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Honorary Music Director
Myung-Whun Chung

Born in Seoul in 1953. Myung-Whun Chung won the silver medal at the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in 1974. After completing conducting studies at the Juilliard School in 1978, he served as assistant and subsequently associate conductor to Carlo Maria Giulini at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Since his appointment as...

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Chief Conductor
Andrea Battistoni

Born in Verona in 1987, Andrea Battistoni is a rising star conductor with an international reputation as one of the most important of his generation. In 2013 he was appointed First Guest Conductor at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova with a three-year engagement for two operas and two symphonic productions a year. In 2015 he was named Principal Guest Conductor of the Tokyo Philharmonic, and he became Chief Conductor in ...

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Conductor Laureate
Tadaaki Otaka

Tadaaki Otaka was born in 1947 in Kamakura, Japan. He studied at Toho Gakuen School of Music under the famous professor Hideo Saito, who taught such distinguished conductors as Seiji Ozawa and Hiroshi Wakasugi, before continuing his studies in Vienna with Professor Hans Swarowsky and Professor Spannagel...

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Conductor Laureate
Kazushi Ono

Described as “one of the most fascinating musical minds of our era” and “a phenomenon” (Le Figaro), Japanese conductor Kazushi Ono has held the position of Principal Conductor of Opéra de Lyon since the start of the 2008/09 season and is also Conductor Laureate of Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor...

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Conductor Laureate
Dan Ettinger

Dan Ettinger had been Chief Conductor of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO), starting April 2010, and has been Conductor Laureate of the TPO, since April 2015.He is the General Music Director of the Nationaltheater Mannheim, the Principal Guest conductor of the Israel Symphony Orchestra and ...

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Special Guest Conductor
Mikhail Pletnev

Mikhail Pletnev is an artist who cannot be classified in one word. Known as a genius and one of the greatest pianists of our time and also as conductor and composer. Born in Archangel, Russia in 1957. Awarded the 1st prize and Gold Medal at renowned Tchaikovsky Competition in 1978 when he was 21 years old....

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Associate Conductor
Min Chung

Musical Director of Gangneung Symphony Orchestra, South Korea, from January 2022, Associate Conductor of Tokyo Philharmonic, Principal Guest Conductor of Haydn Orchestra of Trento and Bolzano.. A very successful tour with Haydn Orchestra was in Asia in 2019 which will be repeted in Japan in 2023....

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Permanent Honorary Member and Conductor Laureate
Norio Ohga

January 29, 1930, born in Sennbon Matsubara, Numazu City in Shizuoka. In 1959, he graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music and furthered his study in the Diploma course of the same university. In that year, he made a debut as a soloist (baritone singer) at an NHK Symphony Orchestra subscription...

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