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Itō Shōchō II

二代 伊藤 松超

Itō Shōchō II
12/13/1935 - 12/26/2005

Koto & Shamisen

Itō Matsuhiro studied koto music under his father, Itō Shōchō I. He made his stage debut at the age of 3 with a koto performance at the Shinbashi Enbujo Kaikai, and was a member of the first class of NHK Traditional Japanese Music Technicians Training Association.
He succeeded to the position of the second Iemoto of the Yamada-ryū upon the death of his father in 1977 and became Shōchō II.
In addition to classical music, he continued to study ethnic music and contemporary music.

Awards
First Prize in the Sankyoku Performance Division of the Tokyo Shimbun Traditional Music Competition (1955), First Prize in the Composition Division of the Tokyo Shimbun Traditional Music Competition (1963)

Also Known As 伊藤 松博 (Itō Matsuhiro)
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Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Nebiki no Matsu 根引の松 22'42 Sankyoku Gassō Dai Zenshū (zoku) vol. 21 (続三曲合奏大全集21) Koto
Sarashi さらし 13'18 Sankyoku Gassō Dai Zenshū (zoku) vol. 21 (続三曲合奏大全集21) Koto
Shiki no Shirabe 四季の調 08'16 Meikyoku no Shirabe vol. 4 Koto
Shiki no Shirabe 四季の調 08'16 Sōkyoku: Yamada-ryū - Meikyoku no Shirabe (vol. 4) Koto
Shintakasago 新高砂 06'48 Meikyoku no Shirabe vol. 4 Koto