TMSO Special “Beethoven's 9th”（12/25）
Venue: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Venue Info Seat
Sascha GOETZEL, Conductor
Mari MORIYA, Soprano
Yuka KOBAYASHI, Mezzo-Soprano
Charles KIM, Tenor
Toru KAKU, Baritone
New National Theatre Chorus, Chorus
Sascha GOETZEL (Conductor)
Sascha Goetzel is currently serving as Music Director of the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire. In addition he has been appointed the position as Music Director of the NYO-CAN, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada from summer 2022. He also holds the Principal Guest Conductor position of the Sofia Philharmonic
During his 11 season tenure as Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, he contributed significantly to the ensemble, including leading the orchestra to the Salzburg Festival, BBC Prom Vienna’s Musikverein.
Over the last years, Goetzel has been a highly sought-after guest conductor with a number of internationally prominent orchestras such as Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, National de France, as well as NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra, and Yomiuri Symphony Orchestra in Japan.
In 2014, he made an electric debut at the Vienna State Opera conducting Le Nozze di Figaro, which led to six return engagements including Rosenkavalier.
photo:©Özge Balkan
During his 11 season tenure as Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, he contributed significantly to the ensemble, including leading the orchestra to the Salzburg Festival, BBC Prom Vienna’s Musikverein.
Over the last years, Goetzel has been a highly sought-after guest conductor with a number of internationally prominent orchestras such as Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, National de France, as well as NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra, and Yomiuri Symphony Orchestra in Japan.
In 2014, he made an electric debut at the Vienna State Opera conducting Le Nozze di Figaro, which led to six return engagements including Rosenkavalier.
photo:©Özge Balkan
Mari MORIYA (Soprano)
Multi-award-winning singer Mari Moriya studied at Mannes School of Music.
In Europe and the United States, her numerous opera appearances include a stunning performance as Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute at the Metropolitan Opera in 2006, and she was member of Landestheater Linz in Austria.
In Japan, Moriya has received accolades for her performances in productions including A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center; Lucia di Lammermoor at the Nissei Theatre; Madama Butterfly, Salome and Lulu with Nikikai Opera Theatre; and Carmen, Der Rosenkavalier and Giulio Cesare with the New National Theatre, Tokyo. She also made successive appearances in Biwako Hall productions of Rigoletto, The Magic Flute, Das Rheingold, die Walküre, Götterdämmerung, Lohengrin, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Le nozze di Figaro, Die Fledermaus and Der Rosenkavalier, captivating audiences with her superb singing and profound musicality as well as her true-to-life acting.
In the 2024-2025 season, Moriya is appearing in Philip Glass’s The Voyage under the baton of Dennis Russel Davis in Germany.
photo ©FUKAYA Yoshinobu auraY2
In Europe and the United States, her numerous opera appearances include a stunning performance as Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute at the Metropolitan Opera in 2006, and she was member of Landestheater Linz in Austria.
In Japan, Moriya has received accolades for her performances in productions including A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center; Lucia di Lammermoor at the Nissei Theatre; Madama Butterfly, Salome and Lulu with Nikikai Opera Theatre; and Carmen, Der Rosenkavalier and Giulio Cesare with the New National Theatre, Tokyo. She also made successive appearances in Biwako Hall productions of Rigoletto, The Magic Flute, Das Rheingold, die Walküre, Götterdämmerung, Lohengrin, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Le nozze di Figaro, Die Fledermaus and Der Rosenkavalier, captivating audiences with her superb singing and profound musicality as well as her true-to-life acting.
In the 2024-2025 season, Moriya is appearing in Philip Glass’s The Voyage under the baton of Dennis Russel Davis in Germany.
photo ©FUKAYA Yoshinobu auraY2
Yuka KOBAYASHI (Mezzo-Soprano)
photo ©TAKUMI JUN
Charles KIM (Tenor)
Toru KAKU (Bariton)
Born in Fukuoka, Japan, Toru Kaku completed the Master’s programme at the graduate school of the Tokyo University of the Arts, receiving the Acanthus Music Award. He went on to train at the Nikikai Opera Institute, receiving the highest prize as well as the Shizuko Kawasaki award. He was a prizewinner at the 20th Yu-ai German Lied Competition. In 2014, he became a CHANEL Pygmalion Days Artist.
A member of Bach Collegium Japan, Toru Kaku regularly performs as an oratorio soloist and has also been garnering praise for his song interpretations.
His operatic roles include Don Giovanni, Guglielmo (Cosi fan tutte) ,Harlequin (Ariadne auf Naxos), Enrico (Lucia di Lammermor), and he teaches at the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music.
Photo by Hiroki Watanabe
A member of Bach Collegium Japan, Toru Kaku regularly performs as an oratorio soloist and has also been garnering praise for his song interpretations.
His operatic roles include Don Giovanni, Guglielmo (Cosi fan tutte) ,Harlequin (Ariadne auf Naxos), Enrico (Lucia di Lammermor), and he teaches at the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music.
Photo by Hiroki Watanabe
New National Theatre Chorus (Chorus)
New National Theatre, Tokyo, opened in October 1997 as the only national theatre for the modern performing arts of opera, ballet, contemporary dance, and play. Meanwhile, New National Theatre Chorus started its career and has played a central role in many opera performances all through the seasons. Their ensemble ability and rich voices have achieved acclaim from co-starred singers, conductors, directors, stage staffs as well as domestic and foreign media.
