Vivaldi's Four Seasons
| Animation for live music | 2017.11 | Japan | Around 45'00" | HD | 16:9 | No dialogue |
Film Production: Tokyo University of the Arts
Planner: Sawa Kazuki, Producer: Okamoto Mitsuko, Artistic director: Yamamura Koji, Technical director: Takashi Kiriyama, Video system developer : Usuha Ryoya, Sync system developer: Maezawa Akira
Animation directors:
Spring: Anna Budanova, Summer: Priit and Olga Pärn, Autumn: Astushi Wada, Winter: Theodore Ushev
Spring: Anna Budanova
Autumn: Astushi Wada
In commemoration of the 130th anniversary of Tokyo University of the Arts in 2017, A. Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" will be animated and performed using AI to keep the timing of the animation in sync with live performance developed through an industry-academic collaboration by Yamaha Corporation and Tokyo University of Arts.
2017.11.19 Premiure Kita-kyusyu Hibikin Hall, vaiolin: Kazuki Sawa, Music performance: Hibiki Strings
2018 Animac, Spain
2018 Monstra Lisbonn International Animation Festival, Portgal
2018.10.08 Music performance: Covent Garden Soloists Orchestra from London in Vene Teater (Russian Theatre) in Tallinn, Estonia
2019.01 Aratani Theatre inLA, US
National Palace of Culture in Sofia,
Bulgaria
Castle of Annecy, France
2023.05 Anifilm International Festival Animated Film, Liberec, Czech Republic, at the F. X. Šalda Theatre