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KONOE (Konoe) Hidemaro (b. 18 XI 1898, Tokyo) - Japanese conductor and composer. Ch. Japan Academy of Arts. In 1922 he graduated from Tokyo University, where he studied composition and theory of music under K. Yamada. In 1922-24 he improved in Germany on hand. G. Schumann. In 1925 founded the New Symph in Tokyo. the orchestra (later the orchestra of the Japanese Radio Broadcasting Corporation) and directed it until 1935. In the 30s. toured in Zap. Europe, in particular, was an assistant to E. Kleiber in the Berlin state. the opera. In 1937 and 1957 he performed in the USA. In 1945 he founded the Institute of Muses in Tokyo. research. In 1957 and 1960 he toured again in Europe (including the USSR). K. - author of orchestral plays based on elements of nat. folklore. He also orchestrated samples of ancient Japan. music (including "Etenraku") for sovr. symphonic composition; edited the music of J. Puccini for the film "Madame Butterfly",including Japan in the score. Narmelodies. Director of the Imperial Muses. Academy in Tokyo (since 1952). L.G. Grigoriev.