Yuji Itoh  (Composer/Director of "nothing but music"

   Born in Nagoya (Japan),1956. Studied composition and electro-acoustic music at the Tokyo Gakugei University and hold a postgraduate degree. While still a student, he made his debut in 1977 with ‘Furikaeri 1’ for violin and piano, and since then his works have been performed not only in Japan but also internationally at festivals such as the Bourges International Electroacoustic Music Festival (France), ASPEKTE International Festival fur Musik unserer Zeit (Austria), Distat Terra Festival (Argentina) and a lot of cities. In addition, he has given many lectures on contemporary music in Japan and on his own compositions. As director of 'nothing but music', he has organised and produced international concerts such as 'Hommage à Breccia', '4 days concerts and Symposium-Contemporary Music from Switzerland' and 'Lafcadio Hearn Project'. He served on the jury of the International Composer Competition "Città di Udine" (Italy). He has also been awarded the "Antonio Magnoni" prize. His portrait concert was held in Tokyo in March 2024. In April, the CD 'Meletan – Works of Yuji Itoh’ (ALCD-140) was released.