Izumi Tateno (, ''Tateno Izumi'', (born 10 November 1936 in Tokyo) is a Japanese pianist. Tateno studied at the Tōkyō Geijutsu Daigaku and is today a professor at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. After a stroke during a concert on 9 January 2002, he had to take a break for some time. Even after medical rehabilitation, he still had paralysis of the right side of his body; since his comeback in May 2004, he has therefore played exclusively with his left hand. Numerous composers dedicated pieces to him specially tailored to his requirements. Tateno has won many prizes and awards. Since 17 September 1990, he has been chairman of the Japanese Sibelius Society (日本シベリウス協会, ''Nihon Shiberiusu Kyōkai''), of which he is a founding member. Tateno is currently active mainly in Finland. In Japan, he has become widely known through the theme tune he performed for the television drama ''Taira no Kiyomori'', composed by

Takashi Yoshimatsu is a Japanese classical music composer. He is well known for composing the 2003 remake of ''Astro Boy''. Biography Yoshimatsu was born and raised in Yoyogi, Tokyo. He did not receive formal musical training while growing up. Yoshimatsu was a fa ...

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* * 1936 births Academic staff of Sibelius Academy Classical pianists who played with one arm Japanese classical pianists Japanese male classical pianists Keio University alumni Living people People from Meguro Tokyo University of the Arts alumni 20th-century Japanese musicians 20th-century Japanese male musicians 20th-century classical pianists 21st-century Japanese musicians 21st-century Japanese male musicians 21st-century classical pianists Musicians from Tokyo {{Japan-musician-stub