Japanese Violinists’ Birthdays in May
TÔGI Yûji 東儀祐二 (1928–1985) on 11 May ÔNO Tadasuke 多 忠亮 (1895-1930) on 3 May Both of this month’s violinists come from traditional gagaku families. Gagaku (court orchestra music) originally came to Japan from China and is closely associated with the imperial court. So it is hardly surprising that it was reorganized soon…