Otaka prize
Japanese music award
The Otaka prize (Japanese:尾高賞 Otaka-shō) is a prize annually awarded since 1952. It is named after the Japanese composer and conductor Hisatada Otaka, the prize is given to Japanese composers, and is awarded by the NHK Symphony Orchestra. Awardees include, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Shinichiro Ikebe, Toshiro Mayuzumi and the first woman awardee, Keiko Fujiie. The Otaka prize has been described as prestigious, and as the leading Japanese award.
Winners
29th Prize: Tōru Takemitsu
51st Prize: Joji Yuasa
61st Prize: Ichiro Nodaira
62nd Prize: Toshirō Saruya and Toshio Hosokawa
63rd Prize: Dai Fujikura
64th Prize: Atsuhiko Gondai
65th Prize: Shin'ichirō Ikebe and Toshi Ichiyanagi
66th Prize: Naoki Sakata
67th Prize: Dai Fujikura
68th Prize: Toshio Hosokawa
69th Prize: Akira Nishimura and Malika Kishino
70th Prize: Toshi Ichiyanagi and Dai Fujikura
71st Prize: Joji Yuasa
72nd Prize: Atsuhiko Gondai
73rd Prize: Suguru Wagatsuma (我妻英)
References
Asian Composers in the 20th Century. The Japan Federation of Composers. 2002. p 235.
Ongaku Jiten. Heibonsha.
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