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        "bio" : "Matsuishi Takashi Fritz was born in Tokyo in 1964 and now lives in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. He studied flute privately with Ichinohe Atsushi, the principal flautist of Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra and former student of Wolfgang Schulz (principal flautist, Vienna Philharmonic). Fritz was also taught by Nakayama Koichi, the last student of the highly regarded Swiss teacher Andre Jaunet; and later by Paul Meisen and Andrea Griminelli in masterclasses.\n\nFritz graduated from the School of Art and Science, the University of Tokyo, and continues to study fisheries science at the Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo. He secured a tenure position in 1993 at the Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, the largest faculty of its kind in Japan, and since then has worked as a specialist in fish stock assessment and cetacean research.\n\nBesides his academic career, Fritz continues to perform as a flautist at a professional level. In 1994, he was a finalist and won the special prize at one of the most famous flute competitions in Japan, the Japan Woodwinds Competition; in 1996 and 2003, he was awarded the incentive prize from Hakodate Music Society and Hakodate Cultural Society, respectively; and in 1999, he won the Grand Prix in the solo division of the Flute Competition, Japan.\n\nHe has played with the Hakodate Art Hall Symphonic Orchestra, as a concerto soloist with the Hokusui Orchestra, and with many outstanding players, including Agnes Giebel (Soprano) and the Janacek String Quartet. He also conducts the Hakodate Opera Orchestra and produces a concert series in Hakodate City Community Centre. He has released 5 albums with his flute ensemble 'Spark' and two CDs as a soloist̷0;",
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