DOHKE, Atsuo

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DOHKE, Atsuo

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David Garrett and Frank van der Hijden , Universal Music

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DOHKE, Atsuo (male) 

Born in 1959.  Graduated from Tokyo University in 1982(BA).  Qualified as an attorney-at-law in 1984.

Occupation: Attorney -at-law

I began playing the mandolin being instructed by the late Mr. HIRAYAMA, Eizaburo, the most famous mandolinist in Japan from 1977 closely up to his death.  Actually I preferred playing the low-voice instrument such as violin cello, but I could not afford to buy a cello at that time.  

However, I desired to play the liuto more and more as the time passed, because it is also a low-voice instrument, and finally started to play it from 1997.  

A liuto was devised in around the end of 19th century and has five pairs of strings.  Its main usage was for a part of mandolin orchestra, but not a solo instrument.  However, it has a unique sound owing to its ten strings.  In this point I decided to play solo music.  

Mr. Hirayama seemed to have thought I had been suitable for the liuto rather than the mandolin.  I have been, am and will be performing a certain kind of experiment although the liuto is seldom played as a solo instrument.  Then, I started to perform classical music with a liuto accompanied by piano.  At present I have challenged also pop music as well.  

My desire is that more people should be familiar with this instrument and listen to its performance.