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Hikaru Hayashi

Born: 22nd October 1931, Tokyo, Japan

Died: 5th January 2012, Tokyo, Japan

Nationality: Japanese

Hikaru Hayashi was a Japanese composer, pianist and conductor. Hayashi is considered to be one of the most renowned and accomplished Japanese composers of the postwar period. In particular, Hayashi was noted for his choral suite Scenes from Hiroshima (1958–2001).

In exploring the possibilities of Japanese language opera, Hayashi composed more than 30 operas. He was artistic director and resident composer of the Opera Theatre Konnyakuza.

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