is a Japanese conductor.

Early life

Takuo Yuasa was born in

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, Japan, where he studied piano, cello, flute, and clarinet. At age 18, he received a scholarship to study in the US at the

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, eventually completing a bachelor's degree in Theory and Composition. After graduarion, Yuasa moved to Europe to study conducting at the Hochschule in Vienna with Hans Swarowsky, after which he studied with

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in France and

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in Siena.

Career

Yuaa then became assistant to

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, working with him in Monte Carlo, Milan, and Vienna. Since winning a Special Award at

The Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors The Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors (Polish language, Polish: ''Międzynarodowy Konkurs Dyrygentów im. Grzegorza Fitelberga'') is one of Poland's premier conducting competitions. Named in honour of Grzegorz Fitelberg ( ...

in Katowice, Poland, Yuasa has frequently conducted the major orchestras there, including the Warsaw National Philharmonic and the Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestras. Back in his home of Japan, Yuasa conducts several major Japanese orchestras. In the UK, Yuasa has worked with the

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, the

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and the

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(as principal guest conductor), the

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, Bournemouth Symphony, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Halle Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic amongst others. He has also conducted orchestras throughout Europe and Far East such as; Oslo Philharmonic, Berlin Symphony, Lahti Symphony, Iceland Symphony, National Symphony of Ireland, Royal Flanders Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, New Zealand Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Recently Yuasa has appeared with Orchestre National de France, Brussels Philharmonic.

References

External links

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