Outline of the NHKSO

Name	NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo
Chairman	Koichi Nakanoya
Location	2-16-49 Takanawa, Minato-ku Tokyo TEL: 03-5793-8111
Established	April 27, 1942
History	1926: October New Symphony Orchestra (Formed as an unincorporated organization) 1942: April Japan Symphony Orchestra (Established as an incorporated foundation) 1951: August Renamed the NHK Symphony Orchestra 1960: September - November Around the world concert tour visiting 24 cities across 12 countries, the first overseas tour by a Japanese orchestra 1986: October The 1000th subscription concert series 2010: April 1st Became a public interest incorporated foundation 2022: September Fabio Luisi assumed the position of Chief Conductor 2023: December The 2000th subscription concerts 2025: May Appears at the Mahler Festival (Amsterdam) 2026: October Celebrates 100th anniversary
Permanent property	30 million yen
Total income	3,000 million yen
Employees	125(Musicians: 100 / Office staff: 25) [as of March 31, 2025]
Under the supervision of	The Cabinet Office
Purpose	To augment Japan's music and artistic standard through symphonic music performances and to achieve its social and cultural mission
Operations	1. Concerts on radio and television 2. Concerts for the public 3. Research and facilities management for concerts 4. Publishing orchestra magazines 5. Managing activities to pursue its goals
Executives	Chairman Koichi Nakanoya General Director Takashi Samizo Satoko Ozone Nonexecutive Director Naoki Aikawa Yukako Uchinaga Tomoyuki Okada Hirotaka Sugiyama Masami Zeniya Masayasu Tanabe Hiroaki Dan Mamoru Mohri Nonexecutive Auditor Yusaku Sunohara Kazunori Hamamura Councillor Tatsuhiko Inoue Toshiaki Egashira Koichi Kabayama Nao Sugawara Satoshi Seino Hiroaki Tanaka Fumi Dan Setsuko Tsuboi Takuya Nemoto Akio Maeda Satoshi Miura Hiroo Yamana Osamu Watanabe
Concert venue for subscription concerts	NHK Hall, Suntory Hall
Corporate Membership	with special support of Iwatani Corporation / Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. / Mizuho Bank, Ltd. / Shibuya Scholarship Foundation / East Japan Railway Company / NTT East, Inc. / Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. / The Pokémon Company with special assistance of BMW Group Japan / All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. / Yamaha Corporation / PIA Corporation
Subscribers	8,262 [FY2024 average]
Association with NHK	The NHK Symphony Orchestra endeavors to raise and further develop Japan's music and artistic standard by performing symphonic music in cooperation with NHK(Japan Broadcasting Corporation) by participating in NHK's broadcast programs as well as performing concerts for the general public, for which NHK granted a subsidy of 1.4 billion yen in 2024.

a old Photo of first subscription concert

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