{"version":1.0,"type":"rich","provider_name":"SoundCloud","provider_url":"https://soundcloud.com","height":450,"width":"100%","title":"Kozo Kanatani | Guitarist","description":"Kozo Kanatani was born in Kobe in 1966 and began the guitar at age 10 under the direction of Katsuo Kobayashi and Ichiro Okamoto.\nHe went to France in 1984 where he studied at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris under Alexandre Lagoya\nand Carel Harms, and at the Universite Musicale Internationale de Paris under Michel Sadanowsky.\nHe also participated in Leo Brouwer’s masterclasses in the south of France and the Netherlands.\nDuring his studies abroad, he appeared on Radio France’s modern music program and was involved in the performance of many new works.\nIn Paris in 1989 at the Salle Cortot, he gave his debut recital with a modern music program.\nHe has won numerous awards in domestic and international competitions, including first place at the 2nd Chanterelle International Guitar Competition\nand third at the 43rd Tokyo International Guitar Competition (the highest for a guitarist from Japan).\nWith a wide repertoire spanning music from the Baroque, Classical, and modern periods, Kozo Kanatani is highly acclaimed for his aesthetics of sound\nand for his refined artistic expression, both tools which he uses for communicating his great love for music.\nSince 2011 he has started performing on the eleven-string guitar to explore new soundscapes.\nHe currently lives in Wakayama where he teaches aspiring students.","thumbnail_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000613262994-qxek26-t500x500.jpg","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fusers%2F166908649&show_artwork=true\"></iframe>","author_name":"Kozo Kanatani | Guitarist","author_url":"https://soundcloud.com/kozo-kanatani"}