Tsutomu Nasuda studied musicology at the University of Cologne (MA), Germany and after returning to Japan has worked as a critic and journalist. He co-translated Nicolas Harnoncourt’s Music as Speech and has written various other books. Currently a critic for Ongaku no Tomo and other publications, he is a member of the board of directors of the Music Pen Club Japan and a member of the Japan Pen Club.
Acclaimed conductor, recorder and cornett player Yoshimichi Hamada talks about his fascination with Baroque music and opera, and his excavations into how European music entered Japan in the 16th century.
