Michiko hirayama biography of michael
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Michiko Hirayama
Japanese singer
Michiko Hirayama | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1923-06-14)June 14, 1923 |
| Died | April 1, 2018(2018-04-01) (aged 94) |
| Other names | 平山 美智子 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Soprano |
Michiko Hirayama (平山 美智子, Hirayama Michiko, 14 July 1923 – 1 April 2018)[1] was a Japanese singer, noted for her interpretation of Giacinto Scelsi's "Canti del Capricorno".
Biography
Hirayama was born in 1923 in Tokyo.
Michiko hirayama biography of michael
Her parents were lawyers[1][2] and she had a good education. One of her first musical influences was the Japanese composer Fumio Hayasaka.[2]
Hirayama studied music at Tokyo University of the Arts, Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Accademia Chigiana in Siena and at the Mozarteum Salzburg;[1] she soon discovered her affinity for contemporary music.
In the early 1950s she moved to Italy.[2] There she met Giacinto Scelsi in 1957, at a concert of Scelsi's neighbor, but she did not initially k