Yoriaki Matsudaira

Yoriaki Matsudaira (Japanese: 松平頼暁; 27 March 1931 – 9 January 2023) was a Japanese composer and academic.

Yoriaki Matsudaira
松平頼暁
Born27 March 1931 (1931-03-27)
Tokyo, Japan
Died9 January 2023 (2023-01-10) (aged 91)
Tokyo, Japan
Other namesYori-Aki Matsudaira

Life and career

Born in Tokyo, the son of composer Yoritsune, Matsudaira graduated in biology at Tokyo Metropolitan University and served as professor of physics and biology at the Rikkyo University.[1][2]

A self-taught composer who used to mix Japanese traditional music with western influences, his variegated production mainly consists of chamber music, but also includes orchestral compositions, incidental music, jazz compositions, electronic music as well as the opera Sara (1960).[1][2]

During his career Matsudaira received various awards and honors, including an Otaka prize and a Purple Ribbon Medal of Honor.[2] He died of pneumonia on 9 January 2023, at the age of 91.[2]

References
  1. Randel, Don Michael (1996). "Matsudaira, Yoriaki". The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. p. 565. ISBN 978-0-674-37299-3.
  2. "作曲家・生物物理学者の松平頼暁さん死去 前衛的な作風生涯貫く：朝日新聞デジタル". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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