Jiro Yoshioka is a Composer, Artist, Producer and Cellist, based in Munich Germany.
He especially loves Maurice Ravel, Tōru Takemitsu, Igor Stravinsky and Spaghetti Carbonara.
“Three Years Before Full Moon” is a composition based on a well-known Japanese paraphrase for a love confession.
The writer Natsume Sōseki translated the sentence “I love you” as:
“The moon is beautiful.” (月が綺麗ですね。)
This indirect expression resonated widely, and over time,
people inspired by its simplicity developed a way to gently reject such a confession:
“I don’t see the moon.” (月が見えません。)
My piece Three Years Before Full Moon reflects on this idea.”
(March 13, 2025)
His musical journey began with the violoncello. He studied with Edgar Gredler and attended masterclasses with Danjulo Ishizaka and Daniel Müller-Schott. As a young musician, he also sang in the renowned Tölzer Knabenchor (boy’s choir). His talent as a cellist was recognized early: in 2014, he won first prize in the national Jugend musiziert competition in the string quartet category, as well as the Sparkasse Munich bank special prize. Two years later, he received first prize in the cello solo category at the state competition.
Yoshioka later turned to composition and studied at the University of Music and Theatre Munich with Prof. Gerd Baumann, specializing in film and media composition. His work has led to collaborations with the University of Television and Film Munich, the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and commissions from the Japanese public broadcaster NHK, the German public broadcaster ARD and WDR. Several of his projects have been presented at major festivals, including the Berlinale, the Max Ophüls Prize Festival, the Hof International Film Festival, the IMFF (China), the Oregon Film Festival (USA), and the BonDance International Film Festival (Japan).
In addition to his work in film and media, Yoshioka composes and conducts concert music and writes arrangements for a wide range of formats, from small ensembles to opera. His symphonic orchestral works have been performed by leading ensembles such as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO) under Sir Simon Rattle, the Munich Symphony Orchestra, and the North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, including performances at the Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague and the Isarphilharmonie in Munich. Together with Eve Georges, he composed the VR opera NIMMERSATT, which premiered at the Munich Biennale. He was also co-author of the song Fragen fragen, commissioned by the City of Munich and premiered in the Isarphilharmonie by over 300 children. Among his most recent projects is the music for Borders Between Us, a two-hour audio walk presented at the Welt/Bühne Festival at the Residenztheater Munich. The piece is based on a text by eleven international authors.
Yoshioka later turned to composition and studied at the University of Music and Theatre Munich with Prof. Gerd Baumann, specializing in film and media composition. His work has led to collaborations with the University of Television and Film Munich, the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and commissions from the Japanese public broadcaster NHK, the German public broadcaster ARD and WDR. Several of his projects have been presented at major festivals, including the Berlinale, the Max Ophüls Prize Festival, the Hof International Film Festival, the IMFF (China), the Oregon Film Festival (USA), and the BonDance International Film Festival (Japan).
In addition to his work in film and media, Yoshioka composes and conducts concert music and writes arrangements for a wide range of formats, from small ensembles to opera. His symphonic orchestral works have been performed by leading ensembles such as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO) under Sir Simon Rattle, the Munich Symphony Orchestra, and the North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, including performances at the Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague and the Isarphilharmonie in Munich. Together with Eve Georges, he composed the VR opera NIMMERSATT, which premiered at the Munich Biennale. He was also co-author of the song Fragen fragen, commissioned by the City of Munich and premiered in the Isarphilharmonie by over 300 children. Among his most recent projects is the music for Borders Between Us, a two-hour audio walk presented at the Welt/Bühne Festival at the Residenztheater Munich. The piece is based on a text by eleven international authors.
Jiro Yoshioka lives and works in Munich. His music consistently seeks a balance between artistic depth and accessibility. His style often combines extended instrumental techniques with electronic elements, including synthesizers and detailed sound design. For his concert works, he frequently writes short, abstract texts that guide his compositional process. His interest in filmmaking, photography, and animation is closely connected to his work, reflecting a strong engagement with the media he composes for. Whether in film, concert, opera, or virtual reality, his work deliberately moves at the intersections of contemporary forms of expression.