Ichirō Suzuki (guitarist)
Ichirō Suzuki ( Japanese 鈴木 一郎 , Suzuki Ichirō ; born May 9, 1948 in Kobe , Hyōgo Prefecture ) is a Japanese guitarist .
Life
Suzuki first studied piano and violin . In the 1960s he switched to the guitar and studied with Yasumasa Obara , a student of Regino Sáinz de la Maza and Andrés Segovia in Siena and Santiago de Compostela . He has lived in Europe ( Paris and Barcelona ) since 1970 , where he studied with Leo Brouwer , Oscar Ghiglia , Andrés Segovia and José Tomás . He was music director of the Palamós International Music Festival and founder of the Ichirō Suzuki Barcelona Guitar Festival.
The composer Tōru Takemitsu dedicated the piece To the Edge of Dream (premiered with the Orchester Philharmonique de Liège) to him in 1983 .
Prices
- 2nd prize at the Tokyo International Guitar Competition (1968 and 1969)
- Orden de Isabel la Católica (1989)
Discography
- Leo and Ichiro (1982)
- Ichiro Suzuki Meets Victoria de los Ángeles (1995)
- Guitar Recital (1996)
- Music for Violin and Guitar (2009)
literature
- Maurice J. Summerfield: The Classical Guitar. Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800 . 5th Edition, Ashley Mark Publishing Company, Newcastle upon Tyne 2002, ISBN 1-872639-51-8 , pp. 283-284.
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SURNAME | Suzuki, Ichirō |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 鈴木 一 朗 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese guitarist |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1948 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kobe , Hyogo Prefecture |