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Ahn Eak-tai ((朝鮮語:안익태), Hanja: 安益泰) (December 5, 1906 – September 16, 1965) was a Korean classical composer and conductor. He conducted numerous major orchestras across Europe, including the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Rome Philharmonic Orchestra.〔 Ahn composed the ''Aegukga'', now the national anthem of South Korea, ''Korean Dance'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Korean Patriot’s Musical Scores Uncovered )〕 ''Nongae'',〔 and the ''Symphonic Fantasy Korea''. His unpublished works, some of which have been discovered recently, include ''Poema Synfonic ‘Mallorca'', ''Lo Pi Formentor'', and ''The Death of Emperor Gojong''.〔 Ahn Eak-tai was born in the northern part of the Korean peninsula just before the Colonial Era, and attended a school staffed by Catholic missionaries. There he developed an interest in music as he played a trumpet in the school orchestra. He received his higher education from the Kunitachi Music School in Japan, at the University of Cincinnati, and at the Curtis Institute of Music in the United States during the Great Depression. Ahn continued his study at Vienna under Bernhard Paumgartner, and under Zoltán Kodály at the Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary. Upon a second visit to Vienna, Ahn received assistance from Richard Strauss to bring ''Symphonic Fantasy Korea'' to near completion. Beginning with a concert in Budapest, Ahn spent the next five years conducting in Europe. The escalation of World War II brought Ahn to Spain, where he met Lolita Talavera, his future wife. After their marriage in 1946, the two moved to the United States, where Ahn conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra. Then, in 1955, Ahn returned to South Korea, and conducted the Seoul Philharmonic until his death. == Early life and education == Ahn was born into a wealthy family in the city of Pyongyang,〔 〕 now the capital of North Korea, on December 5, 1906 four years before Korea fell under Japanese rule in 1910.〔 〕 His family was a branch of the Ahn clan rooted in the region of Sunheung, part of Yeongju, North Gyeongsang province. The clan is renowned for having produced influential Korean figures such as An Jung-geun and An Chang-ho in the period.〔 〕 Ahn Eak-tai was the third son〔 〕 of his father, Ahn Deok-hun (안덕훈) and mother, Kim Jeong-ok (김정옥)〔 〕〔According to the school record on Ahn Eak-taik at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, his mother's name is styled as "Ahn, Dungook"; "Ahn" being used instead of her maiden surname of "Kim", following the Western convention for married women, and "Dungook" being a direct transcription of Pyongyang dialect.〕 Ahn Eak-tai had six siblings. His father, Ahn Deok-hun, ran a hotel business〔 and wanted his children to receive advanced Western education. His eldest son, Ahn Iksam, was sent to Tokyo to study. In the meanwhile, Ahn Eak-tai was drawn into music and sang hymns at a village church.〔 〕 Ahn Iksam was well aware of his younger brother's interest in music, and so bought him a Suzuki violin, a phonograph and records from Japan.〔p. 8 Baek Sukgi〕 Ahn Eak-tai started playing the violin and began to develop his musical talent early on.〔 In 1914, he entered Pyongyang Jongno Elementary School (평양종로보통학교) and began to play the trumpet.〔 〕 In 1918, he was admitted to the Pyongyang Soongsil Middle School, where he played in the school orchestra.〔 He received a cello from Iksam and the Rev. Dr. Eli Miller Mowry, the American principal of the school, as a congratulatory gift.〔p. 10 Baek Sukgi〕〔 〕 introduced a music teacher at YMCA, Mr. Greg to him for a private cello lesson.〔 In 1919, the Rev. Mowry led the school orchestra in participating in the March 1st Movement, a nationwide effort among Koreans to protest against Japanese rule over the Korean peninsula.〔〔 〕 From this experience, Ahn developed a fervor for the Korean independence movement, and began a student-held movement to protest against pro-Japanese teachers; the school deemed Ahn's actions inappropriate, and punished him accordingly. Sometime in September, Ahn involved himself in an effort to raid a jail in order to rescue the March 1st Movement activists caught by the Japanese police. When the police raided one of the meetings, Ahn successfully fled to Dr. Mauri's. The doctor treated Ahn's injuries for a week, and, upon receiving requests from the police to surrender Ahn, made a personal visit to the local police station to discuss alternatives. Impressed with Dr. Mauri's character, the department head let Ahn forego imprisonment by forging papers that permitted Ahn to study music in Tokyo.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=걸어오신 길 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ahn Eak-tai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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