Harmonia Kobe is located in Kitanocho, Kobe, a well-known historical district with a distinct international tradition.
With its long history of multicultural exchange, especially its close ties to Europe (many European diplomats and celebrities once resided in Kitanocho), there is a very special atmosphere that will most certainly enhance the development of the arts.
The word Harmonia is derives from the Greek word ἁρμονία, meaning "communion, accord, consonance”. It is derived from the word ἁρμόζω (harmozo), "to unite or merge together.
The name "Harmonia KOBE" reflects our educational philosophy and our vision of music and arts education. An appreciation for the magnificent communicative power of Music and its capacity to transcend borders, age, and cultural differences.
Therefore, through the study of classical music, Harmonia Kobe aims to promote the spirit of tolerance, understanding, and cooperation needed for the interaction of different people and cultures.
It is our hope that at Harmonia Kobe, you will learn the amazing power of Music and be inspired to use this power to improve the quality of your life and to serve the betterment of society.
Kobe has a unique history of international cultural exchange. For those of us who aspire to build cultural and artistic projects here in Japan through true education and creativity, Kobe is exactly the right place to be!
Harmonia KOBE is a school dedicated to providing a musical education that draws primarily from traditional European culture, especially the classical music mainstreams of Italy and Vienna.
Harmonia Kobe is committed in providing students with the opportunity to dive directly into the source of music, so to speak, by receiving a classical music education unhindered by any academic clique and without the need for intermediaries.
Harmonia Kobe is dedicated in offering an international standard of music making, avoiding any artificiality or distortion.
For this reason, our instructors are selected from among those with a strong international background as well as a deep knowledge and respect for Japanese Culture and Society.
What Harmonia Kobe values most is the students' own will and their need to develop their abilities through their talents and aspirations.
We believe that the study of Music is not merely the acquisition or achievement of skills, but the nurturing of each student's individuality.
For this reason, we place great importance on personal development and encourage the expansion of creativity as a core process in the creation of music and art.
Harmonia Kobe endeavors to provide clear information, advice, and support to students of all levels.
HEAD TEACHER
イタリア、トリノで生まれる。これまでにヴァイオリンをマッシモ・マリン、フランコ・グッリ、コラード・ロマーノ、サルバトーレ・アッカルド、ミヒャエル・フリッシェンシュラーガーの各氏に師事。
4歳よりピアノをはじめ、9歳よりエレナ・グイッツァルディ教授のもとヴァイオリンを習い始める。学生時代はヴァイオリンの最優秀生徒として数々の賞を受賞し、一般の学問でも秀でた成績を得る。
1992年、ジュゼッペ・ヴェルディ音楽院に入学しマッシモ・マリン教授に師事。1997年に同音楽院を通常より一年早く最優秀成績で卒業。同年に「DE SONO」音楽協会より奨学金を得てフランコ・グッリ、コラード・ロマーノ、サルバトーレ・アッカルドなど著名なヴァイオリニストのもとで学ぶ。
1998年、ウィーン国立音楽大学に入学し、2003年3月までミヒャエル・フリッシェンシュラーガーのもとで更に技術を磨き、数々のイタリア国内、国際コンクールで優勝を果たす。ヨーロッパ各地、カナダ、アメリカなど、幅広く公演を行う。またソリストとして、ザグレブソロイスツや国立モルドヴァ管弦楽団、韓国室内管弦楽団などのオーケストラと共演する。また、イタリア人ピアニストのジュゼッペ・マリオッティとデュオ活動を始める。1999年にはアンサンブル・サリエリ・ウィーンの首席ヴァイオリン奏者に就任し、「フォネ」 レーベルより2枚のオラトリオが収録される。
2002年にウィーン国立大学とトリノの「ラ·ヌオヴァ·アルカ」音楽協会の協力プロジェクトとして、WTV (ヴィーン·トゥリン·ヴィルトゥオージ)国際室内楽団を結成する。イタリアの「チェルボ国際室内楽祭」、カナダの「オーフォード・フェスティバル」、ウィーンの「ノイエス·クンストラーフォルム」などの音楽祭に参加、好評を得る。
ウィーン国立音楽大学の成績優秀生として選ばれ、日本国内コンサートツアーに参加。この来日がきっかけとなり、同プロジェクトの一環として2003年4月より徳島文理大学音楽学部のヴァイオリン科、客員准教授として着任、日本を拠点とした活動が始まる。ジュゼッペ・マリオッティ氏とのデュオでの活動は1998年より始めるが、来日後UniDuo(ウニドゥオ)を結成し、日本国内、イタリア、オーストリアなどの演奏会にて成功を収める。2枚のアルバムを制作。
2006年よりアンサンブル神戸のコンサートマスター、2007年1月より大阪フィルハーモニー交響楽団にコンサートマスターとしてゲスト出演を重ね、数多くのコンサートに出演、テレビ、ラジオにも放映される、その他、日本の有名オーケストラ、東京交響楽団、オーケストラ・アンサンブル金沢、兵庫芸術文化センター管弦楽団などにもコンサートマスターとしてゲスト出演を重ねる。
2007年から2009年まで大阪国際音楽振興会理事を務めた。
2015年、TEDxYouth@Kobeに出演、「How classical music reaches your mind」の演題で講演する。同年ポップデュオゆずの「OLA!!」に共演、ヴァイオリン演奏とプロモーションビデオやテレビに出演し、音楽活動の場を広げた。
定期的にマスタークラスを教えるが、ザルツブルク・モーツァルテウム大学の夏季国際音楽セミナーは2004年よりアシスタント、2015年より現在まで教授としてコースを持つ。2016年モントリール・マギル大学音楽部にてマスターコースと演奏会、2015年よりイタリア文化会館ー大阪主催 “ラボラトーリオ・ムジカーレ” ヴァイオリンとピアノのマスタークラスをプロデュース。
相愛大学音楽学部、兵庫県立西宮高等学校音楽科各講師。
2011年よりHARMONIA KOBE(ヴァイオリンスクール)を設立。2016年にハルモニアKOBE株式会社を設立する。世界的レベルでの音楽教育を提供できるスクールをモットーに、真摯にヴァイオリン教育を望む生徒たちに日々レッスンを行なっている。
2019年には兵庫県と神戸市における芸術および教育活動を通じた日本社会への貢献により、公益財団法人神戸文化支援基金による第8回Kobe Art Award優秀賞を受賞。
2020年、新型コロナウイルス感染症の発生が拡大する中、神戸市主催「STAY HOME #うちで過ごそう~KOBEの来来のために~」、兵庫県芸術文化協会主催「がんばろうひょうご!つながろうアート!」にオンライン出演し、外出自粛期間中の意識啓発活動に貢献。
ASSISTANT
Started the practice of the violin a two years and 10 months old.
She studied under Shinji Nishizaki, Takako Nishizaki, the late Mayumi Shindo, Hisao Kawakami, Mitsuko Segawa, Luigi Gamberini, Paolo Chiavacci and Mauro Iurato.
She graduated in violin at the Tokyo Showa Music University and completed a Course of Study (major in violin) an the Orchestra Academy of the Toho Music University in Tokyo.
Yuko Kurabayashi studied abroad in Italy, at the Conservatorio “L. Cherubini” di Firenze under Prof. Luigi Gamberini (violin) , and at the Conservatorio “B. Maderna” di Cesena under Prof. Paolo Chiavacci (chamber music).
During her stay in Firenze she took part to orchestra, chamber music and opera concerts at the Summer Music Festival in Firenze and San Gimignano.
She also took part in the Bertinoro Summer School, with the aim of deepen her curriculum of studies in Italy.
After going back to Japan, she taught violin at a music school brach of the Showa Music University in Tokyo.
Since 2010 she is Mauro Iurato’s Assistant Violin Instructor at the Harmonia Kobe were, also inspired by her own experience as mother of a young child, she is taking particular care of the youngest and of the beginners.
– Days to teach –
Saturday
– Accepting Level –
from Introduction and Beginner
ASSISTANT
Yuko began to practice violin at the age of 5.
She graduated in violin at the Toho Gakuen College Of Drama and Music and in Faculty of letters at the Hakushuin University.
She studied under Masumi Mizusawa, Miho Shimokawa, Chiyoko Noguchi and Mauro Iurato.
She has performed solo and joint concerts at Yokohama yamatenishi Western-style, museums and welfare facilities.
When she was college student, she started to teach at the Music School and own house in Yokohama. In 2009 she established the “Violin School YOU” in Takarazuka.14 years of teaching experience.She has taught more than 80 people from 3 years old to senior.
She takes care of her kind lessons so that students can play without difficulty according to students’ age, goals and parents’ wishes. Through the lessons, she wants to feel the greatness and fun of music.If you can’t read the score, she will teach you how to read the score using Solfege and cards.
– Days to teach –
Friday
– Accepting Level –
from Introduction and Beginner
– Profile –
Nami was born in Hyogo.She graduated in Violin at the Tokyo University of the art.When she was student, she got the highnest score on the University and received FUKUSHIMA Prize.She won the great prizes in the Music Competition of Japan and VIVAHALL Cello competition.She has performanced recitals all over the world in Europe and the United States.In 1996, she won the diploma at Krems music festival(in Austria).In 2004, she performed with Colin Carr at Bach Annalia in the University of Cincinnati(in the U.S.).
She studied under Martin Ostertag in the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe,David Geringas, Antonio Meneses,Walter Nothas and Philipp Muller at the Master courses.
– Days to teach –
Tuesday
– Accepting Level –
from Introduction and Beginner
– Profile –
Mariko graduated in Piano at the Tokyo University of the art.After that, she completed in Piano and Chamber Music at the Accademia Pianistica Internazionale “Incontri col Maestro”.She has performed with the famous conductors such as Yuri Khatuevich Temirkanov, Anton Nanut and have performed many recitals and music festivals all over Italy.
She got Aoyama Music Award in 2007.She perfoemed NHK-FM Recital of the famous pieces and other concerts.She is active as a soloist, chamber musician and take charge of the Master courses and play at the concerts in Italy and Spain.
She studied Piano under Moto Sasaki, Akiko Hata, Machiko Kaku, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Akira Imai, Franco Scala, Lazar Berman, Éric Heidsieck, Paul Badura-Skoda, and studied Chamber Music under Pierre Narciso Merge.
She teaches at the Osaka Kyoiku University, Soai University and Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya High School.
– Days to teach –
Wednesday- Accepting Level –
from Beginner
– Profile –
Yumi graduated in Faclty of Human Development at Kobe University.She began to learn piano under Rumi Itoh and composition under Narihitoemon Etoh as a child.She played her debut recital in 2008, she continued to play her concerts ten times until 2017.
She is acting as a teacher and accompanist of Chorus.As a composer, she has been in charge of music for the theater company Doro for many years from 2001.
She composes arrangement pieces on the theme of Japanese nursery rhymes and songs for Rumi Itoh’s concert every year and gets god reviews.
– Days to teach –
Sunday
– Accepting Level –
Introduction, Beginner, Intermediate, Advance
– Profile –
Rita D´Arcangelo, graduated in flute, with honors, at the Conservatory of Music “L. D’Annunzio ” in Pescara (Italy), she then graduated also at the “Royal Northern College of Music “in Manchester, “ the International Academy of Music in Milan ” and ” the Hochschule fuer Musik” in Mannheim. Rita studied with Sir James Galway for many years, following the masterclasses of the Weggis Flute Festival in Switzerland, where she won the gold Nagahara 14K flute headjoint in 2008 and was invited as Guest Artist in 2016 and 2019.First prize in numerous international competitions, she made her debut as soloist in 2011 at the Carnegie Hall in New York. She’s one of the few flautists to have in repertoire the Concierto Pastoral by J. Rodrigo. She recorded for the German radios SR2, SWR and WDR, the Japanese National Television NHK and for the Vatican Radio. As a first flute she worked at the “HPAC Orchestra” and the Osaka Philarmonic Orchestra in Japan; Filharmonia Gorzowska, the United Chamber Orchestra and the Kammersolisten der Deutschen Oper Berlin. As chamber musician she plays in Duo with pianist Giuliano Mazzoccante and guitarist Jakub Kościuszko. She’s flute professor at the Department of Music of the German State University BTU – Cottbus, at the private University Akademie für Musik in Berlin, where she is also head of department for the orchestral instruments and regularly teaches in masterclasses in Asia, Europe and U.S.A.
The published discography includes: Chedeville: “The Pastor Fido”, 6 sonatas for flute and continuo (Wide Classique 2010); “Allegro con Brio” (Wide Classique 2012) in duo with Giuliano Mazzoccante, winner of the Award of Excellence in the Instrumental Performance Solo category of the Global Music Awards, Los Angeles, U.S.A; “A Virtuoso Journey”, (2015 Centaur) winner of the “Gold Medal Winner – Award of Excellence” of the Global Music Awards, Los Angeles, U.S.A; “Rita D’Arcangelo – Jakub Kościuszko” (QBK – 2016); “Solo Bach” (Centaur 2017) dedicated to solo flute music by J.S.Bach and C.Ph.E.Bach with also some transcriptions made by Rita D´Arcangelo, from the repertoire for violin and cello by J.S.Bach. “Inspired by Rita D´Arcangelo” (QBK 2019) a world premiere recording of new pieces inspired by her art; “20th century and 21st century Fantasies and Romances for flute and piano” (DaVinci Classics C00317) in duo with Giuliano Mazzoccante, a collection of the most beautiful romances and fantasies for flute and piano together with some new compositions deditated to the two artists.
Rita D’Arcangelo is a Nagahara Flutes Artist and plays on a beautiful instrument crafted expressly for her by Kanichi Nagahara.
www.ritadarcangelo.com
– 経歴 –
スタジオ・オーケストラのトランペット奏者として演奏活動後、放送作家の執筆活動を経て「作家・音楽評論 家」。オペラと落語の合体『オペらくご』の創案と脚本、音楽舞台の台本(大阪フィル・ポップス、アンサンブ ル・ベガ等)、音楽番組の台本執筆。近年は詩作や作詞に力を注ぎ、作曲家・宮川彬良と新しい「うた」やオペ ラを連作中。著書=『親父の背中にアンコールを~朝比奈隆の素顔の風景』等。脚本=オペらくご《背広屋の利発な結婚》《ドンならんな!》和菓子屋騒動記《こしあん取って!》音楽劇『私がベートーヴェンです!』作詞= 合唱組曲『少年の時計』、松井秀喜選手公式応援歌『栄光の道』/歌劇《あしたの瞳》~もうひとつの未来、歌劇《ブラック・ジャック》~時をめぐる3章/合唱組曲・少年少女と「まち」のための9つの風景《カンターレ! あかんたーれ》