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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.

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Eine inspirierende und freudige Erfahrung: Haruma Sato gewinnt den ARD-Musikwettbewerb

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 19 Dezember 2019

Wir sprachen mit dem japanischen Cellisten über seinen Erfolg in München und seine Pläne für die Zukunft.

Eine inspirierende Erfahrung: Haruma Sato über den ARD-Musikwettbewerb

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Umfassender Monteverdi: eine 360° Marienvesper

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 04 Juni 2017

Bis jetzt war ich eher skeptisch gegenüber Bühneninszenierungen von Oratorien und anderen geistlichen Werken, weswegen ich neugierig, aber auch vorsichtig, auf die Inszenierung Monteverdis Marienvesper beim Holland Festival war.

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Umfassender Monteverdi: eine 360° Marienvesper

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Niklas Benjamin Hoffmann gewinnt Donatella-Flick-Dirigierwettbewerb

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 17 November 2016

Die drei Finalisten des diesjährigen Donatella-Flick-Dirigierwettbewerbes wurden in zwei Vorrunden aus ursprünglich 20 Kandidaten ausgewählt.

Niklas Benjamin Hoffmann Gewinner des DFCC

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Wo Musiker und Publikum in Harmonie zusammentreffen: Tokios Suntory Hall

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 01 November 2016

Herbert von Karajans Geist lebt in Tokios Suntory Hall, die auf der Suche mach „dem schönsten Klang der Welt“ erbaut wurde. Im Vorfeld der Olypmischen Spiele 2020 möchte das Konzerthaus ein zunehmend internationales Publikum ansprechen.

Treffen in Harmonie: Suntory Hall

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Marie Chilemme and Yuya Okamoto © Koji Iida | Suntory Hall

Taking Beethoven’s quartets to a new level: Quatuor Ébène in Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 12 Juni 2026

In the lead-up to the Beethoven anniversary year, the Quatuor Ébène gives a complete Beethoven quartet cycle in Tokyo as part of the annual Suntory Hall Chamber Music Garden festival.

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Marie Chilemme and Yuya Okamoto © Koji Iida | Suntory Hall

Taking Beethoven’s quartets to a new level: Quatuor Ébène in Tokyo

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Tatsuya Shimono conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo © NHKSO

The NHK Symphony Orchestra explores its history in its centenary

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 24 April 2026

As part of its centenary celebrations this season, the NHK Symphony Orchestra has curated a Japanese Composer Series with three intriguing concerts, of which this concert is the second.

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Tatsuya Shimono conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo © NHKSO

The NHK Symphony Orchestra explores its history in its centenary

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Hina Maeda after a performance with the Polish National Radio Symphony © Radosław Kaźmierczak

On a whim: Hina Maeda on winning the Wieniawski Competition

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 23 April 2026

Five years ago, the Japanese violinist made the spontaneous decision to enter the prestigious Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition. She talks about how her win in 2022 was a musically life-changing experience.

Hina Maeda after a performance with the Polish National Radio Symphony © Radosław Kaźmierczak

On a whim: Hina Maeda on the Wieniawski Competition

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Masaaki Suzuki © Marco Borggreve

Rare symphonies: Masaaki Suzuki makes a return to Singapore

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 19 März 2026

Renowned Japanese conductor returns to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra to perform unusual music from Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda – an influence on Robert Schumann, who described him as “unique in the world of symphonies”.

Masaaki Suzuki © Marco Borggreve

Rare symphonies: Masaaki Suzuki returns to Singapore

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Aya Wakizono © Amati Bacciardi Photographers

Pure agilità: Aya Wakizono returns to Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 13 März 2026

The Japanese mezzo soprano is returning to the New National Theatre, Tokyo for her role debut in Massenet’s Werther. We talk about her love for Rossini, and expansions into later Romantic opera.

Aya Wakizono © Amati Bacciardi Photographers

Pure agilità: Aya Wakizono returns to Tokyo

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Vladimir Stoyanov (Rigoletto) © Rikimaru Hotta | New National Theatre, Tokyo

A poignant Rigoletto revival in Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 21 Februar 2026

The New National Theatre in Tokyo revives its traditionalist Rigoletto, featuring Vladimir Stoyanov as the cursed court jester, Eri Nakamura as Gilda and Lawrence Brownlee debuting as the Duke of Mantua.

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Vladimir Stoyanov (Rigoletto) © Rikimaru Hotta | New National Theatre, Tokyo

A poignant Rigoletto revival in Tokyo

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Daniele Rustioni conducts the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra © Rikimaru Hotta

Rustioni conducts orchestral highlights from Verdi and Wagner in Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 23 Januar 2026

Daniele Rustioni pairs orchestral music of Verdi and Wagner in his concert with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, prior to taking up the post of Guest Principal Conductor in April.

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Daniele Rustioni conducts the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra © Rikimaru Hotta

Rustioni conducts orchestral highlights from Verdi and Wagner in Tokyo

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Toshiaki Komada (Wozzeck) © Ayano Tomozawa | The New National Theatre Tokyo

Full of beans: Richard Jones directs a successful new Wozzeck in Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 20 November 2025

Richard Jones directs a new production at Tokyo's New National Theatre which lucidly articulates the structure of Berg’s expressionist music.

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Toshiaki Komada (Wozzeck) © Ayano Tomozawa | The New National Theatre Tokyo

Richard Jones directs a successful new Wozzeck in Tokyo

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Fabio Luisi conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra © NHKSO

Fabio Luisi opens NHKSO's new season with Franz Schmidt's Fourth Symphony

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 13 September 2025

As a leading exponent of Franz Schmidt's music, conductor Fabio Luisi leads the NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo in a rare performance of his Fourth Symphony for the orchestra's season opener.

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Fabio Luisi conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra © NHKSO

Luisi opens NHKSO's new season with Franz Schmidt

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Jonathan Nott © T Tairadate | TSO

A deeply committed War Requiem from Jonathan Nott and the Tokyo Symphony

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 19 Juli 2025

Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War 2, Jonathan Nott conducts Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem in his final season as Music Director of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.

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Jonathan Nott © T Tairadate | TSO

A deeply committed War Requiem by Jonathan Nott and Tokyo Symphony

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The Schumann Quartett © N Ikegami | Suntory Hall

Schumann Quartett undertakes a Beethoven journey at Suntory Hall

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 12 Juni 2025

At Suntory Hall's annual chamber music festival, the Schumann Quartett embarks on a marathon of performing all of Beethoven’s string quartets over six concerts.

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The Schumann Quartett © N Ikegami | Suntory Hall

Schumann Quartett's Beethoven journey at Suntory Hall

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Sir András Schiff and Cappella Andrea Barca © T Tairadate | MUZA Kawasaki Symophony Hall

Sir András Schiff and Cappella Andrea Barca get to the heart of Bach

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 21 März 2025

On their farewell Asian tour, András Schiff and his group Cappella Andrea Barca offer a programme of Bach's keyboard concertos performed in the spirit and style of chamber music.

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Sir András Schiff and Cappella Andrea Barca © T Tairadate | MUZA Kawasaki Symophony Hall

Sir András Schiff and Cappella Andrea Barca get to the heart of Bach

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Myung-whun Chung conducts the Tokyo Philharmonic © Takafumi Ueno | Tokyo Philharmonic

Back-to-back Beethoven from Myung-whun Chung and the Tokyo Philharmonic

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 25 Februar 2025

Beethoven's Triple Concerto has a reputation of being a problematic work, but Myung-Whun Chung and the Tokyo Philharmonic prove otherwise in an emphatic performance.

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Myung-whun Chung conducts the Tokyo Philharmonic © Takafumi Ueno | Tokyo Philharmonic

Back-to-back Beethoven: Myung-whun Chung and the Tokyo Philharmonic

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Ambronay Festival 2024 © Bertrand Pichène

Sustained efforts: Ambronay’s support for young ensembles

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 14 Februar 2025

Ambronay’s support for young ensembles in Early Music continues with Sustainable EEEMERGING, a new scheme to help groups get on a sure professional footing – and decarbonise too.

Ambronay Festival 2024 © Bertrand Pichène

Sustained efforts: Ambronay’s support for young ensembles

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Isabelle Faust, Giovanni Antonini and Il Giardino Armonico © Michiharu Okubo | Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation

Spirited Mozart from Isabelle Faust and Il Giardino Armonico in Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 11 Dezember 2024

Isabelle Faust, Giovanni Antonini and the Italian period instrument ensemble Il Giardino Armonico gather again for Mozart's complete Violin Concertos.

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Isabelle Faust, Giovanni Antonini and Il Giardino Armonico © Michiharu Okubo | Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation

Spirited Mozart from Isabelle Faust and Il Giardino Armonico in Tokyo

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Gezim Myshketa (Guillaume Tell) and ensemble © Rikimaru Hotta | New National Theatre, Tokyo

Yannis Kokkos stages Guillaume Tell in Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 30 November 2024

For his new staging of Rossini’s Guillaume Tell at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, director Yannis Kokkos avoids specific contemporary references, choosing a setting that transcends the times.

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Gezim Myshketa (Guillaume Tell) and ensemble © Rikimaru Hotta | New National Theatre, Tokyo

Yannis Kokkos stages Guillaume Tell in Tokyo

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New Japan Philharmonic at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall © Tokyo International Conducting Competition

Glorious clouds, turbulent emotions: Tokyo International Conducting Competition 2024

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 24 Oktober 2024

Kornilios Viktor Michailidis is awarded 1st prize in this year’s competition, which gathered 18 talented young conductors from around the world in the Japanese capital.

New Japan Philharmonic at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall © Tokyo International Conducting Competition

Glorious clouds, turbulent emotions: Tokyo Conducting Competition 2024

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Sebastian Weigle © Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra | Photographer: Takashi Fujimoto

Ravishing Tchaikovsky from Weigle and the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 03 Oktober 2024

The Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra under their Principal Conductor Sebastian Weigle show top-form in Tchaikovsky before their upcoming European tour.

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Sebastian Weigle © Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra | Photographer: Takashi Fujimoto

Ravishing Tchaikovsky from Weigle and the Yomiuri Nippon SO

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Bellini’s La sonnambula at New National Theatre, Tokyo © Rikimaru Hotta | New National Theatre, Tokyo

Bel canto and beyond: Kazushi Ono on New National Theatre, Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 07 Oktober 2024

Kazushi Ono, Artistic Director at Tokyo’s foremost opera house, introduces this year’s bel canto-infused season – and explains his vision for the house’s distinctive Theatergeist.

Bellini’s La sonnambula at New National Theatre, Tokyo © Rikimaru Hotta | New National Theatre, Tokyo

Bel canto and beyond: Kazushi Ono on New National Theatre, Tokyo

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Nodoka Okisawa © Michiharu Okubo | 2024OMF

Nodoka Okisawa leads the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival into a new era

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 11 August 2024

At the opening weekend of the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor, Nodoka Okisawa leads the Saito Kinen Orchestra in a programme that pays tribute to the late Maestro.

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Nodoka Okisawa © Michiharu Okubo | 2024OMF

Leading the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival into a new era

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Verus String Quartet © Koji Iida | SUNTORY HALL

Beethoven quartet cycle reaches finale at Chamber Music Garden Festival

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 15 Juni 2024

At Suntory Hall's annual Chamber Music Garden Festival, the Japanese group Verus String Quartet brings their Beethoven Cycle to a close with Zen-like serenity and restraint.

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Verus String Quartet © Koji Iida | SUNTORY HALL

Beethoven quartet cycle reaches finale at Chamber Music Garden

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Michaela Selinger and ensemble © Koji Iida | Suntory Hall

A virtuosic Pierrot lunaire at Suntory Hall Chamber Music Garden

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 05 Juni 2024

Suntory Hall Chamber Music Garden celebrates Schoenberg's anniversary with a virtuosic and gripping performance of his unique song cycle Pierrot lunaire, featuring Michaela Selinger as the moon-drunk clown.

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Michaela Selinger and ensemble © Koji Iida | Suntory Hall

A virtuosic Pierrot lunaire at Suntory Hall Chamber Music Garden

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Filippo Morace (Don Alfonso), Joel Prieto (Ferrando) and Takaoki Onishi (Guglielmo) © Rikimaru Hotta | New National Theatre, Tokyo

Michieletto's “Camping Così” returns to Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 30 Mai 2024

Damiano Michieletto’s 2011 staging of Mozart’s Così fan tutte, dubbed the "Camping Così", is one of the most enduring and entertaining productions in NNTT’s repertory.

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Filippo Morace (Don Alfonso), Joel Prieto (Ferrando) and Takaoki Onishi (Guglielmo) © Rikimaru Hotta | New National Theatre, Tokyo

Michieletto's “Camping Così” returns to Tokyo

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Bach Collegium Japan © K Miura

A peerless St John Passion in Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 04 Februar 2024

In celebration of the 300th anniversary of Bach's St John Passion, Masaaki Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan gives a compelling performance of the lesser-known 1725 version of work.

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Bach Collegium Japan © K Miura

A peerless St John Passion in Tokyo

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Andrea Battistoni © Tokyo Philharmonic | Takafumi Ueno

Battistoni and the Tokyo Philharmonic focus on Tchaikovsky and Shakespeare

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 16 November 2023

Andrea Battistoni conducts the Tokyo Philharmonic in Tchaikovsky's three Shakespeare-inspired works in a single programme. In between, cellist Haruma Sato excels in the original version of the Rococo Variations.

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Andrea Battistoni © Tokyo Philharmonic | Takafumi Ueno

Battistoni and the Tokyo Phil do Tchaikovsky and Shakespeare

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Paavo Järvi conducts Mahler’s Eighth in 2016 © NHKSO

Mighty Mahler in Tokyo: NHK Symphony’s celebratory Eighth Symphony

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 10 November 2023

The NHK Symphony has pioneered Mahler performance in Japan – so it’s fitting that Mahler’s gargantuan Eighth Symphony will mark their 2000th subscription concert in December.

Paavo Järvi conducts Mahler’s Eighth in 2016 © NHKSO

Mighty Mahler in Tokyo: NHK Symphony

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New National Theatre, Tokyo © NNTT

The Bachtrack guide to Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 27 Oktober 2023

The world’s largest metropolis boasts more than 20 major classical music venues. This guide provides a run-down of the city’s major venues.

New National Theatre, Tokyo © NNTT

The Bachtrack guide to Tokyo

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Shoko Sogo (La Tasse Chinoise), Chloé Briot (L'Enfant) and Takayuki Hamamatsu (La Théière) © Masahiko Terashi | New National Theatre, Tokyo

Puccini/Ravel double bill opens the new opera season in Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 07 Oktober 2023

The 2023–24 season at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, opens with straightforward stagings of an unusual double bill of Suor Angelica and L’Enfant et les sortilèges.

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Shoko Sogo (La Tasse Chinoise), Chloé Briot (L'Enfant) and Takayuki Hamamatsu (La Théière) © Masahiko Terashi | New National Theatre, Tokyo

Puccini/Ravel double bill opens the new opera season in Tokyo

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Ton Koopman conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo © NHKSO

Joyful Mozart from Ton Koopman and the NHK Symphony

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 21 September 2023

At Suntory Hall, Ton Koopman and the NHK Symphony Orchestra bring elegance and exuberance to an all-Mozart programme including a flute concerto featuring its principal flautist.

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Ton Koopman conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo © NHKSO

Joyful Mozart from Ton Koopman and the NHK Symphony

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Ton Koopman © Hans Morren

Ton Koopman on the multiple personalities of JS Bach

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 21 September 2023

The doyen of the the early music movement talks about his long association with JS Bach, and how he always tries to show Bach’s many sides in his concerts.

Ton Koopman © Hans Morren

Ton Koopman on the multiple personalities of JS Bach

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Kerem Hasan conducts the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra © Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra | Photographer: Takashi Fujimoto

Kerem Hasan conducts an exhilarating Tchaikovsky Fifth in Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 18 Juni 2023

Exciting Tchaikovsky from the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, while Leeds winner Eric Lu is the sensitive soloist in Chopin's Second Concerto.

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Kerem Hasan conducts the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra © Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra | Photographer: Takashi Fujimoto

Kerem Hasan conducts an exhilarating Tchaikovsky Fifth in Tokyo

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Elias String Quartet © Koji Iida | Suntory Hall

Elias String Quartet launches Beethoven cycle at Suntory Hall in Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 03 Juni 2023

Making their long-awaited debut in Japan, the Elias String Quartet embarks on the complete Beethoven cycle with a contrasting programme of early and late quartets.

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Elias String Quartet © Koji Iida | Suntory Hall

Elias String Quartet launches Beethoven cycle in Tokyo

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Quartetto Indaco © JCMF

Quartetto Indaco wins the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 18 Mai 2023

A chamber music competition may not be the most glamorous of music competitions, but the Osaka event has the reputation of picking the talents of the future.

Quartetto Indaco © JCMF

Quartetto Indaco wins the Osaka Chamber Music Competition

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Shunske Sato directs the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra © TSO

Shunske Sato and the Tokyo Symphony breathe life into Spohr

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 18 März 2023

Violinist Shunske Sato leads the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in an historically informed performance of early 19th-century music, including a spectacular rendering of Louis Spohr's Violin Concerto no. 8 in A minor.

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Shunske Sato directs the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra © TSO

Shunske Sato and the Tokyo Symphony breathe life into Spohr

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Mikhail Pletnev and Yunchan Lim © Takafumi Ueno | Tokyo Philharmonic

Yunchan Lim makes Tokyo concerto debut

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 24 Februar 2023

Van Cliburn winner Yunchan Lim, in his concerto debut with the Tokyo Philharmonic, shares the stage with Mikhail Pletnev to give a suave performance of Beethoven's “Emperor” Concerto.

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Mikhail Pletnev and Yunchan Lim © Takafumi Ueno | Tokyo Philharmonic

Yunchan Lim makes Tokyo concerto debut

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Paavo Järvi conducts the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen © Michiharu Okubo | Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation

Paavo Järvi and the Kammerphilharmonie Bremen bring Haydn to Tokyo Opera City

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 08 Dezember 2022

Three Haydn symphonies grace the bill in Järvi's onging project which started in earnest last year in Vienna.

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Paavo Järvi conducts the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen © Michiharu Okubo | Tokyo Opera City Cultural Foundation

Järvi and Kammerphilharmonie Bremen bring Haydn to Tokyo Opera City

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Andris Nelsons conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Naoya Ikegami | Suntory Hall

An Alpine journey for Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony in Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 15 November 2022

Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony's three-concert residency at Tokyo's Suntory Hall culminates in a brilliantly evocative performance of Strauss' Alpine Symphony.

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Andris Nelsons conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Naoya Ikegami | Suntory Hall

An Alpine journey for Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony in Tokyo

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Daichi Fujiki (Tolomeo) and Marianne Beate Kielland (Giulio Cesare) © Masahiko Terashi | New National Theatre, Tokyo

Sincerity over sexiness in Alessandrini's take on Giulio Cesare in Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 05 Oktober 2022

Laurent Pelly's Night in the Museum production of Giulio Cesare is finally staged at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, after its 2020 pandemic cancellation.

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Daichi Fujiki (Tolomeo) and Marianne Beate Kielland (Giulio Cesare) © Masahiko Terashi | New National Theatre, Tokyo

Sincerity over sexiness in Tokyo's Giulio Cesare

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Fabio Luisi and the NHKSO © NHKSO

Fabio Luisi and the NHK SO begin partnership with a Verdi Requiem for our times

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 11 September 2022

For whatever reason Fabio Luisi chose Verdi's Requiem for his inauguration concert with the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, it turned out to be an apt and poignant choice.

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Fabio Luisi and the NHKSO © NHKSO

Luisi and the NHK SO begin partnership with a Requiem for our times

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One man and his flute: Pahud's solo journey in Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 11 Juli 2022

A spellbinding journey as Emmanuel Pahud plays a 70-minute solo programme in a near capacity audience in the 1600-seater concert hall.

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One man and his flute: Pahud's solo journey in Tokyo

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Radek Baborák and friends shine in Suntory Hall's Chamber Music Garden

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 18 Juni 2022

This portrait concert of the well-loved Czech horn player Radek Baborák, devised for Suntory Hall's Chamber Music Garden, was part solo recital, part ensemble concert.

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Radek Baborák and friends shine in Suntory Hall's Chamber Music Garden

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Aoi Trio sparkles at Suntory Hall's Chamber Music Garden

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 08 Juni 2022

In the second installment of their seven-year project at Suntory Hall's Chamber Music Garden, the Aoi Trio display a new level of confidence and bravura in Beethoven, Hosokawa and Franck.

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Aoi Trio sparkles at Suntory Hall's Chamber Music Garden

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Aesthetic unity shines in bold staging of Orfeo ed Euridice in Tokyo

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 19 Mai 2022

Several notable house debuts, including the renowned director and choreographer Sabuto Teshigawara, enlivened the New National Theatre's first-ever production of Gluck's opera.

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Aesthetic unity shines in bold staging of Orfeo ed Euridice in Tokyo

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Quartet Integra

Four to watch: Quartet Integra

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 21 April 2022

We spoke to Quartet Integra about their studies at the Suntory Hall Academy and their ambitions for the future.

Quartet Integra

Four to watch: Quartet Integra

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La Resurrezione brings London Handel Festival to an uplifting close

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 18 April 2022

On Easter Monday, this year's London Handel Festival came to a close with Handel's youthful oratorio La Resurrezione in the suitably Baroque setting of London's St Martin-in-the-Fields.

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La Resurrezione brings London Handel Festival to an uplifting close

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Exquisite playing from Naoko Yoshino in Boieldieu's Harp Concerto

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 11 Januar 2022

Italian conductor Gaetano d’Espinosa is currently doing the rounds of Japanese orchestras, standing in for many of his colleagues who are unable to enter due to border closures.

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Exquisite playing from Naoko Yoshino in Boieldieu's Harp Concerto

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