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- Viscount Hidemaro Konoye (近衛 秀麿, Konoe Hidemaro, 18 November 1898 – 2 June 1973) was a Japanese conductor and composer of classical music. He was the younger brother of pre-war Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe.
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Viscount Hidemaro Konoye (近衛 秀麿, Konoe Hidemaro, 18 November 1898 – 2 June 1973) was a Japanese conductor and composer of classical music. He was the younger brother of pre-war Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe.
In terms of recording history Hidemaro Konoye is best known for his pioneering 1930 recording of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, made in Tokyo for Japanese Parlophone.
Hidemaro Konoye remains a pioneering figure in the history of classical music in Japan, who, as a conductor, composer and arranger played a prominent role in promoting orchestral works in Japan. This project will certainly shed light onto the legacy of Konoye, one of the first Japanese conductors to achieve international renown.
Konoye, Hidemarō, Japanese conductor and composer; b. Tokyo, Nov. 18, 1898; d. there, June 2, 1973. A member of an aristocratic Japanese family, he received his education in Japan and in Europe.
The Konoye Foundation of Music is dedicated to preserving and managing the archival materials left behind by Japan’s pioneering conductor Hidemaro Konoye (1898-1973). The vast collection includes manuscripts, performance and teaching materials, works, letters, photos and memorabilia.
Discover the biography and discography of Hidemaro Konoye. Complete the collection, buy and sell vinyls and CDs with collectors.
Viscount Hidemaro Konoye (近衛 秀麿, Konoe Hidemaro, 18 November 1898—2 June 1973) was a conductor and composer of classical music in Shōwa period Japan. He was the brother of pre-war Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe.
