On this page, Edward introduces himself in his own words, and shares links to his music, his website, and his social media platforms. We warmly invite programmers and commissioners to take a closer look at Edward's work, and please be in touch with us if you would like to connect with him.

About Edward

'I am a Japanese-British composer and koto performer, currently based in London. My musical education began with traditional Japanese music, studying the koto with Curtis Patterson and as part of the Sawai School. The School’s focus lay not in the older classical tradition but in modern koto music, and being exposed to this repertoire gave me an early and lasting curiosity about how the instrument could be pushed into different directions. This interest still runs through my own writing, where the koto and other traditional Japanese instruments or voice sit in combination with Western instruments. 

I studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music with David Sawer, before continuing at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris in Gérard Pesson's composition class. Whilst at the Paris Conservatoire, I also studied electroacoustic composition with Yan Maresz, Luis Naón, and Grégoire Lorieux. I have been very fortunate to work with, or have upcoming work with, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre des Lauréats du Conservatoire de Paris, United Instruments of Lucilin, Nemø Ensemble, AsianArt Ensemble, SOEMON, Quatuor Ardeo, Rubik Quartet, Ryoko Aoki, Reison Kuroda and Naoko Kikuchi, among others.'

Highlights

• Edward's chamber orchestra work Socle was first performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and William Cole as part of the LPO's Young Composers 2025/26 programme, mentored by Sir George Benjamin
• Nemø Ensemble gave the first performance of Edward’s Array II at KlexosLab in Plasencia, Spain. 
• At the 2025 Rainy Days Festival in Luxembourg, Edward’s piece Array I was performed for the first time by the United Instruments of Lucilin. 
• Resonant Line for shakuhachi and koto received its premiere performed by Reison Kuroda and Naoko Kikuchi at the 2025 International Shakuhachi Festival in Prague. 

Find out more

If you are interested in finding out more about Edward, hearing and and keeping up to date with his work, take a look at his social media below:

• Instagram
• Soundcloud

The RPS Composers programme could not happen without the support of RPS Members, PRS Foundation Talent Development Network supported by PPL, Delius Trust, Fidelio Charitable Trust, Garrick Charitable Trust, Idlewild Trust, John Ellerman Foundation, Marchus Trust, Presteigne Festival, RPS Susan Bradshaw Composers' Fund, Vaughan Williams Foundation, WildKat, and several anonymous donors.