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- Biography: Kuribayashi Hideaki -

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Hideaki Kuribayashi began studying the koto with Tadao Sawai in 1973. Today he is known as both a performer and composer of contemporary music for traditional Japanese instruments. He has received numerous prizes for his works, including a superior award from the Katei Ongaku Kai in 1979 and first place at the 1980 Pan-Music Contemporary Music Festival He is a member of the improvisatory group The String Quartet of Tokio and is the co-leader of the Blue Poles of Lear.

Speciality: Koto

Teachers:

Sawai Tadao

Students:

Falconer, Elizabeth

Tracks recorded:

Track	Album
Joseki (Listen)	At Times of Quiet
Shikyoku No 1 (Listen)	Art of Bamboo, The
So (Listen)	At Times of Quiet
Ugetsufu (Listen)	Masters of Zen - Ugetsufu

Composed or Arranged:

Year	Title	Kanji	Alternate Title
	Shohin I
1976	E mu	絵夢	Picture Dreams
1987	Sanju Sokyoku
1988	Joseki	城跡
1993	Takato	高遠

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