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Hermes in der Stadt
Musical direction at Bauhaus Bühne Project
January 17, 2010 | Bauhaus Dessau, Dessau, Germany

SUPREMALEVICH
Musical direction at Bauhaus Bühne Project
November 20 and 21, 2009 | Bauhaus Dessau, Dessau, Germany

Recital para guitarra, koto y electrónica
November 6, 2009 | Instituto Cervantes, Tokyo, Japan
____“Nature of Sand for guitar, 13 strings koto and electronics (premiere)
________Norio Sato, guitar
________Maya Kimura, koto

ohrenhoch Zu Hören am Sonntag
November 1 and 22, 2009 | ohrenhoch, Berlin, Germany
____“Figure in Movement

Concert de fin de parcours Musique mixte, en collaboration avec l’Ircam
October 23, 2009 | 18:30 | Auditorium Erik-Satie, La Courneuve, France
____“La Lutte bleue pour violoncelle et électronique
________Justine Odasso and Suzanne Fischer, violoncello

Magdeburgisches Concert 2009
October 2, 2009 | 20:00 | Magdeburger Dom, Magdeburg, Germany
____“Moment for organ, choir, strings and electronics (premiere)
________Barry Jordan, organ
________Vokalensemble Vox Nostra, choir
________Ensemble Courage, strings

MUSIC DOCUMENTS 09 #4
June 6, 2009 | Mon’naka Tenjo Hall, Tokyo, Japan
____“Fluid Grains for piano and electronics (revised version)
________Satoko Inoue, piano

Record Dance
Musical direction at Bauhaus Bühne Project
April 17 and 18, 2009 |19:00 | Bauhaus Dessau, Dessau, Germany

Piano Optophonique – the « visualization of music » at Klangwerktage
November 25, 2008 | Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany
____“Figure in Movement II” for piano and real-time audio/visual processing
________Heather O’’Donnell, piano

Piano Optophonique – the « visualization of music » at Sinus Ton Festival
October 18, 2008 | 20:00 | Konservatorium Georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg, Germany
____“Figure in Movement II” for piano and real-time audio/visual processing
________Heather O’’Donnell, piano

Sinus Ton Festival
October 17, 2008 | 20:00 | Konservatorium Georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg, Germany
____“Figure in Movement III” for double-bass and electronics
________John Eckhardt, double-bass

Record Dance
Musical direction at Bauhaus Bühne Project
October 17, 2008 | Bauhaus Dessau, Dessau, Germany

Mayumi Hama + Shintaro Imai “rhythm/texture”
July 26, 2008 | 14:00 | Chino Cultural Complex, Nagano, Japan
____“Resonant Quarks” electroacoustic piece (visualized by Takayuki Hamano)
____““Fluid Grains” for marimba and electronics (premiere)
____““Rhythm and Texture” for marimba and electronics (premiere)
________Mayumi Hama, marimba

ohrenhoch Zu Hören am Sonntag
June 15, 2008 | ohrenhoch, Berlin, Germany
____“Resonant Quarks”

Alexis Descharmes “30 ans > 30 créations”
May 5, 2008 | Alliance Française, Venice, Italy
____““Coherency” for violoncello
________Alexis Descharmes, violoncello

Alexis Descharmes “30 ans > 30 créations”
May 3, 2008 | Fondation Spinola, Genova, Italy
____““Coherency” for violoncello (Italy premiere)
________Alexis Descharmes, violoncello

MANTIS 07: NOVARS Launch
November 3, 2007 | 19:00 | The University of Manchester, the United Kingdom
____“Figure in Movement II” for piano and real-time audio/visual processing (UK premiere)
________Richard Whalley, piano

5+1
September 22, 2007 | 20:00 | Wasserspeicher in Plenzlauer berg, Berlin, Germany
____“Figure in Movement III” for double-bass and electronics (premiere)
________John Eckhardt, double-bass

REMEMBERING NEWTOPIA - CREATING OUR FUTURE
September 21, 2007 | 20:00 | ZKM Karlsruhe, Germany
____“Motion and Glitch Study”
________Kazue Ikeda, dance

REMEMBERING NEWTOPIA - CREATING OUR FUTURE
September 17, 2007 | 20:30 | Muffathalle, Munich, Germany
____“Motion and Glitch Study”
________Kazue Ikeda, dance

REMEMBERING NEWTOPIA - CREATING OUR FUTURE
September 8, 2007 | 20:00 | Mucsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
____“Motion and Glitch Study” (Hungary premiere)
________Kazue Ikeda, dance

Media Project ’07-2
July 22, 2007 | 16:00 | ZAIM Annex 2F Hall, Yokohama, Japan
____““Immersive Motion Study” (Japan premiere)

Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften: Phantastische Klangwelten in 3D
June 9, 2007 | 23:00 | Haus der Ideen: room H104, TU Berlin, Germany
____““Immersive Motion Study” (premiere)

Music of Japan Today 2007
March 30, 2007 | 17:10 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County Fine Arts Building, U.S.A.
____“Figure in Movement” (U.S.A. premiere)

produced@ Concert highlights from 10 Years ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustic/ tape concert
March 23, 2007 | 20:00 | ZKM Kubus, Karlsruhe, Germany
____Works for loudspeakers by Bojidar Spassov, Shintaro Imai, Ludger Brümmer and others

Alexis Descharmes 30 ans > 30 créations (flier)
March 3, 2007 | 20:00 | Cité de la musique, Paris, France
____““Coherency” for violoncello (premiere)
________Alexis Descharmes, violoncello

Piano Optophonique – the « visualization of music »
January 25 and 26, 2007 | 22:30 | Tesla, Berlin, Germany
____“Figure in Movement II” for piano and real-time audio/visual processing (premiere)
________Heather O’’Donnell, piano

Susan Pietzsch exhibition “eine Kette keine Kette” opening
January 27, 2007 | 18:00 | OONA Gelerie für Schmuck, Berlin, Germany
____“Orgel Variations” Laptop performance

Ircam Symposium & Lecture Concert
December 10, 2006 | 17:00 | Institut franco-japonais de Tokyo, Japan
____“Orgel Variations” Laptop performance

Tag der offenen Tür
August 27, 2006 | 18:00 | Künstlerhaus Lukas, Ahrenshoop, Germany
____“continue/sever” improvisation performance
________Marina Konovalova, dance

Aveiro 2006
February 16, 2006 | 21:30 | Parque de Exposições de Aveiro, Portugal
____“Figure in Movement ” electroacoustic (premiere)

Unerhörtes Brandenburg
November 27, 2005 | 16:30 | Brandenburger Theater, Brandenburg, Germany
____“La Lutte bleue” pour violoncelle et électronique
________Séverine Ballon, violoncello

Sound & Music Computing conference
November 23, 2005 | 19:00 | Auditorium of the University of Salerno, Italy
____“Resonant Quarks” (Italia premiere)

Intersonanzen
November 12, 2005 | 19:30 | Altes Rathaus Potsdam-Forum, Potsdam, Germany
____“Quartz” for flute and electronics
________Sabine Vogel, flute

Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie Concert
September 23, 2005 | 20:00 | ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
____“La Lutte bleue” pour violoncelle et électronique
________Séverine Ballon, violoncello

Mayumi Fukuzaki (butoh dance) + Shintaro Imai (sound)
September 17, 2005 | 22:00 | Ausland, Berlin, Germany
____“Emergence of Boundary”

Japan Now 2005
September 10-11, 2005 | 20:00 | Tacheles, Berlin, Germany
____participate at Laptop orchestra

real-time/non real-time Electronic Music Festival
June 19, 2005 | 20:30 | GARE DU NORD, Basel, Suisse
____“Motion and Glitch Study” for dance, visual image processing and electronic sound (Swiss premiere)
________Deborah Suhner, dance

Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie Concert
May 14, 2005 | 20:00 | Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
____“La Lutte bleue” pour violoncelle et électronique
________Séverine Ballon, violoncello

Die Unerhörte Musik: Séverine Ballon
February 15, 2005 | 20:30 | BKA Theater, Berlin, Germany
____“La Lutte bleue” pour violoncelle et électronique
________Séverine Ballon, violoncello
____“Resonant Quarks” (1998)
________electroacoustic

Ultraschall: Neues aus dem Elektronischen Studio der TU Berlin
January 17, 2005 | 18:00 | Sophiensæle, Berlin, Germany
____“Quartz” for flute and electronics (premiere)
________Sabine Vogel, flute

DAAD Portrait Concert: “Sound Creature” by Shintaro IMAI
December 1, 2004 | 20:00 | Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany
download the flier (pdf: 232KB)
Article on the concert by Jan Brachmann at Berliner Zeitung, December 4, 2004
____“Resonant Quarks” (Germany premiere)
________electroacoustic
____“La Lutte bleue” for violoncello and electronics (Germany premiere)
________Michael Moser, violoncello
____“Ubiquitous” for flute and electronics (premiere)
________Sabine Vogel, flute
____“Motion and Glitch Study” for dance, visual image processing and electronic sound
________Kazue Ikeda, dance

Tomoki Iwanaga Recital
June 29, 2004 | 19:00 | Sumida Tryphony Hall, Tokyo, Japan
____“La Lutte bleue” for violoncello and electronics (Japan premiere)
________Tomoki Iwanaga, violoncello

Inventionen 2004
June 27, 2004 | 19:00 | Sophiensæle, Berlin, Germany
____“Motion and Glitch Study”
____for dance, visual image processing and electronic sound (premiere)
________Kazue Ikeda, dance

SonicArt 2003 Interactive multimedia concert
November 7, 2003 | 19:00 | Sogetsu Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan
____“Accumulation” for harp and electronics (premiere)
________Ailing Sai, harp

upDate: Shintaro Imai
September 18, 2003 | Kubus, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
____“Glitchdesign” (premiere)
________electroacoustic
____“Lautsprechermusik” für 5 verschiedene Lautsprecher (premiere)
________media art work with 5 different kinds of loudspeakers
____“Die Zwitschermaschine” für Flöte und Elektronik
________Hanna Petermann, flute

Hultgren Solo Cello Works Biennial Finalist Concert
November 16, 2003 | Huey Recital Hall, the Moody Music Building, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, U.S.A.
____“Materials” for a cellist
________Craig Hultgren, violoncello

Hultgren Solo Cello Works Biennial Finalist Concert
September 9, 2003 | Recital Hall of Georgia State University, Atlanta, U.S.A.
____“Materials” for a cellist
________Craig Hultgren, violoncello

Hultgren Solo Cello Works Biennial Finalist Concert
July 27, 2003 | Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall, Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, University of Alabama, Birmingham, U.S.A.
____“Materials” for a cellist (U.S.A. premiere)
________Craig Hultgren, violoncello

Agora 2003
 June 14, 2003 | Chapiteau, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France
____“La Lutte bleue” pour violoncelle et électronique
________Alexis Descharmes, violoncello

Klangriffe “Festival für riskante Musik”
May 18, 2003 | Kubus, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
____“Die Zwitschermaschine” für Flöte und Elektronik (premiere)
________ Hanna Petermann, flute

Pique-nique poético-musical au JTN
March 29-30, 2003 | Le Jeune Théâtre National, Paris, France
____“La Lutte bleue” pour violoncelle et électronique
________Alexis Descharmes, violoncello

Jean-Guihen Queyras Recital
“Intégrale des Suites de Bach et pièces contemporaines pour violoncelle seul”
December 2, 2002 | Téâtre de Châtelet, Paris, France
____“Materials” for a cellist (France premiere)
________Jean-Guihen Queyras, violoncello

Jean-Guihen Queyras Recital “Heaven, Earth and Man”
November 16, 2002 | Sumida Tryphony Hall, Tokyo, Japan
____“Materials” for a cellist (premiere)
________Jean-Guihen Queyras, violoncello

ISCM World Music Days 2002
October 16, 2002 | Kwai-Tsing Theatre, Hong Kong, China
____“La Lutte bleue” pour violoncelle et électronique (China premiere)
________Monica Su, violoncello

Yoshiko Shibuya Piano Recital
October 12, 2002 | Tsuda Hall, Tokyo, Japan
____“Filtering” for piano and electronics (premiere)
________Yoshiko Shibuya, piano

SonicArt 2002 Interactive computer music concert
July 4, 2002 | Recital Hall, Tokyo Opera City, Japan
____“Metafragment” for percussion and electronics (premiere)
________Yuichi Ise, percussion

EARPLAY concert
February 4, 2002 | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, California, U.S.A.
____“La Lutte bleue” pour violoncelle et électronique (U.S.A. premiere)
________Thalia Moore, violoncello

Cinema for Ear
January 22, 2001 | The Cinematek in Copenhagen, Denmark
____“Resonant Quarks II” (Denmark premiere)
________electroacoustic

The 3rd International Biennial for Electroacoustic Music of São Paulo
October 11, 2000 | São Paulo, Brazil
____“Resonant Quarks II
________electroacoustic

Cursus 1999-2000 Concert
September 21, 2000 | Espace de Projection, Ircam, Paris, France
____“La Lutte bleue” pour violoncelle et électronique
________Alexis Descharmes, violoncello

Beckonings Listening Forum
December 8, 1999 | KZSU 90.1 FM, the radio station of Stanford University, U.S.A.
____“Resonant Quarks II” (U.S.A. premiere)
________electroacoustic

CIMESP 1999 finalist concert
October 29, 1999 | Teatro Laura Abrahão, São Paulo, Brazil
____“Resonant Quarks II” (Brazil premiere)
________electroacoustic

International Computer Music Conference
October 22, 1999 | Tsinghua University Auditorium, Beijing, China
____“Resonant Waves” for clarinet and computer (China premiere)
________Fritz Berthelsen, clarinet

Synthèse 99 International electronic music and creation festival
May 29, 1999 | Maison de la culture, Bourges, France
____“Resonant Quarks II” (premiere)
________electroacoustic

SonicArt ’99 Interactive computer music concert
March 26, 1999 | Nikkei hall, Tokyo, Japan
____“Resonant Black” for baritone and computer
________Atsushi Okamoto, baritone
____“Resonance” for clarinet, piano, percussion and computer (premiere)
________Jun Sakuma, clarinet | Yoshiko Shibuya, piano | Yuichi Ise, percussion

The 5th Computer Music Festival in Seoul
December 4, 1998 | Towol Theatre, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea
____“Resonant Quarks” (premiere)
________4 ch. electroacoustic

June in Buffalo
June 4, 1998 | Drama Theatre, State University of New York at Buffalo, U.S.A.
____“Resonant Waves” for clarinet and computer (premiere)
________Ben Freimuth, clarinet


lectures

March 16, 2007 | Electronic music class, Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel
____“Technics and aesthetics in Imai’s works”

April 27, 2005 | Composition class, Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” Berlin
____“About Imai’s works”

EM hören
July 8, 2004 | Electronic Music Studio TU Berlin
____“A review of Imai’s new work in Inventionen 2004”

bgnm jour fixe
April 5, 2004 | filesharing club, Berlin, Germany
____“A new instrument using granular sampling”

upDate: Shintaro Imai
September 18, 2003 | Kubus, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
____“composition in macrocosm of sampling space”

October 15, 2002 | Department of Music, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
____“About Imai’s works”

February 1, 2002 | Department of Music, University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A.
____“A preview of Imai’s February 4 Earplay concert”