Atsutada Otaka
Atsutada Otaka (尾高 惇忠; 10 March 1944 – 16 February 2021) was a Japanese composer and musicologist. He studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts with Tomojirō Ikenouchi, Akio Yashiro, and Akira Miyoshi. After studying in Paris, he became a professor at the Tokyo University of the Arts.
Also recorded as Otaka Atsutada
Atsutada Otaka
- Name
- Atsutada Otaka
- Born
- 10 March 1944
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- 16 February 2021
- Occupation
- composer and musicologist
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Fields
- classical music
- Education
- Tokyo University of the Arts
- Honours
- Otaka prize · The Order of the Sacred Treasure and Gold Rays with Rosette
- Languages
- Japanese
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He has written works for various genres. Some of his works have been recorded on CD and are also known in countries outside of Japan. Otaka died on 16 February 2021, aged 76 years.
Atsutada Otaka studied at Tokyo University of the Arts. The recorded working language is Japanese. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Distinctions recorded are Otaka prize and The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Atsutada Otaka • Born — 10 March 1944 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Died — 16 February 2021 • Occupation — composer and musicologist • Relatives — father: Hisatada Otaka (composer) brother: Tadaaki Otaka (conductor) great-grandfather: Eiichi Shibusawa (businessman)
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Atsutada Otaka (born 1944) is recorded as a composer and conductor. The birth of Atsutada Otaka is recorded in 1944 in Tokyo.
Major works
Major works
• Image for orchestra (1981) • Rhapsody for piano (1983, revised 2006) • String Quartet (1986) • Ballade pour piano (1991) • Portrait for orchestra (1993) • Fantasy for organ and orchestra (1999) • Symphony, "Au-delà du temps" (2011) • de la MER musicale: 12 pieces pour piano (2016) • Piano Concerto (2016) • Cello Concerto (2018)
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