Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi
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Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi (小林 研一郎 Kobayashi Ken'ichirō?, born April 9, 1940) is a Japanese conductor.
Kobayashi attended Tokyo Music Academy, and rose to international fame as winner of the 1st International Conductors Competition on Hungarian television in 1974. Since then he has been at the head of some of the most famous orchestras in Germany, Austria and Britain. [1] He was the first conductor of the Hungarian State Symphony (since renamed National Philharmonic Orchestra) from 1984, [2] and is currently first conductor of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Permanent Conductor Ken-ichiro Kobayashi. Philharmonischen Orchesters Arnheim. Retrieved on 2007-01-15.
- ^ Kodály evening with the National Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir. Budapest Spring Festival 2007. Retrieved on 2007-01-15.
| Preceded by János Ferencsik |
Principal Conductors, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra 1987–1997 |
Succeeded by Zoltán Kocsis |
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