Mr. Naoto Nishimura founded the Tokai Orchestra in 1984 and has been its director and driving force over the past 25 years. We asked him a few questions. Click on the links for further enlightemnent.
1. Who is the living performer you would like to have dinner with?
NN: Ms. Noriko Ogawa, a Japanese pianist living in
- Who is the dead composer you would most like to have met?
NN: Sebastian Bach, whose Matthaus Passion I like best, and Ludwich van Beethoven
- What is your favourite piece of music (pre 1950)?
NN: Bach’s Matthaus Passion, all Beethoven’s strings quartet, all Beethoven’s Symphonies, Sir Edward William Elgar’s cello concerto
- What is your favourite piece of music (post 1950)?
NN: Bernstein’s West Side Story.
- What instruments do you play?
NN: I played the flute.
- One wish for your department.
NN: A big concert hall with many rehearsal rooms
- What has the most exciting thing about being a musical director been to date?
NN: Two concerts in Musikferein in
- What has been the funniest moment?
NN: I’m sorry, but I can’t remember!
9. What has been the most difficult moment?
NN: We couldn’t go abroad and have a concert to commemorate the 15th anniversary of our orchestra.
10. What is the most memorable musical performance you have seen?
NN: Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter’s first piano recital in
- What is your favourite opera?
NN: Mozart’s The Magic Flute
- What orchestra in the world would you like to conduct?
NN: Berliner Philharmoniker, though I do not conduct at the moment
- What advice would you give to a young performer who is nervous before a concert?
NN: Be confident in yourself because you have made various efforts.
- What venue would you most like to conduct in?
NN: Berliner Philharmoniker
- Do you have a quick message for the other orchestra?
NN: Have a lot of fun in playing music!
- What song do you sing in the bath?
NN: Mozart’s Requiem!
- What is your hobby outside music?
NN: Travelling in
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