Organization overview/history

Organization History

Organization

Name	Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Address	166-0011 1-6-1 Umezato, Suginami-ku, TokyoGoogle Maps TEL:03-5378-6311 FAX: 03-5378-6161
Founding	1956 June 6
Board of directors	Chairman (Representative Director) Toshikuni Hirai President & CEO(Representative Director) Kunio Ishizuka Vice Chairman (Representative Director) Yasumasa Gomi Senior Executive Director(Representative Director) Eiji Fukui Executive Director (Representative Director) Tomotoshi Goto Director Keiichiro Ishii　 Keishin Sasaki　 Hiroaki Tamura　 Kunihiro Todokoro　 Junji Hada　 Tomomi Fukumoto　 Kazuki Beppu Auditors Hiroya Fukuzawa　 Yoshinori Hosoya
Board of Trustees	Chairman of the Board of Trustees Takeo Kato Councilor Hiroshi Aoi Tadashi Abiko Koichiro Aramaki Hitoshi Ishimura Takashi Inagaki Sumio Uchikawa Yoshio Otsuka Takuichi Kajiura Hirofumi Kawakita Takayuki Kita Keiji Kimura Takashi Kubota Ken-ichiro Kobayashi Seiichi Shimada Yoshihisa Tsuda Mikita Nakane Yutaka Nishizawa Yoshinobu Noma Kazuo Fukumitsu Noriko Murakami Takayuki Yamaguchi
honorary advisor	Naohiko Kumagai Haruo Shimada Minoru Tanabe
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History

1956-1960

1956

June 22th	Founded as the exclusive symphony orchestra of Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Corporation. Principal Conductor: Akeo Watanabe (appointed June 6nd) (retired February 22) Concertmaster: Ryutaro Iwabuchi (appointed June 22nd) (retired at the end of March 1958) Concertmaster: Broadus Erle (appointed in September) (retired in June 9)

1957

April 4th	The first subscription concert (Hibiya Public Hall; hereafter, the venue was the same until the 1th regular concert on June 1961, 6) (The Yokohama subscription concert began on May 22, 34, but "subscription concert" in this column refers to the Tokyo subscription concert). Conducted by Akeo Watanabe, the concert included JC Bach's Sinfonia, Vivaldi's "Spring" from The Four Seasons (violin/Broadus Erle), Gershwin's Piano Concerto (piano/Jun Date), and Sibelius's Symphony No. 1973.
May 28th	The second subscription concert. Conducted by Akeo Watanabe, the concert included Stravinsky's The Firebird (2 version).
June 30th	The 3rd subscription concert. Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" and other pieces conducted by Akeo Watanabe.
November 13th	The 4th regular concert, conducted by Akio Watanabe, featured Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 6 (vn/Mari Iwamoto), Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, and more.
December 13th	The 5th regular concert. Akio Watanabe conducts Ravel's "L'Enfant et Enchant" and more.

1958

January 20th	The 6th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Otaka Naotada's Flute Concerto (fl/Lily Hayashi), Brahms' Symphony No. 4, and more. Concertmaster: Ryutaro Iwabuchi (retired at the end of March)
April 7th	The 7th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, it featured Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra and other pieces.
May 21th	The 8th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Stravinsky's Wind Symphony (Japan premiere) and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9.
June 9th	The 9th regular concert will feature Akio Watanabe conducting Akio Yashiro's Symphony (the first work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere), among other performances.
October 9st	The 10th regular concert. Prokofiev's Symphony No. 7 and other pieces conducted by Akio Watanabe.
November 26th	The Japanese premiere of Debussy's "Pelléas et Mélisande" was held at Sankei Hall under the direction of Jean Fournet.
December 12th	The 12th regular concert. Jean Fournet conducted Chausson's Symphony and other pieces. This was the first time a guest conductor appeared at a regular concert. Assistant Conductor: Michiaki Okuda (appointed in March) (retired at the end of January 1963)

1959

March 1st	Fuji Television begins broadcasting. He becomes an exclusive radio personality for both Nippon Cultural Broadcasting and Fuji Television.
March 30th	The 13th regular concert, conducted by William Strickland, featured Berg's Violin Concerto "In Memory of an Angel" (vn/Broadus Earl) (Japan premiere), R. Strauss's "Don Quixote", and more.
April 2nd	Nippon Cultural Broadcasting's "Tokyu Golden Concert" begins (commentary by Arisaka Ahiko).
April 28th	The 14th regular concert, conducted by Akio Watanabe, featured Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3 (pianist Takahiro Sonoda) and Sibelius' Symphony No. 5 (Japan premiere).
May 27th	The 15th regular concert, conducted by Akio Watanabe, featured Webern's Variations for Orchestra (Japan premiere), Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, and more.
June24th	The 16th regular concert, conducted by Akio Watanabe, featured Yoshio Mamiya's Violin Concerto (the second work in the Japan Philharmonic Series, premiere) (vn/Yoko Matsuda), Stravinsky's Petrushka (1947 version), and more.
September 18th	The 17th regular concert, conducted by Akio Watanabe, featured Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto (vn/Toshiya Eto), Copland's Dance Symphony, and more.
October 8th	The 18th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Ravel's Piano Concerto (pianist Kiyoko Tanaka) and Brahms' Symphony No. 2.
November 10th	The 19th regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 4 and other pieces conducted by Akio Watanabe.
December 12th	The 20th regular concert. Akio Watanabe conducts Yoshiro Irino's Sinfonia (Japan Philharmonic Series 3rd work/premiere), among others.

1960

March 22th	The 21st regular concert. Conducted by Thor Johnson, the concert included Vivaldi's "Missa Gloria" (Japan premiere).
April 5th	The 22nd regular concert. Conducted by Thor Johnson, the concert included Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 (p/Kazuko Yasukawa) and Dvorak's Symphony No. 8.
May 18th	The 23rd regular concert. Hideo Saito will be making his first guest appearance. Kodaly's Suite "Hary Janos" and more.

1961-1970

1961

	From this year, the number of regular concerts was expanded to 10 per year.
March 22th	The 31st regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Schoenberg's "Survivor from Warsaw" (Japan premiere) and Schubert's Symphony No. 8 "The Great."
April 24th	The 32nd regular concert. Bruno Maderna makes his guest debut. Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 and other pieces.
May 22th	The 33rd regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Sibelius's Symphony No. 6 (Japan premiere), Schumann's Cello Concerto (vc/Tsutsumi Tsuyoshi), and Toru Takemitsu's "Tree Song" (Japan Philharmonic Series No. 6/premiere).
June 22th	The 34th regular concert. Seiji Ozawa makes his first guest appearance. Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 and other pieces.
September 19th	The 35th regular concert venue was moved to Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Brahms' Double Concerto for Violin and Cello (vn: Josef Suk, vc: Josef Chuffro), Ravel's "Les Valses Nobles et Sentiments."

1962

	From this year, the number of regular concerts was expanded to 20 per year.
January 18th	The 39th regular concert. Akio Watanabe conducts Sadao Betsumiya's Symphony No. 1 (7th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere), among other pieces.
March 16th	The 40th regular concert. Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique" and other pieces were performed under the direction of Akio Watanabe. Starting with the 40th regular concert, regular concerts will be held twice a month with different programs.
March 29th	The 41st regular concert, conducted by Akio Watanabe, featured Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 (vn/Kenji Kobayashi) (Japan premiere), Dvorak's Symphony No. 7 (Japan premiere), and more.
September	The number of regular members reaches its limit at 4000.
September 19th	The 48th regular concert. Peter Mark makes his guest appearance for the first time. Featuring Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 "Scottish" and more.
September	Nippon Columbia releases "Sibelius: Complete Symphonies" (conducted by Akio Watanabe). This is the world's first complete set of Sibelius symphonies recorded in stereo, and receives high praise (it was also released on the US CBS label in the fall of 1966).
October 18th	The 50th regular concert, conducted by Akio Watanabe, featured Etler's Concerto for Woodwind Quintet and Orchestra (world premiere) (New York Woodwind Quintet), Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral", and more.
October 30th	The 51st regular concert. Seiji Ozawa conducts Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5 and other pieces.
December 25th	The 54th regular concert. Charles Munch makes his first guest appearance. Ravel's Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloe, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, and more.
December 25th	The 55th regular concert. Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and other pieces conducted by Charles Munch.
December 25th-27th	Special concert of "9th" conducted by Charles Munch (Hibiya Public Hall).

1963

	Assistant Conductor: Michiaki Okuda (Retired at the end of January)
January 30th	The 57th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Toshiro Mayuzumi's "Essay for Strings" (Japan Philharmonic Series No. 9/premiere).
February 13th	The 58th regular concert. First performance with Lili Krauss (p). Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24.
March 12th	The 60th regular concert will feature Mozart's opera Così fan tutte (concert style) conducted by Akio Watanabe.
March 29th	The 61st regular concert. Maurice Leroux will be making his guest debut. Performances include Schumann's Symphony No. 2 (Japan premiere) and Prokofiev's Scythian Suite "Alla and Lolly" (Japan premiere).
April 12th	The 62nd regular concert, conducted by Maurice Leroux, included Bartók's ballet suite "The Miraculous Mandarin" (Japan premiere).
April 26th	The 63rd regular concert. Tchaikovsky's Symphony "Manfred" and other pieces conducted by Akio Watanabe.
June 27th	The 67th regular concert. Akio Watanabe conducts Naozumi Yamamoto's Capriccio (10th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere).
September 28th	The 69th regular concert. Peter Mark conducts Mozart's Symphony No. 39 and more.
October 11th	The 70th regular concert. Verdi's Requiem conducted by Peter Mark.
November 12th	The 72nd regular concert. Paul Kletzki makes his guest debut. Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" and more.
November 26th	The 73rd regular concert. Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5 and other pieces conducted by Paul Kletzki.

1964

January 28th	The 77th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Yasuji Kiyose's "Sketches of Japan" (11th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere), Dvorak's "Stabat Mater" (Japan premiere), and more.
	Orchestra Advisor: Seiji Ozawa (appointed in February)
February 25th	The 79th regular concert. Tauno Hannikainen conducts Sibelius's Suite "Lemminkäinen" - Four Legends (Japan premiere), etc.
March 27th	The 81st regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Saburo Takada's Silent Lament (12th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere).
May	The 16-type 4-pipe formation is completed.
May 28th	The 85th regular concert. Akio Watanabe conducts R. Strauss's "A Hero's Life" and more.
June 12th	The 86th regular concert. Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" and other pieces conducted by Akio Watanabe.
June 26th	The 87th regular concert. Akio Watanabe conducts R. Strauss's "Symphonie Domestice" and more.
October 8th -November 28th	The first North American tour. 34 performances in 31 cities, including Lincoln Center (New York). In addition to Akio Watanabe, Michiaki Okuda, and Toshiya Eto, Seiji Ozawa and Isaac Stern also appeared locally. The New York Times praised the group as "a group of world-class experts."

1965

January 14th	The 92nd regular concert. Akio Watanabe conducts Komei Abe's Sinfonietta (13th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere), among others.
March 30th	The 97th regular concert. Conducted by Igor Markevitch, the concert included Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" (arranged by Ravel).
April 15th	The 98th regular concert. Conducted by Igor Markevitch, the concert included Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.
April 27th	The 99th regular concert. A collection of Wagner masterpieces conducted by Igor Markevitch.
May 14th	The 100th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 2 (vc/Zvi Harel), Stravinsky's The Firebird (1919 edition), and more.
June 15th	The 102nd regular concert will feature Teizo Matsumura's Symphony No. 1 (Japan Philharmonic Series 14th work/premiere), conducted by Akio Watanabe.
July 8th	Leopold Stokowski's first visit to Japan and first guest performance drew a great deal of attention. He performed Shibata Minao's Sinfonia and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan.
July 13th	Leopold Stokowski conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 "Fate," Stravinsky's "Petrushka," etc. This is the first concert at the Nippon Budokan.
September 15th	The 104th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Nielsen's Flute Concerto (fl/Julius Baker) (Japan premiere), Toshiro Mayuzumi's Nirvana Symphony, and more.
November 16th	The 108th regular concert. Paavo Berglund makes his guest debut. Works include Sibelius's Symphony No. 7 and Brahms' Symphony No. 2.
November 26th	The 109th regular concert. Paavo Berglund conducts Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 "Scottish," Sibelius' Symphony No. 6, and more.
December 9th	The 110th regular concert. Mori Masaru makes his first guest appearance. Works include Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 (p/Nojima Minoru), Brahms' Variations on a Theme by Haydn, etc.
December 17th	The 111th regular concert. Kazuo Yamada makes his first guest appearance. Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 and other pieces.

1966

	That year, the number of performances reached 97.
January	"Tomita Isao: A Symphonic Poem for Children "Jungle Emperor Leo" (conducted by Ishimaru Hiroshi), released by Nippon Columbia, won the Encouragement Award in the Records category at the 21st Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival.
January 28th	The 113th regular concert. Akio Watanabe conducts Makoto Moroi's "Phantom of Cain" (15th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere), among other works.
March 25th	The 117th regular concert. First performance with Ingrid Hebler (p). Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20.
April 1st	Exchange musicianship with the Boston Symphony Orchestra announced.
April 20th	The 119th regular concert. Seiji Ozawa conducts Honegger's "Joan of Arc at the Stake."
June 14th	The 122nd regular concert will feature Yoshio Mamiya's Concerto Duo (16th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere), conducted by Akio Watanabe.
June 22th	Celebrate the 10th anniversary of its founding.
June 23th	The 123rd regular concert. Conducted by Masashi Mori, the concert included Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 (vc/Joichiro Hirai) (Japan premiere), Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, and more.
September 30th	The 125th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring."
October 11th	The 126th regular concert. This was his first collaboration with Daniel Barenboim (piano). He performed Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 under the direction of Akio Watanabe.
November 24th	The 129th regular concert. This was his first collaboration with Philippe Entremont (piano). He performed Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. 2 under the direction of Akio Watanabe.
December 8th	The 130th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 (pianist Philippe Entremont) and Teruyuki Noda's Symphony No. 1 (Japan Philharmonic Series 17, premiere).
December 26th	The 131st regular concert. Seiji Ozawa conducts Berlioz's Requiem for the Dead (Japan premiere).

1967

February 15th	The 134th regular concert. This was the first time they performed with Alicia de Larrocha (piano). Akio Watanabe conducted Falla's "Night in the Gardens of Spain" and other pieces.
March	Akeo Watanabe receives the Japan Art Academy Award.
March 24th	The 137th regular concert. Beethoven's Missa Solemnis conducted by Akio Watanabe.
Apri 17th	The 139th regular concert. First performance with Samson François (piano). Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 conducted by Akio Watanabe.
May 25th	The 141st regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Yasushi Akutagawa's Ostinato Sinfonica (18th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere).
September 14th	The 144th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert featured Kosaku Yamada's Symphony "Kachidoki to Heiwa" and other pieces.
September 28th	The 145th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Prokofiev's Symphony Concertante for Cello and Orchestra (vc/Tsutsumi Tsuyoshi).
November 10th	The 148th regular concert. Akio Watanabe conducts Scriabin's "Poem of Ecstasy" and more.
November 24th	The 149th regular concert. Louis Frémaux makes his guest debut. Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and other works.
December 8th	The 150th regular concert. Louis Frémaux conducts Schoenberg's "Purified Night" and more.
December 23th	The 151st regular concert. Conducted by Seiji Ozawa, featuring Elgar's "Enigma" and more.

1968

	That year, the number of performances reached 116.
January 25th	The 153rd regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Kunio Toda's Concerto Grosso for Six Instruments and Orchestra (19th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere).
	Principal Conductor: Akio Watanabe (retired in February)
February 29th	The 155th regular concert. Conducted by Igor Markevitch, the concert included Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring."
	Honorary Conductor: Igor Markevitch (appointed in March) (retired at the end of June 1972)
March 13th	The 156th regular concert. Conducted by Igor Markevitch, the concert included pieces such as Markevitch's "The Flight of Icarus" and R. Strauss's "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks."
March 21th	The 157th regular concert. Brahms' Symphony No. 4 and other pieces conducted by Igor Markevitch.
May 17th	The 160th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Walton's Belshazzar's Feast (Japan premiere).
June 13th	The 162nd regular concert will feature Akira Ogura's Symphony (Japan Philharmonic Series No. 20/premiere) conducted by Akio Watanabe.
	Musical Advisor and Principal Conductor: Seiji Ozawa (appointed on August 19th) (retired at the end of June 1972)
September 3rd	The 164th regular concert. Conducted by Seiji Ozawa, the Beethoven program included Piano Concerto No. 3 (p/Toyoaki Matsuura), Symphony No. 4, and Choral Fantasy.
October 16th	The 166th regular concert. Janos Ferenczyk's first guest appearance. Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra, etc.
October 29th	The 167th regular concert. János Ferencík conducts Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and other pieces.
November 6th	The 168th regular concert. Janos Ferenczyk conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" and more.
November 13th-21th	Performances in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Conducted by Tung Lin, the concert was held four times as part of the "President Chiang's Birthday Celebration Concert." Works included Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique" and Bartók's "Concerto for Orchestra."
November 26th	The 169th regular concert. This was his first collaboration with Peter Serkin (piano). He performed Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 18 under the direction of Akio Watanabe.
December 10th	The 170th regular concert. Takashi Asahina makes his first guest appearance. Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 and other pieces.
December 25th	The 171st regular concert. Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 "Choral" conducted by Seiji Ozawa.

1969

January 16th	The 172nd regular concert. Conducted by Kazuo Yamada, featuring R. Strauss's "Alpine Symphony" and more.
February 14th	The 174th regular concert. Konoe Hidemaro makes his first guest appearance. Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 and other pieces.
February 27th	The 175th regular concert. Hiroshi Wakasugi makes his first guest appearance. R. Strauss's "Symphonie Domestice" and other works.
March 12th	The 176th regular concert. Hiroyuki Iwaki was scheduled to make his first guest appearance, but the concert was canceled due to heavy snowfall.
March 25th	The 177th regular concert. Hiroyuki Iwaki makes his guest appearance for the first time. Performances include Stravinsky's Petrushka (1911 edition).
April 22th	The 179th regular concert. Kazuyoshi Akiyama makes his first guest appearance. Respighi's "The Festivals of Rome" and more.
May 21th	The 180th regular concert. Seiji Ozawa conducts Mozart's Così fan tutte (concert style).
May 28th	The 181st regular concert. Seiji Ozawa conducts Yuji Takahashi's "Orphica" (21st work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere).
June 12th	The 182nd regular concert. Conducted by Louis Frémaux, featuring Roussel's Symphony No. 3 and other pieces.
June 24th	The 183rd regular concert. Conducted by Louis Frémaux, the concert featured Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" (arranged by Ravel), among other pieces.
	Reorganized into a foundation.
September 16th	The 184th regular concert. First performance with Yoshio Unno (vn). Beethoven's Violin Concerto and other pieces conducted by Hideo Saito.
November	King Records released "Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel" (conducted by Kazuo Yamada). This is the first complete recording of the opera in Japanese. It won the Excellence Award at the Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival.
November 12th	The 188th regular concert. Zdeněk Košler's first guest appearance. Dvorák's Symphony No. 8, etc.
November 18th	The 189th regular concert. Zdeněk Kosler conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" and more.
December 11th	The 190th regular concert. Seiji Ozawa conducts Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra and more.
December 18th	The 191st regular concert. Seiji Ozawa conducts Beethoven's Missa Solemnis.

1970

January 16th	The 192nd Regular Concert. A Bernstein program conducted by Seiji Ozawa. Includes Chichester Psalms (Japan premiere), Symphony No. 2 "Age of Anxiety," and Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" (Japan premiere).
January 27th	The 193rd regular concert. Seiji Ozawa conducts Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" and more.
	Conductor: Yukinori Tezuka (appointed on February 1st) (retired at the end of June 1972)
February 26th	The 195th regular concert. First collaboration with Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Conducted by Kazuyoshi Akiyama, the concert included Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4.
March 11th	The 196th regular concert, conducted by Hiroyuki Iwaki, featured pieces such as Yun Isang's "Reac" (Japan premiere) and Ligeti's "Requiem" (Japan premiere).
March 24th	The 197th regular concert. Conducted by Yukinori Tezuka, the concert featured Beethoven's Symphony No. 1, Ravel's Spanish Rhapsody, and more.
May 12th	The 200th regular concert. Haydn's "The Creation" conducted by Igor Markevitch.
May 29th	The 201st regular concert. Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 and No. 3 "Eroica" conducted by Igor Markevitch.
June 11th	The 202nd regular concert. Seiji Ozawa conducts Shinohara Makoto's "Vision II" (22nd work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere).
June 17th	The 203rd regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand" conducted by Seiji Ozawa.
September 11th	The 204th regular concert. Lukas Foss made his guest appearance for the first time. Debussy's La Mer and other pieces were performed. Due to renovations at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, the venue for the regular concerts was moved to Hibiya Public Hall from this concert onwards until the 223rd regular concert (June 23, 1971).
November 11th	The 208th regular concert. Jean Martinon makes his guest debut. Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and other pieces.
November 24th	The 209th regular concert, conducted by Jean Martinon, featured Martinon's Symphony No. 4 "Supreme" (Japan premiere), Mahler's Symphony No. 1 "Titan", and more.
November	Won the Arts Festival Excellence Award in both the radio and record categories

1971-1980

1971

March 10th	The 216th regular concert. First performance with Hiroko Nakamura (piano). Conducted by Hidemaro Konoe, the concert included Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2.
June 9th	The 222nd regular concert. Seiji Ozawa conducts Verdi's Requiem.
June 23th	The 223rd regular concert. Seiji Ozawa conducts Maki Ishii's "Encounter II" (23rd work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere), among others.
September 10th	The 224th regular concert. Seiji Ozawa conducts Berlioz's "The Damnation of Faust." The venue for the regular concert returns to the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan.
September 27th	The 225th regular concert. Seiji Ozawa conducts Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and Lelio (Japan premiere).
December 25th	The 231st regular concert. Conducted by Hiroyuki Iwaki, the program featured Stravinsky, including Mass, Symphony of Psalms, and Symphony No. 1 (Japan premiere).

1972

January 12th	The 232nd regular concert. Conducted by Hiroshi Wakasugi, the concert included Schoenberg's Pelléas and Mélisande (Japan premiere).
February 28th	The 235th regular concert. Seiji Ozawa conducts Berlioz's Te Deum (Japan premiere), among other performances.
March 6th	The 236th regular concert. First performance with Pierre Fournier (vc). Conducted by Seiji Ozawa, the concert included Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1, Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme, and Haydn's Symphony No. 47 (Japan premiere).
March 23th	The 237th regular concert. Okko Kamu makes his guest appearance for the first time. Performances include Salieri's Concerto for Flute and Oboe (Japan premiere) (fl/Aurèle Nicolet, oboe/Heinz Holliger), Bruckner's Symphony No. 3, etc.
April 11th	The 238th regular concert. Conducted by Okko Kamu, the concert included Sallinen's Symphony No. 1 (Japan premiere), Britten's Piano Concerto (pianist/Izumi Tateno) (Japan premiere), and Sibelius' Symphony No. 2.
April 24th	The 239th regular concert. Conducted by Kazuyoshi Akiyama, featuring Holst's "The Planets" and more.
June 6th	The 242nd regular concert. Seiji Ozawa conducts Berlioz's "Romeo and Juliet."
June 16th	The 243rd regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" conducted by Seiji Ozawa.
	Concertmaster: Louis Greler (retired at the end of June)
	Honorary Conductor: Igor Markevitch (retired at the end of June)
	Musical Advisor and Principal Conductor: Seiji Ozawa (retires at the end of June)
	Conductor: Yukinori Tezuka (retired at the end of June)
June 30th	The Minister of Education authorizes the dissolution of the foundation.
September 4th	The first special concert was "An Evening of Viennese Music" (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan). Conducted by Kurt Wöss, the concert included Schubert's Symphony No. 7 "Unfinished" and Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube." This was the first independent performance since the foundation was dissolved.
September 16th	The 244th regular concert. A Mozart program conducted by Akio Watanabe. Symphony No. 35 "Haffner," Piano Concerto No. 23 (p/Hans Kahn), and Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter." This was the first regular concert since the foundation was dissolved. From then on, regular concerts were held once a month.
October 5th	The 245th regular concert. Conducted by Konoe Hidemaro, the concert included Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 and Dvorak's Cello Concerto (vc/Reine Frachot).
November 8th	The 246th regular concert. Conducted by Nicola Lucci, the concert included Piccini's Guitar Concerto (guitar/Hoshido Mikio) (Japan premiere), Brahms' Symphony No. 2, and more.
December 6th	The 247th regular concert. Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 "Choral" conducted by Shigenobu Yamaoka.
December 12th-22th	The first regional performances since the foundation's dissolution were held in Tohoku, Shinshu, and Nagoya (all performances except Nagoya were sponsored by Labor Union Music Association and conducted by Yamaoka Shigenobu).

1973

January 17th	The 248th regular concert. Conducted by Konstantin Iliev, the concert featured Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 (p/Izumi Tateno), Brahms' Symphony No. 4, and more.
February 16th	The 249th regular concert. Conducted by Yuzo Toyama, the concert included Yuzo Toyama's Violin Concerto (vn/Yuriko Kuronuma), Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique," and more.
March 1st	The 250th regular concert. Nicola Lucci conducts Franck's Symphony and more.
April 2nd	The 251st regular concert. Conducted by Shigenobu Yamaoka, the concert featured Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and other pieces.
May 8th	The first Yokohama Regular Concert (Kanagawa Prefectural Music Hall). Conducted by Shigenobu Yamaoka, the Beethoven program included Overture "Leonore" No. 3, Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" (pianist Hidemitsu Hayashi), and Symphony No. 3 "Eroica."
May 22th	The 252nd regular concert. Andrzej Markowski makes his first guest appearance. Performances include Penderecki's Anaklasis (Japan premiere), Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, and more.
June 22th	The 253rd regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert featured Yutaka Makino's Piano Concerto No. 2 (pianist/Yaoko Yamane), Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, and more.
September 8th	The 254th regular concert. Shigenobu Yamaoka conducts Schubert's Symphony No. 8 "The Great" and more.
October 18th	The 255th regular concert. Conducted by Nicola Lucci, the concert included Zandonai's Violin Concerto (vn/Shigeru Toyama) (Japan premiere), Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral", and more.
November 3rd	The 256th regular concert. Vaclav Smetáček will be making his guest debut. Performances include Janáček's Laszko Dances (Japan premiere), Dvorák's Symphony No. 9 "From the New World," and more.
December 14th	The 257th regular concert. Conducted by Vaclav Smetacek, the concert included Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme (vc/Reine Frachot), Dvorak's Symphony No. 6, and more.
December 25th	The 3rd Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Vaclav Smetacek, the concert included Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 "Choral."

1974

March 19th	The 260th regular concert. Conducted by Shigenobu Yamaoka, the concert included Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 "Romantic."
April 1st	The 261st regular concert. Jiří Bělohlávek makes his guest debut. Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and other pieces.
May 8th	The 5th Yokohama Regular Concert. Jiri Bělohlávek conducts Dvorák's Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" and more.
May 21th	The 262nd regular concert. Conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek, the concert included Khachaturian's Piano Concerto (p/Izumi Tateno), Dvorák's Symphony No. 8, and more.
June19th	The 6th Yokohama Regular Concert. Kazuo Yamada conducts Shostakovich's "Songs of the Forest" and more.
June25th	The 263rd regular concert. Akio Watanabe conducts Hikaru Hayashi's "WINDS" (24th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere).
	Concertmaster: Hiroshi Okawauchi (appointed in September) (retired on January 4, 2006)
November 18th	The 266th regular concert. Ladislav Slovák makes his guest debut. Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" and more.

1975

January 27th -February 2rd	The first Kyushu concerts. Six performances conducted by Akio Watanabe. Performances included Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto (vn/Hiroshi Okawauchi), Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, and more.
April 12th	The 9th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Oscar Danon, the concert featured Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique" and other pieces. The venue was moved to Kanagawa Prefectural Hall.
August 2th -14th	The first "Summer Vacation Concert." Nine performances conducted by Tetsusaburo Hirai.
September 17th	The 274th regular concert. Conducted by Shigenobu Yamaoka, the concert featured Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 and other pieces.
October 7th	The 275th regular concert. Lukács Ervin will be making his guest appearance for the first time. Performances include Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 (p. Frans Clidat), Kodaly's Suite "Háry Janos," and more.
October 27th	The 11th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Lukacs Erwin, the concert included Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 (p/Izumi Tateno) and Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 "Fate."
November 13th	The 276th regular concert. Conducted by Lukacs Erwin, the concert featured Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 (p/Izumi Tateno), Brahms' Symphony No. 4, and more.
December 10th	The 277th regular concert. Conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek, the concert included Janáček's Taras Bulba and Martinů's Symphony No. 6 "Symphonic Fantasy" (Japan premiere).
December 20th	The 12th Yokohama Regular Concert. Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 "Choral" conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek.

1976

January 17th	The 278th regular concert. Conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek, featuring Mahler's Symphony No. 4 and other pieces.
March 25th	The 280th regular concert. Aram Khachaturian was scheduled to make his first guest appearance in Japan, but his visit to Japan was canceled due to sudden illness. Yuzo Toyama will conduct instead. Performances include Khachaturian's Symphony No. 1 (Japan premiere), Piano Concerto (p/Izumi Tateno), etc.
April 7th	The 13th Yokohama Regular Concert. Aram Khachaturian was scheduled to perform one of his own compositions, but this was canceled.
April 26th	The 281st regular concert. Tadaaki Otaka makes his guest debut. Performances include Teizo Matsumura's Piano Concerto No. 1 (pianist Minoru Nojima), and the second part of Falla's The Three-Cornered Hat.
May 19th	The 282nd regular concert. Michiyoshi Inoue makes his first guest appearance. Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and other works.
June 22th	Celebrate the 20th anniversary of its founding.
July 9th	First Hokkaido performance. Seven performances conducted by Akio Watanabe.
November 15th	The 286th regular concert will feature performances such as Hirose Ryohei's "Clima" (Japan Philharmonic Series 25th work/premiere), conducted by Watanabe Akio.
December 15th	The 287th regular concert. Zdeněk Kosler conducts Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde and more.
December 12th, December 22th	The 16th Yokohama Regular Concert. Zdeněk Kosler conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 "Choral."

1977

January 22th	The 288th regular concert. Conducted by Yuzo Toyama, the concert included Yuzo Toyama's "Flowers Offering" (26th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere).
February 24th	The 289th regular concert. Conducted by Michiyoshi Inoue, the concert included Stravinsky's Petrushka (1947 edition).
May 14th	"The Greatest Concert of Masterpieces in History by a 300-Person Orchestra" (NHK Hall). Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert featured Tchaikovsky's 1812 Festive Overture, Symphony No. 5, and more. This unprecedented concert featured the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and 300 professional musicians from around the country who participated voluntarily and free of charge.
May 23th	The 292nd regular concert. Eliahu Inbal will be making his guest appearance for the first time. Performances include Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 (p/Izumi Tateno), Stravinsky's Suite "The Firebird" (1945 version), and more.
June 18th	The 293rd regular concert. Eliahu Inbal conducts Mozart's Symphony No. 40 and Mahler's Symphony No. 1 "Titan."
June 19th	The 18th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Eliahu Inbal, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 (p/Minoru Nojima) and Symphony No. 5.
September 27th	The 19th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Michiyoshi Inoue, the concert featured Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 "Fate" and No. 7. Since then, the Yokohama Regular Concerts have expanded to six times a year.
October 26th	The 295th regular concert. Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 conducted by Shigenobu Yamaoka.
November 18th	The 296th regular concert. Jiri Bělohlávek conducts Dvorák's Symphony No. 5 (Japan premiere), among other pieces.

1978

March 15th	The 300th regular concert. Lukács Erwin conducts Mozart's Symphony No. 36 "Linz," Akira Miyoshi's Concerto for Marimba and Strings (Marimba/Keiko Abe), and Franck's Symphony.
	Music Director and Principal Conductor: Akio Watanabe (appointed April 1st) Returns to the post after 10 years (Music Director since November 1st, 1987)
April 8th	The 301st regular concert featured Mahler's Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" conducted by Akio Watanabe. This performance attracted a great deal of attention, and an additional performance was held on April 14th.
May 2nd	The 302nd regular concert. Ashley Lawrence conducts Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 and other pieces.
June 8th	The 303rd regular concert. Akio Watanabe conducts Kiyoshige Koyama's "Country Song No. 2 for Orchestra" (27th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere), among others.
September 20th	The 304th regular concert. Zdeněk Kosler conducts Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and other pieces. Due to renovations at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, the concerts will be held at Hibiya Public Hall from this concert until the 306th regular concert (November 28th).
December 15th	The 307th regular concert. Conducted by Ladislav Slovák, the concert included Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique." The regular concert venue returned to Tokyo Bunka Kaikan.

1979

January 24th	The 308th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Nielsen's Overture "Helios" (Japan premiere), Yoshio Mamiya's Cello Concerto (vc/Erkki Rautio) (Japan premiere), and Mahler's Symphony No. 1 "Titan."
February 26th	The 309th regular concert. Conducted by Lukacs Erwin, the concert included Petrovich's Symphony for Strings (Japan premiere) and Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle (concert version).
March 18th	The first concert in Narashino. Lukács Erwin conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" and Symphony No. 5 "Fate".
March 22th	The 310th regular concert. Conducted by Lukacs Erwin, featuring Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 and other pieces.
April 14th	The 29th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 2, Concerto for Flute and Harp (fl./James Galway, hp/Fumiko Shinozaki), Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," and more. Since then, the Yokohama Regular Concert has become a regular event.
April 24th	The 311th regular concert. This was the first time the orchestra performed with Peter Damm (hr). Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 3 and R. Strauss's Horn Concerto No. 1.
May 25th	The 312th regular concert. Conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek, the concert included Ravel's Piano Concerto (p/Bruno Rigutto) and Martinů's Symphony No. 1 (Japan premiere).
June 5th	The 313th regular concert. Smetana's "My Country" conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek.
July 4th	The 314th regular concert will feature Shinichiro Ikebe's Symphony II "Trias" (Japan Philharmonic Series 28th work/premiere), conducted by Akio Watanabe.
October 5th	The 32nd Yokohama Regular Concert. Kenichiro Kobayashi makes his first guest appearance. Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and other works.
October 29th	The 316th regular concert. Conducted by Eliahu Inbal, the concert featured Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" and more.
November 10th	The 33rd Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Eliahu Inbal, the concert included Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.
November 19th	The 317th regular concert. Conducted by Eliahu Inbal, the concert featured Mahler's Symphony No. 9 and other pieces.
December 17th	The 318th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert featured works such as Sallinen's "Mauermusik (The Berlin Wall)" (Japan premiere) and R. Strauss's "A Hero's Life."

1980

April 2th	After the foundation was dissolved, the first record was released: "Kiyosige Koyama: Kobikika for Orchestra / Yuzo Toyama: Rhapsody for Orchestra, etc." (JPSR1001-2), conducted by Akio Watanabe.
April 24th	The 322nd regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert featured R. Strauss's Oboe Concerto (oboe/Fumiaki Miyamoto) and Mahler's Symphony No. 5.
May 31th	The 323rd regular concert. James Lochran makes his guest appearance for the first time. Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 and No. 7, etc.
June 21th	The 37th Yokohama Regular Concert. James Lochran conducts Holst's "The Planets" and more.
June 30th	The 324th regular concert. Conducted by James Lochran, the concert included Elgar's Symphony No. 1 (Japan premiere).
August 23th	A "Parent-Child Concert" was also held in Kyushu.
October 18th	The 38th Yokohama Regular Concert. Igor Markevitch conducts Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade and other works.
October 23th	The 326th regular concert. Conducted by Igor Markevitch, the concert included Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring."

1981-1990

1981

	Commemorative events for the 25th anniversary of the company's founding were launched.
February 24th	The 330th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert featured Sibelius's Symphonies No. 1 and No. 7. The 334th regular concert (June 18th) will see the orchestra perform all three of Sibelius' symphonies.
March 24th	The 331th regular concert. Conducted by Shigenobu Yamaoka, the concert featured Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 and other pieces.
April 11th	The 41st Yokohama Regular Concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 5 and other pieces conducted by Akio Watanabe.
April 24th	"25th Anniversary Special Concert" (Japan Philharmonic Series Concert I) (Tokyo Welfare Pension Hall). Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Akira Miyoshi's "Three Symphonic Movements" and Maki Ishii's "Encounter No. 2".
June 3rd	The "Grand Concert Aiming to Rebuild the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra" is held (at the Nippon Budokan). Conducted by Akio Watanabe and Kotaro Sato, the concert featured pieces such as Berlioz's Rakoczi March, Yuzo Toyama's Rhapsody for Orchestra, and Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile. 18,000 people attended.
June 18th	The 334th regular concert. Sibelius's Symphonies No. 3, No. 6, and No. 2 were performed under the direction of Akio Watanabe. This marked the completion of the complete performance of Sibelius's symphonies.
September 22th	The 335th regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand" conducted by Akio Watanabe.
November 1st	"Sibelius: Complete Symphonies" (Nippon Columbia) conducted by Akeo Watanabe is released.
November 17th	"25th Anniversary Concert" (Japan Philharmonic Series II) (Tokyo Welfare Pension Hall). Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Akio Yashiro's Symphony and Yoshio Mamiya's Concerto Duo Grosso.

1982

January 19th	The 339th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica." The complete cycle of Beethoven's symphonies was performed in five regular concerts up to the 348th concert (December 15th).
March 1st	In Karatsu, Toyama Yuzo's symphonic poem "Matsura" was premiered under the direction of Watanabe Akio. This work was commissioned by the citizens of the city.
April 9th	The 47th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Yoshida Susumu's "Jomon" (Japan Philharmonic Series 29th work/premiere).
May 11th	The 343rd regular concert. Verdi's Requiem conducted by Eliahu Inbal.
May 29th	The 48th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Eliahu Inbal, the concert included Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" and Symphony No. 5 "Fate."
June 3rd	The 344th regular concert. Conducted by Eliahu Inbal, the concert featured Mahler's Symphony No. 6 "Tragic" and other pieces.
September 18th	The 50th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by James Galway and featuring Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" (solo flute version), etc.
October 27th	The 346th regular concert. Vaclav Neumann makes his guest debut. Mahler's Symphony No. 4 and other pieces.
December 25th	The 348th regular concert. Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 and No. 9 "Choral" conducted by Akio Watanabe. This marks the completion of the complete performance of Beethoven's symphonies.

1983

February 25th	The 350th regular concert. First performance with Gidon Kremer (vn). Brahms' Violin Concerto and other works conducted by Akio Watanabe.
March 6th	A gathering was held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Japan Philharmonic Association.
March 22th	The 351st regular concert. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, the concert featured Mahler's Symphony No. 5 and other pieces.
Apri 23th	The 352nd regular concert. Conducted by Tadaaki Otaka, the concert featured Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 and other pieces.
June 28th	The 354th regular concert. Dvorak's Symphony No. 4 and Martinu's Symphony No. 4 conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek.
October 20th	The 356th regular concert. James Loughran conducts an Elgar program, including Overture "Cockaine (In London Town)" and "Enigma."

1984

January 30th	The 359th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloe" (complete).
February 27th	The 360th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Teizo Matsumura's Cello Concerto (Japan Philharmonic Series 30th work/premiere) (vc/Kenichiro Yasuda), Nielsen's Symphony No. 6 "Sinfonia Semplice" (Japan premiere), and more.
March 16th	A settlement was reached in court, bringing an end to the 12-year dispute.
March 22th	The 361st regular concert. Conducted by Tadaaki Otaka, the concert featured pieces such as "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" by R. Strauss.
	Founding Conductor: Akio Watanabe (awarded in April)
April 25th	The 362nd regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 9 conducted by Akio Watanabe.
May 9th	The 60th Yokohama Regular Concert. First performance with Ikuyo Nakamichi (piano). Conducted by Lukacs Erwin, including Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20.
May 29th	The 363rd regular concert. Conducted by Lukacs Erwin, the concert included Liszt's Faust Symphony.
October 29th	The 366th regular concert. Conducted by Takashi Asahina, the concert included Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 "Romantic."
November 1st	The 63rd Yokohama Regular Concert. First performance with Michie Koyama (piano). Conducted by Hikotaro Yazaki, the concert included Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor."
December 11th	The 368th regular concert. Herbert Kegel makes his guest debut. Mahler's Symphony No. 1 "Titan" and more.

1985

January 11th	Approval for establishment of a foundation.
January 19th	The 64th Yokohama Regular Concert. Willi Boskovsky makes his first guest appearance. A collection of Viennese masterpieces.
January 24th	The 369th regular concert. Ken Takaseki makes his first guest appearance. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" and more.
February 7th-19th	The Kyushu tour marks its 10th anniversary. 11 performances conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi and Naoto Otomo.
February 27th	The 370th regular concert. Taijiro Iimori makes his first guest appearance. Franck's symphonies, etc.
March 30th	The 65th Yokohama Regular Concert. Ivan Fischer makes his guest debut. Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" and more.
	Concertmaster: Petr Christian (appointed in April) (retired at the end of March 1987)
April 9th	The 372nd regular concert. First performance with Sabine Meyer (cl). Conducted by Ivan Fischer, the concert included Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Mahler's Symphony No. 6 "Tragic."
	Principal Guest Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek (inaugurated in May)
May 16th	The 373rd regular concert. Dan Tyson (p) will perform for the first time. Kazuo Yamada will conduct Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 and other pieces.
June 29th	The 67th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, the concert included Mahler's Symphony No. 5.
July 21st to August 5th	The "Summer Vacation Concert" celebrates its 10th anniversary with 11 performances conducted by Noh Imamura and Tetsusaburo Hirai.
September 29th-November 17th	The first European tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the company's founding. 30 performances in 27 cities in 9 countries. Conducted by Akio Watanabe and Kenichiro Kobayashi, the orchestra performed Yuzo Toyama's "Matsura," Sibelius's Symphony No. 2, Mahler's Symphony No. 5, and more.
November 28th	The 376th regular concert. Naoto Otomo makes his first guest appearance. R. Strauss's "A Hero's Life" and more.
December 16th	377th Regular Concert. Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 conducted by James Loughran.

1986

January 25th	The 70th Yokohama Regular Concert. Willi Boskovsky conducts a collection of Vienna masterpieces.
	Principal Conductor: Naoto Otomo (appointed February 1st) (retired May 1988)
February 28th	The 379th regular concert. Conducted by Akio Watanabe, the concert included Sibelius's "Kurllervo Symphony" and more.
March 28th	The 380th regular concert. Conducted by Okko Kamu, the concert included Mahler's Symphony No. 7 "Night Song."
May 10th	The 72nd Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Naoto Otomo, featuring Holst's "The Planets" and more.
May 24th	The 382nd regular concert. Conducted by Michiyoshi Inoue, the concert included Takashi Yoshimatsu's "The Age of Birds" (Japan Philharmonic Series 31st work/premiere).
June 22th	Celebrate the 30th anniversary of its founding.
August 18th	The Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Parent-Child Concert, sponsored by the Kyushu Co-op Executive Committee, expands to a total of eight performances, strengthening the role of culture in the co-op movement.
September 29th	The 384th regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.

1987

February 7th	The 389th regular concert. Charles Groves makes his guest debut. Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and other pieces.
	Concertmaster: Petr Christian (retired at the end of March)
April 24th	The 391st regular concert. Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 and other pieces conducted by Ken Takaseki.
May 21th,23th	The 392nd and 78th Yokohama Regular Concerts. Conducted by Ivan Fischer, they performed Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" and more.
	Music Director: Akio Watanabe (appointed November 1st) (until his death on June 22nd, 1990)
	Guest Conductor: Lukacs Erwin (appointed November 1st) (retired January 2006)
November 13th	The 80th Yokohama Regular Concert. Hartmut Hennchen makes his guest debut. Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and other works.
November 18th	The 395th regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 5 and other pieces conducted by Hartmut Haenchen.
December 16th	The 396th regular concert. Libor Pesek will be making his guest debut. Debussy's "La Mer" and other pieces will be performed.
December 23th	The 95th "Famous Works Concert." Conducted by Libor Pesek, the concert featured Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 "Choral." Since then, the "Famous Works Concert" has been held at Suntory Hall, making it a regular event.

1988

March 28th	The 399th regular concert. First performance with Mischa Maisky (vc). Conducted by Lukacs Ervin, including Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1.
	Principal Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi (appointed April 1st) (retired at the end of September 1990)
April 22th	The 400th regular concert. Haydn's "The Four Seasons" conducted by Akio Watanabe.
May 26th	The 401st regular concert. Conducted by Naoto Otomo, the concert included Toshio Hosokawa's Flute Concerto "Pelle Sonare" (32nd work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere) (fl/Pierre-Yves Artaud).
	Principal Conductor: Naoto Otomo (retired in May)
June 29th	The 402nd regular concert. This was his first collaboration with Maxim Vengerov (vn). He performed works such as Paganini's Violin Concerto No. 1 under the direction of Jiri Bělohlávek.
October 27th	The 404th regular concert. First performance with Kyoko Takezawa (vn). Conducted by James Lochran, the concert included Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2.
November 25th	The 405th regular concert. First performance with Yuri Bashmet (va). Conducted by Akio Watanabe, including Bartók's Viola Concerto.
December 16th	The 406th regular concert. Junichi Hirokami makes his guest appearance for the first time. Mahler's Symphony No. 6 "Tragic" and more.

1989

June 5th	"Akio Watanabe 70th Birthday Concert" (Suntory Hall) Conducted by Akio Watanabe, featuring Sibelius' Symphony No. 7 and other pieces.
June 29th	412th Regular Concert. Delius' Mass of Life conducted by Charles Groves.
September 7th-8th	The 413th regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 3 conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi. The regular venue was moved to Suntory Hall. The same program was performed twice a day on Thursday and Friday.
October 5th-6th	The 414th regular concert. Handel's Messiah conducted by Akio Watanabe.
December 14th-15th	The 416th regular concert. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, the concert included Makino's "PHASES" (Japan Philharmonic Series 33rd work/premiere).
December 19th	The 93rd Yokohama Regular Concert. First collaboration with Noriko Ogawa (piano). Conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek, the concert included Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor."

1990

January 18th-19th	The 417th regular concert. Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 and other pieces conducted by Akio Watanabe.
May 17th-18th	The 421st regular concert. Osmo Vänskä makes his guest debut. Sibelius's Symphony Nos. 4 and 5, etc.
June 22th	Akeo Watanabe (music director) passes away.
	Principal Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi (retires at the end of September)
	Principal Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi (appointed October 1st) (retired October 31st, 1994)
October 19th-November 5th	The 2nd North American Tour. 10 performances in 10 cities in 2 countries. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, the orchestra performed Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, Mahler's Symphony No. 5, and more.
November 15th-16th	The 425th regular concert. Martin Fischer-Dieskau makes his guest debut. JS Bach's Mass in B minor.

1991-2000

1991

January 17th-18th	The 427th regular concert. Conducted by Charles Groves, featuring Mahler's Symphony No. 4 and other pieces.
January 27th	The first "Sunday Concert" was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, and has since become a regular event.
January 30th	The 100th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Naoto Otomo, the concert included Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 "Italian."
April 11th - May 26th	The orchestra celebrated its 35th anniversary with its second European tour. 25 performances in 23 cities in 9 countries. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi and Erwin Lukacs, the orchestra performed Mahler's Symphony No. 5, Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 "Romantic," and Ryohei Hirose's "Festive Overture."
June 9th	The 1st "Akio Watanabe Memorial Concert" (Suntory Hall) was conducted by Kazuo Yamada, Yoko Matsuo, Yasuo Watanabe, Kotaro Sato, and Kenichiro Kobayashi, and included Fauré's Requiem, Sibelius' Violin Concerto (2nd Movement) (vn/Toshiya Eto), and excerpts from Verdi's opera La Forza del Destino, among others.
July 4th	The first "Dream Concert" was held at Fuchu no Mori Art Theater, and has since become a regular event.
	Principal Conductor: Junichi Hirokami (appointed September 1st) (retired August 2008)
JSeptember 12th-13th	The 433rd regular concert. Respighi's "Roman Trilogy" conducted by Junichi Hirokami.
October 3th-4th	The 434th regular concert. Conducted by Yuzo Toyama, the concert featured Shostakovich's Symphony No. 15 and other pieces.
December 12th-13th	The 436th regular concert. Verdi's Requiem conducted by Lukacs Erwin.

1992

January 10th	The New Year's Concert (the start of the 4 Season Concerts) was held under the auspices of Suginami Ward, strengthening friendly relations with the ward.
March 12th-13th	The 438th regular concert. Kazuhiro Koizumi makes his first guest appearance. Debussy's "Images" and more.
May 14th-15th	The 440th regular concert. First performance with Katia and Marielle Labèque (piano). Conducted by Hiroyuki Iwaki, the concert included Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra.
July 9th-10th	The 442nd regular concert. Berlioz's "Damnation of Faust" conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
October 15th-16th	The 444th regular concert. Conducted by Tadaaki Otaka, the concert featured Walton's Symphony No. 1 and other pieces.
November 7th	The 111th Yokohama Regular Concert. Hubert Soudant will be making his guest debut. Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" and more.
November 11th-13th	The 445th regular concert. Conducted by Über Soudern, the concert featured pieces such as Schoenberg's "Purified Nacht" and Ravel's "Bolero."
December 17th-18th	The 446th regular concert, conducted by Junichi Hirokami, featured Lutosławski's "Variations on a Theme by Paganini" (piano/Peter Jabłonski) (Japan premiere), among others.

1993

January 21th-22th	The 447th regular concert, conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, featured Tchaikovsky's Symphony "Manfred" and other pieces. From then on, the complete cycle of Tchaikovsky's symphonies was performed four times, up until the 473rd regular concert (September 21st and 22nd, 1995).
	Concertmaster: Masayuki Kino (April 1st)
April 15th-16th	The 449th regular concert. Conducted by Yuzo Toyama, the concert included Takashi Yoshimatsu's Trombone Concerto "Orion Machine" (Japan Philharmonic Series 34, premiere) (tb/Yoshiki Hakoyama).
July 7th-8th	The 452nd regular concert. First collaboration with Kim Kashkashian (va). Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, the concert included Berlioz's "Harold in Italy."
	Guest Conductor: James Loughran (appointed September 1st) (retired November 2006)
October 7th-8th	The 454th regular concert. Brahms' German Requiem conducted by Junichi Hirokami.
November 16th	The 117th Yokohama Regular Concert. Marcello Viotti makes his guest debut. Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" and more.
November 25th-26th	The 455th regular concert. Marcello Viotti conducts Franck's Symphony and more.

1994

January 20th-21th	The 457th regular concert. First performance with Reiko Watanabe (vn). Performed Dvorak's Violin Concerto under the direction of Jiří Bělohlávek.
February 9th	A special concert praying for the rescue of Attorney Sakamoto and his family was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre. Conducted by Yuzo Toyama, Ken Takaseki, and Kotaro Sato, the concert included Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 "Fate" and Sibelius's "Finlandia."
May 29th	Special Concert (NHK Hall) Mahler's Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand" conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
July 5th	A memorandum of understanding on friendship and partnership was signed with Suginami Ward (including cooperation in creating local culture through music, priority and free use of practice venues, etc.).
July 22th	At the Meguro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Festival, he premiered "Gauche the Cellist," composed and arranged by Terashima Rikuya (originally written by Miyazawa Kenji, an original project by the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra). Since then, the piece has been performed in various places.
	Principal Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi (retired October 31st)
	Principal Guest Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi (appointed November 1st) (retired June 1995)

1995

January 19th-20th	The 467th regular concert. Berlioz's "The Childhood of Christ" conducted by Hiroshi Wakasugi.
February 12th	The quartet was sent to the areas affected by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (which occurred on January 17th), and continued the "sending music to disaster areas" activity for a year.
February 14th-26th	The Kyushu Tour celebrates its 20th anniversary. Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, the tour performs 12 concerts. The symphonic linked poem "Kyushu - Heaven, Earth, and Man" (composed by Kaoru Wada and Hirohisa Akigishi), a work commissioned with donations from the public to commemorate the 20th anniversary, premieres at Nagasaki City Public Hall and other venues.
April 20th-21th	The 469th regular concert. Lukács Erwin conducts Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle (concert style), among other pieces.
May 11th-12th	The 470th regular concert. Yukio Fujioka makes his first guest appearance. Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" and other works.
January 6-15	The 471st regular concert. Neeme Järvi makes his guest appearance for the first time. Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 1 and other pieces.
	Principal Guest Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi (retired in June)
	Conductor: Yukio Fujioka (appointed July 1st) (retired February 2003)
July 1st	The 127th Yokohama Regular Concert. First performance with Gerhard Oppitz (piano). Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, the concert included Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3.
July 21th-August 2nd	The "Summer Vacation Concert" celebrates its 20th anniversary. Conducted by Nagao Komatsu, it performs 12 concerts, attracting a total of 90 attendees.
August 22th-September 1st	Recordings of Akira Ifukube's works conducted by Junichi Hirokami (King Records). Four CDs will be released on November 22nd: "Tan - Akira Ifukube's Early Trilogy," "Hibiki - Akira Ifukube's World of Symphony," "Mai - Akira Ifukube's World of Dance Music," and "Solar - Akira Ifukube's Science Fiction Symphonic Fantasy."
	Principal Guest Conductor: Neeme Järvi (appointed in September) (retired in November 2001)
October 19th-20th	The 474th regular concert. This was his first collaboration with Christian Lindberg (tb). Conducted by Yuzo Toyama, he performed Sandström's Trombone Concerto "Motorcycle Journey" (Japan premiere).
November 11th	The 129th Yokohama Regular Concert. Gianluigi Gelmetti makes his guest debut. Brahms' Symphony No. 1 and other works.
November 16th-17th	The 475th regular concert. Beethoven's Missa Solemnis conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti.

1996

March 14th-15th	The 478th regular concert. Berlioz's "Romeo and Juliet" conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
April 25th-May 16th	The third European tour commemorating the 40th anniversary of the company's founding. 15 performances in 14 cities in five countries. Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, the concert included Takashi Yoshimatsu's "The Age of Birds," Falla's "The Three-Cornered Hat" (complete), Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (piano, Andrei Gavrilov), and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5.
May 16th	The organization was selected as the first recipient of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' "Arts Plan 21" (Special Support Program for Art Creation).
June 13th-14th	The 481st regular concert. Kazushi Ono makes his first guest appearance. Schubert's Symphony No. 8 "The Great" and more.
June 22th	Celebrate the 40th anniversary of its founding.
	Solo Cellist: Tomoya Kikuchi (Appointed June 22nd)
September 12th-13th	The 483rd regular concert. Marcello Viotti conducts Martin's "Folding Screen Painting" for violin and two string orchestras (Japan premiere).
October 31th-November 1st	The 484th regular concert. Krzysztof Penderecki will be making his guest appearance for the first time. Performances include Penderecki's Flute Concerto (fl/Patrick Gallois) (Japan premiere).
November 21th -22th	The 485th regular concert. Valery Gergiev's first guest appearance. R. Strauss's "Salome" (concert style). Performance featuring soloists from the St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre.
December 12th-13th	The 486th regular concert. Conducted by Lukacs Erwin, the concert featured Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 2 "Hymn" and more.

1997

January 1-16	The 487th regular concert, conducted by Junichi Hirokami, featured Akira Miyoshi's "Fruits of the Mist" (the 35th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere), a work commissioned to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the orchestra's founding, and Mahler's Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection."
	Principal Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi (appointed March 1st) (retired February 2004)
January 4-10	The 489th regular concert. Louis Frémaux will be making his first guest appearance in 28 years. He will perform Saint-Saëns' Symphony No. 3 with Organ, among other works.
January 5-15	The 490th regular concert. Jean Fournet will be guesting for the first time in 39 years. Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique will be featured.
June 30th-July 1st, August 18th-20th	Junichi Hirokami and Naoto Otomo conduct a recording of Akira Ifukube's works (King Records). The CD "Raku - Akira Ifukube's Art 5" will be released on October 22nd.
September 18th-19th	493rd Regular Concert. Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore" (concert style) conducted by Marcello Viotti.
October 16th-17th	The 494th regular concert. Smetana's "My Country" conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek.
November 13th-14th	495th Regular Concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 9 conducted by James Loughran.

1998

March 14th	The 143rd Yokohama Regular Concert. First performance with Nobuya Sugawa (saxophone). Conducted by Yukio Fujioka, the concert included Takashi Yoshimatsu's Cyberbird Concerto.
May 14th-15th	The 500th regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand" conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
June 18th-19th	The 501st regular concert. Neeme Järvi conducts Prokofiev's Symphony No. 6 and other pieces.
July 4th	The 145th Yokohama Regular Concert. Ryusuke Numajiri makes his first guest appearance. Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and other pieces.
July 9th-10th	The 502nd regular concert. Tan Dun makes his first guest appearance. Tan Dun's Marco Polo (concert version) (Japan premiere) creates a great sensation.
September	New seats have been added, including ground seats, young seats, and discount tickets for businessmen.
	Guest Conductor: Marcello Viotti (appointed on September 1st) (until his death on February 16th, 2005)
September 5th	The 146th Yokohama Regular Concert. Gianluigi Gelmetti conducts Rossini's Petite Missa Solemnis. From this concert, the venue moves to Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall.
September 17th-18th	The 503rd regular concert. Brahms' German Requiem conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti.

1999

January 21th-22th	The 507th regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 7 "Night Song" conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
March 11th-12th	The 508th regular concert. Günther Helbig makes his guest debut. Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 and other pieces.
April 22th-23th	The 509th regular concert will feature Brahms' Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi. Along with the 516th regular concert (December 9th and 10th), the orchestra will perform all of Brahms' symphonies.
May 8th	The 150th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Jean Fournet, the concert featured pieces such as Ibert's "Ports of Call" and Debussy's "La Mer."
May 27th-28th	The 510th regular concert. Conducted by Jean Fournet, the concert included Franck's Symphony and Debussy's La Mer.
June 24th-25th	The 511th regular concert. Neeme Järvi conducts Nielsen's Symphony No. 4 "Immortality" and more.
July 12th	Starting with the new season, we will be holding the "Maestro Salon," a networking event between the audience of our regular concerts and the conductors performing at the concerts.
October 30th-November 3rd	Netherlands performance. Invited by the Executive Committee for the 400th Anniversary of Dutch-Japanese Relations, the orchestra performed in four cities: Eindhoven, Amsterdam, Mittelburg, and Nijmegen, under the direction of Kenichiro Kobayashi.
November 18th-19th	The 515th regular concert was conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki and included Penderecki's Violin Concerto No. 2 "Metamorphosen" (vn/Akiko Suwanai) (Japan premiere), among others. Along with the 153rd Yokohama regular concert (November 27th), three performances were held as part of the "Penderecki Festival."
November 27th	The 153rd Yokohama Regular Concert. Krzysztof Penderecki conducts Penderecki's Sinfonietta for Strings, Dvorak's Symphony No. 8, and more.

2000

January 20th-21th	The 517th regular concert. Haydn's "The Creation" conducted by Junichi Hirokami.
March 18th	The 155th Yokohama Regular Concert. Kim Hong-jae makes his first guest appearance. Mussorgsky (arranged by Ravel) Pictures at an Exhibition, etc. From this concert onwards, the Yokohama Regular Concert has been expanded to a 10-concert series per year.
May 25th-26th	The 520th regular concert. Conducted by Yukio Fujioka, the concert included Takashi Yoshimatsu's Symphony No. 3 (public premiere).
June 7th	"Akio Watanabe 10th Anniversary Memorial Concert" (Suntory Hall). Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, Yasuo Watanabe, and Yukio Fujioka, the concert included Minao Shibata's "Sinfonia," Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos (p. Kikuo Watanabe, Etsuko Terada), and Sibelius's "Finlandia."
June 10th	The 158th Yokohama Regular Concert. First performance with Kaori Muraji (guitar). Conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri, the concert included Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez.
June 22th-23th	The 521st regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 6 "Tragic" conducted by Neeme Järvi.
July 6th-7th	The 522nd regular concert. Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, featuring Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10 and other pieces.
	Principal Conductor: Junichi Hirokami (retired in August)
September 7th-8th	The 523rd regular concert. Conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri, the concert included Puccini's "Missa Gloria."
September 29th	The first Omiya Regular Concert (now Saitama Regular Concert) is held. Conducted by Kobayashi Kenichiro, the concerts include Grieg's Piano Concerto (p/Nakamura Hiroko) and Mahler's Symphony No. 1 "Titan." In collaboration with the Saitama Prefectural Industrial and Cultural Center, the series begins, with three concerts per season, six concerts per year.
October 19th-20th	The 524th regular concert. Conducted by Jean Fournet, it featured Saint-Saëns' Symphony No. 3 with Organ and other pieces.
October 27th	The 19th "20th Century Composers" Concert (Suntory Hall). Jean Fournet conducted the 20th century French music program. This performance won the Music Pen Club Award in 2000 for the "Concert Performance Award (Japanese Artist)."
November 9th-10th	The 525th regular concert. Verdi's Requiem conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti.

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2001

January 13th	The 164th Yokohama Regular Concert. First performance with Sayaka Shoji (vn). Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, including Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.
	Guest Principal Horn Player: Tsutomu Maruyama (Appointed in April)
April 26th-27th	The 529th regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 3 conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
May 31th-June 1st	530th Regular Concert. Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 conducted by Günter Helbig.
June 23th	The 168th Yokohama Regular Concert. Neeme Järvi conducts Sibelius's Symphonies Nos. 3, 7, and 5. As part of the 45th anniversary project "Sibelius Symphony Cycle," the orchestra will perform five of Sibelius's symphonies in conjunction with the 531st Regular Concert.
June 28th-29th	The 531st regular concert. Neeme Järvi conducts Sibelius's Symphony No. 4 and No. 1.
	Solo Oboe: Tomoyuki Hirota (appointed in September) (retired in August 2004)
September 13th-14th	The 533rd regular concert. Jesús López-Cobos makes his guest debut. Falla's "The Three-Cornered Hat" (complete) and more.
October 13th	The 171st Yokohama Regular Concert. Tomomi Nishimoto makes her first guest appearance. Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade" and more.
November 8th-9th	The 535th regular concert. Conducted by Okko Kamu, featuring Shostakovich's Symphony No. 8 and other pieces.
	Principal Guest Conductor: Neeme Järvi (retired in November)
	Guest Principal Conductor: Neeme Järvi (inaugurated in December)

2002

January 17th-18th	The 537th regular concert. Conducted by Tadaaki Otaka, the concert included Joji Yuasa's "Inner Tactile Universe V" (36th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere). This work won the 51st Otaka Prize.
March 6th-24th	The 4th European tour. 12 performances in 11 cities in 3 countries (UK, Germany, Estonia). This was the final performance of the UK "Japan 2001" event. The first Japanese orchestra to visit Estonia.
	Concertmaster: András Kis (appointed in April) (retired at the end of March 2004)
May 16th-17th	The 540th regular concert. Conducted by James Loughran, featuring Elgar's Symphony No. 2 and other pieces.
June 13th-14th	The 541st regular concert. Conducted by Jean Fournet, featuring Chausson's Symphony and more.
June 22th	The 178th Yokohama Regular Concert. First performance with Ivry Gitlis (vn). Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto under the baton of Jean Fournet.
	Solo Concertmaster: Masayuki Kino (appointed in July)
July 11th-12th	The 542th regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
September	"Musical Instrument Classes for Ages 60 and Up" launched in collaboration with the Suginami Cultural Exchange Association.
September 5th-6th	The 543rd regular concert. Conducted by Yukio Fujioka, the concert included Takashi Yoshimatsu's Symphony No. 2 "On Terra" (premiere of the revised version).
November 9th	The 182nd Yokohama Regular Concert. Kim Seikyo makes his first guest appearance. Bizet's "Arlesian Woman" Suite No. 1 and No. 2, etc.
November 14th- 5 th	The 545th regular concert. Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony was performed under the direction of Ryusuke Numajiri. This performance won the 2002 Music Pen Club Award for "Concert Performance Award (Japanese Artist)."
December 5th-6th	The 546th regular concert. First performance with Peter Wispelway (vc). Conducted by Michiyoshi Inoue, the concert included Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1.

2003

January 23th-24th	The 547th regular concert. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, the concert included works such as Orff's Carmina Burana.
	Conductor: Yukio Fujioka (retired in February)
March 8th	The 185th Yokohama Regular Concert. Alexander Lazarev makes his guest debut. Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 and other pieces.
March 13th-14rh	The 548th regular concert. Conducted by Alexander Lazarev, it featured Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11 "1905" and other pieces.
	Principal Conductor: Ryusuke Numajiri (appointed in April) (retired in March 2008)
April 24th-25th	The 549th regular concert. First performance with Mayuko Kamio (vn). Conducted by Lukacs Erwin, the concert included Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.
May 22th-23th	The 550th regular concert. Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
June 19th-20th	The 551st regular concert. Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" and other works conducted by Neeme Järvi.
July 10th-11th	The 552nd regular concert. Conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri, the concert included Akira Nishimura's Symphony No. 3 "Inner Light" (37th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series/premiere).
November 27th-28th	The 555th regular concert. Puccini's Rondine (The Swallow) (concert version) conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti.
December 11th-12th	The 556th regular concert. Tetsuro Saka makes his first guest appearance. Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and other pieces.

2004

January 15th-16th	The 557th regular concert. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, the concert featured Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 and other pieces.
	Principal Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi (retired in February)
	Music Director: Kenichiro Kobayashi (appointed March 1st) (retired March 2007)
	Concertmaster: András Kis (retired at the end of March)
April 15th-16th	The 559th regular concert. Conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri, the concert included Zemlinsky's "Florentine Tragedy" (concert style).
May 31th	"Birthday Concert to Celebrate Akira Ifukube's 90th Birthday" (Suntory Hall). Conducted by Tetsuji Honma, the concert featured Akira Ifukube's Science Fiction Symphonic Fantasy No. 1, Symphonic Hymn "Shakyamuni," and more. This concert won the 2004 Music Pen Club Award for "Concert Performance Award (Japanese Artist)."
June 24th-25th	The 561st regular concert. First performance with Radek Baborak. Conducted by Neeme Järvi, the concert included Mozart's Horn Concertos No. 1 and No. 3.
	Solo Oboe: Tomoyuki Hirota (retired in August)
August 7th	The first "Kobaken Gala" (Suntory Hall) was held, hosted by Kenichiro Kobayashi. (It ended with Vol. 19 in March 2012, and transitioned to "Kobaken World" in June of the same year.)
August 24th-25th	Performances in Hawaii. Two performances in Honolulu. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, the concert included Takemitsu Toru's Requiem for Strings, Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez (guitar, Kaori Muraji), and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4.
September 4th	The 200th Yokohama Regular Concert. Junichi Hirokami conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand."
October 16th	The 201st Yokohama Regular Concert. Tatsuya Shimono makes his first guest appearance. Includes Saint-Saëns' Symphony No. 3 with Organ.
October 21th-22th	The 564th regular concert. Conducted by Tatsuya Shimono, the concert included Norio Sarutani's "Drops of Rain" (Japan Philharmonic Series No. 38, premiere).
November 11th-12th	The 565th regular concert. Conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri, the concert included Hans Rott's Symphony (Japan premiere).
December 2nd-3rd	The 566th regular concert. Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, the concert featured Bruckner's Mass No. 3 and other pieces.

2005

February 13th-25th	The Kyushu tour marks its 30th anniversary with 11 performances conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
February 16th	Marcello Viotti (guest conductor) passes away.
March 29th	Appeared at the Aichi Expo. First collaboration with Tomoyasu Hotei (electric guitar). Conducted by Nick Ingman, performed Michael Kamen's Guitar Concerto, etc.
June 2nd-3rd	The 570th regular concert. Conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri, the concert included Michio Kitazume's "Various Distances" (Japan Philharmonic Series 39th work/premiere).
July 7th-8th	The 572nd regular concert. Verdi's Requiem conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
July 17th-31th	The "Summer Vacation Concert" celebrates its 30th anniversary. Conducted by Ken Takaseki and Tatsuya Shimono, the concerts held 13 times. A total of 110 million people attended.
September 8th-9th	The 573rd regular concert. Conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri, the concert included Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony.
December 1st-2nd	The 576th regular concert. Conducted by Alexander Lazarev, it featured Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5 and other pieces.

2006

	Concertmaster: Hiroshi Okawauchi (retired on January 4th)
	Permanent Guest Conductor (later renamed Principal Guest Conductor) / Lukacs Erwin (retired in January)
	Honorary Conductor: Lukacs Erwin (awarded on January 9th)
January 26th-27th	The 577th regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 3 conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
March 16th-17th	The 578th regular concert. First collaboration with Kawamura Naoko (piano). Conducted by Lukacs Erwin, the concert included Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle.
	Solo Concertmaster: Yasutomo Ogiya (appointed in April)
April 13th-14th	The 579th regular concert. Kenichiro Kobayashi conducts Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and Lelio.
May 11th-12th	The 580th regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" conducted by Hartmut Haenchen.
May 14th	Suginami Koukaido opening ceremony. The old hall was demolished in 2003 and rebuilt, and reopened on June 1st. A concert was held at this new home.
May 25th-30th	5th European Tour to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the company's founding. Appeared at the Dresden Festival, Prague Spring Festival, and Janacek Festival. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi and Hartmut Haenchen, they performed Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" and Mahler's Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection."
June 22th	Celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding.
July 13th-14th	The 582nd regular concert. Conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri, the concert included Ichiro Nodaira's Triptych (Japan Philharmonic Series 40th work/premiere).
September 2nd	50th Anniversary Gala Concert "Thank you for a half-century of dreams" (Suntory Hall). Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi and Yasuo Watanabe, the concert included Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto (vn/Shigemichi Kawabata), Verdi's La Traviata, and Sibelius' Symphony No. 2 (4th movement).
	Principal Guest Conductor (later renamed Principal Guest Conductor) / James Loughran (retired in November)
	Honorary Conductor: James Loughran (awarded in November)
December 7th-8th	The 586th regular concert. Haydn's "The Seasons" conducted by Junichi Hirokami.

2007


January 25th-26th	The 587th regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 9 conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
March 15th-16th	The 588th regular concert was conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri and featured Bartók's suite "The Miraculous Mandarin" and other pieces. Due to renovation work at Suntory Hall, regular concerts will be held at Tokyo Opera City until the 592nd regular concert (July 12th and 13th).
	Music Director: Kenichiro Kobayashi (retired in March)
July 18th	The first Afternoon Series event was held at Suginami Koukaido.
September 21th-22th	The 593rd regular concert. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, it featured Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" and other pieces. The venue was returned to Suntory Hall, and the dates were changed from Thursday and Friday to Friday and Saturday.
October 26th-27th	The 594th regular concert. Alexander Lazarev conducts Prokofiev's "Alexander Nevsky" and more.
	Concertmaster: Yuka Eguchi (appointed in November) (retired at the end of March 2014)
November 16th-17th	The 595th regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 6 "Tragic" conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri.

2008

April 19th	The 236th Yokohama Regular Concert. Pietari Inkinen makes his guest debut. Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 and other pieces.
May 10th	The 237th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, the concert included works such as Orff's Carmina Burana.
May 30th-31th	The 600rd regular concert. Brahms' German Requiem conducted by Gianluigi Gelmetti.
July 11th-12th	The 602nd regular concert. Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, the concert included Shostakovich's Symphony No. 12 "1917."
	Principal Conductor: Alexander Lazarev (appointed September 1st) (retired August 2016)
September 12th-13th	The 603rd regular concert. Conducted by Hartmut Haenchen, it featured Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 and other pieces.
November 14th-15th	The 605th regular concert. Conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri, the concert featured Mahler's Symphony No. 5 and other pieces.
November 22th	The 242nd Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri, the concert included Mahler's Symphony No. 1 "Titan."

2009

January 16th-17th	The 607th regular concert. Conducted by Alexander Lazarev, the concert featured Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1 "Classical Symphony" and No. 7. Up until the 644th regular concert (October 19th and 20th, 2012), the orchestra performed all of Prokofiev's symphonies six times.
	Principal Guest Conductor: Pietari Inkinen (April 1st) (Retired August 2016)
April 24th-25th	The 609th regular concert. Kenichiro Kobayashi conducts Kenjiro Urata's "Ode to the North" (premiere) and Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 "Romantic".
May 9th	The 247th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri, the concert included works such as R. Strauss's Symphony Domestica.
May 29th-30th	The 610th regular concert. Conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri, the concert included works such as R. Strauss's Alpine Symphony.
July 10th-11th	The 612th regular concert. Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, the concert included Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms.
	Guest Principal Trumpet: Ottaviano Cristofori (as of September 1st)
September 4th-5th	The 613th regular concert. Pietari Inkinen conducts Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 and other pieces.
October 17th	The 251st Yokohama Regular Concert. Alexander Lazarev conducts Tchaikovsky's Symphony "Manfred" and more.
December 4th-5th	The 616th regular concert. Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek.

2010

	Conductor Laureate: Kenichiro Kobayashi (title awarded on April 1st)
April 2nd-3rd	The 619th regular concert. Toshiyuki Ueoka's first guest appearance. Performances include the Prelude to Act 1 of Wagner's Parsifal and "Prelude and Love Death" from Tristan and Isolde.
April 24th	The 256th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Ken Takaseki, the concert featured Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10 and other pieces.
July 9th-10th	The 622nd regular concert. First collaboration with Fazil Say (piano). Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, the concert included Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Scriabin's Symphony No. 2.
September 18th	The 260th Yokohama Regular Concert. First performance with Alice Sara Ott (piano). Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 conducted by Alexander Lazarev.
October 22th-23th	The 624th regular concert. Conducted by Tadaaki Otaka, the concert featured pieces such as Walton's "Belshazzar's Feast."
November 12th-13th	The 625th regular concert. Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 conducted by Ken Takaseki.
November 20th	The 262nd Yokohama Regular Concert. Kazuki Yamada makes his first guest appearance. Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and other pieces.
December 10th-11th	The 626th regular concert. Pietari Inkinen conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 1 "Titan" and more.
March 5th	The 265th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Naoto Otomo, the concert included Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 2 "London Symphony" and more.

2011-2020

2011

March 11th-12th	The 628th regular concert. Conducted by Alexander Lazarev, the concert included excerpts from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred at 2:46 PM on March 11th. The orchestra was hit by the earthquake while rehearsing at Suntory Hall, but the orchestra continued with the regular concerts, starting at 7 PM on March 11th and 2 PM on March 12th.
March 16th-20th	The orchestra celebrated its 55th anniversary with a Hong Kong concert. Conducted by Alexander Lazarev, the orchestra participated in the 39th Hong Kong Arts Festival, offering prayers for the disaster-stricken areas together with the Hong Kong audience.
April	He launched the "Music for Disaster Areas" initiative, delivering chamber music to areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
April 16th	The 266th Yokohama Regular Concert. First performance with Yu Kosuge (piano). Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, including Ravel's Piano Concerto.
April 22th-23th	The 629th regular concert. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, the concert featured Mahler's Symphony No. 4 and other pieces.
September 2nd-3rd	The 633rd regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 3 conducted by Pietari Inkinen.
September 10th	The 270th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Yukio Fujioka, the concert included Orff's Carmina Burana.
November 11th-12th	The 635th Regular Concert. Conducted by Alexander Lazarev, the orchestra performed Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 1 and other pieces. Up until the 651st Regular Concert (June 14th and 15th, 2013), the orchestra performed all of Rachmaninoff's symphonies and Symphonic Dances four times.
December 9th-10th	The 636th regular concert. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, the concert included Berg's "Lulu" Suite and Ravel's "La Valse."

2012

April 6th-7th	The 639th regular concert. Pietari Inkinen conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 5 and other pieces.
January 6-15	The 641th regular concert. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, the concert featured Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 and other pieces.
June 24th	"Kobaken World" was launched to replace "Kobaken Gala" by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
July 13th-14th	The 642nd regular concert. Conducted by Tatsuya Shimono, the concerto will feature Kunio Toda's Concerto Grosso "C-F-C", Naozumi Yamamoto's Capriccio, Toshiro Mayuzumi's Essay for Strings, and Teizo Matsumura's Symphony No. 1. This concert will be a revival of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra series.
	Principal Conductor: Kazuki Yamada (appointed September 1st) (retired August 2022)
	Music Partner: Tomomi Nishimoto (appointed September 1st) (retired August 2019)
September 22th	The 280th Yokohama Regular Concert. Keiko Mitsuhashi makes her first guest appearance. Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 "Fate" and more.
September 28th-29th	The 643rd Regular Concert. Brahms' Symphonies No. 2 and No. 4 were performed under the direction of Kenichiro Kobayashi. This was followed by the 655th Regular Concert (November 1st and 2nd, 2013), in which all of Brahms' symphonies were performed.
October 19th-20th	The 644th regular concert. Conducted by Alexander Lazarev, the concert included Prokofiev's Symphony No. 6 and other pieces. This marks the completion of the complete performance of Prokofiev's symphonies.
November 9th-10th	The 645th regular concert. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, the concert featured Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition (arranged by Stokowski), among other pieces.

2013

January 12th	The 284th Yokohama Regular Concert. Kentaro Kawase makes his first guest appearance. Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" and more.
March 15th-16th	The 648th Regular Concert featured Sibelius's Symphonies Nos. 1 and 5, conducted by Pietari Inkinen. The orchestra subsequently performed all of Sibelius's symphonies at the 286th Yokohama Regular Concert (April 20th) and the 649th Regular Concert (April 26th and 27th). A four-CD set of live recordings was released by NAXOS in April 2015.
April 1st	Transitioned to a public interest incorporated foundation.
May 11th	The 287th Yokohama Regular Concert. Yuki Kakiuchi makes his guest debut. Schumann's Symphony No. 3 "Rhine" and more.
May 12th	Suginami Koukaido series begins.
June 14th-15th	The 651st regular concert. Alexander Lazarev conducted Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances and other pieces. This marks the completion of the performance of all of Rachmaninoff's symphonies and Symphonic Dances.
July 12th-13th	The 652nd regular concert. Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, the concert featured works such as Shigeaki Saegusa's Requiem.
September 6th-7th	The 653rd regular concert. Pietari Inkinen conducts Wagner's "Die Walküre," Act 1 (concert style), etc.
October 6th	Sagamihara regular concerts begin.
October 18th-19th	At the 654th regular concert, conducted by Alexander Lazarev, the orchestra performed Scriabin's Symphony No. 3 "Sacred Poem" and other pieces. From then until the 660th regular concert (May 30th and 31st, 2014), the orchestra performed Scriabin's orchestral works and piano concertos three times.
October 26th	The 291st Yokohama Regular Concert. Alexander Lazarev conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 9 and other pieces.
December 6th-7th	The 656th regular concert. Kazuhiro Koizumi will be guesting for the first time in 21 years. Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 and No. 7 will be performed.

2014

	Assistant Concertmaster: Kiyoka Chiba (appointed in January)
	Communications Director: Michael Spencer (appointed in March)
	Concertmaster: Yuka Eguchi (retired at the end of March)
April 19th	The 296th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Yukio Fujioka, the concert included the premiere of Yugo Kanno's Concerto for Koto, Shakuhachi and Orchestra - Revive.
April 25th-26th	The 659th regular concert. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, the concert included Nielsen's Symphony No. 4 "Immortality."
May 10th	The 297th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, the concert featured Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 and other pieces.
May 30th-31th	The 660th regular concert. Alexander Lazarev conducts Scriabin's Prometheus - Poem of Fire and other works. This completes the Scriabin Orchestral and Piano Concerto series.
June 7th	The 298th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Alexander Lazarev, the concert featured Kalinnikov's Symphony No. 1 and other pieces.
June 27th-28th	The 661st regular concert. Pietari Inkinen conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 6 "Tragic" and more.
September 12th-13th	The 663rd regular concert. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, the concert included works such as R. Strauss's "Don Quixote."
September 27th	The 300th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Keiko Mitsuhashi, the concert included Respighi's "The Festivals of Rome."
October 24th-25th	The 664th Regular Concert. Conducted by Alexander Lazarev, the concert included Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4. The orchestra had already performed Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" at the 658th Regular Concert (March 14-15, 2014), and then performed Symphonies Nos. 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, and 15 as part of the Shostakovich series six times, from the 664th Regular Concert to the 682nd Regular Concert (July 8-9, 2016).
	Honorary Conductor Laureate: Kenichiro Kobayashi (title awarded on November 1st)
November 14th-15th	The 665th regular concert. Pietari Inkinen conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 7 "Night Song" and more.

2015

January 24th	Sponsored by Bunkamura and with the special cooperation of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, the "Yamada Kazuki Mahler Cycle" begins (Orchard Hall). Three pieces are performed per year, combining works by Toru Takemitsu, to perform all of Mahler's completed symphonies. The cycle concludes with the 9th symphony on June 25, 2017.
February 4th-17th	The Kyushu tour marks its 40th anniversary with 10 performances conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
April 18th	The 306th Yokohama Regular Concert. Pietari Inkinen conducts Sibelius's "Lemminkäinen - Four Legends" and more.
May 15th-16th	The 670th regular concert. Conducted by Tatsuya Shimono, the concert featured pieces such as Hikaru Hayashi's "WINDS," Akira Miyoshi's "Fruits of Mist," and Akio Yashiro's Symphony. This is a repeat concert of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra's series, following the 642nd regular concert (July 13th and 14th, 2012).
	Solo cellist: Akira Tsujimoto (appointed in June) (retired in December 2019)
July 18th- August 2nd	The "Summer Vacation Concert" celebrates its 40th anniversary. Conducted by Ryuichiro Sonoda and Keiko Mitsuhashi, it features 16 performances. A total of 125 million people attend.
September 4th-5th	The 673rd regular concert. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, the concert featured Sadao Betsumiya's Symphony No. 1 and other pieces.
September 19th	The 310th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Yukio Fujioka, the concert included Gounod's Missa Solemnis for the Feast of Saint Cecilia.
October 17th	The 311th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Alexander Lazarev, the concert featured Borodin's Symphony No. 2 and other pieces.
November 6th-7th	The 675th regular concert. Pietari Inkinen conducts Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" and more.
December 19th	The 313th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Naoto Otomo, the concert included the premiere of Roberto's Trumpet Concerto "Tokyo Suite" (tp/Ottaviano Cristofoli).

2016

March 4th-5th	The 678th regular concert. Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, the concert included Atsutada Odaka's Piano Concerto (Japan Philharmonic Series No. 41, premiere) (piano by Kiyotaka Noda).
June 3rd,5th	The first performance of the Suginami Public Hall Series 2016. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, the concert featured Beethoven's Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 5 "Fate," and more. From then until the sixth performance (December 23rd), all six performances of Beethoven's symphonies were performed.
June 22th	Celebrate the 60th anniversary of its founding.
July 8th-9th	The 682nd Regular Concert. Alexander Lazarev conducted Shostakovich's Symphony No. 15 and other pieces. This marks the end of the Shostakovich series that began with the 664th Regular Concert (October 24th and 25th, 2014).
	Principal Conductor: Alexander Lazarev (retired in August)
	Conductor Laureate and Artistic Advisor: Alexander Lazarev (inaugurated September 1st)
	Principal Guest Conductor: Pietari Inkinen (retired in August)
	Principal Conductor: Pietari Inkinen (as of September 1st)
September 2nd-3rd	The 683rd regular concert. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, featuring Elgar's Symphony No. 1 and other pieces.
September 10th	The 320th Yokohama Regular Concert. Ooi Takeshi's first guest appearance. Mendelssohn's "Elijah."
September 27th	Pietari Inkinen's inaugural concert as Principal Conductor. Wagner's "Siegfried" and "Twilight of the Gods" (excerpts from each).
October 21th-22th	The 684th regular concert. Hidemi Suzuki's first guest appearance. Beethoven's Symphony No. 4, Schubert's Symphony No. 4 "Tragic", etc.
November 7th	A concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of Shibata Minao's birth and the 20th anniversary of his death (Suntory Hall). Conducted by Yamada Kazuki, the concert included "Diaphonia," "Oiwake-bushi-ko," and "The River Flows Forever."
November 25th-26th	The 685th regular concert. Alexander Lazarev conducts Glazunov's Symphony No. 5 and other pieces. The Glazunov series begins.
	The above is supervised by Tomobe Shuju

2017


January 20th-21th	687th Regular Concert: Pietari Inkinen conducting Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 (Novak edition)
February 4th-5th	Fujiwara Opera Company's "Carmen." Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, this was the first time in 28 years that a grand opera was performed in the pit.
April 1st	Cancer patients sing the Spring Ninth Symphony, conducted by Kazuki Yamada.
April 8th	Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi. Special Concert "The Fiery Maestro's 77th Birthday Concert"
April 14th-15th	The 689th regular concert: Brahms Cycle I conducted by Pietari Inkinen at Bunkamura. (Due to renovations at Suntory Hall, the concert will tour halls in Tokyo until July.)
Apri 22th, May 20th	The 326th and 327th Yokohama concerts. Brahms Cycles II and III conducted by Pietari Inkinen.
May 26th-27th	The 690th regular concert. Pietari Inkinen conducts Wagner's "The Ring of the Nibelung" Prologue "Das Rheingold" (concert style). Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. Final performance of the 60th anniversary commemoration project.
June 16th-17th	The 691st regular concert. Conducted by Lazarev, the concert included Glazunov's ballet music "The Young Lady."
June 25th	Kazuki Yamada's Mahler Cycle Vol. 9. The completion of a three-year Mahler cycle.
September 3rd	Appeared at the Suntory Foundation for the Arts Summer Festival 2017. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, he performed in a program by Hisato Osawa.
September 8th-9th	The 693rd regular concert. Kazuki Yamada conducts Ishii Maki's Encounter No. 2 (the 23rd work in the Japan Philharmonic Series), among others.
October 8th	The 10th Ube Industries Charity Concert will be held. In collaboration with the company and local government, the concert will be held at a hospital and a clinic for junior high school students. The concert will also be broadcast live on a local FM station.
October 30th	Photo exhibition "A Town Where the Orchestra Resonates" at Suginami Ward Office - November 22nd
November 17th-18th	The 695th Regular Concert. Pietari Inkinen conducts Rautavaara's "In the Beginning" (Asian premiere, co-commissioned by the Japan Philharmonic and the Deutsche Radio Symphony Orchestra). Bruckner's Symphony No. 5.

2018

January 13th	The 334th Yokohama. "Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Bernstein's Birth" Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, with soloist Makoto Ozone (piano).
February 25th	"Music for Disaster-stricken Areas" Research Report & Symposium
April 7th	The 374th masterpiece is Dang Thai Son (p), who makes his first appearance in 28 years.
April 8th	Special performance commemorating the 30th anniversary of the opening of Sonic City. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
April 15th	The 223rd Sunday. Zakhar Bron and Hattori Mone, master and disciple, performed Bach's Concerto for Two Violins.
April 21th	The 336th Yokohama. Pietari Inkinen conducts the program commemorating the 100th anniversary of Debussy's death. Soloists include principal clarinetist Hirotaka Ito and harpist Hisako Matsui.
April 22th	Yoichi Ochiai x Japan Philharmonic Project VOL.1 "Music Concert Without Ears"® has attracted much attention, winning the Cannes Lions Bronze Award, the Dentsu Advertising Award, and other awards.
April 27th-28th	The 699th regular concert. Pietari Inkinen conducts Wagner's wordless Ring Symphony, arranged by Maazel.
May 4th	Classical concert for elementary school students (ROHM Theatre Kyoto).
May 18th-19th	The 700th regular concert. The Japanese premiere of Stravinsky's "Persephone" conducted by Alexander Lazarev.
June	Vietnam Chamber Music Concert (45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations). Five exchange programs including workshops and mini-concerts were held.
July 1st	Kobaken World in Yokohama is held.
July 6th-7th	The 702nd regular concert. Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, the concert featured Atsutada Otaka's Symphony "Beyond Time" and J.S. Bach's Magnificat.
August 27th	Yoichi Ochiai x Japan Philharmonic Project VOL.2 "Metamorphic Concert".
September 7th-8th	The 703rd regular concert. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, the concert included Akira Miyoshi's Piano Concerto (p/Ami Hagiwara), Dutilleux's Symphony No. 2 "Le Double", and more.
September 24th	Iwaki Arios Hall 10th anniversary. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
September 30th	The 376th masterpiece is Mozart's Requiem, commemorating the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Association Choir.
October 12th-13th	The 704th regular concert. Pietari Inkinen conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 and more.
November 1st	First performance in Korea. 2018 World Orchestra Series (Daegu) conducted by Eiji Oue.
November 2nd	Korea performance: 2018 Seoul International Music Festival (20th anniversary of the Japan-Korea Partnership Declaration) conducted by Eiji Oue
November 9th-10th	The 705th regular concert. Glazunov's Symphony No. 8 and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 12 conducted by Alexander Lazarev.
November 23th	Special concert conducted by Alexander Lazarev. Crowdfunding campaign "Bringing single-parent families to an orchestra concert" implemented.
December 7th-8th	The 716th regular concert. Ryusuke Numajiri returns for the first time in eight years. He will perform pieces such as "Three Fragments" from Berg's opera "Wozzeck."

2019

January 6th	The 226th Sunday. A triumphant return program for the Korean tour conducted by Eiji Oue.
January 29th	A charity concert featuring cancer patients singing the Ninth Symphony, conducted by Yukio Fujioka.
March 1st	"Music for Disaster-stricken Areas" Research Report & Symposium
March 9th	The 345th Yokohama Regular Concert. Darrell Ann makes his first guest appearance in "Shine, Star of Asia."
March 15th-16th	The 708th regular concert. Alexander Liebreich makes his first guest appearance. Lutosławski and others.
May 17th	Yamada Kazuki Anthem Project Road to 2020. Sponsored by Bunkamura.
April 2nd-14th	The 6th European tour. The first in Finland to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Conducted by Pietari Inkinen, the tour included 10 performances in four countries: Germany, Vienna, and the UK, performing pieces such as Toru Takemitsu's Requiem for Strings, Sibelius' Symphony No. 2, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Featuring Sheku Kanneh-Mason (vc), Jonathan Biss (piano), and John Lill (piano), this is the first time they have performed together.
April 3rd	The mini-program "Welcome Classic" begins on BS Asahi at 11:53pm.
April 19th-20th	709th Regular Concert. Triumphant European Tour Program. Piano: John Lill (p)
April 27th	The 346th Yokohama Regular Concert. Triumphant return program from European tour.
May 17th-18th	The 710th regular concert: Cavalleria Rusticana conducted by Alexander Lazarev.
June 7th-8th	The 711th regular concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Finland. Pietari Inkinen conducts Sibelius's Lemminkäinen, while Salonen's Violin Concerto is performed by Akiko Suwanai (vn).
June 15th-16th	The 348th Yokohama Regular Concert and the 381st Famous Pieces Concert were held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Finland. Pietari Inkinen conducted the all-Sibelius program, with violinist Pekka Kuusisto.
June 22th	Concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Akeo Watanabe. Conducted by Yukio Fujioka.
August 11th	Tohoku "Dream" Project 2019. The first ever Fun Orchestra in Iwate.
August 20th,27th	Ochiai Project Vol.3 was held at Tokyo Opera City and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre. It was the first to receive the Japan Expo grant.
August 31th		Music Partner: Tomomi Nishimoto (retired in August)
September 6th-7th	The 713th regular concert. Masaaki Tanokura (vn) was appointed concertmaster. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, the concert featured Yoshio Mamiya's Violin Concerto (the second work in the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Series). The world premiere of Michiru Oshima's Beyond the Point of No Return (the 42nd work in the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Series) was also held.
October 18th-19th	The 714th regular concert, conducted by Pietari Inkinen, kicked off the series celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth.
October 26th-27th	The 351st Yokohama Regular Concert and the 382nd Famous Pieces Concert. Conducted by Pietari Inkinen, this was the second installment of the Beethoven 250th anniversary celebrations. Since then, a series of concerts have been canceled due to the COVID-2 pandemic.
November 1st-2nd	The 715th regular concert. Glazunov's Symphony No. 6 and the complete Firebird, conducted by Alexander Lazarev.
December 31th		Solo Cello: Akira Tsujimoto (retired in December)

2020

January 10th-12th	Yutaka Sado will appear for the first time in six years at three New Year's concerts (Saitama, Yokohama, Meikyoku)
January 17th-18th	The 717th regular concert. The complete performance of "My Homeland" conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
February 1st-2nd	Appeared in the new production of Fujiwara Opera Company's "Rigoletto," conducted by Shibata Makoto.
February 7th-19th	The 45th Kyushu concert. Alexander Lazarev will be conducting for the third time, with a total of 10 performances.
February 22th	A symposium entitled "Music for Disaster-stricken Areas" will be held at Keio University's Mita Campus.
February 29th	The Fresh Masterpieces Concert has been cancelled due to COVID-19.
	From then until the end of June, 47 performances had been canceled or postponed, bringing the total for the year to 72.
June 10th	The concert, co-hosted by the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and Suntory Hall, will mark the return of the band to concert activities after a 100-day hiatus with the Totteoki Afternoon Online Special. Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, the concert will feature a socially distanced ensemble (21 string players) and will be streamed online for a fee.
June 14th-19th	At Suginami Koukaido, a string quartet performed a concert entitled "A Concert Wishing for the End of the Coronavirus Pandemic - Starting Again with Social Distancing." Six performances were held, each with 100 people invited.
January 7-10	The 722nd regular concert. Performances with audiences resumed. 50% checkerboard seating, one hour with no intermission. Conducted by Junichi Hirokami. Free streaming for members on the Members TVU channel.
July 13th	A special concert conducted by Michiyoshi Inoue. Paid streaming available on the Members TVU channel.
July 18th -20th	All performances of the 46th Japan Philharmonic Summer Vacation Concert 2020 canceled
August 2nd	The 359th Yokohama Regular Concert in July. Conducted by Tomomi Nishimoto.
August 23th	The one-day "Summer Vacation Concert 2020" feat. Tohoku Dream Project featured footage of children from Tohoku. A live viewing was held at the local hall.
August 30th	The Suginami Public Hall series will be held four times as the "Japan Philharmonic Suginami Special." The first installment, "Summer," will feature Kazuki Yamada's "Beethoven 250th Anniversary Celebration" - Towards the future together with the Japan Philharmonic!
September 4th-5th	The 723rd regular concert. The two-hour concert resumed. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, the program included Michel Legrand's Cello Concerto (Japan premiere, Gen Yokosaka/vc), Kotomi Igarashi's Sakura Gyou for the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra (world premiere), and Ravel's ballet music Ma Mère l'Oye.
September / November	The Saitama commuter train will be changed to a 60-minute program.
September 26th	Starting with the 360th Yokohama regular concert, the start time will be changed to 5:00 p.m.
October 9th-10th	The 724th regular concert. Taijiro Iimori will conduct instead of Lazarev, and the concert will feature Schubert's "Unfinished" and other works.
October 13th	Yoichi Ochiai x Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Project VOL.4 "Concert for ____". Dai Fujikura: "Longing from afar" A hybrid performance in which 14 orchestral players from around the world participated online. The project continues with an annual concert under the theme of "updating the orchestral experience with technology."
October 17th	The 361st Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Kosuke Tsunoda in place of Lazarev.
November 8th	Kobaken World Vol.26. Principal Suzuki Kazushi performs Mozart's Bassoon Concerto.
November 20th-21th	The 725th regular concert. Pietari Inkinen was replaced by conductor Kenichiro Kobayashi, and the soloist was Kazune Shimizu (piano) instead of Repin (violin).
November 28th	The 362nd Yokohama Regular Concert. Pietari Inkinen is replaced by conductor Kentaro Kawase, and Zuckerman (vn) is replaced by Kyoko Takezawa (vn).
December 11th-12th	The 726th regular concert. Conducted by Darrell Ang, this was the first time that Yoshimi Tomoki (piano) had performed alongside Michel Dalberto.
December 18th	Sonic City Symphony No. 9 has been cancelled.
November	The ninth performance will be performed by a choir of about 40 to 50 people from Tokyo College of Music and Nikikai, who will be wearing masks. Five performances will be held with thorough infection prevention measures in place.
	The Ninth Symphony performance and Sunday, January 11th will be eligible for the GoTo event program, but due to the spread of infection, the event will be canceled in mid-December.

2021 year~

2021

January 8th	Due to the state of emergency declaration, admission will again be limited to 50% (until February 7th).
January 9th	The 364th Yokohama Regular Concert. Daisuke Nagamine will conduct instead of Pietari Inkinen. Due to renovations at Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall (until October 2022), the concert will be held at Kanagawa Prefectural Hall.
January 11th	The Sunday Concert Special is the New Year's Concert 2021. Yu Kumakura will be performing in place of Liebreich.
January 15th-16th	The 727th regular concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 1 conducted by Kobayashi Kenichiro. The first half of the concert was changed from Yamashita Makiko's "Song of the Wandering Youth" to Yuya Mizuno's (vc) Variations on a Rococo Theme.
January 23th	Kobaken World in Kyoto postponed to April 4th.
February	The 46th Kyushu performance has been canceled.
February 18th	Due to the state of emergency declaration, the start time of the special concert has been moved up to 6:00 p.m.
February 22th	A special concert with Kyushu will be held in Tokyo. The start time will be moved up to 6:00 PM. Live viewing will be held in Nagasaki and Oita.
March	The Japan Philharmonic Orchestra's original label, "JAPAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RECORDINGS," is established and begins distributing historical recordings and other materials.
March 5th-6th	The 728th regular concert. Kah-Chun Wong makes his debut, replacing Pietari Inkinen. The principal conductor Yukiko Sugihara performs R. Strauss's Oboe Concerto.
March 13th	The 365th Yokohama Regular Concert. Tetsuro Saka will perform instead of Pietari Inkinen. Megumi Ito (piano) will perform Dvorak's Piano Concerto instead of Lukas Vondracek (piano).
March 22th	"Music for the Disaster-stricken Areas" Online Reporting Session
Apri -August	Appeared in the complete Tchaikovsky symphony cycle (5 performances) to commemorate Kenichiro Kobayashi's 80th birthday (kanju) and the 180th anniversary of Tchaikovsky's birth.
April 16th,18th	The 366th Yokohama Regular Concert and the 391st Masterpiece Concert. Ryusuke Numajiri will be performing as a guest in place of Lazarev.
April 23th-24th	The 729th regular concert. Alexander Lazarev returns to Japan for the first time in a year and two months. The program has been changed to include Glazunov's Symphony No. 7 and Stravinsky's Petrushka (1947 edition).
	Due to the state of emergency declared on the 25th, three performances have been canceled or postponed.
May 7th	Due to the relaxation of business closure requests, a 50% limit will be imposed until June 20th.
May 8th	The 367th Yokohama Regular Tournament has been cancelled due to the state of emergency declaration.
May 21th	The 368th Yokohama Regular Concert (June). Yuko Tanaka replaces Pietari Inkinen as guest. Mayuko Kamio (vn). First performance at Musa Kawasaki.
May 28th-29th	The 730th regular concert. Suzuki Masato replaces Pietari Inkinen as the first regular guest. Ayana Tsuji (vn) replaces Simon O'Neill and others.
June 22th	65 years found
June 11th-12th	The 731st regular concert. Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, the concert featured Bruckner's Symphony No. 6 and other pieces. Satoshi Satoshi's world premiere was abandoned, and the first half featured Miki Kobayashi (vn) performing Dvorak's Violin Concerto.
July 4th	The 369th Yokohama Regular Event was held for the first time at Culttz Kawasaki.
July 9th-10th	The 732nd regular concert. Nodoka Okisawa will be making her first guest appearance, replacing Liebreich.
July 12th	50% capacity limit due to state of emergency declaration until September 30th.
	A summer vacation concert was held. Due to the declaration of a state of emergency, tickets for performances exceeding 50% capacity were closed. A pre-performance talk was held on stage and an online discussion meeting was held.
August 7th	Appeared at Festa Summer Musa, performing Beethoven's complete Egmont under the direction of Tatsuya Shimono.
August	Summer Vacation Concert in Kyoto and Tohoku Dream Project in Fukushima canceled
September	Principal Conductor Pietari Inkinen's contract extended until August 2023
	Principal Guest Conductor: Kah-Chun Wong (inaugurated in September) (until August 2023)
	Friend of the JPO (Artistic Advisor) Junichi Hirokami (appointed in September)
September 10th-11th	The 733rd regular concert. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, featuring Shuko Mizuno's Symphony No. 4 and other pieces.
September 17th	Saitama Subscription concert will be held at Saitama Kaikan (Urawa) due to renovations at Sonic City (until February 2011).
September 26th	The streaming program "Sunday Morning, Nichiphil!" will be broadcast by musicslash for a total of 8 episodes until December.
Octoberr	Alexander Lazarev visits Japan for the second time during the COVID-19 pandemic using the bubble method.
November 5th-6th	The 735th regular concert. Conducted by Kosuke Tsunoda, the concert featured Schmidt's Symphony No. 4 and other pieces.
November 18th,20th	The 372nd Yokohama Regular Suginami Public Hall Series. Pietari Inkinen returns to Japan for the first time in two years. The soloist is violinist Yasutomo Ogiya.
January 12-11	The 736th Regular Concert. Kah-Chun Wong's inauguration as Principal Guest Conductor. Arutunian's Trumpet Concerto (Ottaviano Cristofoli/tp) and Mahler's Symphony No. 5.
December	A photo exhibition of music for disaster-stricken areas was held at Suginami Ward Office.
	Subordinated capital loan introduced.

2022

January 14th-15th	The 737th regular concert. Tetsuro Saka will conduct in place of Darrell Ann, and the program will be a New Year's program.
February 5th	Chamber music performance "The Japan Philharmonic Moves Forward from Here!!" at Dai-ichi Seimei Hall.
February 11th	The 47th Kyushu concert. The first performance in Nagasaki was cancelled due to the hall closure to prevent the spread of the virus, but nine performances were held. Yokoyama Kanade and Nagamine Daisuke took over as guest performers in place of Pietari Inkinen. Karatsu was performed with a small orchestra due to the venue closure.
February 27th	Appeared in the performance celebrating the 20th anniversary of Ayako Uehara's debut.
March 3th-4th	The 738th regular concert. Junichi Hirokami will conduct instead of Juanjo Mena, and will perform Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 3 and other pieces.
March 13th	Kobaken World celebrates its 30th anniversary.
April	[Crowdfunding] ~For all people, generations, regions, and the world - for social activities that connect to the future~
April 17th	The 237th Gekijyo Series. Pietari Inkinen resumes his Beethoven cycle with symphonies Nos. 6 and 5.
April 23th	The 376th Yokohama Regular Concert. Pietari Inkinen conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 and No. 4.
May 14th-15th	The 377th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Kar-Chung Wong in place of Tatsuya Shimono. Dvorak's Symphony No. 7 and more.
May 23th	He was awarded the 16th Goto Shinpei Award in recognition of his ongoing activities to bring music to disaster-stricken areas in the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
June 10th,12th	The 378th Yokohama Regular Concert. Junichi Hirokami will conduct instead of Alexander Lazarev, with pieces such as Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5.
January 6-17	The 741st regular concert. Kazuyoshi Akiyama will be performing as a regular guest for the first time in 50 years, replacing Alexander Lazarev. The program will include Daphnis and Chloe.
July 6th	Japan Philharmonic's new YouTube program "Learn in 5 minutes! Introduction to the orchestra for adults" begins.
July 16th-August 7th	The 48th Summer Vacation Concert sold out all 17 performances.
August 12th	The Fun Orchestra in Iwate will be held for the first time in two years. The Fukushima event was postponed due to hall renovations following earthquake damage.
August 23th	Concluded an agreement with Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture to promote the creation of an attractive town through music.
	Principal Conductor: Kazuki Yamada (retired in August)
	Solo Concertmaster: Masaaki Tanokura (appointed in September)
September 1st	Asahi Culture Center Shinjuku Classroom Collaborative Course "The more you know, the more interesting it becomes: Japan Philharmonic Regular Concerts" begins. Lecturer is Yoshimichi Okuda. The first guest is Kazuki Yamada.
January 9-2	The 743rd regular concert. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, the concert featured Koichi Kishi's Violin Concerto (Masaaki Tanokura/vn) and Walton's Symphony No. 1.
September 22th	The 380th Yokohama Regular Concert, conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi. A new concept for "Yokohama Cultural Wonderland" will be introduced to commemorate the 50th anniversary in May 2023. As part of this, a collaborative course with the Asahi Culture Center Yokohama classroom (instructor: Masayasu Komiya) will be held.
October 21th-22th	744th Regular Concert. Pietari Inkinen performs Beethoven's Symphonies No. 8 and No. 7.
November 18th-19th	The 745th regular concert. François Leroux will be conducting and playing oboe for Lazarev for the first time. Dvorak's Serenade for Wind Instruments, "Legend," Mozart's Oboe Concerto, and Bizet's Symphony No. 1.
November 26th	The 382nd Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Kosuke Tsunoda in place of Lazarev. Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker"
December 9th-10th	The 746th regular concert. Conducted by Tatsuya Shimono. A collection of modern British works including Finzi, Turnage, and Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 6. Shuhei Itoga (Ten).

2023

January 20th-21th	The 747th Tokyo Regular Concert. Conducted by Ka-Chung Wong. Akira Ifukube's Sinfonia Tapkara and Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra.
March 12th	The Sagamihara Regular Concert will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Conductor is Yukio Fujioka.
March 18th	The 245th Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Series will feature SUPER BRASS STARS (Tp Eric Miyashiro, Tb Eijiro Nakagawa, Sax Masato Honda) making their debut. Conductor is Orie Suzuki.
March 25th	The 136th Saitama Subscription Concert. To celebrate the reopening of Sonic City Hall, a live viewing will also be held in Kamikawa Town. Conductor is Kenichiro Kobayashi, and violin is Mayuko Kamio.
April 22th	The 386th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Keitaro Harada, this was the first time the orchestra performed with Giovanni Sollima (vn).
April 28th-29th	The 749th Tokyo Regular Concert. Pietari Inkinen's last regular concert as Principal Conductor. Sibelius: Kullervo Symphony. Johanna Rusanen (sop), Ville Rusanen (bar), University of Helsinki Male Choir, Tokyo College of Music (male choir).
May 2nd	"Japan Philharmonic & Suntory Hall Nijikura - Talk, Smiles, and Music" A new series has begun where you can enjoy weekday matinees.
May 12th-13th	The 750th Tokyo Regular Concert will feature Myaskovsky's Symphony No. 21 "Symphonic Fantasy" conducted by Ka-Chung Wong, Akutagawa Yasushi's "Concerto Ostinato" for Cello and Orchestra (Sato Harumasa), and Janacek's Sinfonietta.
May 19th	A partnership agreement has been concluded with Iwate Prefecture with the aim of promoting culture and the arts in the prefecture and creating a happy and culturally rich community by nurturing the children who will lead the next generation through music.
May 20th-21th	The 387th Yokohama concert, the 400th Masterpiece. Conducted by Pietari Inkinen. The final Beethoven cycle, his final performance as principal conductor. Sibelius's "Tapiola" and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 "Choral." 50 years since the Yokohama Regular Concert began.
June 3rd	The 388th Yokohama Regular Concert. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi in place of Lazarev, with Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 (Koyama Michie) and Schumann Symphony No. 4.
June 9th-10th	The 751st Tokyo Regular Concert. Conducted by Eiji Oue, replacing Lazarev, with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique," Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 (Tomoki Sakata), and more.
June 16th	Tohoku Dream Project Collaborative Performance: Orchestra Caravan in Oshu to Commemorate the 16th Goto Shinpei Award.
July 7th	The 752nd Tokyo Regular Concert. Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, Leoncavallo: Opera "Pagliacci" (concert style).
August	Principal conductor Pietari Inkinen conducts Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelung" cycle at the Bayreuth Festival.
August 23th	Yoichi Ochiai x Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Project VOL.7 "Concert of Return" Commissioned world premiere of Fujikura Dai's "Open Leaves."
	Principal Conductor: Pietari Inkinen (retired in August)
	Principal Conductor: Kah-Chun Wong (inaugurated in September)
September 1st	Starting from the 23/24 season, a pre-talk entitled "Today's Highlights" will be held on both days of the Tokyo Regular Concert.
September 1st-2st	The 753rd Tokyo Regular Concert. Conducted by Kazuki Yamada, the concert featured Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, J.S. Bach's Chaconne (arranged by Hideo Saito), Walton's Coronation March "The Jewel and the Staff", and Symphony No. 2.
September 5st-9th	As part of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Vietnam, a string quartet and trombone chamber music performance was held in Da Nang, Hue, and Hoi An in central Vietnam.
September 9th	The 390th Yokohama Regular Concert. Brahms' German Requiem, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Japan Philharmonic Chorus. Conducted by Ryuichiro Sonoda, Ryoko Sunagawa (sop), Kazu Hirano (bar).
October 13th-14th	The 754th Tokyo Regular Concert. Principal Conductor Kah-Chung Wong's inaugural concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 3. Makiko Yamashita (ms), Harmonia Ensemble (female choir), Tokyo Boys and Girls Choir.
October 18th	The Yokohama Ensemble Wonderland chamber music series kicks off in Yokohama. Haruma Sato (vc) will be the guest, with a talk event in the second half.
November 5th-6th	Yoichi Ochiai x Japan Philharmonic Project "Returning Concert" satellite performances in TAKAYAMA / in HIRAKATA.
November 25th-26th / December 8th- 9th	The 392nd Yokohama Regular Concert, the 248th Gekijyo Series, and the 756th Tokyo Regular Concert on December 8th and 9th will be conducted by Kar-Chun Wong, replacing Alexander Lazarev.
December 7th	The CD "Alexander Lazarev Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10, 2nd Movement" won the Excellence Award in the Best Sound category at the 29th Japan Professional Music Recording Awards 2023.

2024

January 24th-25th	The 757th Tokyo Regular Concert. Ka-Chun Wong conducts Chinalee Ng: Grand Spiral [Japan Premiere]. Two pianos (Mari Kodama and Momo) feature Poulenc and Colin McPhee. Debussy: Symphonic Poem "La Mer".
February 23th - 24th	Yoichi Ochiai x Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Project "Concert of Remembrance" Satellite Performance (Shuri Castle Reconstruction Memorial Concert/Naha Performance)
March 8th	Winner of the 23rd Music Pen Club Music Award (Opera Orchestra Category)
March 22th -23th	The 758th Tokyo Regular Concert. Alexander Liebreich conducts Akira Miyoshi: Sakigake no Score, Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Ayana Tsuji), and Schumann: Symphony No. 3 "Rhine."
April 12th-13th	759th Tokyo Regular Concert. 200th anniversary of Bruckner's birth. Tatsuya Shimono conducts Bruckner's Symphony No. 3 (1877, second manuscript, Novak edition)
April 27th	The 396th Yokohama Regular Concert. The first all-Chopin program, with Yokoyama Yukio as conductor.
May 10th-11th	The 760th Tokyo Regular Concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 9 conducted by Ka-Chun Wong.
May 18th	The 397th Yokohama Regular Concert. The final collaboration with Michiyoshi Inoue. Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 2 (Haruma Sato) and Symphony No. 10.
June 2nd	The 255th Gekijyo Series. Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto: A look back at his music and roots. Conducted by Kah Chun Wong. Chiaki Endo (koto) and Shota Nakano (pf) from Tokyo College of Music. Supervised by Junichi Konuma.
June 7th-8th	The 761st Tokyo Regular Concert. Eiji Oue will conduct in place of Kazuyoshi Akiyama. Principal horn conductor Seisai Nobusue will be the soloist for R. Strauss' Horn Concerto No. 2.
June 15th-16th	The 398th Yokohama Regular Concert and the 405th Masterpiece Concert on the 16th. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi, the concert featured Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" (Eliso Virsaladze) and Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral."
June 27th	Yokohama Ensemble Wonderland Vol.2. JPO Quatre Homme plus [Clarinet Quartet]
July 10th	A 2-minute introduction to orchestras for adults (featuring Yoshimichi Okuda and Noriko Murakami) has begun. It is an advanced version of A 5-minute introduction to orchestras for adults (2022-).
July 19th-August 3rd	Commemorating the 50th Summer Vacation Concert, the piece "The Door to Music" - Fanfare for Orchestra - was commissioned from Takatomi Nobunaga. Conductors were Toshiaki Umeda and Daisuke Nagamine.
July 22th	A comprehensive partnership agreement was concluded with Fukushima Prefecture.
August 20th	Yoichi Ochiai x Japan Philharmonic Project VOL.8 "A Concert of Ever-Changing Phantoms" Fujikura Dai: Demon Dance [Continuing the Reign of Emperor, the Reign of Emperor, the Reign of Emperor II, world premiere commissioned by the Japan Philharmonic] Performed with Sado Island's Ondeko drumming.
September 13th-15th	Jennifer Higdon, conducted by Keitaro Harada: Fanfare Ritomiko [Japan Premiere]
October 5th	The 401st Yokohama Regular Concert. First collaboration with Daichi Deguchi in the 12th installment of "Shine! Stars of Asia☆". Cellist: Sakune Toba.
October 21th	Yoichi Ochiai x Japan Philharmonic Orchestra VOL.8 "Transforming Concert" Satellite Performance in SADO
October 27th	The 407th Masterpiece. Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, Verdi's Requiem and more.
November 1st-2nd	The 765th Tokyo Regular Concert. François Leroux returns. Raff's Sinfonietta, Mendelssohn's "Lieder mit Worte" (arranged by Tarckmann), and Symphony No. 3 "Scottish."
November 4th	Suginami City x Japan Philharmonic Orchestra 30th Anniversary Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Exciting Classic
November 24th	The 408th Masterpiece. Pietari Inkinen's first appearance since retiring as Principal Conductor. Broadcast on NHK-FM's "Bravo! Orchestra."
November 29th-30th	Tokyo Regular Concert. First collaboration with Poland's Pawel Kapła, replacing Nodoka Okisawa. Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 and Schumann's Symphony No. 2 with Cedric Tiberghien.

2025

January 25th	The 404th Yokohama Regular Concert. First collaboration with Cocomi (fl). Conducted by Yukio Fujioka, the second half featured Legrand's Symphonic Suite "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg."
February 8th-19th	The 50th Kyushu concert. Nine performances conducted by Kah-Chun Wong. Soloists were Ikuyo Nakamichi (pf) and Dai Miyata (vc).
February 23th	Yoichi Ochiai x Japan Philharmonic Orchestra VOL.8 "Transforming Concert" Satellite Performance in NAHA
	Communications Director / Michael Spencer (retired in March)
March 11th	String quartet at the Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial and Recovery Ceremony
March 7th-8th	The 768th Tokyo Regular Concert. Mahler's Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" conducted by Ka-Chun Wong. Broadcast on NHK Classic Music Hall.
March 21th-22th	The 4th Suginami Koukaido Series 2025-2026 and the 405th Yokohama Subscription Concert. This will be the first time that Rina Nakano (vn) will perform with the orchestra. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi.
April 11th-12th	The 769th Tokyo Regular Concert. Conducted by Alexander Liebreich, Coria Blacher will perform the Boris Blacher Violin Concerto for the first time. Also performed will be Ives's "The Unanswered Questions," R. Strauss's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra," and more.
April 26th-27th	Junichi Hirokami & Japan Philharmonic Orchestra "Opera Journey" Vol.1. Verdi: Opera "Un Ballo in Mascherano".
May 9th-10th	The 770th Tokyo Regular Concert. Conducted by Kah-Chung Wong. This concert marks the first collaboration with Sir Stephen Hough (piano). Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1. The first half includes works by Yasushi Akutagawa, celebrating his 100th birthday, the Ellora Symphony, and Britten's "Prince of the Pagodas."
May 17th	The Suginami Koukaido Series was renamed the Suginami Subscription Concerts. This was the 75th Suginami Subscription Concert.
May 31th	The 407th Yokohama Regular Concert. Gabor Takács-Nagy's first guest appearance. Schubert's Unfinished, first collaboration with pianist Kenji Miura, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21, and Kodaly's Hary Janos.
June 6th-7th	The 771st Tokyo Regular Concert. Gabor Takács-Nagy's first guest appearance at the Tokyo Regular Concert. Dvorák's Cello Concerto with Miklós Perényi (Vc) for the first time. Mozart's Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter" and more.
June 10th	The first Ibaraki Prefecture Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Concert at The Hirosawa City Hall.
June 15th	Kobaken World is 40th time. Mahler "Titan".
July 11th-12th	The 772nd Tokyo Regular Concert. Conducted by Junichi Hirokami, with bass clarinetist France Mousseau (first collaboration), Satoshi Sato: Bass Clarinet Concerto "Homage to Van Gogh" [World Premiere].
August 20th	The 50th Japan Philharmonic Kyushu Performance (Conductor: Ka Chun Wong) won the Encouragement Award at the 23rd Sagawa Yoshio Music Awards.
August 21th	Yoichi Ochiai x Japan Philharmonic Project VOL.9 Tokyo Performance "null² Concert" Conducted by Junichi Hirokami. Dai Fujikura: "Water Mirror" [Continuation of the Enlightened, Recent Progressives, and Recent Progressives Series III, Commissioned World Premiere]
August 30th	Performing at EXPO2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. Yoichi Ochiai x Japan Philharmonic Project VOL.9 Expo Performance "null² Concert supported by ROHM Music Foundation" Conducted by Junichi Hirokami.
September 1st	Pre-70th anniversary season begins. The season will be irregular, running from September 2025 to March 2026.
September 12th-13th	773rd Tokyo Regular Concert. Conductor: Ka-chun Wong. Mahler: Symphony No. 6 "Tragic".
October 12th	The 18th UBE Classic Concert. Conductor is Umeda Toshiaki, and horn is principal horn player Nobusue Seisai.
October 17th-18th	The 774th Tokyo Regular Concert. Conducted by Ka-Chung Wong, the program commemorates the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich's death. Piano Concerto No. 1 is performed by Noriko Ogawa, with solo trumpet by Ottaviano Cristofori. The second half features Symphony No. 11 "1905."
October 25th	The 411th Yokohama Regular Concert. Principal trombone Yuta Ito plays the solo trombone concerto "Orion Machine" (the 34th work in the Japan Philharmonic Series) accompanied by Takashi Yoshimatsu. Conductor is Yukio Fujioka.
October 31th-November 1st	The 775th Tokyo Regular Concert. Conducted by Kenichiro Kobayashi. Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante with Kiyoka Chiba and Mari Adachi. Sibelius' Symphony No. 2.

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