Akira Miyoshi (三善 晃; January 10, 1933 – 4 October 2013) was a Japanese composer. Biography Miyoshi was born in Suginami, Tokyo. He was a child prodigy on the piano, studying with Kozaburo Hirai and Tomojiro Ikenouchi. He studied French literature at the University of Tokyo, and then studied composition with Henri Challan and Raymond Gallois-Montbrun at the Paris Conservatory from 1955 to 1957. He was very influenced by Henri Dutilleux. He returned to Japan in 1957 and graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1960. In 1965, he became a professor at the Toho Gakuen School of Music. In 1996, Miyoshi was awarded the Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French Government. In 1999, he received the 31st Suntory Music Award. He received the Otaka prize six times for his compositions. Works Orchestral 1960 Trois mouvements symphoniques – (Kôkyô sanshô) 1962 Concerto for piano and orchestra 1964 Duel for soprano and orchestra 1964 Concerto for Orchestra 1965 Concerto for violin and orchestra 1969 Concerto for marimba and string ensemble 1969 Odes métamorphosées 1970 Festival Overture 1970 Requiem for mixed choir and orchestra 1974 Concerto for cello and orchestra 1978 Noesis 1979 Psaume for mixed choir and orchestra 1982 En-Soi Lointain 1984 Kyômon for children's choir and orchestra 1988 Litania pour Fuji 1991 Création sonore 1991 Etoiles à cordes 1995 Dispersion de l'été 1996 Étoile à échos for cello and orchestra 1997 Fruits de brume 1998 Chanson terminale: Effeuillage des Vagues Works for wind orchestra 1972 Sapporo Olympic Fanfare 1987 Subliminal Festa – (Secret Rites) 1990 Stars Atlanpic '96 1991 Cross-By March 2000 Millennium Fanfare 2002 West Wind (timpani concerto) Chamber music 1954 Violin Sonata 1955 Sonata for flute, cello and piano 1962 String Quartet No. 1 1967 String Quartet No. 2 1969 Huit poèmes for flute octet 1973 Nocturne for flute, clarinet, marimba, double bass and percussion 1975 Litania for double bass and percussion 1979 Hommage for flute, violin and piano 1980 Ixtacchihuatl for percussion ensemble 1982 Rêve colorie for two clarinets 1985 Message Sonore for flute, clarinet, marimba, double bass and percussion 1987 C6H for cello 1989 Ombre Scintillante for flute and harp 1989 Perspective en Spirale for clarinet and piano 1990 5 Esquisses for tuba and marimba 1992 String Quartet No. 3: Constellation Noire Music for piano 1958 Piano Sonata 1960 Suite In Such Time 1973 Chaînes Prelude for piano 1980 En vers