Yamagata Symphony Orchestra
| Yamagata Symphony Orchestra | |
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| Native name | 山形交響楽団[1] |
| Founded | 1972[2] |
Concert hall | Yamagata Terrsa[2] |
Principal conductor | Tetsurō Ban[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Yamagata Symphony Orchestra is a Japanese orchestra established in 1972, making it the first professional orchestra to be formed in Tōhoku.[2] It made its Suntory Hall debut in 1987, appeared at the Colorado Music Festival in 1991, and now performs some 150 times a year, at Yamagata Terrsa and Yamagin Kenmin Hall in Yamagata, in Sakata and Tsuruoka, for schools, and at annual "Sakuranbo (Cherry) Concerts" at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall (since 2003) and in Ōsaka (since 2012).[2][3] In 2006, the YSO became the first orchestra in Japan to launch its own record label ("YSO live"),[4] and it featured in the 2008 film Departures.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 加盟オーケストラ [Member Orchestras] (in Japanese). Association of Japanese Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The History of the Yamagata Symphony Orchestra-"Yamakyo"" (PDF). Yamagata Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ↑ "Yamagata Symphony Orchestra". Sendai Cultural Foundation. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ↑ 山形交響楽団 [Yamagata Symphony Orchestra] (in Japanese). Sendai Cultural Foundation. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
External links
- (in English) Yamagata Symphony Orchestra
- (in Japanese) Yamagata Symphony Orchestra
