Education
Born in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Kuramoto studied the piano from an early age. At school, he studied Rachmaninoff and performed as a part-time soloist in orchestras.
倉本 裕基
Born in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Kuramoto studied the piano from an early age. At school, he studied Rachmaninoff and performed as a part-time soloist in orchestras.
His given name is Minoru Kitano (北野 實, Kitano Minoru). Kuramoto writes primarily for the piano, though orchestral arrangements for some of his pieces exist. He later went on to study at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and obtained a master"s degree in Applied Physics.
Kuramoto chose to become a musician.
Kuramoto concentrated on the performance of the piano, the composition and arrangement of classical music and popular music As a professional musician, his interests span genres from classical to folk songs and popular music
At the age of 35, Kuramoto had the first of his Civil Defense published. To this day, he has published 18 CDs.
Kuramoto"s style of music shows influence from a variety of composers from different periods.
Most notably, by Rachmaninoff, Chopin and Ravel.