The Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, was founded in 1962 by Japan's three leading media companies--The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper company, Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV) and Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV). The orchestra performs around 100 concerts each year true to its founding mission of dedicating to promoting the universe of classical music in Japan.
The YNSO is unique in that it is the world's only orchestra that is affiliated primarily with a newspaper group. The Yomiuri* Shimbun newspaper group, which was launched in 1874, is the leading quality newspaper in Japan with the largest daily circulation in the world, as endorsed by Guinness World Records. NTV went on air on August 28, 1953, as Japan's first commercial television station and continues to be the country's leading broadcaster regularly attaining higher viewing rates. YTV, an NTV affiliate based in Osaka, is an influential television station in the Kansai region, western Japan.
Higashikon Chorus was founded as an amateur mixed hall chorus dedicated to the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra on September 11, 1987. "Performing a concert with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and offering concerts with high-quality orchestra songs".
Shigeto Kanayama felt the need to create a new exclusive choir for playing a large song accompanied by a chorus and a voice, and he established Shunsuke Hori. After that, for further development, Higashikon Chorus was established under the leadership of Yoshihiko Yamashita. Currently, the chorus has 300 members and the performers at the concerts are decided according to the tune, the venue, and the conductors' intentions. Higashikon Chorus is singing at the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra's regular concerts, special concerts, requested concerts.
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