September 1, 2017

Marek Janowski talks about the focal point of his all-German Program A for the November 2017 subscription series and gives his thoughts on his collaboration with the NHK Symphony Orchestra.

August 4, 2017

Tugan Sokhiev talks about Programs B and C of the November 2017 subscription series which feature Prokofiev's works, including Ivan the Terrible.

June 19, 2017

Maestro Paavo Järvi talks about his September 2017 Don Giovanni (concert style).

December 26, 2016

Mo. Paavo Järvi talks about his affection for works of Estonia, his motherland, and of Sibelius in the February Subscription programs.

November 4, 2016

Maestro López-Cobos talks about his January 2017 all-Respighi program, as well as his memories of Mrs. Respighi.

October 18, 2016

Maestro Dutoit describes what is attractive about the December subscription programs, which include a 90th Anniversary Concert performance of Carmen.

October 3, 2016

What did Beethoven, in pursuit of life’s happiness, hope to convey through his music? Maestro Herbert Blomstedt explains why Beethoven's 9th Symphony is so captivating.

September 1, 2016

Mo. Sokhiev talks about the charm of Program B and his collaboration of Ms. Leonskaja (piano) of the October 2016 subscription series.

July 1, 2016

Paavo Järvi, conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra's 90th Anniversary Special Concert, talks about Mahler's 3rd Symphony and "Symphonie der Tausend."

June 1, 2016

Maestro Ashkenazy, Conductor Laureate who conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra after a two-year absence, explains the focal points of the June subscription series.

December 1, 2015

Tugan Sokhiev says the expressiveness of the NHKSO musicians is very special when talking about his enthusiasm for the January 2016 subscription programs he will conduct.

November 26, 2015

As Chief Conductor of the NHKSO, Paavo Järvi talks about his expectations for the Beethoven 9th concerts he will conduct.

October 1, 2015

Neville Marriner talks about the November subscription programs he will conduct, along with his memories of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini.

September 1, 2015

Conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev talks about the Russian works he will conduct in the November 2015 Subscription concerts.

June 30, 2015

Paavo Järvi talks about the October 2015 subscription series, the first concert series he will conduct after assuming the position of Chief Conductor.

February 2, 2015

Maestro Poga, who will make his subscription series concert debut with the NHKSO in June 2015, discusses his program.

December 1, 2014

"I like it very much - I am sure you will come across such a piece." Maestro Noseda talks about the charm of the 2015 January subscription series he will conduct.

November 4, 2014

Charles Dutoit talks about the beauty and charm of "Pelléas et Mélisande," the culmination of Debussy's illustrious career, which he conducts in the December 2014 subscription concert.

August 6, 2014

Leonard Slatkin, a huge fan of Ravel's works, introduces the focal point of the November 2014 subscription concerts that he will be conducting.

July 1, 2014

Herbert Blomstedt will conduct the September 2014 subscription series.　He talks about Mozart and Tchaikovsky, who greatly admired Mozart.

June 19, 2015

Pianist Alice Sara Ott, who will perform in Tokyo as well as in Tohoku and Hokkaido this coming August, will talk about the work she will be performing.

April 1, 2015

Radek Baborák, who appears in the June 2015 Subscription Concerts, talks about the two horn concertos he will perform as soloist.

September 25, 2017

Sundays at 9:00 p.m. on NHK Educational TV / Classical Concert Hall website