Osaragi Jiro Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1975) award
Hidekazu Yoshida
よしだ ひでかず
Yoshida Hidekazu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1913-09-23 （Shin-Izumi-cho, Nihonbashi, Tokyo (now Nihonbashi Ningyocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan)）
- Died
- 2012-05-22 （Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan） age 98
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, German, French, English
- Residence History
- Nihonbashi, Tokyo (now Ningyocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan) → Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan → West Berlin (1967–1968) → Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Music critic, Essayist, Translator, Editor, Radio commentator
- Active Years
- 1946-2012
- Affiliations
- Mito Arts Tower (Director), 20th Century Music Research Institute (Founder/Director), Asahi Shimbun (Contributor), NHK-FM (Commentator)
- Influenced By
- Hideo Kobayashi, Sei Itō, Chūya Nakahara
- Influenced
- Seiji Ozawa, Hiroko Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo) | Faculty of Letters | Department of French Literature | 学士 | — | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo)
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
Degree:
学士
Year of Graduation:
1936
Country:
Japan
Graduated in 1936
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Osaragi Jirō Prize | Yoshida Hidekazu Complete Works (1st series) | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1988 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class | — | — | Government of Japan | 叙勲 |
| 1988 | NHK Broadcasting Culture Award | — | — | NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Asahi Prize | — | — | The Asahi Shimbun Company | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Kanagawa Culture Award | — | — | Kanagawa Prefecture | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | Manet's Portrait | 評論 | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 認定 |
| 2004 | Mito City Cultural Honor Award | — | — | Mito City | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Order of Culture | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 2007 | Honorary Citizen of Kamakura | — | — | Kamakura City | 授与 |
| 2007 | Honorary Citizen of Mito | — | — | Mito City | 授与 |
| 2012 | Junior Third Rank (Posthumous) | — | — | Government of Japan | 追贈 |
Osaragi Jirō Prize
1975
Work:
Yoshida Hidekazu Complete Works (1st series)
Result:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1982
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class
1988
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
叙勲
NHK Broadcasting Culture Award
1988
Organization:
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Result:
受賞
Asahi Prize
1990
Organization:
The Asahi Shimbun Company
Result:
受賞
Kanagawa Culture Award
1990
Organization:
Kanagawa Prefecture
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literature Prize
1993
Work:
Manet's Portrait
Category:
評論
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Person of Cultural Merit
1996
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
認定
Mito City Cultural Honor Award
2004
Organization:
Mito City
Result:
受賞
Order of Culture
2006
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Honorary Citizen of Kamakura
2007
Organization:
Kamakura City
Result:
授与
Honorary Citizen of Mito
2007
Organization:
Mito City
Result:
授与
Junior Third Rank (Posthumous)
2012
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
追贈
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Yoshida Hidekazu Complete Works
1975 Collected works / CriticismA collected edition begun in 1975 and published in phases. It gathers music criticism, essays, translations and reviews; an important corpus in the history of Japanese music criticism.
Music criticismEssaysTranslation
Manet's Portrait
1992 Art criticism / EssayA collection of essays and criticism concerning Édouard Manet and Impressionism. Discusses modern art from perspectives that intersect music and literature.
ArtImpressionismÉdouard Manet
Bibliography
- Theme and Variations (1953)
- The World of Musicians (1953)
- Music of the Twentieth Century (1957)
- Mozart (1970)
- Mozart on Record (1975)
- Manet's Portrait (1992)
- Yoshida Hidekazu Complete Works (1975–2004)
Translations by Author
- Robert Schumann 'Music and Musicians' (translation)
- Mozart's Letters (editor/translator)
- Roland Manuel 'The Enjoyment of Music' (translation/editor)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear, sensuous critical proseEssayistic, cross-disciplinary approach spanning music, art, and literature
- Recurring Motifs
- Sound and memoryComparison of performances and recordingsHistorical context of Western music
Health
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Acute heart failure2012年5月Died of acute heart failure on 2012-05-22 (aged 98)
Legacy
A leading figure in Japanese classical music criticism who, through long-running columns and broadcasts, broadened public appreciation and understanding of music. He left numerous publications and a collected works edition, and contributed to music education and public cultural institutions.
Museums
- Mito Arts Tower Mito, Ibaraki, Japan Opened in 1990
Academic Societies
- 20th Century Music Research Institute
- Collaborations with Toho Gakuen
Archives
- Mito Arts Tower archives
- Hakusuisha (materials for the Yoshida Complete Works)
In Popular Culture
- Known as the long-time commentator on NHK-FM program 'Meikyoku no Tanoshimi'
Quotes
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Indeed, this art may once have been an unsurpassed masterpiece, but now—even to put it most mildly—cracks have appeared.
Source: Music Tenbo (review of Horowitz's visit) (1983) -
This person remains an unparalleled magician at the keyboard and is a precious presence that conveys how deeply nineteenth-century the very concept of such artistry is.
Source: Music Tenbo (review of Horowitz's later visit) (1986)
Trivia
- He was an avid sumo fan.
- He served on NHK-FM's 'Meikyoku no Tanoshimi' for around 40 years from 1971.
- His wife was Barbara Yoshida-Krafft (Barbara Krafft); they married in 1964 and she died in 2003.
- He established the 'Yoshida Hidekazu Prize' in 1990.