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Tomomi Nishimoto
Chief Conductor of Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra. "Millenium"
Ms. Tomomi Nishimoto was born in Osaka, Japan in 1970. While studying music at Osaka College of Music, she started her conducting career as an assistant conductor of The College Opera House and the Kansai Opera. In 1996, she entered St. Peterburg National School of Music in Russia, and studied with Viktor Fedotov and Ilya Moussin. She also was a research student of conducting at Mariinsky Theater, Kirov.
In 1998, Ms. Tomomi Nishimoto made a debut to Japan by conducting Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, which was followed by series of successful conducting of major Japanese orchestras including Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic , Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, Century Orchestra Osaka, Osaka Symphoniker, Operahouse Orchesrta Osaka, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, Sapporo Symphonic Orchestra, and Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra.
Being a promising, young artist, Ms. Tomomi Nishimoto was awarded with Idemitsu Award in 1999. She also received St. Stanislav Medal of Russia for her highly acclaimed performance of a Mozart program in 1999 with a chamber orchestra, which consisted of musicians of St. Peterburg Philharmonic (former Leningrad Philharmonic). In the following years, she was awarded Sakuya Konohana Award from the City of Osaka (2000), ABC Music Award (2002) and the Special Award from the 21st Century Association (2002).
In 2002, Ms. Tomomi Nishimoto was appointed Chief Conductor of Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra. "Millenium" She will bring the orchestra to Japan in September 2002.
Ms. Tomomi Nishimoto is pursuing an active conducting career also with opera and ballet works. Among many successful performances, she scored an exceptional success in 2002 with the collaborative performance of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin by Mariinsky Theater and Kansai Opera, in which she was the music director and the conductor.
Tomomi Nishimoto Official Site (Japnaese): http://www.tomo-nishimoto.com/
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