Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra
The Philharmonic Orchestra Sendai ( Jap. 仙台フィルハーモニー管弦楽団, Sendai Firuhāmonī Kangen Gakudan ) is a professional Japanese symphony orchestra , which in March 1973 as an amateur orchestra under the name "Philharmonic Orchestra Miyagi " ( 宮城フィルハーモニー管弦楽団, Miyagi Firuhāmonī Kangen Gakudan ) was founded.
Two years later, the Miyagi Philharmonic Society was set up to manage the orchestra. In 1978 the orchestra reached the level of a professional orchestra. The arrival of members of the Yamagata Symphony Orchestra and the spin-off of the "New Philharmonic Orchestra Sendai" consolidated the status as a professional orchestra. When the city of Sendai became a city designated by government regulation in 1989 , the name of the orchestra was also changed from Miyagi to Sendai. The orchestra is based in the Aoba district, Sendai.
The orchestra is a regular member of the Japanese Orchestra Association and as such participates in the annual “Orchestra Day”. There are regular concerts at the Sendai Youth and Culture Center (also known as Hitachi Systems Hall ) and participates in the annual Sendai Classical Festival ( 仙台 ク ラ シ ッ ク フ ェ ス テ ィ バ ル ) and in the Sendai International Music Competition ( 仙台 国際 音 楽 コ ン ク ー ル ). The orchestra also plays on the occasion of the annual Sendai Festival of Lights ( Sendai 光 の ペ ー ジ ェ ン ト , Sendai hikari no Pageant ).
Statistical data
Former music directors and conductors of the orchestra:
- 1973–1980 Yoshikazu Kakatoka (conductor)
- 1980–1983 Yoshikazu Fukumura (conductor)
- 1983–1989 Yasushi Akutagawa (music director) and Kazuaki Momiyama (conductor)
- 1989-2006 Yūzō Toyama (music director)
- 1989–1999 Masahiko Enkōji (conductor)
- 2000–2006 Toshiaki Umeda (conductor)
- 2006–2008 Pascal Verrot (chief conductor), Kazuhiro Koizumi (guest conductor) and Kazufumi Yamashita (conductor)
- 2009–2012 Pascal Verrot (chief conductor), Kazufumi Yamashita (conductor), Kazuhiro Koizumi (guest conductor)
- 2012–2018 Pascal Verrot (chief conductor), Kazuhiro Koizumi (guest conductor), Kazugi Yamada (music partner)
- since 2018 Taijiro Iimori (chief conductor), Ken Takaseki (resident conductor), Kosuke Tsunoda (conductor)
| year | Concerts | Club members | Number of visitors | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | Subscriber concerts | Commissioned concerts | |||
| 2006 | 114 | 37 | 76 | 555 | 81,300 |
| 2007 | 127 | 38 | 89 | 597 | 86,300 |
| 2008 | 117 | 38 | 79 | 598 | 86,900 |
| 2009 | 108 | 44 | 64 | 899 | 76,464 |
Web links
- Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra. Retrieved December 6, 2014 (Japanese, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra website).
Individual evidence
- ↑ 沿革 . Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, accessed December 6, 2014 (Japanese, with images).
- ↑ Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra on: Sendai International Music Competition (as of 2020)
- ↑ オ ー ケ ス ト ラ 実 績 2006 年度 ( 2006 Annual Report). (PDF) 社 団 法人 日本 オ ー ケ ス ト ラ 連 盟 , archived from the original on December 13, 2014 ; Retrieved December 6, 2014 (Japanese).
- ↑ オ ー ケ ス ト ラ 実 績 2007 年度 (Annual Report 2007). (PDF) 社 団 法人 日本 オ ー ケ ス ト ラ 連 盟 , archived from the original on December 13, 2014 ; Retrieved December 6, 2014 (Japanese).
- ↑ オ ー ケ ス ト ラ 実 績 2008 年度 (Annual Report 2008). (PDF) 社 団 法人 日本 オ ー ケ ス ト ラ 連 盟 , archived from the original on March 3, 2012 ; Retrieved December 6, 2014 (Japanese).
- ↑ オ ー ケ ス ト ラ 実 績 2009 年度 (Annual Report 2009). (PDF) 社 団 法人 日本 オ ー ケ ス ト ラ 連 盟 , archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved December 6, 2014 (Japanese).