About Haruna Miyake
Born 1942. Haruna Miyake is a Japanese composer, musicologist, music educator and pianist.
is a Japanese pianist and composer, who also uses the name Haruna Shibata. She was born in Tokyo and studied music there, making her debut as a pianist at age 14 playing Mozart with the Tokyo Symphony orchestra. She continued her studies at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, and afterward worked as a pianist and composer, touring in the United States. She often collaborates with pianist and composer Yuji Takahashi. Her composition Poem for String Orchestra received the Edward Benjamin Award.
Works Miyake combines Japanese and Western idiom, and often uses traditional Japanese instruments in her compositions. Selected works include: Why Not, My Baby? for soprano, piano and trumpet Shiyoku Piano Concerto Fantasy for Milky Way Railroad Phantom of a Flower
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Who is Haruna Miyake?
Composer and pianist
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Haruna Miyake was born on 20 September 1942 in Tokyo.
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Haruna Miyake is a composer, musicologist, music educator and pianist.
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Haruna Miyake is Japanese.
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