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Kazuyoshi Akiyama

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Japanese conductor

JapanMusiciansLived 1941 to 2025 · aged 84
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, such as the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra from 1964 for life, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra from 1972 to 1985, the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra from 1985 to 1993, and the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra from 1998.

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2014Person of Cultural Merit
2001Medal with Purple Ribbon
1974Suntory Music Award

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About this person

Kazuyoshi Akiyama was a Japanese conductor who held conducting posts of symphony orchestras in Japan, Canada and the U.S., such as the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra from 1964 for life, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra from 1972 to 1985, the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra from 1985 to 1993, and the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra from 1998. Akiyama conducted the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in the Japanese premieres of Schoenberg's Moses und Aron, John Adams's El Niño and Helmut Lachenmann's Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern, among others.

Country
Japan
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1941 to 2025 · aged 84
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8 languages

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