Fuminori Tanada

Born in 1961 in Okayama, Japan, Fuminori Tanada studied composition and accompaniment at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, notably under Yoshio Hachimura and Henriette Puig-Roget.

A French government scholarship holder from 1984 to 1987, he was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire (CNSM), where he won three First Prizes in composition, orchestration, and accompaniment. He studied with Claude Ballif, Paul Méfano, Betsy Jolas, Serge Nigg, Jean Kœrner, and Solange Chiapparin, and completed his studies with the advanced cycle in composition.

He taught piano, pedagogy, and composition, and from 2013 was professor of chamber music at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP). As the pianist of the Ensemble Itinéraire, he took part in numerous concerts, recordings, and premieres.

Fuminori Tanada passed away on June 24, 2025, in Paris.

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