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Akao Michiko

赤尾三千子

Akao Michiko

Michiko Akao, born in Tokyo, is a pioneering artist of the yokobue. She is recognized for establishing traverse bamboo flutes as solo instruments in contemporary music. Michiko Akao commissioned an original repertory of over 100 compositions for the yokobue. She made her American debut in 1972 in Maki Ishii’s Sogu II with Seiji Ozawa and San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. She was awarded the distinguished Artist Prize by the Japan Ministry of Education. She has performed widely in Japan and North America and participated in major music festivals in Europe and Asia.

Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Mugibue no Koro 麦笛の頃 03'28 Tsukikusa no Yume; Fukuda Rando Shakuhachi Meikyoku Shu Koto
Shunrei 春麗 03'32 Tsukikusa no Yume; Fukuda Rando Shakuhachi Meikyoku Shu Koto
Shinobue to Biwa no Shikyoku 13'50 Teizo Matsumura - Selected Works Vol II Shinobue