Yugo Kanno

is a Japanese composer and musician known for his work on many television dramas, anime series, and movies. Biography Kanno was born in Saitama, Japan. He attended junior high school in Kawagoe before later moving to Takanezawa for university. While attending school, he was fascinated by Impressionist Music. He graduated from the Tokyo College of Music, department of composition, film scoring course and started providing music for movies, commercials, and artists while he was still a student. On December 14, 2007, Kanno held his first orchestral concert which, according to his website, “started with a strong desire to listen to live music.” His first orchestra concert was held at Suntory Hall’s Blue Rose in 2007. His first 2-day Valentines concert was held at Bunkamura Orchard Hall in 2014, Yupoto Hall in 2015, Mielparque Hall in 2016, Hitomi Memorial Hall in 2017/2018, and Sakura Hall in 2019, and was well received. He also participated in several collaborations such as 2014 “Yugo Kanno x Junichi Hirokami x Kyoto City Symphony Orchestra”, “Yugo Kanno x MOZU Concert”, “Gunshi Kanbei Talk & Concert”, 2015 “Kizuna Concert”, and amongst others. Furthermore, in 2016, “Symphony No. 1 ~