Ryusuke Numajiri

Ryusuke Numajiri (沼尻 竜典, Numajiri Ryūsuke) is one of Japan's most sought-out music conductors. In 1990^[1] he won the Besancon International Competition, which catalyzed his career.  He was invited to conduct operas at: the London Symphony Orchestra,^[2] Montreal Symphony Orchestra,^[3] Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi,^[4] Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse,^[5] Orchestre de Chambre de Paris,^[6] DSO Berlin,^[7] Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra,^[8] Düsseldorfer Symphoniker,^[9] Staatskapelle Weimar, Darmstadt, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra,^[10] and the China Philharmonic Orchestra.^[11] Other positions Numajiri has held include: artistic director of Biwako Hall,^[12] music director of Tokyo Mitaka Philharmonia,^[13] Principal Guest Conductor and General Music Director at Theater Lübeck.^[14]

Numajiri’s first opera conductor role was in 1997 with Mozart's “Die Entführung aus dem Serail.” He also conducted ‘Jonny spielt auf’ at Cologne Opera,^[15] Komische Oper Berlin, Theater Basel, Bayerische Staatsoper, Opera Australia and New National Theatre Tokyo as guest conductor.

Numajiri’s compositions include: the “Bamboo Princess” – Princess Kaguya (Taketori Monagatari) – opera,^[16] which well received in Yokohama,^[17] Hanoi,^[18] and Otsu at Biwako Hall.^[19]

Numajiri has introduced the Japanese public to a significant amount of culture, including productions by Louis Andriessen,^[20] Luciano Berio, Dutilleux,^[21] György Sándor Ligeti,^[22] Witold Lutoslawski, Colin Matthews,^[23] Olivier Messiaen, Hans Rott and Iannis Xenakis.^[24]

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