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Shinichi Suzuki

1898 - 1998

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Shinichi Suzuki (鈴木 鎮一, Suzuki Shin'ichi; 17 October 1898 – 26 January 1998) was a Japanese violinist, philosopher, composer, and educator and the founder of the international Suzuki method of music education and developed a philosophy for educating people of all ages and abilities. An influential pedagogue in music education of children, he often spoke of the ability of all children to learn things well, especially in the right environment, and of developing the heart and building the character of music students through their music education. Before his time, it was rare for children to be formally taught classical instruments from an early age and even more rare for children to be accepted by a music teacher without an audition or entrance examination. Not only did he endeavor to teach children the violin from early childhood and then infancy, his school in Matsumoto did not screen applicants for their ability upon entrance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shinichi Suzuki is the 624th most popular musician (down from 581st in 2019), the 781st most popular biography from Japan (down from 708th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Shinichi Suzuki ranks 624 out of 3,175. Before him are Carl W. Stalling, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Michael Hutchence, Tommy Lee, Anton Karas, and Laurie Anderson. After him are Carl Flesch, Henri Herz, Benny Golson, Duane Allman, Edgar Froese, and Ian Hill.

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Among people born in 1898, Shinichi Suzuki ranks 112. Before him are Gabriel González Videla, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Tian Han, Eric Hoffer, Achille Van Acker, and Katharine Burr Blodgett. After him are Paul Robeson, Sami al-Hinnawi, Ninette de Valois, Marcel Griaule, Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria, and Josep Sunyol. Among people deceased in 1998, Shinichi Suzuki ranks 106. Before him are E. G. Marshall, Georgy Sviridov, Jerome Robbins, Beatrice Wood, Slava Metreveli, and Jane Bell. After him are Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Barry Goldwater, Bruno Munari, Birger Ruud, Otto Baum, and Yuri Artyukhin.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shinichi Suzuki ranks 781 out of 6,245. Before him are Kazuyoshi Nakamura (1955), Shigenori Tōgō (1882), Yamada Nagamasa (1590), Akira Matsunaga (1948), Hayashi Razan (1583), and Atsushi Nakajima (1909). After him are Monkey Punch (1937), Mitsunori Fujiguchi (1949), Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (1902), Matome Ugaki (1890), Hiranuma Kiichirō (1867), and Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Shinichi Suzuki ranks 5. Before him are Joe Hisaishi (1950), Kitarō (1953), Mitsuko Uchida (1948), and Isao Tomita (1932). After him are Shigeru Umebayashi (1951), Hide (1964), Haruomi Hosono (1947), Susumu Hirasawa (1954), Yuki Kajiura (1965), Yoshiki (1965), and Mitski (1990).

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