Japan Century Symphony Orchestra

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"The Symphony Hall" Osaka, main venue for the orchestra ensemble

The Japan-Century Symphony Orchestra ( Jap. 日本センチュリー交響楽団, Nihon Kogyo Senchurī Gakudan ) is a professional Japanese Symphony Orchestra , headquartered in Hattori Ryokuchi Park in the city of Toyonaka in Osaka Prefecture . It emerged in 1989 from the gradual dissolution of the professional brass band in Osaka, which had existed since 1952, and was founded under the name "Osaka Century Symphony Orchestra" ( 大阪 セ ン チ ュ リ ー 交響 楽 団 ). On April 1, 2011, the orchestra received its current name. The orchestra is a regular member of the Japanese Orchestra Association .

In 1989, a foundation with legal capacity was established on this occasion, a “Support Society for Culture” ( 財 団 法人 大阪 府 文化 振興 財 団 ), which was endowed with two billion yen (about 20 million euros) and which is entrusted with the administrative management of the orchestra . As a permanent conductor, alongside Tsukasa Okada , Hiroyuki Odano and Toshiaki Umeda , the Israeli Uri Segal , who was chief conductor from 1989, was appointed. He was followed in 1997 by Ken Takaseki , and from 2003 to 2008 by Kazuhiro Koizumi . At the same time from 2003 to 2006 the Korean Seikyo Kim was the permanent conductor . From 2008 to 2014 Koizumi was musical director, while Ryūsuke Numajiri was principal guest conductor. Alan Buribayev followed as Principal Guest Conductor from 2014 to 2018 . Koizumi's successor in 2014 was Norichika Iimori , who has since led the orchestra as chief conductor.

The orchestra plays mainly in the "Symphony Hall" in Osaka.

In 1991 the funding company refurbished practice rooms (the “Century Orchestra House”) and a concert hall in Hattori Ryokuchi Park for EUR 16 million. The practice rooms in the Century Orchestra House have a total size of 2000 m², which are spread over two floors; the concert hall itself is 1500 m² and can accommodate 2700 visitors.

For the 25th anniversary of the peace treaty between Japan and the People's Republic of China , the orchestra planned two performances each in Beijing and Shanghai, which were then delayed by the SARS outbreak in China in November 2003.

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  1. ↑ a b c 楽 団 紹 介 . Japan Century Symphony Orchestra, archived from the original on April 23, 2015 .;
  2. ↑ Kazuhiro Koizumi
  3. ↑ Ryūsuke Numajiri
  4. ↑ Alan Buribayev
  5. ^ Japan Century Symphony Orchestra. In: Japanese professional orchestras yearbook. 2014, p. 101 (English).;