Tcherepnin

Japanese: チェレプニン

Russian-born composer and pianist. Born in St. Petersburg, his father was the famous Russian nationalist composer NN Tcherepnin (1873-1945), and he studied composition under his father and Lyadov. After making his debut as a pianist as a boy, he defected to Paris with his father in 1921. From Paris as his base, he was active as a pianist all over the world, and visited Japan several times from 1934 to 1936. He established the Tcherepnin Prize and called for orchestral works, introducing piano pieces by winners such as Akira Ifukube, Yasuji Kiyose (1900-1981), Yorinori Matsudaira, and Fumio Hayasaka overseas, giving a strong impact on the Japanese composition world. In 1949, he moved to Chicago and later acquired American citizenship. As a composer, he was influenced by Russian and French styles, and in later years he also used oriental scales. In addition to piano pieces, he composed operas, ballets, and chamber music.

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Japanese:

ロシア生れの作曲家，ピアノ奏者。ロシア国民楽派の流れを引く高名な作曲家N.N.チェレプニン〔1873-1945〕を父としてペテルブルグに生まれ，父とリャードフらに作曲を学ぶ。少年時代にピアノ奏者としてデビュー後，1921年父とともにパリに亡命。以後パリを本拠にピアノ奏者として世界各地で活動し，1934年−1936年には何度か来日，〈チェレプニン〉賞を設けて管弦楽曲を募集し，受賞者の伊福部昭をはじめ，清瀬保二〔1900-1981〕，松平頼則，早坂文雄らのピアノ曲を海外で紹介するなど，日本の作曲界に強い刺激を与えた。1949年シカゴに移住し，のち米国籍を取得。作曲家としてはロシアとフランスの諸様式の影響を受け，後年は東洋の音階も用いた。ピアノ曲のほか，オペラ，バレエ音楽，室内楽曲などがある。

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