Flutist

[EN]

Toshiyuki Shibata is a diverse musician who plays a flute, piccolo, alto flute, baroque flute and classical/romantic keyed flute. His repertoire covers largely from baroque to contemporary music.

A native of Takamatsu, Japan, he studied linguistics at Osaka University, eventually moved into New York to focus on music education. Having studied in New York, he becames an active concert flutist appeared in America’s leading venues as well as a session musician in recording studios.

After moving to Belgium, he found more interest in early music repertoire. Having studied in Royal Conservatory in Antwerp, Ghent, and Brussels, he has been an active flutist who plays on both Boehm system and historical flutes. He has worked with Brussels Philharmonic (former Flemish Radio Orchestra), Chamber Orchestra of Belgium, La Petite Bande, Le Concert Lorrain, Vox Luminis, Bach Plus and Il Fondamento. In 2019, he had a tour in Japan with B'Rock Orchestra as a soloist with Lucie Horsch. As an active chamber music mucisian, Shibata collaborates with Bart Naessens, Guy Penson, and Anthony Romaniuk, with whom he has recorded his latest CD “J.S. Bach: Sonatas, Fantasias & Improvisations” released from Fuga Libeara - Outhere Music.

He has worked in Royal Conservatory in Antwerp as a research fellow focusing on improvisational embellishments in the late 18th century. He was a research assistant in Study Center of Flemish Music to rediscover forgotten 19th century Flemish music. He is currently an artistic director of Musica Antiqua Takamatsu, an early music festival in Japan.

[JP]

ベルギー在住のフルート奏者。ブリュッセル・フィルハーモニック、ベルギー室内管弦楽団などで研鑽を積んだ後、古楽の世界に転身。ラ・プティット・バンド、イル・フォンダメント、ヴォクス・ルミニス、ル・コンセール・ロランなどヨーロッパの古楽アンサンブルに参加。2019年には、ベルギーのB’Rockオーケストラの日本ツアーにソリストとして抜擢された。2020年のコロナ禍に『デリバリー古楽』をプロデュースし、「四十雀賞」を受賞。2022年には鍵盤の鬼才アンソニー・ロマニウクと『J.S.バッハ：フルートソナタ集』（Fuga Libera）をリリースし、レコード芸術の特選盤に選出された。作曲家藤倉大のトラヴェルソと古楽オーケストラの為の協奏曲をB‘Rockオーケストラと共同委嘱した。これまでに「テューリンゲン・バッハ週間」「バッハ・アカデミー・ブルージュ音楽祭」「東京・春・音楽祭2022」にてリサイタルを演奏。。2018年までアントワープの王立音楽院図書館・フランダース音楽研究所の研究員として勤務。ぶらあぼONLINE『古楽とその先と』プレゼンター。これまでに、『音楽の友』『パイパーズ』Webマガジン『ONTOMO』音楽メディア『FREUDE』などに寄稿。2017年より「たかまつ国際古楽祭」の芸術監督を務める。趣味は讃岐うどん作り。