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Japanese mandolin player and composer

Yasuo Kuwahara (桑原 康雄, Kuwahara Yasuo) (December 12, 1946 in Kobe, Japan – December 6, 2003) was a Japanese mandolin player and composer for mandolin orchestra.^[1][2] He was chairman of various musical institutions and organizations, including the Nara National Women's College, the Kuwahara Mandolin Institute and the Japan Association of Music Exchange.^[1] In addition, he taught composition and artistic mandolin.^[2]

After completing his studies with Professor Kinuko Hiruma, he became well known in Japan for his musical solo performances on the mandolin and outstanding technique.^[2] He made his European debut at a Zupfmusikfestival in Mannheim in 1982, and as a result, the European plucked-stringed orchestra circles became aware of him.^[1] After his performance in 1983 in Providence, USA, Yasuo Kuwahara was also known in North America.^[2] After tha