Akio Yashiro
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Akio Yashiro (矢代秋雄 Yashiro Akio) (Tokyo, 10 september 1929 - Yokohama, 9 april 1976) was a Japanese composer. He was a friend of the writer Yukio Mishima and the composer Toshiro Mayuzumi. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Nadia Boulanger and Olivier Messiaen. He then returned to Tokyo in 1956, where he taught at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Akio+Yashiro">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Akio
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Empire of Japan
- Place of birth
- Tokyo
- Place of death
- Totsuka-ku
- Occupation
- conductor
- Educated at
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Award
- Otaka prize
- Student of
- Nadia Boulanger
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- classical music
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- name in native language
- 矢代秋雄
- date of birth
- 1929-09-10
- date of death
- 1976-04-09
- name in kana
- やしろ あきお
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