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Katsuya Yokoyama was born on 2 December, 1934 in Shizuoka, Japan, is a Japanese flautist. Discover Katsuya Yokoyama's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?
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Shakuhachi player |
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75 years old |
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Sagittarius |
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2 December, 1934 |
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2 December |
| Birthplace |
Shizuoka, Japan |
| Date of death |
21 April, 2010 |
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Japan
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Katsuya Yokoyama Height, Weight & Measurements
At 75 years old, Katsuya Yokoyama height not available right now. We will update Katsuya Yokoyama's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Katsuya Yokoyama Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Katsuya Yokoyama worth at the age of 75 years old? Katsuya Yokoyama’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from Japan. We have estimated Katsuya Yokoyama's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Katsuya Yokoyama (横山 勝也) was a Japanese musician who played the shakuhachi, a traditional vertical Bamboo flute.
He was born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1934 and studied Kinko-ryu and Azuma styles of music with his father, Rampo Yokoyama, and grandfather, Koson Yokoyama.
At the age of 25, Yokoyama began to study with Fukuda Rando, founder of the Azuma School and with Watazumi Doso, a legendary Fuke master who sought to synthesize shakuhachi music and spirituality within the context of Zen Buddhism.
Guided by these two eminent masters, Yokoyama was able to combine the modernism of Rando with the deeply religious traditional spirit of Watazumido in his training.
With this foundation, he came to develop a remarkably powerful and creative style that embodied both ends of the continuum.
A descendant of the Kinko tradition transmitted down through the generations, he also pioneered a revolution in modern music that swept across post-War Japan.
In 1960, Yokoyama completed his studies at the NHK Japanese Traditional Music Training Center and, a year later, formed Shakuhachi San-Jyuso-dan, a trio devoted to furthering new music for the instrument.
In 1963, he founded the Nihon Ongaku Shudan (Japanese Music Group) and Shakuhachi Sanbon-kai (Group of Three Shakuhachi) with Kinko master Aoki Reibo and Tozan master Hozan Yamamoto.
The group helped to establish a new genre of music for the shakuhachi in trio.
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).
Up until his death Katsuya Yokoyama was head of the Chikushin-kai Shakuhachi Guild.
He has been the recipient of many prestigious awards, amongst them the Geijutsu Sen-sho (Art Award) in 1971, the Geijutsu-sai Yushu-sho (Art Excellence Award) in 1972, the Geijutsu-sai Tai-sho (Art Festival Grand Prize) in 1973 given by the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the Ongaku no Tomo-sha Award in 1991.
In 1988, Yokoyama founded the Kokusai Shakuhachi Kenshu Center (International Shakuhachi Training Center) located in Bisei-cho, Okayama, Japan where he hosted the first International Shakuhachi Festival in 1993.
This event precipitated founding of the World Shakuhachi Society and Festival held in Boulder, Colorado in 1998.
At this gathering, five of the world's greatest shakuhachi masters, including Yokoyama, performed in a single venue for the first time ever.
In 2002, the Japanese government honored Katsuya Yokoyama for a lifetime of achievement by awarding him the esteemed Shiju Hosho (Purple Ribbon Medal) award.
Yokoyama died on April 21, 2010.
