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Sadao Yudagawa (Viola da gamba)

Born: January 9, 1948 - Yokohama, Japan

The Japanes viola da gamba player, Sadao Udagawa, studied viola da gamba under Toshinari Ohashi. In 1974, he gaind admission to the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Belgium, and took lessons of viola da gamba and chamber music from Wieland Kuijken and Paul Dombrecht respectively. While at the conservatory, he was active in performing in concerts, and on television and radio programs around Europe. In 1978, he graduated from the conservatory with a diploma.

Since returning to Japan Sadao Udagawa has been active with various performances and projects including recitals, concert series, music festivals and many other musical activities. He is currently leader of his Tokyo Early Music Collective, conductor of the Tokyo Monteverdi Choir, and is the producer of Cecile Records.

Source: Sadao Udagawa profile on Facebook; Liner notes to the album "J.S. Bach: Suites for viola da gamba solo without bass" (Waon Records, 2018)
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (May 2019)

Sadao Udagawa: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works

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Sadao Udagawa (Official Website) [Japanese]
Sadao Udagawa on Facebook


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