Festa Summer MUZA KAWASAKI 2025
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Toshiyuki Kamioka, born in Tokyo in 1960, studied conducting, composition, piano, and violin at the National University of Fine Arts & Music. He received the 'Ataka Prize' in 1982 and a Rotary scholarship in 1984 to study conducting with Klauspeter Seibel at the Hamburg Conservatory. Kamioka held positions as associate professor at Hamburg Conservatory and professor at the Frankfurt Conservatory, and since 2004, he has been a professor at the Hochschule für Musik Saar in Saarbrücken, focusing on training the next generation of conductors.

Kamioka's career began with experience as a rehearsing conductor and soloist at the Städtische Bühnen in Kiel. From 1992 to 1996, he was the 1st conductor at the Aalto Theater in Essen. Between 1996 and 2004, he served as General Music Director of the Hessisches Staatstheater in Wiesbaden. From 1998 to 2006, he was Chief Conductor of the Nordwest-deutsche Philharmonie in Herford. His international reputation grew through performances with orchestras like the NHK Symphony Orchestra and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, earning praise for his sophisticated musical interpretations. Additionally, Kamioka is known as a virtuoso piano soloist.

In the 2004/2005 season, Kamioka became General Music Director of the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra, later becoming its Chief Conductor and Artistic Director in 2009. Under his leadership, the orchestra advanced musically and technically. He also served as General Music Director of the Saarländisches Staatstheater until 2014. Since 2014, he has been the General Music Director and Opera Director of the Wuppertaler Bühnen und Sinfonieorchester GmbH. Kamioka served as Music Director of the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra between 2016 and 2021 and as Chief Conductor of the Copenhagen Philharmonic from the 2016/2017 season through 2024. Kamioka received the 'Von der Heydt-Kulturpreis' in 2010 and a 'Concert Prize' from the Music Pen-Club Japan in 2011 for his contributions to conducting and Japanese orchestras.

Founded in 1972 under the leadership of renowned conductors Seiji Ozawa and Naozumi Yamamoto, the New Japan Philharmonic (NJP) started as a self-managed orchestra. Establishing its residence at Sumida Triphony Hall in 1997, the orchestra pioneered Japan's first comprehensive franchise system. In addition to its regular and special concerts, the NJPis deeply committed to community engagement through various local performances. In April 2023, Yutaka Sado was appointed the fifth Music Director, continuing the orchestra's tradition of excellence. The orchestra's activities seamlessly seamlessly integrate the city, the hall, and the orchestra in their artistic endeavors.

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