Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra

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The Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra (広島交響楽団, Hiroshima Kokyo Gakudan^?) is an orchestra founded in Hiroshima, Japan in 1963. It's the only professional orchestra in Chūgoku region of Japan.

1 Music Directors, Conductors and Concertmasters
2 History
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Music Directors, Conductors and Concertmasters

Akeo Watanabe (1984–1986)
Ken Takaseki (1986–1990)
Yoshikazu Tanaka (1990–1994)
Naohiro Totsuka (1994–1998)
Norichika Iimori, Hiroyuki Odano, Kazumasa Watanabe (1995–2002)
Hong Je Kim (2002–2004)
Kazuyoshi Akiyama (1998–)

[edit] History

Founded as the "Hiroshima Civic Orchestra" in 1963.
Renamed to the "Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra" in 1969.
Started it's history as the professional orchestra in 1972.
Akeo Watanabe was inaugurated as the music director and the permanent conductor in 1984.
Held UN peace concerts in Vienna and Prague in 1991.
Held concerts at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space in Tokyo and The Symphony Hall in Osaka in 1993.
Performed for the pre and opening events of the 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima in 1994.
In the 149th regular concert, they invited Krzysztof Penderecki and performed his orchestral work "Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima" in 1994.
Performed Toshio Hosokawa's work "Hiroshima Requiem" and Ikuma Dan's "Symphony No.6 'Hiroshima' to support world peace in 1995.
Started their forum to consider about the ideal picture of the local symphony for the 21 century, parties for fan, and other events in 1997.
RCC TV program "Hiroshima symphony" has been started in 1997.
Performed Beethoven's Symphony No.5 and other works for the October in Normandy (the events with classical and modern music) in Normandy in 1997.
Performed Toshio Hosokawa's work "Memory of the Sea" in 1998.
Kazuyoshi Akiyama was inaugurated as the first conductor in 1998.
Held the international music festival "August in Hiroshima '99" and perfomed Mahler's "Symphony No.2" in 1999.
Performed in the 3rd orchestra festival for local cities in Japan at Sumida Triphony Hall in 2000.
Held the 200th regular concert and performed Ottorino Respighi's works "The Roman trilogy (Fontane di Roma, Pini di Roma, Feste Romane)" in 2000.
Performed Eduard Tubin's work "Symphony No.3 in D minor 'Heroic'" in 2002.
Performed in the orchestra festival for local cities in Japan in 2003.
Performed at the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Large Hall to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg and for this performance they have got a medal from UNESCO in 2003.
Performed in Seoul, Busan and Daegu to celebrate Korea-Japan Friendship Year in 2005.
Decided to found the Hiroshima United with Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2007.