Motonari Iguchi Explained

Motonari Iguchi
Birth Date:17 March 1908
Birth Place: Tokyo
Othername:井口 基成
Occupation:pianist
Spouse:Aiko Iguchi

Motonari Iguchi (17 May 1908, in Tokyo – 29 September 1983, in Tokyo) was a Japanese pianist and educator.

Biography

He was influential in the post-war Japanese classical music world and his editions, published by Shunjūsha, are still the standard ones in that country. At the Tokyo Academy of Music Iguchi was a student of Leonid Kreuzer, a German piano instructor known for his powerful playing style, which Iguchi adopted. Later, Motonari Iguchi and his wife, Aiko, went on to become professors at the Tokyo Academy of Music.[1]

References

  1. J. Hobbs, T. Osaki, and X. Xiongxiong, Intersect on the Media Information Highway: An Autobiographical Trilogy. Iuniverse.Com, 2002. Pages 183-184.