The Japanese guitarist, Masayuki Hirayama, made his concert debut in Hanamaki in 1965. He won prize of the Japanese National Radio in 1969, and 1st Prize at the International Guitar Competition in Milan in 1974.
Source: Liner notes to the LP 'Gitarre - Recital' (Gema Biem), English translation by Aryeh Oron (July 2008)
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