Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 917 Orchard Regular Concert

Kazumasa Watanabe

Kazumasa Kazumasa Watanabe is a well-known conductor, born in Tokyo, he performed Haydn's Piano Concerto in D with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 8. He took first place in the elementary and middle school piano division of the Japan National Student Music Competition both in 1978 and 1980. In 1987 he went to Europe to take a piano master class at the Darmstadt Music Academy under Hans Leigraf.

He made his conducting debut with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in 1991. He became a student conductor of that orchestra in 1992, its assistant conductor in 1994 and conductor in 1996. In 1995 he also became Permanent Conductor of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra.

Kazumasa Watanabe has won acclaim for performances of Beethoven's "Emperor" Piano Concerto and works by Ravel, Mozart and Gershwin. He conducted the NHK Symphony Orchestra for the first time in 1998 and he will conduct the subscription concerts of the orchestra in June 2006.

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Place information

• Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall
  東京オペラシティ コンサートホール：タケミツ メモリアル

  Address

  日本、〒163-1403 東京都新宿区西新宿３丁目２０−２  Map

• Suntory Hall
  サントリーホール

  Address

  日本、〒107-0052 東京都港区赤坂１丁目１３−１  Map

• Cultural village
  Bunkamura

  Address

  日本、〒150-8507 東京都渋谷区道玄坂２丁目２４−１  Map

• Bunkyo Civic Hall
  文京シビックホール

  Address

  日本、〒112-0003 東京都文京区春日１丁目１６−２１ 文京シビックセンター 2F  Map

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