Eiji Hashimoto

Eiji Hashimoto
Born	7 August 1931 Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Died	14 January 2021(2021-01-14) (aged 89) Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Harpsichordist

Eiji Hashimoto (7 August 1931 – 14 January 2021) was a Japanese harpsichordist, orchestra conductor, and classical music professor.^[citation needed]

Biography

Hashimoto studied music at the University of Tokyo, and subsequently at Yale University. He made his debut in New York City at The Town Hall in February 1964.[1] At this baroque concert, he received positive reviews for his performances of Jean-Philippe Rameau and Domenico Scarlatti.[2] He was then a professor at the University of Cincinnati.

Eiji Hashimoto died in Cincinnati on 14 January 2021, at the age of 89.[3]

Publications

• Pièces pour le clavecin (1985)
• Six keyboard sonatas with varied reprises (1988)
• Ninety sonatas (1999, 2012)

Discography

• Eiji Hashimoto plays Händel & Scarlatti. (1988)
• Eighteen sonatas (1996)
• Harpsichord works (2002)

References

1. "Hashimoto Offers Harpsichord Works". The New York Times. 29 February 1964.
2. "Eiji Hashimoto". Washington Post. 26 October 1996.
3. "In Memoriam: CCM Professor Emeritus Eiji Hashimoto". University of Cincinnati. 20 January 2021.