Toho Gakuen School of Music

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Toho Gakuen School of Music (桐朋学園大学, Tōhō Gakuen Daigaku^?) is a private university located in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. One of Japan's most prestigious music institutions, it has produced many world-renowned classical musicians.

Know for its piano, strings, and conducting majors, it first started as a Junior School in 1948.

[edit] Notable graduates

• Kentaro Haneda, composer, arranger, and pianist
• Nobuko Imai, violist
• Yukie Nishimura, pianist
• Eiji Oue, conductor
• Seiji Ozawa, conductor
• Akiko Suwanai, violinist
• Yuji Takahashi, composer, arranger, and pianist
• Chisako Takashima (高嶋ちさ子 Takashima Chisako), violinist

[edit] External links

• (Japanese) Official website