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Hikaru Hayashi | |
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| Born | October 22, 1931 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | January 5, 2012 (aged 80) Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | 林 光 |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, pianist, conductor |
Hikaru Hayashi (林 光, Hayashi Hikaru, October 22, 1931 – January 5, 2012) was a Japanese composer, pianist and conductor.[1] Hayashi is considered to be one of the most renowned and accomplished Japanese composers of the postwar period.[2] In particular, Hayashi was noted for his choral suite Scenes from Hiroshima (1958–2001).
In exploring the possibilities of Japanese language opera, Hayashi composed more than 30 operas. He was artistic director and resident composer of the Opera Theatre Konnyakuza. His oeuvre also includes symphonic works, works for band, chamber music, choral works, songs and more than 100 film scores. Hayashi was also the author of more than 20 books including Nihon opera no yume (日本オペラの夢 The Dream of Japanese Opera).[3]
In 1998 Hayashi won the 30th Suntory Music Award.
- ^ 作曲家の林光さん死去 多くの日本語創作オペラ生む (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 2012-01-07. Archived from the original on 2012-01-08. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ Kapur, Nick (2018). Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 298n7. ISBN 978-0674984424.
- ^ 林光の部屋[permanent dead link]