Norio Ohga, Performance List
Year |
Age |
World Japan History |
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| 1930 | 0 | Born in Sennbon Matsubara, Numazu City in Shizuoka on January 29, 1930 | 1930 The first FIFA World Cup soccer games |
| 1945 1945 World War II ended. |
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| 1946 Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (Sony) launched. |
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| 1949 | 19 | Graduated Shizuoka Kenritsu Numazu Daiichi High School, and entered the Voice Division of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music. | |
| 1953 | 23 | Graduated the same university specialized in voice, and further studied in the advanced study program (equivalent of the current graduate school) of the university. | 1953 TV broadcasting started in Japan. |
| Debut at the 347th NHK Symphony Orchestra subscription concert as a solo singer (bass) in Beethoven's Fidelio. | |||
| 1954 | 24 | Completed Diploma Course (equivalent of the current graduate school) at the same university. | |
| 1955 | 25 | "Moved to Germany and entered Hochschule" für Musik und Theater München. First encounter with Karajan. | 1955 First Antarctic Observation Ship Soya launched from Tokyo. |
| 1957 | 27 | Graduated from Universität der Künste Berlin with top honors. After returning to Japan, he joined Nikikai Opera Foundation. Married to Midori Matsubara, pianist friend from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music, who studied together in Berlin. | 1957 Soviet Union launched Sputnik. |
| Performed at the 109th Kansai Symphony Orchestra subscription concert as a solo singer (bass) for Haydn's Oratorio the Four Seasons. | |||
| 1958 | 28 | Performed Count Almaviva (bass) for Mozart opera le nozze di Figaro. | |
| 1959 | 29 | Joined Sony Corporation. Pursued two careers as a Sony employee in the day and a musician at night. | |
| 1960 | 30 | Last opera appearance as Peter of Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel. | 1961 The United States launched first manned space flight. |
| 1962 | 32 | Performed in the 63rd Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra subscription concert as a soloist for Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem. | 1964 18th Olympics Games in Tokyo. |
| 1969 Apollo 11 lands on the Moon. |
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| 1973 | 43 | Performed as a solo singer (bass) for Faure's Requiem with the Tokyo Metroporitan Symphony Orchestra. | 1979 Sony launched Walkman. |
| 1982 Sony launched Compact Disc (CD) . |
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| 1985 | 55 | With Hansjörg Schellenberger, Principal oboe player at the Berlin Philharmonic, launched the International Oboe Competition of Japan in Tokyo, now held every 3 years in Karuizawa. | |
| 1989 | 59 | Assumed two positions of President and CEO of Sony. | |
| Attended Karajan, who fell ill during a meeting in Europe and subsequently passed away. |
Year |
Age |
World & Japan History |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60 | On the occasion of 60 years' celebration, returned to music as a conductor, debuting with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he had collaborated most as a baritone singer. | 1990 East and West Germany united. |
| 1992 | 62 | Invited to Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival. | 1992 Sony launched Minidisc (MD). |
| 1993 | 63 | Conducted The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at Lincoln Center. | 1993 European Union (EU) begins. |
| 1994 | 64 | Collaborated with Lorin Maazel and James Galway for Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Fund Raising Concert, Saturday Night. | 1994 Sony launched PlayStation. |
| Collaborated with Philippe Entremont (pf) for Wiener KammerOrchester's Japan tour. | |||
| Built Seiji Ozawa Hall in Tanglewood and collaborated with Seiji Ozawa, Yo Yo Ma, and John Williams for its opening concert. | |||
| 1995 | 65 | Collaborated with Yo Yo Ma (vc) for Israel Philharmonic's special concert. | 1995 Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake |
| 1997 Hong Kong returned to China. |
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| 1998 | 68 | Conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra. | |
| 1999 | 69 | Became President and Chairman of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. | |
| 2000 | 70 | Conducted Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. | |
| Conducted Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. | |||
| For the Grand Opening Memorial concert of Sony Center, conducted the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for Beethoven Symphony No.9 Chorale. | |||
| 2001 | 71 | Conducted Montreal Symphony Orchestra. | 2001 September 11 Attack |
| While conducting the Tokyo Philharmonic for Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 at Beijing Music Festival, he fell ill in the middle of the 2nd movement. Years of treatment followed. | |||
| 2003 | 73 | Miraculous return to conduct Beethoven Symphony No.9 with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. | |
| Donated his retirement fund from Sony to the contraction of Karuizawa Ohga Hall for Karuizawa City. | |||
| 2004 | 74 | Became Executive Director at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. | |
| 2005 | 75 | Performed in the Grand Opening Concert of Karuizawa Ohga Hall. | |
| Performed at Akio Morita Memorial Special Concert with the Tokyo Philharmonic. | |||
| 2010 | 80 | Performed in the 5th Anniversary Concert of Karuizawa Ohga Hall (2010 Spring Music Festival) , which was to be his last conducting appearance. | |
| 2011 | 81 | Passed away on April 23. It happened to be at the age of 81 and 3 months, the same as his admired friend, Karajan. | 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake |
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