Tadashi Sasaki
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Tadashi Sasaki is a classical guitar
ist born in Tokyo
, Japan
. Today he lives in Germany, where he is a professor at "Hochschule für Musik Köln - Standort Aachen" in Aachen
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In 1968, Tadashi Sasaki was the first Japanese to win the international guitar competition in Paris. He served as a juror in the Heinsberg International Guitar Festival and Competition in 2005.
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
ist born in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Today he lives in Germany, where he is a professor at "Hochschule für Musik Köln - Standort Aachen" in Aachen
Aachen
Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
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In 1968, Tadashi Sasaki was the first Japanese to win the international guitar competition in Paris. He served as a juror in the Heinsberg International Guitar Festival and Competition in 2005.