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In Focus: Takashi Yoshimatsu
In Focus: Takashi Yoshimatsu
23 Jan 2026 · Tokyo

In Focus: Takashi Yoshimatsu

Focus on Takashi Yoshimatsu

Takashi Yoshimatsu, born in Tokyo in 1953, is one of Japan's most renowned living classical composers. First gaining recognition in the early 1980s with atonal, serialist compositions like "Threnody to Toki" (1981). Yoshimatsu later became disillusioned with atonal music, opting to compose lush neo-romantic sounds taking influence from popular rock and jazz. Yoshimatsu also notably composed the soundtrack for the 2003 film adaption of Astro Boy.

Image: Naoki Hashimoto

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Tracklist

  • Yoshimatsu, Kyoko Tabe, Manchester Camerata, Sachio Fujioka
    And Birds Are Still..., Op. 72
  • Yoshimatsu, Sachio Fujioka, Peter Dixon, BBC Philharmonic
    The Age of Birds, Op. 25 (1986)
  • Takashi Yoshimatsu
    Chikap, Op. 14a_ Part I. Andante -Poco Più Mosso
  • Yoshimatsu, Sachio Fujioka, Peter Dixon, BBC Philharmonic
    The Age of Birds, Op. 25 (1986)
  • Yoshimatsu, Sachio Fujioka, Peter Dixon, BBC Philharmonic
    The Age of Birds, Op. 25 (1986)
  • Takashi Yoshimatsu
    Chikap, Op. 14a_ Part III. Moderato-Tempo I
  • Yoshimatsu, Kyoko Tabe, Manchester Camerata, Sachio Fujioka
    Dream Colored Mobile II, Op. 58a
  • Takashi Yoshimatsu
    Piano Concerto, Op. 67 _Memo Flora__ III. Bloom. Allegro
  • Yoshimatsu, Kyoko Tabe, Manchester Camerata, Sachio Fujioka
    While An Angel Falls Into A Doze..., Op. 73
  • Yoshimatsu, Ian Bousfield, BBC Philharmonic, Sachio Fujioka
    Symphony No. 4, Op. 82
  • Yoshimatsu, Ian Bousfield, BBC Philharmonic, Sachio Fujioka
    Atom Hearts Club Suite No. 1, Op. 70b
  • Yoshimatsu, 吉松隆, Craig Ogden, BBC Philharmonic, Sachio Fujioka
    Symphony No. 2 – At Terra
  • Yoshimatsu, Ian Bousfield, BBC Philharmonic, Sachio Fujioka
    Symphony No. 4, Op. 82
  • Yoshimatsu, 吉松隆, Craig Ogden, BBC Philharmonic, Sachio Fujioka
    Threnody To Toki, Op. 12 (For String Orchestra And Piano)
  • Takashi Yoshimatsu
    Piano Concerto, Op. 67 _Memo Flora__ I. Flower. Andante Tranquillo -Allegro
  • Yoshimatsu, Sachio Fujioka, Peter Dixon, BBC Philharmonic
    Cello Concerto, Op. 91 ‘Centaurus Unit’ (2003)
  • Yoshimatsu, Kyoko Tabe, Manchester Camerata, Sachio Fujioka
    White Landscapes, Op. 47a