Junichi Hirokami
Junichi Hirokami was born in Tokyo, Hirokami studied conducting, piano, musicology, and viola at the Tokyo College of Music. He won the first Kondrashin International Conducting Competition in Amsterdam in September 1984 at age 26. One of the judges of that competition, pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy, then engaged Hirokami to conduct the NHK Symphony Orchestra on a tour of Japan with Ashkenazy in May 1985.
Junichi Hirokami
- Born
- 5 May 1958
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Conductor
- Nationality
- Japan
- Fields
- classical music
- Education
- Tokyo College of Music
- Teachers
- Atsutada Otaka · Yūzō Toyama
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From 1991-1996, he was Chief Conductor of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. He served as Chief Conductor of the Limburg Symphony Orchestra from 1998 to 2000. He has also been the Principal Guest Conductor of both the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Hirokami became the music director of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra on June 1, 2006, with an initial contract for 3 years. During the orchestra's 2008 financial crisis, Hirokami strongly supported the musicians during a protracted contract dispute, which caused strained relations between Hirokami and the orchestra's board and management. On November 13, 2008, in a letter to the orchestra's musicians, Hirokami announced that the board of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra had dismissed him from his post, effective immediately. Since April 2008, he has served as Chief Conductor of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, with an initial contract of 3 years. Hirokami and his wife Yukari have a daughter, Kimiko. In 1973, pop singer Junko Sakurada's music inspired then 15-year-old Hirokami so that he started a fan club dedicated to her.
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• Native Name — 広上 淳一 • Born — 5 May 1958 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Instrument — Piano, viola • Occupation — Conductor • Genre — Classical • Past Member Of — NHK Symphony Orchestra (1985) Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (1991-1996) Limburgs Symfonie Orkest (1998-2000) Japan Philharmonic Orchestra (guest) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (guest) Columbus Symphony Orchestra (2006-2008) • Current Member Of — Kyoto Symphony Orchestra (2008-present) • Years Active — 1984-present Junichi Hirokami is a Japanese conductor.
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- 1.Barbara Zuck. Symphony sets sail after choosing Hirokami for helm. Columbus Dispatch. December 2017.
- 2.Barbara Zuck. Hirokami to lead nine weekends. Columbus Dispatch. April 2017.
- 3.Barbara Zuck. Opening performance proves a smashing success. Columbus Dispatch. December 2017.
- 4.Jeffrey Sheban. Waiting for an encore. Columbus Dispatch. 2008-05-17.
- 5.Ikeda, Takuo. Youthful conductor finds roots in rock; Critics dislike 'outspoken' performances. The Nikkei Weekly. 20. August 30, 1993.
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