Eliahu Inbal was born in Israel in 1936. He studied conducting at the Conservatoire National Supérieur in Paris. He studied with O. Messiaen, F. Ferrara, and S. Celibidache. After having won the 1st prize at the International Guido Cantelli Conducting Competition, he started appearing with world’s leading orchestras. Chief positions were held, among others, at the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra where he is now Honorary Conductor, and the Berlin Symphony Orchestra.  He made his first appearance with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra in 1991 and served as Special Guest Conductor of the orchestra form 1995 to 2000. In January 2007, he was appointed Music Director of Teatro la Fenice. Extensive discography includes the cycle of symphonic works of Mahler, Bruckner, Berlioz, Schumann and Brahms. He is a recipient of numerous honors which include Officier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government and Goldenes Ehrenzeichen of the city of Vienna. He assumed the position of Principal Conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra in April 2008.

Kazuhiro Koizumi was born in Kyoto in 1949. He studied at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, and at the Berlin Hochschule. Having won the 1st prize at the Herbert von Karajan International Conducting Competition in 1973, he concertized extensively in Europe and USA including appearances with the Berlin Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the subscription concerts as well as collaborating with such soloists as Rubinstein and Rostropovich.  Music Directorship was held at the New Japan Philharmonic and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Since 1989, he has based his activity in Japan.  Current positions include Principal Guest Conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (1998-) and the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra (2006-), and Principal Conductor of the Century Orchestra Osaka (2003-) while also being invited to guest conduct numerous other orchestras. He assumed the position of Resident Conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra in April 2008.

Born in the Czech Republic in 1981, Jakub Hrůša is Music Director of Glyndebourne on Tour and Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Prague Philharmonia. Previously he was Principal Conductor of the Prague Philharmonia (2005-8), Music Director of the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic (2005-8), Associate Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic (2002-3), and Young Associate Conductor with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (2005-6). In 2006 he signed an exclusive recording contract with Supraphon, and has so far released four CDs .During recent seasons Jakub Hrůša has made debuts with many of the leading orchestras in Europe, including the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, SWR Stuttgart, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, BBC Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and the Verdi Orchestra Milan. Jakub Hrůša studied conducting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague where his teachers included Jiří Bĕlohlávek. Since his graduation in 2004, he has built a strong reputation in his home country, conducting all the major Czech orchestras and appearing regularly at the Prague National Theatre.

Born in Moldova, Gary Bertini emigrated to Israel as an infant. Following his debut with the Israel Philharmonic in 1958, he held positions of Principal Guest Conductor of Scottish National Orchestra, Music Director of Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Music Advisor of Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Principal Conductor of Cologne Radio Symphony, General Director of Frankfurt Opera, and Artistic Director of Israel Opera, Tel-Aviv.
Gary Bertini was a welcome guest conductor of many of the world's major orchestras and appeared regularly at many International Music Festivals, among others; Berlin, Vienna, Luzern, at the Cologne Radio Symphony and the Israel Festival.
Following his numerous appearances with the TMSO since 1981, he assumed the position of the fourth Music Director of the TMSO in April 1998. A number of outstanding performances include the highly acclaimed Mahler Series.
Gary Bertini passed away in Tel-Aviv in March 2005.
In April 2005, the TMSO conferred Gary Bertini the title of Laureate Conductor.

Born in Rouen, France in 1913, Jean Fournet studied conducting and flute at the Conservatoire National de Paris and graduated with première place. He assumed the position of Artistic Director of the Opera Comique until 1957, and was actively involved in his conducting career at Paris Opera and other major orchestras in France. He was in charge of a conducting seminar held by the Netherlands News and Sports Broadcasting and was also President of the jury of the Besancon International Conductor's Competition for many years.
In 1950, he made his debut with the Concertgebouworkest and Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, of which Jean Fournet later became Permanent Conductor. He also served as Artistic Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic.
Following his Japan Premiere of "Pelléas et Mélisande" in 1958, he conducted extensively with Japan's major orchestras. He made his first appearance with the TMSO in 1978, became Regular Conductor of the orchestra between 1983-86, and was honored with the title of Honorary Conductor in 1989. He contributed to the numerous outstanding performances and led the orchestra on successful tours in Europe in 1988 and in Beijing in 2002.
Jean Fournet marked his retirement with the TMSO's Subscription Concerts in December 2005, an unforgettable event which was shared by a great number of fans.
Jean Fournet passed away in November 2008.
On 8 November 2008, the TMSO conferred Jean Fournet the title of Permanent Honorary Conductor.