Luisi opens NHKSO's new season with Franz Schmidt

Fabio Luisi conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra

Yefim Bronfman, Fabio Luisi and the NHK Symphony Orchestra

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 16 September 2025

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“Luisi’s belief in the work and deep understanding of Schmidt’s unique musical language shone through”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: NHK Hall, Tokyo, am 13 September 2025

Beethoven, Klavierkonzert Nr. 5 in Es-Dur "Emperor", Op.73

Schmidt, Symphony Nr. 4 in C-Dur

Fabio Luisi, Musikalische Leitung

Yefim Bronfman, Klavier

NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo

María Dueñas lets Beethoven breathe at Suntory Hall

SangKwon Lee, 19th September

María Dueñas’ Tokyo performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto is less about display than about the living drama between held breath and release.

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A versatile NHK shines at Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 15th May

Conducted by Fabio Luisi, Japan's premier orchestra serves up a superb blend of Eastern and Western music and influences.

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Joyful Mozart from Ton Koopman and the NHK Symphony

Nahoko Gotoh, 21st September

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

Nahoko Gotoh, 11th September

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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Radiant Szymanowski from Isabelle Faust in Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 13th February

One of the few upsides to the current Covid-19 pandemic for the classical music world in Japan is that it has given opportunities to young home-grown talent.

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Passionate, ebullient Rachmaninov from Paavo Jarvi and the NHK

Mark Pullinger, 24th February

Igor Stravinsky once described Sergei Rachmaninov as "a six-and-a-half foot scowl". His Second Symphony – often a lugubrious affair – was here turned into something urgent and vital.

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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.

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