横山勝也

横山勝也

Person from Japan

Genres: japanese classical, ambient, japanese, acoustic, folk, traditional japanese

About 横山勝也

横山勝也 (YOKOYAMA Katsuya; born in Shizuoka, Japan, 1934) is an internationally renowned player and teacher of the shakuhachi, the traditional vertical bamboo flute of Japan. Yokoyama achieved international attention for his New York City premiere performance, in November 1967, of Tōru Takemitsu's composition November Steps, for shakuhachi, biwa, and orchestra, with the New York Philharmonic, under the direction of Seiji Ozawa (with biwa player Tsuruta Kinshi).

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横山勝也 — Top 7 songs

Artist Song title Like / Dislike
Katsuya Yokoyama San An (Enfantement Paisible)
Katsuya Yokoyama Azuma-Jishi (Danse Du Lion De La Region D'Azuma), Duo
Katsuya Yokoyama Reiho (Clochette De La Loi Bouddhique)
Katsuya Yokoyama Tsuru No Sugomori (Nid De Grues)
Katsuya Yokoyama San An
Katsuya Yokoyama Tamuke (Offertoire)
Katsuya Yokoyama Sanya Sugagaki, Duo
San An (Enfantement Paisible)
Azuma-Jishi (Danse Du Lion De La Region D'Azuma), Duo
Reiho (Clochette De La Loi Bouddhique)
Tsuru No Sugomori (Nid De Grues)
Tamuke (Offertoire)
Sanya Sugagaki, Duo