is a Japanese classical cellist and conductor. He is particularly noted for his interpretations of

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's works, in particular the Cello Sonata. His management agency is Japan Arts Corporation.

Biography

He debuted with the

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in 2011, and has performed with orchestras such as

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Festival Ensemble ( Saito Kinen Orchestra members),

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and

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, and artists as

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and

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. His debut album, ''Sergei Rachmaninov Complete Cello Works'', with pianist

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released in 2012 October, is The Strad magazine's "Recommended Disc". He will release his second album from

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in November 2017. In 2016, he gave a recital to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Kenji Miyazawa for worldwide broadcast by NHK Japan, whose centennial anniversary recital was given by Yo-Yo Ma in 1996. In 2014 he gave a pre-recital to

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Discography

* ''Sergei Rachmaninov – Complete Cello Works'' (2012/CHRCD044) * ''The Romantic" – Great Cello Works'' (2017/

)

Prizes

*2000: Overall winner, Sapporo Junior Cello Competition *2001: Gold medal, Osaka Junior Cello Competition (3rd Category – 13&under) *2003: Gold medal, Osaka Junior Cello Competition (2nd Category – 17&under) *2003: 1st prize, Japan Performer Competition *2006: 1st prize, 6th Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition *2007: 1st prize, Marlow International Music Competition *2008: 2nd prize & Audience prize, 77th Music Competition of Japan *2009: 1st prize, 20th Paris FLAME International Music Competition *2010: 1st prize, 17th

International Johannes Brahms Competition The International Johannes Brahms Competition ("Brahms Competition") is an international competition for the performers of piano, violin, viola, cello, chamber music, and singers. The competition has taken place annually since 1993. The event is h ...

*2011: 1st prize, 3rd

Windsor Festival International String Competition The Windsor Festival International String Competition is a music competition held in the United Kingdom for performers of violin, cello, and viola. The event is held biennially at Windsor Castle in Windsor. It aims to seeks out exceptional young s ...

*2012: 1st prize, 14th Young Concert Artists European Audition *2012: 2nd prize, 53rd Young Concert Artists New York Audition *2018: The 17th Hideo Saito Memorial Fund Award, given by

and

Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (born July 28, 1942 in Tokyo) is a Japanese cellist. He started to study music under the tutorship of Hideo Saito, founder of the Tokyo Conservatory."Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi", Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Tsutsumi made his debut as celli ...

Conducting

* Artistic Director/Principal Conductor of Knightsbridge Philharmonic Orchestra since 2013

References

Winner of 2011 Windsor Festival International String Competition announced, 28 March 2011

Japanese cellist wins Windsor Festival International String Competition, ''Slough Express'', 24 March 2011

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