Naoto Otomi is a Japanese famous condutor. he has been also Music Director of the Gunma Symphony Orchestra since April 2013, Honorary Guest Conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra since April 2014, Conductor Laureate of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra since 2008 and Music Advisor to the Ryukyu Symphony Orchestra since 2001.
Born in 1958, Naoto Otomo graduated from the Toho Gakuen School of Music having studied conducting under Seiji Ozawa, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Tadaaki Odaka and Morihiro Okabe. His studies took him to Tanglewood where he worked with conductors such as André Previn, Leonard Bernstein and Igor Markevitch.
While still a student at Toho Gakuen, Naoto Otomo was named Assistant Conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra, and upon the recommendation of its members, made his debut with the orchestra at the age of 22. During his career, Naoto Otomo has regularly made appearances with major orchestras both in Japan and overseas. Having previously held the posts of Conductor of the Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, etc,.
In recent years, Otomo has also been actively involved in education, and his contributions include the organization of the international music seminar “Music Masters Course Japan” alongside fellow conductor Alan Gilbert.
Naoto Otomo is the recipient of the 8th Akeo Watanabe Music Foundation Award (2000) and the 7th Hideo Saito Memorial Fund Award (2008).
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