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1952
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Born April 5th, in Tokyo, Japan.
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1952-71
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Infant, primary and secondary schooling at the State
Teaching University, Tokyo, Final examinations.
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1971-75
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Study of conducting at the TOHO-GAKUEN
Conservatorium under Prof. SAITO and Prof. SEIJI OZAWA; final diploma awarded
summa cum laude.
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1975
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Winner of the HANS HARING AWARD at the conducting
competition of the Austrian Broadcasting Network in SALZBURG.
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1975-76
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Guest observer at the Deutsche Staatsoper Unter den
Linden, BERLIN.
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1976-78
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Repetiteur at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein,
DÜSSELDORF.
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1978-81
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Solo-Repetiteur and Conductor at the Musiktheater im
Revier, GELSENKIRCHEN.
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1981-85
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Chief-Repetiteur and Conductor at the WÜRZBURG
Municipal Theater.
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1985-89
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First Conductor and Deputy General Music Director at
the MÜNSTER Municipal Opera Company,
including the direction and performance of the Münster Symphony Orchestra's
subscription concerts on a regular basis.
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1989-96
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First Conductor at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein,
DÜSSELDORF.
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1991-95
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(concurrently) Principal Conductor of the South
Westphalian Philharmonic Orchestra,
the official orchestra of the State of
North Rhine-Westphalia, based in Hilchenbach (SIEGEN-Wittgenstein).
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1996-2001
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General Music Director at the COBURG State Opera
Company, including the direction and performance of the Coburg Symphony
Orchestra's subscription concerts.
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Sep. 2000
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Japan Debut at the Japan Metropolitan Opera with New
Production of “The flying Dutchman”
(R.Wagner).
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May 2002
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Debut at the New National Theatre Tokyo with New
Production of “Salome” (R.Strauss).
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Dec.
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New Production of “Ariadne auf Naxos” (R.Strauss) at
the New National Theatre Tokyo.
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Oct. 2003
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New Production of “La Traviata” at the Aichi Culture
Center, Nagoya.
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Feb. 2004
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Concert Debut in Japan with the Tokyo Philharmonic
Orchestra in Februar. (R.Wagner: Orchester-Suite “Der Ring des Nibelungen –
arranged by H. KODAMA)
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Oct. 2004
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Particular Concert-Performance and New Production of
the WDR-Broadcasting of the Opera “Der Heidenkönig” (Siegfried Wagner)
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Jan. 2005
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Concert Debut in Osaka, Japan, with
Osaka-Sinfoniker-Orchester.
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July 2006
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Concert with Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchester in
Tokio
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April 2008
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General Music Director of the Osaka Sinfoniker
Orchester
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Since 1983
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Annual Conductor and Lecturer at the International
Summer Academy of the Collegium Musicum
Schloß Pommersfelden
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Since 2003
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Annual Conductor and Lecturer at the Studio of the
New National Theatre Tokyo.
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