"Le moment du Cristal" for flute and piano

Yuko Uébayashi (1958) is a contemporary Japanese composer known for her deeply expressive, lyrical music that beautifully merges elements of French Impressionism with the subtle nuances of traditional Japanese music and the evocative power of film scores.
Born in Kitakyushu, Japan, Uébayashi began composing at a young age. Her first composition was a song inspired by a book about a disobedient dog and was performed on piano by herself in a party for her elementary class. This was the pivotal point where her talent in composition was first recognized.
Yuko Uebayashi’s formal music training started when she was accepted to Kyoto City University of Arts, where she majored in composition and studied with Ryohei Hirose and Komei Abe.
Uébayashi moved to Paris in 1998, a city that profoundly influenced her compositional style. The city’s vibrant artistic environment allowed her to refine a musical language that is often compared to the elegance of Debussy and Ravel. She only writes music for musicians with whom she feels a strong personal and artistic connection.
Uébayashi moved to Paris in 1998, a city that profoundly influenced her compositional style. The city’s vibrant artistic environment allowed her to refine a musical language that is often compared to the elegance of Debussy and Ravel. She only writes music for musicians with whom she feels a strong personal and artistic connection.
She is particularly known for her extensive output of flute music, including a full Sonata for Flute and Piano (2003) and numerous other chamber works.