Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 42 (1986) award
Kazuo Yamada
やまだ かずお
Yamada Kazuo
Aliases:
ヤマカズさん
Pen Names:
（birth name）,
（former name）,
（name after change in 1968）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1912-10-19 （Tokyo Prefecture）
- Died
- 1991-08-13 age 78
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- conductor, composer
- Active Years
- 1935-1991
- Affiliations
- NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo University of the Arts
- Influenced By
- Klaus Pringsheim, Joseph Rosenstock
- Influenced
- Kan Ishimaru, Masako Endo
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Music School | — | Piano Department | — | 1931-193? | Japan |
Tokyo Music School
Piano Department
Period:
1931-193?
Country:
Japan
graduated top of class
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NHK Orchestral Composition Competition | Prelude on Japanese Folk Songs | — | NHK | 第1位 |
| 1949 | Mainichi Music Award | Opera 'Hansel and Gretel' | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | — | 受章 |
| 1979 | Arts Encouragement Prize by Minister of Education | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Art Festival Grand Prize | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Arima Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays | — | — | — | 受章 |
| 1986 | Japan Academy Prize | — | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
NHK Orchestral Composition Competition
1937
Work:
Prelude on Japanese Folk Songs
Organization:
NHK
Result:
第1位
Mainichi Music Award
1949
Work:
Opera 'Hansel and Gretel'
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1976
Result:
受章
Arts Encouragement Prize by Minister of Education
1979
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Art Festival Grand Prize
1982
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Arima Prize
1983
Result:
受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays
1984
Result:
受章
Japan Academy Prize
1986
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Symphony No. 8 'Symphony of a Thousand'
1949 Orchestral WorkBibliography
- The Art of Conducting
- One Hundred Forms of a Single Tone
Legacy
Recognized as a conductor and composer who supported the Japanese classical music scene.