- Salvatore Accardo
- Martha Argerich
- Leonora Armellini
- Luis Bacalov
- Yuri Bashmet and the Moscow Soloists
- Mario Brunello
- Kathia Buniatishvili
- Lyric Singers of the "Accademia del Teatro alla Scala"
- Massimilano Caldi
- Cuarteto Casals
- Umberto Clerici
- Pietro De Maria
- Giedre Dirvanauskaite
- Filippo Gamba
- Nelson Goerner
- Eduardo Hubert
- Chikara Iwamura
- David Kadouch
- Gidon Kremer
- Alexander Lonquich & Cristina Barbuti
- Andrea Lucchesini
- Claudio Martinez Mehner
- Vera Martinez Mehner
- Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto
- Antti Siirala
- Grigory Sokolov
- Eriko Sumi
- Jeffrey Swann
- Uto Ughi
- Krystian Zimerman
- World Youth Orchestra
Chikara Iwamura
Chikara Iwamura is the assistant conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra. He has graduated from the School of Science and Engineering at the Waseda University, majoring in Electronic and Communication Engineering, and also from the School of Music at the Toho Gakuen University majoring in Music Performance. He has studied with Hideomi Kuroiwa, Taijiro Iimori, Seiji Ozawa, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, and R. Schumacher. He has won prizes at numerous competitions, including the first prize (and also the Masterplayers Grand Prize) at the Conductor Division of the Masterplayers International Music Competition, and the second prize (and also the Orchestra Special Prize) at the Mario Gusella International Conducting Competition.
Currently based in Italy and Japan, Chikara Iwamura has conducted renowned orchestras such as the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Debrecen Symphony Orchestra (Hungary), Savaria Symphony Orchestra (Hungary), Marche Philharmonic Orchestra (Italy), NHK Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, and Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra. He has performed throughout Europe and Japan, where he has received critical acclaim.
In 1999 he performed with Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky, and Ivry Gitlis at the music festival “Argerich’s Meeting Point in Beppu” to high acclaim. In the same year, he started a series of joint concerts with the principal players of the Theatro alla Scala. For his honesty and musicality, Chikara Iwamura enjoys confidence from top artists from all over the world.
Since 2001, he has widen his international activities, appearing at the International Festival of Contemporary Music Zagreb(Croatia), at a subscription concert of the Zagreb Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, and at a special concert of the Bari Symphony Orchestra (Italy). In September 2003, he appeared at a subscription concert (B Program) of the NHK Symphony Orchestra, which was a great success. His future activities, including opera, chorus, and sacred music, will also be energetic and never fail to attract attention from the critics and audiences alike.
Currently based in Italy and Japan, Chikara Iwamura has conducted renowned orchestras such as the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Debrecen Symphony Orchestra (Hungary), Savaria Symphony Orchestra (Hungary), Marche Philharmonic Orchestra (Italy), NHK Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, and Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra. He has performed throughout Europe and Japan, where he has received critical acclaim.
In 1999 he performed with Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky, and Ivry Gitlis at the music festival “Argerich’s Meeting Point in Beppu” to high acclaim. In the same year, he started a series of joint concerts with the principal players of the Theatro alla Scala. For his honesty and musicality, Chikara Iwamura enjoys confidence from top artists from all over the world.
Since 2001, he has widen his international activities, appearing at the International Festival of Contemporary Music Zagreb(Croatia), at a subscription concert of the Zagreb Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, and at a special concert of the Bari Symphony Orchestra (Italy). In September 2003, he appeared at a subscription concert (B Program) of the NHK Symphony Orchestra, which was a great success. His future activities, including opera, chorus, and sacred music, will also be energetic and never fail to attract attention from the critics and audiences alike.