2026/2027 Season Program
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (TMSO) is delighted to announce its 2026/2027 season.
NB TMSO’s season follows the Japanese fiscal year, April to March.
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Announces Titled Conductors for 2026/2027
Pekka Kuusisto joins the TMSO roster as Chief Conductor, and Daniele Rustioni as Principal Guest Conductor. Kazushi Ono, Alan Gilbert, Kazuhiro Koizumi and Eliahu Inbal continue to collaborate with the orchestra.
2026/2027 Season Program
(As of October 8 2025)
※Performers and Programs are subject to change
| Subscription Concert A Series (Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre; 14:00) ※During the 2026-28 season, events will be held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre due to the closure of the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. |
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No.1042 Pierre DUMOUSSAUD, Conductor Poulenc : Les Bisches, Ballet Suite |
No.1045 Pekka KUUSISTO, Conductor & Violin* Inaugural Concert as Artist in Residence |
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No.1048 7/17 B Series:Same program Susanna MÄLKKI, Conductor Dukas: Prelude to Act 3 from “Ariane et Barbe-bleue” |
No.1049 Tadaaki OTAKA, Conductor Akira Miyoshi: NOESIS for orchestra (1978) |
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No.1052 Jonathan NOTT, Conductor Mendelssohn: “Fingal’s Cave”, Overture, op.26 |
No.1057 11/13 C Series:Same program Jun MÄRKL, Conductor Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat major, op.73, “Emperor” |
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No.1061 2/12 TMSO Special:Same program Eliahu INBAL, Conductor [Inbal / TMSO The 3rd Mahler Series: 3] |
No.1063 Kazuhiro KOIZUMI, Conductor Mozart:Symphony No.36 in C major, K.425, “Linz” |
| Subscription Concert B Series (Venue: Suntory Hall; 19:00) | |
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No.1043 Kirill KARABITS, Conductor Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, op.15 |
No.1044 John ADAMS, Conductor John Adams: Naive and Sentimental Music (1999) [Japan Premiere] |
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No.1046 6/20 TMSO Special:Same program Pekka KUUSISTO, Conductor & Violin* Inaugural Concert as Artist in Residence |
No.1047 7/18 A Series:Same program Susanna MÄLKKI, Conductor Dukas: Prelude to Act 3 from “Ariane et Barbe-bleue” |
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No.1051 9/3 C Series:Same program Kazushi ONO, Conductor Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30 |
No.1053 10/10 TMSO Special:Same program Jonathan NOTT, Conductor Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58 |
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No.1054 10/22 TMSO Special:Same program Marc MINKOWSKI, Conductor Bruckner: Symphony No.8 in C minor WAB108 (Nowak: 1887 version) |
No.1059 Kazuhiro KOIZUMI, Conductor Haydn: Symphony No. 92 in G major Hob.I:92 “Oxford” |
| Subscription Concert C Series (Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre; 14:00) | |
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No.1041 Kazuhiro KOIZUMI, Conductor Beethoven: Symphony No.4 in B-flat major, op.60 |
No.1050 9/4 B Series:Same program Kazushi ONO, Conductor Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30 |
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No.1055 10/29 TMSO Special:Same program Marc MINKOWSKI, Conductor Bernard Herrmann: Vertigo |
No.1056 11/14 A Series:Same program Jun MÄRKL, Conductor Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat major, op.73, “Emperor” |
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No.1058 11/29 TMSO Spacial:Same program Daniele RUSTIONI, Conductor Inaugural Concert as Principal Guest Conductor |
No.1060 1/22 TMSO Spacial:Same program Nodoka OKISAWA, Conductor Toru Takemitsu: How Slow the Wind (1991) |
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No.1062 2/19 TMSO Spacial:Same program Eliahu INBAL, Conductor Bruckner: Symphony in F minor, WAB 99（Nowak edition） |
No.1064 Kazushi ONO, Conductor Bartók:Violin Concerto No.2, Sz.112 |
| Promenade Concert (Venue: Suntory Hall; 14:00) | |
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No.417 Aurel DAWIDIUK, Conductor Glinka:Overture to “Ruslan and Lyudmila” |
No.418 Mikael LOPONEN, Conductor Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, op.11 |
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No.419 Erina YASHIMA, Conductor Smetana: Vltava (Moldau) from “Má Vlast” |
No.420 Daniele RUSTIONI, Conductor Tchaikovsky: “Romeo and Juliet” Fantasy Overture |
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No.421 Emanuel TJEKNAVORIAN, Conductor Borodin: Overture from “Prince Igor” |
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TMSO Special Dragon Quest Concert Kazuki WADA, Conductor Koichi SUGIYAMA:Symphonic Suite “Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation” |
Hachioji Series Kentaro KAWASE, Conductor Khachaturian: Waltz from “Masquerade” Suite |
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TMSO Special（6/20） 6/19 B Series:Same program Pekka KUUSISTO, Conductor & Violin* Inaugural Concert as Artist in Residence |
TMSO Special（10/10） 10/9 B Series:Same program Jonathan NOTT, Conductor Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58 |
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TMSO Special（10/22） 10/21 B Series:Same program Marc MINKOWSKI, Conductor Bruckner: Symphony No.8 in C minor WAB108 (Nowak: 1887 version) |
TMSO Special（10/29） 10/28 C Series:Same program Marc MINKOWSKI, Conductor Bernard Herrmann: Vertigo |
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TMSO Special（11/29） 11/27 C Series:Same program Daniele RUSTIONI, Conductor Inaugural Concert as Principal Guest Conductor |
TMSO Special “Beethoven’s 9th”（12/25）（12/26）（12/27） Kazuhiro KOIZUMI, Conductor Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125, “Choral” |
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TMSO Special（1/22） 1/21 C Series:Same program Nodoka OKISAWA, Conductor Toru Takemitsu: How Slow the Wind (1991) |
TMSO Special（2/12） 2/11 A Series:Same program Eliahu INBAL, Conductor [Inbal / TMSO The 3rd Mahler Series: 3] |
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TMSO Special（2/19) 2/18 C Series:Same program Eliahu INBAL, Conductor Bruckner: Symphony in F minor, WAB 99（Nowak edition） |
Chofu Series No.27 Junichi HIROKAMI, Conductor Mozart: Overture from “Don Giovanni”, K.527 |