Motonari Iguchi

Motonari Iguchi
Born	(1908-03-17)March 17, 1908 Japan Tokyo
Died	(1983-09-29)September 29, 1983
Other names	井口 基成
Occupation	pianist
Spouse	Aiko Iguchi

Motonari Iguchi 井口 基成 (Iguchi Motonari) (17 May 1908, in Tokyo – 29 September 1983, in Tokyo) was a Japanese pianist and educator.

Biography

He was influential in the post-war Japanese classical music world and his editions, published by Shunjūsha, are still the standard ones in that country. At the Tokyo Academy of Music Iguchi was a student of Leonid Kreuzer, a German piano instructor known for his powerful playing style, which Iguchi adopted. Later, Motonari Iguchi and his wife, Aiko, went on to become professors at the Tokyo Academy of Music.