Takako Nishizaki
Takako Nishizaki | |
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西崎 崇子 | |
| Born | April 14, 1944 Naxos |
| Website | tnviolinstudio |
Takako Nishizaki Suzuki Method course, at age nine.[1]
Biography
Nishizaki went to the United States from Japan in 1962. She first studied with
Juilliard.[2]
In 1964, she was a runner-up in the Leventritt Competition, in which Itzhak Perlman won first prize.[3] In 1966, she was awarded Juilliard's Fritz Kreisler Scholarship.[4]
In 1969, she won first prize in the Juilliard Concerto Competition performing
Jenö Jandó and Michael Ponti, and has performed in a number of chamber music ensembles.[citation needed
]
Nishizaki is married to the Naxos label owner Klaus Heymann, and teaches violin in Hong Kong,[5] where she was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star in 2003 for her work in classical music and charity. [6]
Discography
Nishizaki's recording of
Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" has sold over a million copies.[7]
References
- ^ "艺术家西崎崇子简介". 新浪网影音娱乐. 2005-07-01. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Takako Nishizaki profile, naxos.com; accessed 9 March 2015.
- ^ Theodore Strongin (22 April 1964). "Violinist wins a prize, loses a Guarnerius". New York Times.
- ^ Allen Hughes (13 January 1968). "Takako Nishizaki in debut recital". New York Times.
- ISBN 978-0-415-93835-8. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "香港特區政府二〇〇三年授勳名單". 文匯報. 2003-07-01. Archived from the original on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ Anne Midgette (7 October 2007). "MUSIC; A No-Frills Label Sings To the Rafters". New York Times. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
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