Kitayama Kosan Presents NDR North German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Program

Beethoven: Overture from "Egmont" Op.84
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op.92
*The program is subject to change.

Profile

Andrew Manze (Conductor)
Andrew Manze

Born 1965 in Beckenham, near London, England. After studying at Cambridge University, he has performed with numerous period orchestras as a baroque violinist. He was known as a leading performer of period instruments, having successively served as assistant music director of the Ancient Chamber Orchestra and artistic director of the English Consort. After that, he began his career as a conductor, and held positions such as artistic director of the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the Norwegian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Since 2014, he has been the chief conductor of the NDR North German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, a position he continues to this day. Since 2018, he has also been appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. He has frequently performed with world-famous orchestras such as the Munich Philharmonic, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, attracting the most attention today. known as a conductor. In addition, many recordings have been released by Harmonia Mundi, Pentatone, CPO, etc., all of which have been highly acclaimed.


Taiji Nakamura (violin)
Daichi Nakamura

Started playing the violin at the age of 3. After graduating from Fukuoka Prefectural Kokura High School, he moved to Vienna and studied under M. Frischenschlager at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. In addition, he studied under A. Dumay at the Queen Elisabeth College of Music in Belgium.
He has won many prizes and special prizes at prestigious international competitions such as the Tchaikovsky International Music Competition for Young Musicians, the Khachaturian International Music Competition, the Kreisler International Competition, and the Lipitzer International Competition.
He became the first Japanese to win the 24th Brahms International Competition. At the age of 20, he made his European debut with the Sophia Philharmonic Orchestra. Since then, he has performed mainly in Europe and Japan, and has performed with the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra, the Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra, the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, the Japan Century Symphony Orchestra, the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, and the Klagenfurt Philharmonic Orchestra. Co-starring with orchestras such as orchestras.
Released "Brahms: Violin Sonata Collection" (piano: Akira Eguchi) from Victor Entertainment. The instrument used is a 1738 Guarneri del Gesu "Sophie Haas" (lent by Mr. Hideki Kitayama of Kitayama Corporation).
Received the Baroquesaal Award from the Aoyama Music Foundation in recognition of the activities of the trio formed by Mr. Akira Tsujimoto and Mr. Takushi Sato.


NDR North German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
NDR Radiophilharmonie Orchestra

Founded in 1950, based in Hannover, as an orchestra attached to North German Broadcasting. In addition to being led by Bernhard Klee, who has also performed as a guest with the Czech Republic's Zdenek Markar and the Vienna Philharmonic, Eiji Oue, who is the conductor laureate of the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, András Schiff, Peter Zimmermann, and Anna Netrebko. He has performed with many first-rate soloists. He frequently tours around the world, including the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Musikverein in Vienna, and Salzburg in Europe, Asia, and South America. Many recordings have been released by Pentatone, CPO, etc. Among them, the recordings with Manze have received a great response and won the German Record Critics Award in 2017.