Yori-Aki Matsudaira

Yori-Aki Matsudaira (1931-2023) was a Japanese composer born in Tokyo, the son of composer Yoritsune Matsudaira. Trained as a biologist and self-taught in music, he worked for decades as a professor of physics and biology at Rikkyo University while writing avant-garde chamber, orchestral and electronic music built on systems of his own design. Matsudaira's output also includes the opera Sara (1960), incidental music and jazz pieces.