Maki Ishii (May 28, 1936 - April 8, 2003) was a Japanese composer of
contemporary classical music, and brother of composer
Kan Ishii (
石井歓). Born in Tokyo, he studied composition and conducting from 1952 to 1958 in Tokyo, then moved to Berlin, where he continued his studies under
Boris Blacher and
Josef Rufer. In 1962 he returned to Japan. His music has been performed by the
taiko group
Kodo and he has composed for Japanese instruments as well as symphony orchestra and other Western instruments. He died in Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, at the Kashiwa National Cancer Center of thyroid cancer…
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