Hiroshi Wakasugi 若杉弘 | |
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| Born | May 31, 1935 Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | July 21, 2009 (aged 74) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Conductor |
| Years active | mid 1950s–2009 |
Hiroshi Wakasugi (若杉 弘, Wakasugi Hiroshi, 31 May 1935 – 21 July 2009) was a Japanese orchestra conductor. He premiered many of the major Western operas in Japan, and was honoured with many awards for cultural achievement. He was best known for conducting works by German composers such as Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner, Gustav Mahler, and Richard Strauss.[1][2]