Masterpiece Performances of NHK Symphony Orchestra to be Aired and Transmitted to the World from NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Some of the finest selections of the NHK Symphony Orchestra’s performances conducted by Japan's foremost conductors are to be broadcast and transmitted on-line this winter again from NHK WORLD-JAPAN, the English-language international broadcasting channel of NHK. Collaborations with maestros – Tadaaki Otaka, Toshiaki Umeda, and Tatsuya Shimono - and the NHK Symphony Orchestra will be transmitted worldwide.

The programs are available worldwide via satellite broadcasting, cable television, or IPTV, and the live streaming on the NHK WORLD-JAPAN’s website. You can also enjoy On Demand service on the website for three months after the broadcast. (Free of charge)

We hope you enjoy the programs.

Title of the program : Masterpieces Performed by NHK Symphony Orchestra IX

Program presenter : Miki Yamamoto (Caster / NHK WORLD-JAPAN )
Guest : Morihide Katayama (Professor, Keio University / Music Critic )

Broadcast schedule and programs: Four times each day at 9:10am, 3:10pm, 9:10pm & 3:10am on the following day (JST) (duration: 49 minutes)

Sunday, December 17
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/special/episode/202312170910/
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
Michie Koyama, piano
Tchaikovsky / Piano Concerto No.1 B flat Minor Op. 23
Recorded on June 17, 2015 at Suntory Hall

Sunday, December 24
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/special/episode/202312240910/
Toshiaki Umeda, conductor
HIMARI, violin
Mendelssohn / Violin Concerto E Minor Op. 64
Recorded on April 22, 2022 at NHK 101 Studio

Sunday, December 31
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/special/episode/202312310910/
Tatsuya Shimono, conductor
Dvořák / Symphony No.7 D Minor Op. 70
Recorded on March 13, 2023 at NHK Hall


How to Watch NHK WORLD-JAPAN
○ Website:
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https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/live/
On Demand
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/

NHK WORLD-JAPAN, an English-language television channel, is distributed via live-streaming 24 hours a day at the same time as the TV broadcast. You can access from "Live & Programs". On-demand service of already broadcast programs is accessible from "On Demand" page. (Transmission / free of charge)

○Application:
By simply launching a free dedicated application, you can watch NHK WORLD-JAPAN, NHK's English-language television channel, via live-streaming or on-demand on your smartphone or tablet device wherever you are. With a Wi-Fi connection, you can enjoy on Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV by connecting your device and downloading the application.

○Television:
You can watch programs on local satellite stations, cable TV and IPTV. You can also receive programs directly from Intelsat satellites.
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