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Violinist
Hiroshi Hatoyama, a Japanese violinist born around 1924, gained early recognition by winning first place in the 5th Japan Music Competition in 1936, establishing himself in Japan’s classical music scene. Hatoyama later served as the concertmaster of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.
In the mid-1950s, Hatoyama expanded his career internationally. He left Tokyo and was later joined by his wife Aki and their two young children, to pursue further studies in the United States on a scholarship. He first served as the concertmaster at the Tanglewood Summer Music Festival in Massachusetts. Following this, he continued his studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston as a scholarship recipient. By 1956, after auditioning before conductor Alexander Hillsberg, Hatoyama secured a position with the New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra for the 1956-57 season.
Source: Fiddlers’ Strings
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August 6, 1955 |
Chamber Music Hall |
Tanglewood-Lenox, Massachusetts |
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Tanglewood - Composers' Forum |
Berkshire Music Center |
Hiroshi Hatoyama (violin I), Elizabeth Beebe (violin II), Jean Comstock (viola), Albert Petillo (cello) |
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String Quartet No. 2 |
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String Quartet No. 2 |
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String Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, and Cello) |