70th Anniversary Commemorative CD "Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and Maestro" (2-disc set)

Released on June 22nd [Founding Anniversary]
The Japan Philharmonic Orchestra presents outstanding performances from the past decade, commemorating its 70th anniversary.

Kazuki Yamada's fiery "Bolero", Junichi Hirokami's magnificently paintedPines of Rome,Kenichiro Kobayashi's soulful, once-in-a-lifetime performance of Brahms' Symphony No. 1.From the many great performances of Sibelius that Inkinen and his collaborators have shared...Christian II, the alluring colors emanating from Lazarev's "The Golden Cockerel,"Kah Chung Wong unleashes Mahler's "Resurrection" into the heavens.From the fifth movement...
Each of the maestros who have led the Japan Philharmonic have built their own unique relationships with the orchestra.Deep trust and dialogue. You will feel the weight of that journey.
This is a record of countless moving moments woven together with our listeners.

70th Anniversary Celebration: "The Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and the Maestro"
Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and the Maestros

DISC 1
1. Ravel: Bolero
Conductor: Kazuki Yamada [Former Principal Conductor]
776th Tokyo Regular Concert, October 28-29, 2025 | Suntory Hall

Respighi: Symphonic poem "The Pines of Rome"
2 Part 1 The Pines of the Villa Borghese
3. Part 2: Pine trees near the catacombs
4. Part 3: The Pine Tree of Janicolo
5. Part 4: The Pines of the Appian Way
Conductor: Junichi Hirokami [Friend of JPO (Artistic Advisor)]
August 21, 2025: Yoichi Ochiai x Japan Philharmonic Project Vol. 9 Tokyo Performance | Suntory Hall

Brahms: From Symphony No. 1
6. Fourth Movement
7. Fourth Movement
Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi [Conductor Laureate]
764th Tokyo Regular Concert, October 18-19, 2024 | Suntory Hall

DISC 2
Sibelius: From the Suite of Music for the Incidental Music of "Christian II"
1. Nocturne (First Movement)
2. Elegy (Song No. 2)
3. Track 5: Ballad
Conductor: Pietari Inkinen [Former Chief Conductor]
626th Tokyo Regular Concert, October 10-11, 2010 | Suntory Hall

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel Suite
4. Movement 1: Introduction and the Sleep of King Dodon
5. Song 2: King Dodon of the Battlefield
6. Movement 3: The Dance of King Dodon and the Queen of Shemakh
7. Movement 4: The Wedding Feast and the Pitiful End and Death of King Dodon - Finale
Conductor: Alexander Lazarev [Conductor Laureate and Artistic Advisor]
734th Tokyo Regular Concert, October 22-23, 2021 | Suntory Hall

8. Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection," 5th movement
Conductor: Kah-Chun Wong [Principal Conductor]
Soprano: Tamayo Yoshida Mezzo-soprano: Kasumi Shimizu Chorus: Tokyo College of Music
March 8, 2025: 768th Tokyo Regular Concert | Suntory Hall

DISC 1 DISC 2
Orchestra: Japan Philharmonic Orchestra