Outline of the NHKSO

Name	NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo
Chairman	Keiichi Imamura
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: August - 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 2013: August First appearance in the Salzburg Festival 2022: September Fabio Luisi assumed the position of Chief Conductor
Permanent property	30 million yen
Total income	2,700 million yen
Employees (as of March 31, 2022)	133 (Musicians: 96 / Office staff: 22 / Non-regular employees: 15)
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(as of April 1, 2023)	Chairman Keiichi Imamura (as of July 1, 2021) General Director Koichi Nakanoya Takashi Samizo Nonexecutive Director Naoki Aikawa Yukako Uchinaga Tomoyuki Okada Hiroyuki Kasahara Keiji Kimura Masami Zeniya Hiroaki Dan Mamoru Mohri Nonexecutive Auditor Takayuki Eguchi Kazunori Hamamura Councillor Nobuo Inaba Toshiaki Egashira Noriyuki Ohgi Koichi Kabayama Tomoko Kumanomido Satoshi Seino Fumi Dan Setsuko Tsuboi Taichi Nakajima Akio Maeda Kei Matsui Satoshi Miura Osamu Watanabe
Concert venue for subscription concerts	NHK Hall, Suntory Hall
Corporate Membership(as of March 31, 2022)	with special support of Iwatani Corporation / Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. / Mizuho Bank, Ltd. / Shibuya Scholarship Foundation with special assistance of BMW Group Japan / All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. / Yamaha Corporation / Palace Hotel Co., Ltd.
Subscribers(as of March 31, 2022)	6,412
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 1.7 billion yen in 2021.

a old Photo of first subscription concert

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