Hidemaro Konoye

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Viscount Hidemaro Konoye (近衛 秀麿 Konoe Hidemaro?, 18 November 18982 June 1973) was a Japanese conductor and composer. Born into an aristocratic family, he was the brother of Japanese prime minister Fumimaro Konoe. He is noted for making the first recording of Mahler's Fourth Symphony.

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Preceded by:
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Permanent Conductors, NHK Symphony Orchestra
1926–1936
Succeeded by:
Joseph Rosenstock
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