Tsuruta Kinshi
鶴田 錦史
Biwa
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Kinshi Tsuruta specialized in the Satsuma Biwa. She achieved international attention for her New York City premiere performance, in November 1967, of Tōru Takemitsu's November Steps with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Seiji Ozawa and featuring Katsuya Yokoyama on shakuhachi. She had many well known students, such as Yukio Tanaka, Yoshiko Sakata, and Junko Ueda.
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| Also Known As 鶴田 菊枝 (Tsuruta Kikue) |
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