Tokyo College of Music

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Tokyo College of Music (東京音楽大学, Tōkyō Ongaku Daigaku^?) was founded as Toyo Conservatory of Music (東洋音楽学校, Tōyō Ongaku Gakkō^?) in Kanda, Tokyo in 1907. It is the oldest private music school in Japan.

[edit] History

The founder , Yonejirō Suzuki, introduced European classical music into the Empire of Japan.^{[citation needed]}

The college moved to its current location in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in 1924 after the original campus was destroyed by the Great Kanto Earthquake.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Noriko Awaya (Enka singer)
• Duetwo (Piano Duo)
• Carlo Forlivesi (Composer / Researcher)
• Riyoko Ikeda (Mangaka)
• Noboru Kirishima
• Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
• Naoki Satō
• Yui Makino

[edit] External links

• Tokyo College of Music official website