Konoye, Hidemaro (近衛 秀麿 Konoe Hidemaro) was a conductor and Japanese composer, born in Tokyo November 18, 1898, died in Tokyo June 2, 1973.
He was the son of Prince Atusmaro Konoe (10 Aug 1863 – 1 Jan 1904) and Motoko Maeda in Japan. He was the younger brother of the pre-war Japanese Prime Minister, Fumimaro Konoe.
He came from the family of the highest Japanese aristocracy, he studied music in his hometown of Tokyo, Japan and at the Schola Cantorum in Paris, France, where he was a pupil of Vincent d'Indy followed by study at the Conservatory of Berlin with Franz Schreier, Erich Kleiner, Karl Muck and Georg Schumann. He conducted his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1924. In 1926, he founded the New Tokyo Symphony Orchestra which became later, the Symphony Orchestra of Radio Japan (the NHK Symphony Orchestra) and remained its permanent leader until 1935. He played a key role in building the Western musical life in Japan and was an advocate of modern music. His career led him repeatedly to Europe and the USA. He taught at the Academy of arts of Tokyo in which he conducted the music department for many years. He, in 1930, made the first complete recordings of the Symphony No. 4 by Gustav Mahler. He was given the title of "Prince". His first son of two, Hidetake Konoye (4 Feb 1931 - 31 Mar 2003), also embraced a conductor's career.
He was the son of Prince Atusmaro Konoe (10 Aug 1863 – 1 Jan 1904) and Motoko Maeda in Japan. He was the younger brother of the pre-war Japanese Prime Minister, Fumimaro Konoe.
He came from the family of the highest Japanese aristocracy, he studied music in his hometown of Tokyo, Japan and at the Schola Cantorum in Paris, France, where he was a pupil of Vincent d'Indy followed by study at the Conservatory of Berlin with Franz Schreier, Erich Kleiner, Karl Muck and Georg Schumann. He conducted his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1924. In 1926, he founded the New Tokyo Symphony Orchestra which became later, the Symphony Orchestra of Radio Japan (the NHK Symphony Orchestra) and remained its permanent leader until 1935. He played a key role in building the Western musical life in Japan and was an advocate of modern music. His career led him repeatedly to Europe and the USA. He taught at the Academy of arts of Tokyo in which he conducted the music department for many years. He, in 1930, made the first complete recordings of the Symphony No. 4 by Gustav Mahler. He was given the title of "Prince". His first son of two, Hidetake Konoye (4 Feb 1931 - 31 Mar 2003), also embraced a conductor's career.
Konoye, Hidemaro (近衛 秀麿 Konoe Hidemaro) was a conductor and Japanese composer, born in Tokyo November 18, 1898, died in Tokyo June 2, 1973.
He was the son of Prince Atusmaro Konoe (10 Aug 1863 – 1 Jan 1904) and Motoko Maeda in Japan. He was the younger brother of the pre-war Japanese Prime Minister, Fumimaro Konoe.
He came from the family of the highest Japanese aristocracy, he studied music in his hometown of Tokyo, Japan and at the Schola Cantorum in Paris, France, where he was a pupil of Vincent d'Indy followed by study at the Conservatory of Berlin with Franz Schreier, Erich Kleiner, Karl Muck and Georg Schumann. He conducted his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1924. In 1926, he founded the New Tokyo Symphony Orchestra which became later, the Symphony Orchestra of Radio Japan (the NHK Symphony Orchestra) and remained its permanent leader until 1935. He played a key role in building the Western musical life in Japan and was an advocate of modern music. His career led him repeatedly to Europe and the USA. He taught at the Academy of arts of Tokyo in which he conducted the music department for many years. He, in 1930, made the first complete recordings of the Symphony No. 4 by Gustav Mahler. He was given the title of "Prince". His first son of two, Hidetake Konoye (4 Feb 1931 - 31 Mar 2003), also embraced a conductor's career.
He was the son of Prince Atusmaro Konoe (10 Aug 1863 – 1 Jan 1904) and Motoko Maeda in Japan. He was the younger brother of the pre-war Japanese Prime Minister, Fumimaro Konoe.
He came from the family of the highest Japanese aristocracy, he studied music in his hometown of Tokyo, Japan and at the Schola Cantorum in Paris, France, where he was a pupil of Vincent d'Indy followed by study at the Conservatory of Berlin with Franz Schreier, Erich Kleiner, Karl Muck and Georg Schumann. He conducted his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1924. In 1926, he founded the New Tokyo Symphony Orchestra which became later, the Symphony Orchestra of Radio Japan (the NHK Symphony Orchestra) and remained its permanent leader until 1935. He played a key role in building the Western musical life in Japan and was an advocate of modern music. His career led him repeatedly to Europe and the USA. He taught at the Academy of arts of Tokyo in which he conducted the music department for many years. He, in 1930, made the first complete recordings of the Symphony No. 4 by Gustav Mahler. He was given the title of "Prince". His first son of two, Hidetake Konoye (4 Feb 1931 - 31 Mar 2003), also embraced a conductor's career.
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