Rustioni conducts orchestral highlights from Verdi and Wagner in Tokyo

Daniele Rustioni conducts the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

Por Nahoko Gotoh, 28 enero 2026

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“Rustioni brought out energetic and crisp playing from the orchestra”

Crítica hecha desde Tokyo Bunka Kaikan: Main Hall, Tokyo el 23 enero 2026

Verdi, La forza del destino: Obertura

Verdi, Macbeth: Ballet Music

Verdi, Otello: Ballet music

Verdi, Les Vêpres siciliennes (I vespri siciliani): Overture

Wagner, Rienzi, der Letze der Tribunen: Overture

Wagner, Tannhäuser: Overture

Wagner, Lohengrin: prelude to Act 1

Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: preludio al Acto 1

Daniele Rustioni, Dirección

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

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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.