Matsuya Nozawa
野澤 松也
野澤松也 Matsuya Nozawa
歌舞伎義太夫三味線奏者
重要無形文化財総合指定保持者
１９５５年 広島市生まれ
１９６９年 母の勧めで三味線を始める（当時一四歳）
１９７２年 国立劇場第一期文楽研修生になる
１９７４年 研修終了。野澤松之輔の内弟子となる
同年四月、国立劇場文楽公演で初舞台
１９７９年 松竹歌舞伎に入る
国立劇場『仮名手本忠臣蔵』で歌舞伎の三味線方として初舞台
１９９９年 重要無形文化財総合指定保持者になる
２００４年 『創作浄瑠璃の会』設立。創作浄瑠璃の弾き語り活動開始
２０１６年 『三味似粋人ジャパン』設立
現在、松竹歌舞伎（東京 歌舞伎座、国立劇場、新橋演舞場、京都 南座、大阪 松竹座、名古屋 御園座、福岡 博多座、等）で演奏。
「児雷也豪傑譚話」「NINAGAWA 十二夜」他を作曲。
同時に、国立劇場研修生講師、学習院大学非常勤講師を務めるなど、演奏家、講師として活動中
舞台を務める傍ら、「日本の伝統文化は地球を救う！」をキャッチフレーズに掲げ、ライフワークとして、昔話や民話、土地に伝わる話等を浄瑠璃風にアレンジした作品に作曲し、「創作浄瑠璃」を生み出し続け、一人でも多くの人たちに「三味線や浄瑠璃」を身近に触れてもらえる機会を作ろうと、弾き語りでライブ活動を行い、小学生から大人まで日本各地で伝えている。
竹本連中
竹本協会 理事
伝統歌舞伎保存会 会員
義太夫協会 正会員
国立劇場養成課講師
創作浄瑠璃 創始者
Kabuki Gidayu shamisen performer , As Takemoto renchu (Takemoto company)
Preservers of Important Intangible Cultural Properties by Minister of Japan
Matsuya Nozawa was born 1955 in Hiroshima city , Japan .
In 1969 , Began playing shamisen on recommendation of his mother .
In 1972 , Started the training period as the National Theatre (国立劇場) first phase Bunraku trainee .
In 1974 , He completed this training , and became a private pupil of Matsunosuke Nozawa (野澤松之輔).
The same year in April , Debuted at the National theater Bunraku performances .
In 1979 , Enter the company " Shochiku Kabuki " (松竹歌舞伎) , debuted as a shamisen performer of Kabuki play " Kanadehon Chushingura " (仮名手本忠臣蔵) at the National theatre .
In 1999 , Matsuya Nozawa was certified as Preservers of Important Intangible Cultural Properties (重要無形文化財総合指定保持者) by Minister of Japan .
In 2004 , He established “ Creative Joruri society ” (創作浄瑠璃の会) , started the activities “ Hikigatari ( sing and play shamisen ) ” .
In 2016 , Matsuya Nozawa established “ Shaminist Japan” (三味似粋人ジャパン) , which slogan is '' Japanese traditional culture save the earth !! ”.
He plays shamisen enthusiastically for Shochiku Kabuki too (Tokyo Kabuki-za, National Theater, Shimbashi Activities Center, Kyoto Minami-za,Osaka Shochiku-za, Nagoya Misono-za and Fukuoka Hakata-za etc..)
He composed “Jiraiya Superb Story”, ”NINAGAWA Twelfth Night” and so many others.
On the other hand,he acts so widely not only as a shamisen artist but as a lecturer of Japanese tradition like follows, Lecturer for The National Theater Trainee, Part-time lecturer for Gakushuin University and so on.
He always says his motto is just “Japanese traditional culture must save the earth!”
As his lifework , Matsuya Nozawa compose and arrange and create the Japanese folk tales and Japanese old stories in Joruri style , convey by chanting playing Gidayu shamisen ( as a storyteller).
Those activities must make people feel familiar with “Shamisen & Joruri” he believes.
Actually his passion is really accepted widely from elementary school students to adults not only in Japan but abroad.
