Eiji Hashimoto

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Eiji Hashimoto
Born7 August 1931
Died14 January 2021(2021-01-14) (aged 89)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationHarpsichordist

Eiji Hashimoto (7 August 1931 – 14 January 2021) was a Japanese harpsichordist, orchestra conductor, and classical music professor.[1]

Biography[edit]

Hashimoto studied music at the University of Tokyo, and subsequently at Yale University. He made his debut in New York City at The Town Hall in February 1964.[2] At this baroque concert, he received positive reviews for his performances of Jean-Philippe Rameau and Domenico Scarlatti.[3] He was then a professor at the University of Cincinnati.

Eiji Hashimoto died in Cincinnati on 14 January 2021, at the age of 89.[4]

Publications[edit]

  • Pièces pour le clavecin (1985)
  • Six keyboard sonatas with varied reprises (1988)
  • Ninety sonatas (1999, 2012)

Discography[edit]

  • Eiji Hashimoto plays Händel & Scarlatti. (1988)
  • Eighteen sonatas (1996)
  • Harpsichord works (2002)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Eiji Hashimoto". Echovita.
  2. ^ "Hashimoto Offers Harpsichord Works". The New York Times. 29 February 1964.
  3. ^ "Eiji Hashimoto". Washington Post. 26 October 1996.
  4. ^ "In Memoriam: CCM Professor Emeritus Eiji Hashimoto". University of Cincinnati. 20 January 2021.