NHK Symphony Orchestra
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The NHK Symphony Orchestra (NHK交響楽団 Enueichikei Kōkyō Gakudan?) in Tokyo, Japan began as the New Symphony Orchestra on October 5, 1926 and was the country's first professional symphony orchestra. Later, it changed its name to Japan Symphony Orchestra and in 1951, after receiving financial support from NHK, it took its current name.
Vladimir Ashkenazy is the orchestra's music director and Charles Dutoit is music director emeritus. Wolfgang Sawallisch serves as honorary conductor laurate.
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[edit] Permanent Conductors
- Vladimir Ashkenazy (2004–) (music director)
- Charles Dutoit (1996–2003)
- Tadashi Mori (1979–1987)
- Alexander Rumpf (1964–1965)
- Wilhelm Schuchter (1959–1962)
- Wilhelm Loibner (1957–1959)
- Joseph Rosenstock (1956–1957)
- Niklaus Aeschbacher (1954–1956)
- Kurt Wöss (1951–1954)
- Shinichi Takeda (1944–1951)
- Kazuo Yamada (1942–1951)
- Joseph Rosenstock (1936–1946)
- Hidemaro Konoye (1926–1935)
[edit] Honorary/Guest Conductors
- Charles Dutoit (2003–) (music director emeritus)
- Hiroshi Wakasugi (1995–)
- Herbert Blomstedt (1986–)
- Horst Stein (1975–)
- Otmar Suitner (1973–)
- Hiroyuki Iwaki (1969–2006)
- Lovro von Matačić (1967–1985)
- Joseph Keilberth (1967–1968)
- Joseph Rosenstock (1951–1985)
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