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in Japan. It was founded in 1911 and debuted at the original

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as the . It relocated to

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in 1938. As of 2005, it has 166 members. The orchestra plays frequently at Tokyo Opera City in

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Conductors

* Chief Conductor:

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* Honorary Music Director: Myung-Whun Chung * Conductors Laureate: Tadaaki Otaka,

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* Special Guest Conductor:

Mikhail Pletnev Mikhail Vasilievich Pletnev (russian: Михаи́л Васи́льевич Плетнёв, ''Mikha'il Vas'ilevič Plet'nëv''; born 14 April 1957) is a Russian pianist, conductor and composer. Life and career Pletnev was born into a musical fa ...

* Resident Conductor:

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* Associate Conductor: Min Chung * Permanent Honorary Member and Conductor Laureate:

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References

External links

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