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Motonari Iguchi
Born	(1908-03-17)March 17, 1908  Japan Tokyo
Died	(1983-09-29)September 29, 1983
Other names	井口 基成
Occupation	pianist
Spouse	Aiko Iguchi

Motonari Iguchi 井口 基成 (Iguchi Motonari) (17 May 1908, in Tokyo – 29 September 1983, in Tokyo) was a Japanese pianist and educator.

Biography

He was influential in the post-war Japanese classical music world and his editions, published by Shunjūsha, are still the standard ones in that country. At the Tokyo Academy of Music Iguchi was a student of Leonid Kreuzer, a German piano instructor known for his powerful playing style, which Iguchi adopted. Later, Motonari Iguchi and his wife, Aiko, went on to become professors at the Tokyo Academy of Music.

References

1. J. Hobbs, T. Osaki, and X. Xiongxiong, Intersect on the Media Information Highway: An Autobiographical Trilogy. Iuniverse.Com, 2002. Pages 183-184.

• 1908 births
• 1983 deaths
• 20th-century classical musicians
• 20th-century Japanese classical pianists
• 20th-century Japanese male musicians
• Japanese male classical pianists
• Japanese music educators