Biography
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Real name: 東京フィルハーモニー交響楽団
Effective period / Period of releases: 1979 - 2019
Members: Otohiko Fujita, Kazushi Ono, Shunji Aratani, Libuše Váchalová, Michinori Bunya, Tomoyuki Hasegawa, Akihiko Ikawa, Hiroyuki Nakajima, Akihiro Miura, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Michiyo Morikawa, Yizhak Schotten, Keiko Sugawara (2), Atsushi Kuramochi, Hirofumi Mori, Syu Ohigashi, Fumie Kuroo, Jun Furuno
The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO), also known as Tōkyō Firuhāmonī Kōkyō Gakudan and Imperial Philharmonic Orchestra Of Tokyo, is one of the oldest Japanese orchestras, established in Nagoya circa 1911. Since 1938, TPO is based in Tokyo. The orchestra merged with Japan Shinsei Symphony Orchestra.