Koji Nakano

Koji Nakano, ( Director ) Asian Young Musicians' Connection

Award-winning Japanese composer Koji Nakano's compositions reflect the relationship between beauty, form, and imperfection through the formality of music. Dr. Nakano is recognized as one of the major voices among Asian composers of his generation. In 2008, he became the first composer to receive the S&R Washington Award Grand Prize. His portrait concert has been presented at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and at Tenri Cultural Institute of New York, among other venues.

Dr. Nakano was a guest professor at Taipei National University of the Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts, and Seoul National University. In 2016, he was named the Scripps Erma Taylor O'Brien Distinguished Visiting Professor at Scripps College in the U.S. From 2012 to 2021, he was the Head of International Affairs for the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts at Burapha University in Thailand, where he taught composition as a full-time faculty member. At Burapha, he also directed the Experimental Thai Music Laboratory for Young Composers and was Director of International Programs for Burapha's Music and Performing Arts Festival.

Dr. Nakano obtained his Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in composition from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. From 2002 to 2003, he studied with Dutch composer Louis Andriessen in Amsterdam and at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague as the Japanese Government Overseas Study Program Artist. In 2006, he received his Ph.D. in composition from the University of California at San Diego. He is a member of ASCAP.

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