Akio Yashiro

Composition NameDateInstrumentation
Sonate pour Piano 1969 Solo
Quatour a Cordes 1968 String Quartet
Concerto pour Piano et Orchestre 1967 Orchestra
Sonata (1961) 1961 Solo
Concerto pour Violoncelle et Orchestre 1960 Orchestra
Sonate pour Deux Flutes et Piano 1956 Trio
Birthplace
Tokyo
Birth Date
9/10/29
Studies:
Musical theory & Composition 1939-49 Saburo Moroi Kunihiko Hashimoto
Tokyo National Univ. Post-Grad 1951 Tomojiro Ikenouchi Akira Ifukube Noboru Toyomasu
Conservatoire Nat'l Superieur 1951-56 Nadia Boulanger Olivier Messiaen Noel Gallon
AwardPurposeDate
Manichi Music PrizeString Quartet1956
Otaka PrizeCello Concerto1960
Otaka PrizePiano Concerto1967
Nat.'l Arts Fest. AwardPiano Concerto1967
Publication Title Author Date Reaction Synopsis Type
The New York Times Concert:MFJ Performed at Carn. Allen Hughes 2/26/82 Positive "The piano concerto was more conventional. Display of pianistic brillance was its chief characteristic, and the Japanese soloist, Hiroko Nakamura, was fully prepared to do justice to it." Review
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