Posts Tagged "Japanese violinists"

Japanese Violinists’ Birthdays in August

Japanese Violinists’ Birthdays in August

  • 2nd August 2016

Japanese violinists with birthdays in August include TAKASHIMA Chisako 高嶋 ちさ子 (b. 1968) on 24 August, ÔTANI Yasuko (or Yasuko Ohtani) 大谷 康子(b. 1955) on 25 August and ISHII Shizuko  石井 志都子 (b. 1942) on 31 August. Takashima Chisako is best known for her performances of popular classics that appeal…

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Japanese Violinists’ Birthdays in December

Japanese Violinists’ Birthdays in December

  • 1st December 2015

Violinists’ birthdays in December include Horigome Yuzuko 堀米ゆず子 (b. 1957) on 4/XII, Andô Kô 安藤幸 (幸田née Kôda 幸田, 1878-1963) on 6/XII and Maehashi Teiko 前橋汀子 (b. 1943) on 11/XII. Horigome Yuzuko was the first Japanese to win the first prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition (in 1980) Andô Kô, together with her elder sister…

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