Takairo Sakuma

Sakuma was born in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan, later lived in Sendai. He studied under the professors Reiko Arima, Akira Ifukube and Sei Ikeno at the Tokyo College of Music. After graduating from the composition of the college, he went to the graduate school of same college where he studied under the professors Reiko Arima, Akira Nishimura, Shin-ichiro Ikebe and Joji Yuasa. He received Arts Master 1998. 1995 his work "Rhythmic Dance for Band" was awarded the honorable mention in the competition of All Japan Band Association. After that Sakuma worked as an assistant of the department of composition of same college.

The violinists of Finland, Jaakko and Pekka Kuusisto performed his work "A Piece for Two Violins" in the Festival, in Finland, which Sakuma composed for them 1999.

He has received influence in the music of Northern Europe and Latin America that have affected his ideas and works. Through the strong influence, he went to Argentina and studied composition under the professor Fernando Maglia at the Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música, Buenos Aires. He got interested in a guitar in this country, after returning to his homeland, Sakuma wrote two works for guitar. One is called "Dances for two gods" that progressed to the semifinal in the 6º Concorso Internazionale di Composizione per Chitarra Classica <Michele Pittaluga>, Alessandria, Italy. Other is called "The dawn of..." for guitar and strings that was awarded the honorable mention in the 1º Concurso Internacional de Composición – Homenaje al maestro Raúl Sánchez Clagget”, Montevideo, Uruguay.

His work "Phenomena II" was selected for the final concert in the 1st Seinajoki International Chamber Music Composition Contest and will be performed in November, 2005.

Takairo Sakuma
3-5-4-603, Izumi-chuo, Izumi-ku
981-3133 Sendai, Miyagi
Japan
ph/fax: +81-22-218-1656
email: tsargentino@yahoo.co.jp