Hideo Saito

Japanese: 斎藤秀雄 - さいとうひでお
Hideo Saito

Conductor, cellist, and music educator. Born in Tokyo. After studying at Sophia University, he studied cello under Klengel at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1923 to 1927 (Taisho 12 to Showa 2), and under Feuermann at the Berlin Music University from 1930 to 1932. After returning to Japan, he served as principal cellist of the New Symphony Orchestra until 1941. In 1942, he became a conductor, and often performed the premieres of Japanese works. After World War II, he established the "Music School for Children" in 1948 (Showa 23) with the aim of early musical education, laying the foundations for Toho Gakuen School of Music, and until 1972, he devoted himself to nurturing the next generation of musicians as professor and president. Many musicians came from his school, including conductor Seiji Ozawa, cellist Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, and violinist Teiko Maebashi. In 1973, he was awarded the Person of Cultural Merit.

[Akiko Kawaguchi]

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Japanese:

指揮者、チェロ奏者、音楽教育者。東京生まれ。上智(じょうち)大学で学んだのち、1923~27年(大正12~昭和2)ライプツィヒ音楽院でクレンゲルに、30~32年ベルリン音楽大学でフォイアマンにチェロを学び、帰国後は41年まで新交響楽団の首席チェロ奏者を務めた。42年からは指揮者に転じ、日本の作品の初演もしばしば手がけた。第二次世界大戦後は48年(昭和23)に音楽の早期教育を目ざした「子供のための音楽教室」を開設して桐朋(とうほう)学園大学の基礎を築き、72年まで教授・学長として後進の育成に力を注いだ。門下からは指揮の小沢征爾(せいじ)、チェロの堤剛(つよし)、バイオリンの前橋汀子(ていこ)ら多くの音楽家を輩出させた。73年文化功労者。

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