Masterpieces Performed by NHK Symphony Orchestra
TV Show| Title | Masterpieces Performed by NHK Symphony Orchestra |
| User score | 9 |
| Release date | May 4, 2019 |
| Release date of last episode | Dec 31, 2023 |
| Genre | |
| Production country | Japan |
| Production companies | NHK, NHK Enterprises |
| Series status | Returning series |
| Seasons count | 9 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 27 |
| Run time | 49 min. |
The NHK Symphony Orchestra leads Japan's classical music world. It held its first concert in 1927 and has since performed regularly for over 90 years. It continues its excellent performance to this day and has gained international recognition for performances with renowned conductors and soloists. Enjoy the vibrant music forged by the NHK Symphony Orchestra and each conductor's highly individual interpretations that created these unforgettable performances. Music critic Katayama Morihide and presenter Yamamoto Miki set the scene in an introductory segment to the prerecorded concerts.
Latest episodes
List of episodes
S9.E3 ∙ Shimono Tatsuya: Dvorak, Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
Dec 31, 2023
S9.E2 ∙ HIMARI: Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Dec 24, 2023
S9.E1 ∙ Koyama Michie: Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Dec 17, 2023
S8.E3 ∙ Fabio Luisi: Brahms, Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Dec 17, 2022
S8.E2 ∙ Christoph Eschenbach: Brahms, Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Dec 10, 2022
S8.E1 ∙ Wolfgang Sawallisch: Brahms, Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Dec 3, 2022
S7.E3 ∙ Wolfgang Sawallisch: Richard Strauss, Ein Heldenleben, Symphonic Poem, Op. 40
Aug 20, 2022
S7.E2 ∙ Tugan Sokhiev: Berlioz, Harold en Italie, Symphony, Op. 16
Aug 13, 2022
S7.E1 ∙ Fabio Luisi: Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, Symphonic Suite, Op. 35
Aug 7, 2022
S6.E3 ∙ Roger Norrington: Brahms, Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Dec 23, 2021
S6.E2 ∙ Herbert Blomstedt: Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Dec 22, 2021
S6.E1 ∙ Fabio Luisi: Beethoven, Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Dec 21, 2021
S5.E3 ∙ Christoph Eschenbach: Brahms, Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Aug 29, 2021
S5.E2 ∙ Roger Norrington: Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastorale”
Aug 22, 2021
S5.E1 ∙ Paavo Järvi: Bruckner, Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Aug 15, 2021
S4.E3 ∙ Herbert Blomstedt: Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, “Eroica”
Jan 1, 2021
S4.E2 ∙ Vladimir Fedoseyev: Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Dec 31, 2020
S4.E1 ∙ Paavo Järvi: Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44
Dec 30, 2020
S3.E3 ∙ Paavo Järvi: Richard Strauss, Ein Heldenleben, Symphonic Poem, Op. 40
Dec 30, 2020
S3.E2 ∙ Christoph Eschenbach: Brahms, Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Dec 24, 2020
Actors
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Miki Yamamoto
Self - Host
Morihide Katayama
Self - Music Critic
Fuminori Maro Shinozaki
Self - Concertmaster (archive footage)
Masafumi Hori
Self - Concertmaster (archive footage)
Paavo Järvi
Self - Conductor (archive footage)
Herbert Blomstedt
Self - Conductor (archive footage)
Ryotaro Ito
Self - Concertmaster (archive footage)
Fabio Luisi
Self - Conductor (archive footage), Self - Conductor
Christoph Eschenbach
Self - Conductor (archive footage)
Yuji Hirako
Self - Guest
Vladimir Fedoseyev
Self - Conductor (archive footage)
Roger Norrington
Self - Conductor (archive footage)
