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Takashi Asahina

あさひなたかし

Asahina Takashi

Aliases: 小島隆

Profile

Gender: Male
Born: 1908-07-09 （Ichigaya Sadoharamachi, Ushigome-ku, Tokyo, Japan）
Died: 2001-12-29 （Kamokoga-hara, Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan） age 93
Nationality: Japan
Languages: Japanese
Residence History: Ichigaya Sadoharamachi, Ushigome-ku, Tokyo, Japan → Shinohara-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Career

Occupations: Conductor
Active Years: 1940-2001
Affiliations: Osaka College of Music, Osaka College of Music High School
Influenced By: Emmanuel Mettel, Leonid Kreutzer, Alexander Mogilevsky
Influenced: Im Won-sik

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
Faculty of Law, Kyoto Imperial University	Faculty of Law	—	—	1928-1931	Japan
Faculty of Letters, Kyoto Imperial University	Faculty of Letters	Department of Philosophy	—	1933-1937	Japan

Faculty of Law, Kyoto Imperial University

Faculty of Law

Period: 1928-1931

Year of Graduation: 1931

Country: Japan

Participated in university orchestra while studying law

Faculty of Letters, Kyoto Imperial University

Faculty of Letters / Department of Philosophy

Period: 1933-1937

Year of Graduation: 1937

Country: Japan

Thesis on medieval music history

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
1969	Medal with Purple Ribbon	—	—	Japanese Government	受賞
1972	Mobil Music Award	—	—	Mobil	受賞
1974	NHK Broadcasting Culture Award	—	—	NHK	受賞
1976	Japan Art Academy Award	—	—	Japan Art Academy	受賞
1977	Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany	—	—	Federal Republic of Germany	受章
1979	Asahi Prize	—	—	Asahi Shimbun	受賞
1984	Mainichi Art Award	—	—	Mainichi Newspapers	受賞
1986	The Symphony Hall International Music Award Crystal Award	—	—	The Symphony Hall	受賞
1987	Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon	—	—	Japanese Government	受章
1987	Kiwanis Osaka Award	—	—	Kiwanis Osaka	受賞
1989	Person of Cultural Merit	—	—	Agency for Cultural Affairs	顕彰
1989	Austrian Decoration for Science and Art First Class	—	—	Republic of Austria	受章
1989	Kansai Grand Conductor Award	—	—	Kansai Grand Prize	受賞
1989	Hida Furukawa Music Award	—	—	Hida Furukawa Music Award Committee	受賞
1994	Order of Culture	—	—	Japanese Government	受章
1994	Honorary Citizen of Kobe City	—	—	City of Kobe	授与
2001	Junior Third Rank	—	—	Japanese Government	叙位

Medal with Purple Ribbon

1969

Organization: Japanese Government

Result: 受賞

Mobil Music Award

1972

Organization: Mobil

Result: 受賞

NHK Broadcasting Culture Award

1974

Organization: NHK

Result: 受賞

Japan Art Academy Award

1976

Organization: Japan Art Academy

Result: 受賞

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

1977

Organization: Federal Republic of Germany

Result: 受章

Asahi Prize

1979

Organization: Asahi Shimbun

Result: 受賞

Mainichi Art Award

1984

Organization: Mainichi Newspapers

Result: 受賞

The Symphony Hall International Music Award Crystal Award

1986

Organization: The Symphony Hall

Result: 受賞

Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

1987

Organization: Japanese Government

Result: 受章

Kiwanis Osaka Award

1987

Organization: Kiwanis Osaka

Result: 受賞

Person of Cultural Merit

1989

Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs

Result: 顕彰

Austrian Decoration for Science and Art First Class

1989

Organization: Republic of Austria

Result: 受章

Kansai Grand Conductor Award

1989

Organization: Kansai Grand Prize

Result: 受賞

Hida Furukawa Music Award

1989

Organization: Hida Furukawa Music Award Committee

Result: 受賞

Order of Culture

1994

Organization: Japanese Government

Result: 受章

Honorary Citizen of Kobe City

1994

Organization: City of Kobe

Result: 授与

Junior Third Rank

2001

Organization: Japanese Government

Result: 叙位

Awards & Nominations

Japan Art Academy Prize 1 appearances

Edition 32 (1976) award

Quotes

Standing is my job

Source: Interview by MBS (2001)

Trivia

Left-handed but used right hand to hold the baton
Nickname 'Gasa' due to his roughness