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Last update 4\/2026<\/p>\r\n

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HIROSHIMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA<\/a><\/th><\/tr>\n\t
Music Director<\/th>\n\tChristian Arming<\/a><\/td>\n\tConductor Laureate<\/th>\n\tTatsuya Shimono<\/a><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Music Advisor<\/th>\n\tTsugio Tokunaga<\/td>\n\tMusic Partner<\/th>\n\tVolkhard Steude<\/a><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Conposer in Residence<\/th>\n\tToshio Hosokawa<\/a><\/td>\n\tHonorary Founding Conductor<\/th>\n\tMartha Argerich<\/a><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Honorary Founding Conductor<\/th>\n\tKazukiyo Inoue<\/a><\/td>\n\tHonorary Music Director<\/th>\n\tAkeo Watanabe<\/a><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Permanent Honorary Conductor Laureate<\/th>\n\tKazuyoshi Akiyama<\/a><\/td>\n\t<\/th>\n\t<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Special Guest Concertmaster<\/th>\n\tKyoko Shikata<\/td>\n\tPrinciple Guest Concert master<\/th>\n\tRyo Mikami<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t
Concertmaster<\/th>\n\tChihiro Kitada<\/td>\n\tConcertmaster<\/th>\n\tRumi Kurakawa<\/a><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/tbody>\n\t<\/table>\n<\/div>\r\n
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Special Guest Concertmaster<\/th>\r\nKyoko Shikata<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Principal Guest Concertmaster<\/th>\r\nRyo Mikami<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Concertmaster<\/th>\r\nChihiro Kitada<\/td>\r\nRumi Kurakawa<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
1st Violin<\/th>\r\nMitsuyo Kawahata<\/td>\r\nMasashi
Takawa<\/td>\r\n		Kazuhiro
Date<\/td>\r\n		Akane
Hirose<\/td>\r\n		<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Misato
Miyazaki<\/td>\r\n		Shota
Yamaga<\/td>\r\n		Keitaro Yamane<\/td>\r\nLacombe Junko Goto<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Hyanryo
Ryu<\/td>\r\n		<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2nd Violin<\/th>\r\n\u25ceGen Takeuchi<\/td>\r\nEmi
Iwashita<\/td>\r\n		Megumi
Oki<\/td>\r\n		Koutaro Kamada<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Young Duk Chung<\/td>\r\nAiko
Masada<\/td>\r\n		<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Viola<\/th>\r\n\u25ceEma Ambo<\/td>\r\nAkino
Aono<\/td>\r\n		Naoko Ishikawa<\/td>\r\nHideo
Itoh<\/td>\r\n		<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Maho
Date<\/td>\r\n		Keiko
Nagai<\/td>\r\n		<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Cello<\/th>\r\nAya
Iwahashi<\/td>\r\n		Kazuko
Endo<\/td>\r\n		Masaki Kumazawa<\/td>\r\nHiroyuki
Shimizu<\/td>\r\n		<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Haruna
Someya<\/td>\r\n		<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Contrabass<\/th>\r\n\u25ceTomoya
Takamoto<\/td>\r\n		Genki
Ikeda<\/td>\r\n		Naoki
Ikeda<\/td>\r\n		Yuji
Tobita<\/td>\r\n		<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Daisuke
Fujimaru<\/td>\r\n		Akiko
Mikami<\/td>\r\n		<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Flute<\/th>\r\n\u25ceKumi
Morikawa<\/td>\r\n		<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Oboe<\/th>\r\n\u25ceYukiko
Itadani<\/td>\r\n		Miyuki
Niwase<\/td>\r\n		<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Clarinet<\/th>\r\n\u25ceHideyo Shinagawa<\/td>\r\n\u25ceTatsuyoshi
Mikai<\/td>\r\n		Tetsuya
Takao<\/td>\r\n		<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Bassoon<\/th>\r\nNana Kadota<\/td>\r\nKimihiro
Ozawa<\/td>\r\n		Hideki Tokuhisa<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Horn<\/th>\r\n\u2605Hiroshi Yamagishi<\/td>\r\n\u25ceMizuki Odawara<\/td>\r\n\u25cbYukitomo Kuramochi<\/td>\r\nKazune Fukae<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Natsuko Watanabe<\/td>\r\nDaisuke Yamasaki<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Trumpet<\/th>\r\n\u25ceKatsutoshi Kameshima<\/td>\r\n\u25ceShoko
Kanai<\/td>\r\n		<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Trombone<\/th>\r\n\u25ceTakayuki Kiyozumi<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Bass Trombone<\/th>\r\nSoichiro
Takezaki<\/td>\r\n		\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Tuba<\/th>\r\nTaishi
Furumoto<\/td>\r\n		\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Timpani\uff06Percussion<\/th>\r\n\u25ceYuta Sakaguchi<\/td>\r\nTakashi Kanehara<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Inspector<\/th>\r\nTetsuji Itoh<\/td>\r\nSoichiro Takezaki<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u25cePrincipal\u3000\u3000\u25cbSubprincipal\u3000\u3000\u2605Guest Principal<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
Executives<\/dt>\r\n
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Special Adviser<\/th>\r\nMika Yokota<\/td>\r\nKazumi Matsui<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
President of the Board<\/th>\r\nKoji Ikeda<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Vice-President of the Board<\/th>\r\nTetsuya
Okahata<\/td>\r\n		Kouzou
Tamura<\/td>\r\n		Makoto
Matsumura<\/td>\r\n		<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Chairman of the Board<\/th>\r\nMasao Senoo<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Executive Director<\/th>\r\nShoji Hanatani<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Acting Executive Director<\/th>\r\nMiwa Ogata<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
General Director<\/th>\r\nOsamu
Hatanaka<\/td>\r\n		\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Acting General Director<\/th>\r\nYasushi
Hiramoto<\/td>\r\n		<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Investigator<\/th>\r\nMasatoshi
Tawatari<\/td>\r\n		\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Director<\/th>\r\nHiroshi Arai<\/td>\r\nMidori\u00a0
Ueda<\/td>\r\n		Oda Hiroshi<\/td>\r\nYasuhiro Karii<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Yuji Kawano<\/td>\r\nKitamura Koji<\/td>\r\nMasataka Kubo<\/td>\r\nFuminori Kuwabara<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Hideki Shinobu<\/td>\r\nHidekazu Tanaka<\/td>\r\nMamiko Nakatani<\/td>\r\nYoshiyasu Hamamoto<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Shigeru Fukui<\/td>\r\nFukutani Shinji<\/td>\r\nYasue Fujimori<\/td>\r\nMakimoto Ryoji<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Taeko Michishita<\/td>\r\nTateki Munemoto<\/td>\r\nKiyotaka Murakami<\/td>\r\nHiroshi Morimoto<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Taketoshi Yatagai<\/td>\r\nYasuaki Yamanishi<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Auditor<\/th>\r\nMitsuru
Kimura<\/td>\r\n		Shinji
Niino<\/td>\r\n		Tadashi Yamamoto<\/td>\r\nMakoto Yosihara<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Honorary Chairman of the Board<\/th>\r\nTomin Harada<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n
Office<\/dt>\r\n
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General Manager<\/th>\r\nKenji Igata<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Librarian \/ Manager<\/th>\r\nHiromi Matsuda<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Stage Manager<\/th>\r\nSeiji Tominaga<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Manager<\/th>\r\nTadaaki Utsushi<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Section Manger<\/th>\r\nSatoshi Nishimoto<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Section Manger<\/th>\r\nEmi Shono<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Chief<\/th>\r\nNatsumi Takaki<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Staff<\/th>\r\nKanako Yuyama<\/td>\r\nMika Nakao<\/td>\r\nMizuho Noda<\/td>\r\nMiki Ishino<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Asahi Fukuma<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Member Last update 4\/2026 Musicians Special Guest Concertmaster Kyoko Shikata \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Principal Guest Concertmaster Ryo Mikami \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Concertmaster Chihiro Kitada Rumi Kurakawa \u00a0 \u00a0 1st Violin Mitsuyo Kawahata MasashiTakawa KazuhiroDate AkaneHirose MisatoMiyazaki ShotaYamaga Keitaro Yamane Lacombe Junko Goto HyanryoRyu \u00a0 2nd Violin \u25ceGen Takeuchi EmiIwashita MegumiOki Koutaro Kamada Young Duk Chung AikoMasada Viola \u25ceEma Ambo AkinoAono Naoko Ishikawa HideoItoh MahoDate KeikoNagai Cello AyaIwahashi KazukoEndo Masaki Kumazawa HiroyukiShimizu HarunaSomeya Contrabass \u25ceTomoyaTakamoto GenkiIkeda NaokiIkeda YujiTobita DaisukeFujimaru AkikoMikami Flute \u25ceKumiMorikawa Oboe \u25ceYukikoItadani MiyukiNiwase Clarinet \u25ceHideyo Shinagawa \u25ceTatsuyoshiMikai TetsuyaTakao Bassoon Nana Kadota KimihiroOzawa Hideki Tokuhisa \u00a0 Horn \u2605Hiroshi Yamagishi \u25ceMizuki Odawara \u25cbYukitomo Kuramochi Kazune Fukae Natsuko Watanabe Daisuke Yamasaki \u00a0 […]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-57","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/hirokyo.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/hirokyo.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/hirokyo.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hirokyo.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hirokyo.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":73,"href":"http:\/\/hirokyo.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1819,"href":"http:\/\/hirokyo.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions\/1819"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hirokyo.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/hirokyo.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}