Masakazu Nishimine
Masakazu Nishimine ( Japanese 西峯 正 員 , Nishimine Masakazu ; * 1954 in Kōchi , Kōchi Prefecture , Japan ) is a Japanese percussionist whose main focus is in Bremen .
Life
Nishimine originally learned the clarinet and graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo . In 1978 he came to Germany to continue his education, but soon turned to studying percussion instruments, which he successfully completed in 1988. Engagements as a classical timpanist followed , u. a. at the opera of the Bremen theater .
He taught as a visiting professor at the University of the Arts in Bremen .
In the mid-1990s, Nishimine found the traditional Japanese art of drumming and founded the group Massa Daiko in 1996 , with which he still performs regularly today.
Discography
- Babette Koblenz , No Entry to the Lion's Club for two pianos and percussion, sound carrier in the Bielefeld catalog
- Siegrid Ernst , concert duo for recorders and percussion, recorded in the Bielefeld catalog
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Deutschlandradio , contribution from February 4, 2009: Kraft des Archaischen
- ↑ Biography of Masakazu Nishimine at www.masa-daiko.de
- ↑ a b Weser-Kurier of March 5, 2013: Japanese drum art
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SURNAME | Nishimine, Masakazu |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 西峯 正 員 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese percussionist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kōchi , Kōchi Prefecture |