Author

Satoshi Yagisawa

Winner of the Chiyoda Literature Prize whose debut became a worldwide bestseller

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Satoshi Yagisawa (八木澤教司, Yagisawa Satoshi, born 3 April 1975 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese composer.

He graduated from the Musashino Academy of Music. He also finished a master's courses and graduated with the master of music. He then worked for two years in music research.

His work is varied and includes orchestral music, chamber music, choral music and music for traditional Japanese instruments. His compositions for winds, whose titles are self-descriptive, are kept in a dramatic musical language. Furthermore, he acts as a judge in competitions, as guest conductor with many orchestras and as the author of articles in professional journals ("The Flute", "The Clarinet", "The Sax"). He arranged in 2003 the theme of music (Music for planting and sowing by the Emperor and Empress of Japan) for the 54th National Arbor Day in Chiba Prefecture.

Born1977 · Chiba, Japan

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HonoursChiyoda Literature Prize (2009)