Yokoyama Katsuya
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Yokoyama Katsuya (surname Yokoyama; kanji: 横山勝也; hiragana: よこやま かつや; b. Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, 1934) is an internationally renowned player and teacher of the shakuhachi, a traditional vertical bamboo flute of Japan.
Yokoyama achieved international attention for his New York City premiere performance, in November 1967, of Tōru Takemitsu's composition November Steps, for shakuhachi, biwa, and orchestra, with the New York Philharmonic, under the direction of Seiji Ozawa (with biwa player Tsuruta Kinshi).
[edit] External links
- Biography: Yokoyama Katsuya from The International Shakuhachi Society site
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