Kishi Kōichi

Kishi Kōichi (貴志 康一, March 31, 1909 – November 17, 1937) was a Japanese composer, conductor and violinist.

Kishi spent his childhood in Miyakojima, a district of Osaka.

At the age of 18 he went to Europe to complete his training as a violinist at the Geneva Conservatory and the Berlin School of Music.

He then studied composition with Paul Hindemith and conducting with Wilhelm Furtwängler.

In 1937, the 28-year-old Kishi Kōichi died of a heart condition in Japan.