Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Explained

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 東京フィルハーモニー交響楽団
Founded:	1911

The is recognized as the oldest symphony orchestra in Japan.^[1] It was founded in 1911 and debuted at the original Matsuzakaya store in Nagoya as the . It relocated to Tokyo in 1938. As of 2024, it has 166 members.

The orchestra plays frequently at Tokyo Opera City in Shinjuku, Orchard Hall, part of the Bunkamura (文化村) shopping and entertainment complex in Shibuya, and Suntory Hall in Akasaka, Tokyo.^[2]

Conductors

• Chief Conductor: Andrea Battistoni
• Honorary Music Director: Myung-Whun Chung
• Conductors Laureate: Tadaaki Otaka, Kazushi Ono & Dan Ettinger
• Special Guest Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev
• Resident Conductor: Kazumasa Watanabe
• Associate Conductor: Min Chung
• Permanent Honorary Member and Conductor Laureate: Norio Ohga

External links

• Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Notes and References

1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2009/11/27/events/events-outside-tokyo/new-national-theatre-tokyo-presents-puccinis-tosca-opera/ "Japan Times"
2. http://tpo.or.jp/en/concert/ "TPO Concerts"