Fumiaki Miyamoto - Hommage Au Bleu (2000) [SACD]

Miyamoto started his oboe lesson at Toho Gakuen High School with Seizo Suzuki, and began his worldwide career at the age of 18, when he moved to Germany to study under Helmut Winschermann.

He played in the municipal symphony orchestra in Essen, the Frankfurt Broadcast Symphony Orchestra, and then Cologne Broadcast Symphony Orchestra; he was the first Japanese oboist to hold first chair in Europe. He continued to live there until the year 2000, in which he returned to Japan. He has released several albums, not only in classical but also in pop fields like jazz, film music.

Miyamoto is a professor of the Tokyo College of Music. He has announced his retirement as a professional oboist and performed his last concert at the end of March 2007 and now active as a conductor. His second daughter is also a well known Violinist, Emiri Miyamoto

Tracks:

01. Monsieur Bleu
02. Les Larmes D’une Lycenne
03. En Descendant Du Point Marie
04. La Pluie Tombant a Calvaire
05. Paris a 17:30 Magnifique
06. Le Clown
07. Hommage Au Bleu
08. Cafe Au Bord Du lac