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Composer: Takemitsu, Tōru (1930-1996)

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Kimmel Center, Perelman Theater

Sun 1 Feb at 15:00

Chevalier de Saint-George, de la Cruz, Darvishi, Price, Takemitsu, Molina, Korngold

Kashkashian, Rosen, Catalyst Quartet

Flagey: Studio 4

Sat 21 Mar at 20:15

Hosokawa VC, Rachmaninov 2, Takemitsu

Ono, Eberle, Brussels Philharmonic

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre

Thu 21 Jan at 14:00

Mozart PC23, Prokofiev 5, Takemitsu

Okisawa, Nakagawa, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

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Fact file

Year of birth	1930
Year of death	1996
Nationality	Japan
Period	Modern

Top works

A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden How slow the wind, for orchestra Star-Isle Three film scores Toward the Sea II, for alto flute, harp and string orchestra See all...

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A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden A Piece for Guitar (for the 60th Birthday of Sylvano Bussotti)How slow the wind, for orchestra Star-Isle Three film scores Toward the Sea II, for alto flute, harp and string orchestra