This webpage introduces the composition activities and works of Yoshinao Kobayashi.
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April 18, 2026. Updated Event Information.
April 12, 2026. Updated Discography.
Title: a Mandolin with Voices/Winds
Mandolin: Takaaki Shibata
This album contains chamber music works for vocal (soprano and tenor), wind instruments (flute, clarinet,
and saxophone), and mandolin.
"Haiku Suite" for soprano and mandolin is included.
For inquiries about the CD, please contact Mr. Shibata via the "Contact" link in the upper right corner of Takaaki Shibata Official website.
March 22, 2026. Updated Event Information.
Updated YouTube sound source
February 23, 2026. Updated Event Information.
Uploaded information about "Gentle Time," which will be performed in Osaka in August.
Social Hearts has performed my work many times in the past.
This will be the first time they have performed it again since its premiere by ARTE MANDOLINISTICA.
February 13, 2026. Updated Event Information.
Uploaded information about "The Moon Shines on Granada," which will be performed in Tokyo in September.
The piece will be performed by the mandolin ensemble *Iris, one of the most talented groups.
This will be performed since its premiere at "CONCERT 1961" in 2006.
A palace looming under the moonlight, flamenco in a cave unfolding on the hills of the Albaicín...
I am very much looking forward to hearing this unique world of oriental atmosphere once again.
December 18, 2025. Updated YouTube sound source
Posted a YouTube recording of "Sound eddying" for piano duo that premiered at the Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall in October.
The piece was performed by virtuoso piano duo "Duo Kunio Seo and Shinichiro Kato".
The recording even captures the resonance of the strings on the two pianos.The piece depicts a variety of shifting, undulating, and swirling sounds. Jazz-inspired chords add a touch of spice. Please enjoy.
