Michio Miyagi
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Michio Miyagi, born å®®åéé on April 7, 1894, in Kobe, Japan, was a notable Japanese koto player and composer. At age eight, he lost his sight and began studying the koto under Nakajima Kengyo II. By 18, Miyagi achieved the highest rank for a koto artist, kengyo. He moved to Tokyo in 1917 and gave his first solo recital of original compositions in 1919. In 1929, he signed an exclusive contract with the Victor Record Company and composed his most famous piece, "Haru no Umi" ("La mer au printemps"). In 1932, he recorded the piece with violinist Renée Chemet. His international fame grew through album releases in Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom. He became a professor at the Tokyo College of Music in 1937. Miyagi died on June 25, 1956, after falling from a train during a tour in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture.
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Michio Miyagi
The Ongaku Masters An Anthology of Japanese Classical Music, Vol. 3: Modern Japan
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