Yasuhito Sugiyama

Japanese orchestral tuba player (born 1967)

Yasuhito Sugiyama (杉山康人, Sugiyama Yasuhito, born 1967) is a Japanese orchestral tuba player. Sugiyama is the first successful applicant as an Asian to the audition for Wiener Staatsoper Orchester. Since 2006, Sugiyama has played in the Cleveland Orchestra.^[1]

Biography

1990 - Graduated from Soai University.
August 1990 - Kyoto Symphony Orchestra Guest player. (until 1991)
1993 - Accompany the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra Europe Tour.
October 1995 - Joined the Osaka Symphoniker. (until 1996)
November 1995 - Awarded 1st Prize in Japan Wind and Percussion Competition (Category Tuba)
September 1997 - Joined the New Japan Philharmonic. (until 2003)
1998 - Participated in Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto.
June 2003 - Won the first successful applicant as an Asian to the audition for Wiener Staatsoper Orchester.
2006 - Join the Cleveland Orchestra.