Wakasugi, Hiroshi

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Wakasugi, Hiroshi (b Tokyo, 1935). Japanese conductor. Cond. Kyoto SO 1975–7, Cologne Radio SO 1977–83, gen. mus. dir. Düsseldorf 1982–7. Amer. début 1981. Chief cond., Tonhalle Orch., Zurich, from 1985, Tokyo Metropolitan SO from 1987. Cond. f. Japanese ps. of Gurrelieder, Parsifal, and Capriccio.