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Koji Okazaki

Born in Hiroshima, Koji Okazaki began his study of the bassoon at the age of sixteen and had his professional training from 1968 to 1972 at the Musashino Academia Musicae, thereafter joining the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. He was awarded the Deutsche Akademische Austauschen Dienst Fellowship in Northwest German 1974 and embarked on a course of study at the Music Academy in DetmoldTrio Class at the . A prize-winner in the Colmar International Chamber Music Competition, he was immediately invited to take up his present position as principal bassoonist of the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyoa member of the . He also serves as teaching staff at the University of Art, Musashino Academia Musicae and Elizabeth Music

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