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Kishi Kōichi (貴志 康一, March 31, 1909 – November 17, 1937) was a Japanese composer, conductor and violinist.

Kishi spent his childhood in Miyakojima, a district of Osaka. Following the example of his mother, he learned to play the violin. At the age of 18 he went to Europe to complete his training as a violinist at the Geneva Conservatory and the Berlin School of Music. He then studied composition with Paul Hindemith and conducting with Wilhelm Furtwängler. In 1934, at the age of 25, he conducted the Berlin Philharmonic. As a composer, Kishi's composition includes orchestral works, stage works, chamber works, film scores and songs. In 1935, he went back to Japan.

In 1937, the 28-year-old Kishi Kōichi died of a heart condition in Japan.

Works

• Symphony Buddha
• Japanese sketches for large orchestra
• Japanese Suite for large orchestra
• Violin Concerto
• Ballet Ama no iwato (2 acts)
• Operetta Namiko (3 acts)
• Violin Sonata in D minor

External links

• Free scores by Kishi Kōichi at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

References

1. "Kôichi Kichi - ein japanischer Musiker". www.de.emb-japan.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
2. "OB 貴志康一｜活躍する卒業生｜甲南高等学校・中学校". www.konan.ed.jp. Retrieved 2021-01-31.

• 1909 births
• 1937 deaths
• 20th-century Japanese classical composers
• 20th-century Japanese male musicians
• Japanese male classical composers
• Pupils of Paul Hindemith
• Musicians from Osaka Prefecture