Maestra move 2: Japan plucks a winner from Berliner
NewsThe City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra has named Nodoka Okisawa as its chief conductor.
Nodoka has been assistant conductor at Berliner Philharmoniker since winning the 2019 Besancon competition in France.
She is managed by K D Schmid. The Kyoto Symphony gives 100 concerts a year: she’ll have her work cut out balancing both jobs.
Great news – she just completed concerts with the NHK Symphony in Tokyo which were very well received, I hear.
She seems to be able to split her time well already – the next few months will see her with the Saito Kinen Orchestra, BBC NOW and Melbourne Symphony.
The CKSO has had a trio of conductors (chief / principal guest / conductor laureate) as well as plenty of guests – with her appointment, Junichi Hirokami steps down as chief (but will still be around – he’s doing the new year concert in January 2023, I see),
Congrats. We need more women and minority conductors.
No, what we need are the best conductors regardless of gender and ethnicity.
Excellent point, Achim.
Amen, dear Achim. Quality: regardless or colour, nationality or genitalia.