Hara, Kazuko (1935–)
Hara, Kazuko (1935–)
Japanese composer, librettist, singer, and professor. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Feb 10, 1935; studied composition under Professor Romijiro Ikenouchi at Tokyo Teijutsu Daigaku Faculty of Music, graduating 1957; studied in Paris at École Normale with Henri Dutilleux (1962) and L'Academie International d'Été in Nice with Alexander Tcherepnin (1963); also explored Gregorian chant under Father R.F.J. Mereau; m. Hiroshi Hara (composer).
Awarded 2nd prize of the NHK and Mainichi Music Contest (1955); received Takei Prize (1967) and Ataka Prize; wrote orchestral pieces and operas, including The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes and The Merry Night.
See also Women in World History.
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