Mayako Kubo

is a composer of Japanese descent who is artistically connected to the European legacy and the contemporary music movement. She has written about 130 works in almost all genres. Opera holds special significance for Mayako Kubo. The world premiere of Rashomon in Graz, Austria, 1996 and of the Japanese version in Tokyo 2002 confirmed her reputation as Japan’s most important female composer.

„My goal is to create something that can survive the 21st century. Otherwise, my music would be meaningless, and I might as well stop composing.“
Mayako Kubo

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Still leaning – 4 degrees

When I saw the Tower of Pisa for the first time, I was overwhelmed not by its tilt, but by its size. At the time, people said the tower would soon cease to exist. But today it still stands – with a tilt of 4 degrees – and you can… Read More

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Berlin Diary in Tokyo

My piano piece “Berlin Diary” will be performed in Japan for the first time!Yoriko Ikeya, an excellent interpreter of ne… Read More

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Foto : Kamil Babka

Thirty-six years ago

When two nations are united into one, bloodshed is almost impossible to avoid. That’s because one side will inevit… Read More

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Foto: Gisela Weimann

Plum Blossoms

„The little rose pricked the boy,so that he would feel the pain of the prickand remember it forever.”So goes Goethe̵… Read More

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