Mayako Kubo

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Mayako Kubo
Born (1947-12-05) 5 December 1947 (age 76)
Resting placeFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Other names久保 摩耶子
Occupationcomposer
Website Mayako Kubo

Mayako Kubo (born 5 December 1947) is a Japanese pianist and composer.

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Biography

Mayako Kubo was born in Kobe, Japan, and studied piano at Osaka College of Music. In 1972 she continued her studies in composition with Roman Haubenstock-Ramati and Erich Urbanner in Vienna, where she composed her first pieces of tape music at the Institute of Electroacoustics and Experimental Music. In the 1980s she studied with Helmut Lachenmann in Hannover and Stuttgart and then musicology with Carl Dahlhaus in Berlin.

In 1989 Kubo became interested in dramaturgy and theatrical performance, and in 1990 moved to Italy, but then returned to live and work in Berlin in 1994. [1] [2]

Honors and awards

Works

Selected works include:

Her work has been recorded and issued on media, including:

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References

  1. A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women born after 1900 – Dees, Pamela Youngdahl. 2004.
  2. MacAuslan, Janna; Aspen, Kristan (1997). Guitar music by women composers: an annotated catalog.
  3. "Mayako Kubo" . Retrieved 4 July 2011.