahara. The series was highlighted by productions of Rosselini's "Language of the Flowers," Puccini's "La Boheme," as well as the lesser known version of "La Boheme," written by Ruggero Leoncavallo. In addition to Italian operas, Mr. Fujimoto has also conducted Mozart's "The Impresario," and "Bastien and Bastienne."
Until recently, Mr. Fujimoto worked as a choir teacher and conductor at the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation. He also previously taught and conducted music appreciation classes for students of the Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus, as well as other institutions within the Tokyo area.
As for chamber music, Mr. Fujimoto accompanied Ensemble Interactive TOKIO as they participated in The 6th Arts Festival Dimension in Korea in 2008. In October 2010, Mr. Fujimoto accompanied the same group to Slovenia and Croatia, where they performed renditions of composer Takemitsu Toru's "Quatrain II," as well as pieces by Korean and Slovenian composers.
Mr. Fujimoto is widely engaged in orchestra, opera, and chorus performances in various locations and his elegant and dramatic musical expressions have garnered a deep and lasting trust among members of the orchestra community.
Mr. Fujimoto currently resides in Kawagoe, Saitama.