Junpei Ohtsubo (1985)

Born in 1985, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.He started playing the electric guitar at the age of 15 and classical guitar at 16. Graduated from the ElisabethUniversity of Music. Studied with Norio Sato. Solo category, Received firstprize of the 34th Japan Guitar Competition and won numerous prizes including the 45th Classical Guitar Competition, 1st East End International Guitar Competition, 2nd Pan Pacific Contemporary Music Competition. Ensemble category, 26th Japan Guitar Ensemble Competition.He has premiered numerous new compositions and commissioned works. Performs in “Travessia,” a guitar and saxophone duo, and also in the unit called “Taiwa (Dialogue),” a guitar duo of contemporary music. From2011, He is performing Electric guitar in Kazuma Miura’s Tango Quintet and has given a lot of concerts inJapan.In March 2019, he was invited to “JUMP’s “(Japan - USA: Musical Perspectives Series)in New York and gave a recital, performing new works by both Japanese and American composers and enjoyed favorable reception.Art director of “Apoyando Music Festival”.