Biography
The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
Real name: 東京交響楽団
Effective period / Period of releases: 1979 - 2023
Members: Masashi Togame, Yoshimaru Kinoshita, Osamu Fukui, Ryota Fujii, Takayuki Mogami, Tomonori Sato, Seiichiro Yamamoto, Isao Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Uema, Hitoshi Imai (2), Shinsuke Torizuka, Ko Ikegami, Takahiro Baba (2), Masato Sawada, 清水泰明, 荒木奏美, Azusa Kawasuso
The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (TSO), also known as Tōkyō Kōkyō Gakudan, is a Japanese orchestra, established in 1946 as the Toho Symphony Orchestra (東宝交響楽団) and based in Kawasaki. TSO acquired its current name in 1951.The Orchestra has been performing at many prestigious venues in Japan, including Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, and Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall. Apart from numerous classical works, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra recorded scores for The Return of Godzilla (1984) and Star Fox: Assault (2005) video-game.
Principal Conductors and Music Directors
Masashi Ueda (1945–1964)
Kazuyoshi Akiyama (1964–2004)
Hubert Soudant (2004–2014)
Jonathan Nott (since 2014)