The NHK Symphony Orchestra explores its history in its centenary

Tatsuya Shimono conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo

Kyohei Sorita and the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo

Par Nahoko Gotoh, 27 avril 2026

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“Sorita... went for broke, bringing the performance to a great climax”

Critique faite à NHK Hall, Tokyo, le 24 avril 2026

Toyama, Divertimento for Orchestra

Prokofiev, Concerto pour piano no. 3 en ut majeur, Op.26

Moskowski, Etudes de virtuosité Op.72 no.6

Ifukube, Ballata sinfonica

Britten, Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: Four Sea Interludes

Kyohei Sorita, Piano

NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo

Tatsuya Shimono, Direction

La Philharmonie accueille le "NHK" de Tokyo : Paavo Järvi et Janine Jansen en public conquis

Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut, 2nd March

Retour attendu que celui de l'ancien directeur musical de l'Orchestre de Paris. Celui qui sut porter à ses sommets la phalange parisienne exerce-t-il le même art avec sa nouvelle formation, l'Orchestra de la NHK de Tokyo ?

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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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Luisi opens NHKSO's new season with Franz Schmidt

Nahoko Gotoh, 13th September

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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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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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.