Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
The Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra (読売日本交響楽団, Yomiuri Nippon Kōkyō Gakudan) is a Japanese symphony orchestra administratively based in Tokyo. The orchestra primarily performs concerts in Tokyo at the Suntory Hall, but also gives concerts at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. The orchestra also performs in Yokohama at the Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall.
History
The orchestra was founded in 1962 by the
Sylvain Cambreling was principal conductor from April 2010 through March 2019. Cambreling now has the title of conductor laureate with the orchestra. In August 2016, Sebastian Weigle first guest-conducted the orchestra. He returned for a further guest-conducting engagement in July 2017. In May 2018, the orchestra announced the appointment of Weigle as its next chief conductor, effective 1 April 2019, with an initial contract of three years.[1]
In 1978, they recorded a new arrangement of the music of Hato no kyūjitsu for Nippon TV’s 25th anniversary.
Principal conductors (partial list)
- Willis Page (1962–1963)
- Otto Matzerath (1963)
- Hiroshi Wakasugi (1965–1975)
- Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (1980–1983)
- Heinz Rögner (1984–1990)
- Tadaaki Otaka (1992–1998)
- Gerd Albrecht (1998–2007)
- Stanisław Skrowaczewski (2007–2010)
- Sylvain Cambreling (2010–2019)
- Sebastian Weigle (2019–present)
References
- ^ "Sebastian Weigle to be New Principal Conductor of YNSO from 2019/20 Season" (Press release). Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-10.