Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra


The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra is recognized as the oldest symphony orchestra in Japan, having been founded in Nagoya in 1911. It relocated to Tokyo in 1938 and has some 166 members as of 2005.
The orchestra plays frequently at Tokyo Opera City in Shinjuku, Orchard Hall, part of the Bunkamura shopping and entertainment complex in Shibuya, and Suntory Hall in Akasaka, Tokyo.

Conductors