{"id":50170,"date":"2024-06-12T17:15:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T08:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokyosymphony.jp\/?page_id=50170"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T01:00:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tokyosymphony.jp\/en\/abouttso\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"about TSO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"abouttso__top\">\n    <div class=\"abouttso__inner\">\n    <ul class=\"topicpath\">\n        <li class=\"topicpath__items\"><a href=\"\/\" class=\"topicpath__items-link\">Top<\/a><\/li>\n        <li class=\"topicpath__items\">About TSO<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h2 class=\"abouttso__title\">About TSO<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<main class=\"main\">\n\n    <section class=\"profile en\">\n        <div class=\"profile__inner orchestra-prof\">\n            <h2 class=\"profile__title\">TOKYO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA<\/h2>\n\n            <div class=\"profile__box\">\n                <div class=\"profile__contents\">\n\n                    <div>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/about_profile.jpg\">\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                    <p class=\"profile__text\">\n                        The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, together with music director Jonathan Nott, has been attracting attention as a leader in the Japanese orchestra world. \u300aDer Rosenkavalier in Concert Style\uff082024\uff09\u300bconcluded the finale of R. Strauss project with a great acclaim.\u300aElektra in Concert Style(2023\u300bwon the 1st prize in the \u201cTop 10 Concert 2023\u201d following the 2nd prize of\u300aSalome in Concert Style(2022)\u300bon Ongaku no Tomo magazine as well as the Best Recording of Music Pen club Japan Award for Opera &#038; Orchestra category and Tokyo Symphony Chorus, Orchestra\u2019s amateur chorus also won the prize for Chamber &#038; Chorus category.\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p class=\"profile__text\">\n                        Highlights of past seasons with Mo. Nott include Symphony 9 by Beethoven filmed by 40 cameras, the largest record of the orchestra history live-streamed nationwide, Gurre-Lieder by Schoenberg celebrating 15th Anniversary of Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall, TSO\u2019s home and Mozart\u2019s Da Ponte Operas in concert style. In March 2020, the live-streamed concert without audience on nico-nico Live Channel which attracted more than 200,000 viewers nationwide, has been a mega-hit in Japan.\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p class=\"profile__text\">\n                       Outside of Japan, the orchestra has performed 78 concerts in 58 cities since 1976. The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1946 and has a reputation for giving first performances of a number of contemporary music and opera, and has been regularly performing various operas and ballets at the New National Opera Theatre, Tokyo since its opening in 1997.\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p class=\"profile__text\">\n                        Mr. Viotti will become the 4th Music Director from April 2026.\n                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <div class=\"profile__inner\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"profile__title\">History<\/h2>\n\n            <ul class=\"profile__historyflow\">\n                <li class=\"profile__historyflow-items\">\n                    <a href=\"#first\" class=\"profile__historyflow-items--link\">\n                        <p class=\"profile__historyflow-items--year\">1946<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"profile__historyflow-items--text\">TSO&#8217;s founding years<\/p>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                <li class=\"profile__historyflow-items\">\n                    <a href=\"#second\" class=\"profile__historyflow-items--link\">\n                        <p class=\"profile__historyflow-items--year\">1968<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"profile__historyflow-items--text\">AKIYAMA Kazuyoshi<br>music director period<\/p>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                <li class=\"profile__historyflow-items\">\n                    <a href=\"#third\" class=\"profile__historyflow-items--link\">\n                        <p class=\"profile__historyflow-items--year\">2004<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"profile__historyflow-items--text\">Hubert SOUDANT<br>music director period<\/p>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                <li class=\"profile__historyflow-items\">\n                    <a href=\"#fourth\" class=\"profile__historyflow-items--link\">\n                        <p class=\"profile__historyflow-items--year\">2014-<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"profile__historyflow-items--text\">Jonathan NOTT<br>music director period<\/p>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                <li class=\"profile__historyflow-items\">\n                    <a href=\"#fifth\" class=\"profile__historyflow-items--link\">\n                        <p class=\"profile__historyflow-items--year\">2026<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"profile__historyflow-items--text\">Lorenzo VIOTTI<br>music director period<\/p>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n\n            <div class=\"profile__box\">\n                <h3 class=\"profile__subtitle\">TSO&#8217;s founding years<\/h3>\n                <div class=\"profile__contents\">\n                    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"text_wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"profile__history first\" id=\"first\">\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">1946<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">1st Apr.\u3000Toho Symphony Orchestra, predecessor of Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, is founded.<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal1\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1946.png\" alt=\"1946\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                  <\/button>\n                            <\/figure>\n                            <div id=\"modal1\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1946.jpg\" alt=\"1946\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                              \n                              <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">The first performance (conducted by Hitoshi Ueda) took place at the Hibiya Public Hall on 14 May. Group photo from that time<\/p>\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-text\">KONOE Hidemaro, Regular Conductor(1946\uff5e51)<br>\nUEDA Masashi, Regular Conductor(1946\uff5e64\/Permanent Honorary Conductor)<br>\nManfred GURLITT, Conductor(1946\uff5e49)<\/p>\n                            <\/div>      \n                          <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">1947<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Subscription Concerts begin.<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal2\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1947.png\" alt=\"1947\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                              \n                                <div id=\"modal2\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                    <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1947.jpg\" alt=\"1947\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Programme of the first subscription concert conducted by Hidemaro Konoe.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">1951<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Apr.\u3000Name changed to Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">The orchestra left the Toho umbrella and changed its name.<\/p>  \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    SAITO Hideo, Regular Conductor(1951\uff5e53\/Conductor 58\uff5e59)\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>  \n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">1952<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Contract with Radio Tokyo (predecessor of TBS).<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal3\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1952.png\" alt=\"1952\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal3\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1952.jpg\" alt=\"1952\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">There were no recordings at that time, and the concert was a one-off performance. (Photo circa 1958)<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    \uff1cAward History\uff1e<br>\n                                    \u30fb1952\u3000Mainichi Music Award\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div> \n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">1954<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">24th Nov.\u3000Wilhelm Kemp visits Japan<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal4\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1954-1.png\" alt=\"1954\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal5\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1954-2.png\" alt=\"1954\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal4\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1954-1.jpg\" alt=\"1954\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <div id=\"modal5\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1954-2.jpg\" alt=\"1954\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium filled with 9,000 people.<\/p>\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Sep.\u3000Asahi Beer Open Air Concerts are held.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal6\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1954-3.png\" alt=\"1954\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal6\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1954-3.jpg\" alt=\"1954\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Gained popularity as an outdoor music concert during the summer season.<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    MORI Tadashi, Regular Conductor(1953\uff5e54)<br><br>\n                                    \uff1cAward History\uff1e<br>\n                                    \u30fb1954\u3000Ministry of Education Award\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">1956<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Apr.\u3000Foundation approved as \u201cTokyo Symphony Orchestra Foundation\u201d.<\/p> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Appointed Tamesaburo Yamamoto as president, Kosaku Yamada as director and 14 others.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">1958<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Oct.\u3000Arvid Jansons visits Japan.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal7\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1958.png\" alt=\"1958\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal7\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1958.jpg\" alt=\"1958\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Repeatedly performed with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and was hailed as &#8216;turning lead into gold&#8217;.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>    \n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">1963<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">1st Jul.\u3000Kazuyoshi Akiyama makes his debut at the age of 22.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal8\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1963.png\" alt=\"1963\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal8\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1963.jpg\" alt=\"1963\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">After a series of radio and television recordings, the orchestra makes its concert debut on 12 February the following year.<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    YAMADA Kazuo, Conductor(1960\uff5e62)<br>\n                                    AKIYAMA Kazuyoshi, Conductor(1963\uff5e65\/Regular Conductor, 65\uff5e67\/Music Director, 68\uff5e04\/Conductor Laureate, 04\uff5e\uff09\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft noline\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">1964<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Mar.\u3000The Foundation is dissolved due to financial failure.<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Transformed into a self-managed orchestra.<\/p>      \n                                \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">1st Aug.\u3000Television broadcast of &#8220;Untitled Concert&#8221; begins.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal9\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1964.png\" alt=\"1964\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal9\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1964.jpg\" alt=\"1964\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Started as &#8220;Golden Pops Concert &#8211; Untitled Concert&#8221;, now produced by TV Tokyo (photo circa 1984).<\/p> \n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n            <div class=\"profile__box\">\n                <h3 class=\"profile__subtitle\">AKIYAMA Kazuyoshi music director period<\/h3>\n                <div class=\"profile__contents\">\n                    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"text_wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"profile__history second\" id=\"second\">\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">1968<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Kazuyoshi Akiyama becomes first music director and principal conductor<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal10\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1968.png\" alt=\"1946\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                  <\/button>\n                            <\/figure>\n                            <div id=\"modal10\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1968.jpg\" alt=\"1968\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            \n                              <p class=\"profile__history-text\">TOOYAMA Shinji, Regular Conductor(1969\uff5e86\/Permanent Honorary Conductor)<\/p>\n                            <\/div>      \n                          <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">1976<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Sep.~Oct.\u3000First overseas performances<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal11\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1976-1.png\" alt=\"1947\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                              \n                                <div id=\"modal11\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                    <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1976-1.jpg\" alt=\"1976\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">KANAYAMA Shigeto became the orchestra&#8217;s representative and then its director, giving its first overseas performance and North American tour.<\/p>\n\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Dec.\u3000Beginning of the year-end concert &#8220;The Ninth and the Four Seasons&#8221;.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal12\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1976-2.png\" alt=\"1976\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal12\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1976-2.jpg\" alt=\"1976\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">A year-end performance combining Beethoven&#8217;s Ninth and Vivaldi&#8217;s Four Seasons continued until 2018.<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    KOBAYASHI Kenichiro, Assistant Conducto(1971\uff5e74\/Conductor, 74\uff5e75\/Regular Conductor,76\uff5e78)<br>\nTSUTSUMI Shunsaku, Assistant Conductor(1971\uff5e74\/Conductor, 74\uff5e78)<br>\nKUYAMA Keiko, Conductor(1975\uff5e79)\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">1978<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Jan.\u3000The New Year&#8217;s Concert begins.<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal13\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1978.png\" alt=\"1978\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                  <\/button>\n                            <\/figure>\n                            <div id=\"modal13\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1978.jpg\" alt=\"1968\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">A traditional performance with AKIYAMA Kazuyoshi, NAKAMURA Hiroko (-2015) and KOYAMA Michie(2017-).<\/p>\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-text\">YAZAKI Hikotaro, Conductor(1979\uff5e87)<\/p>\n                            <\/div>      \n                          <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">1980<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">May.\u3000Re-authorised as an &#8220;incorporated foundation&#8221;.<\/p>\n                \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">ITOKAWA Hideo became chairman of the board.<\/p>\n                             \n                            <\/div> \n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">1982<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Sep.\u3000Invited to the Republic of Korea Music Festival<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal14\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1982.png\" alt=\"1982\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n           \n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal14\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1982.jpg\" alt=\"1982\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                  \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Two performances at the Sejong Cultural Centre in Seoul.<\/p>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">1984<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">6th Oct.\u3000Valery Gergiev makes his debut in Japan.<\/p> \n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal15\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1984-1.png\" alt=\"1984\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal15\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1984-1.jpg\" alt=\"1984\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Valery Gergiev makes his Japan debut at a concert commemorating the founding of the Japan-Soviet Music Association.<\/p>\n\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Sep.\u3000Celebrates its 40th anniversary with a tour of China.<\/p> \n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal15-2\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1984-2.png\" alt=\"1984\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal15-2\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1984-2.jpg\" alt=\"1984\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">4 concerts in Beijing and Shanghai, People&#8217;s Republic of China<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">1987<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Sep.\u3000Tokyo Symphony Chorus is founded.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal16\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1987.png\" alt=\"1958\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal16\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1987.jpg\" alt=\"1987\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">First rehearsals of Beethoven&#8217;s &#8216;Ninth&#8217; and Mahler&#8217;s &#8216;Resurrection&#8217; with 400 participants. The photo shows the encore &#8220;Light of Fireflies&#8221; from the Ninth performance.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>    \n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">1988<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Apr.\u3000YOKOKAWA Tadashi (then Chairman of the Board of Skylark Co.) was appointed as chairperson of the board.<\/p>\n                               \n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">1989<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n  \n                                \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Sep.\u3000R. Strauss: Concert performance of the opera &#8220;Salome&#8221;.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal17\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1989.png\" alt=\"1964\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal17\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1989.jpg\" alt=\"1989\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Two performances in Tokyo and Kanagawa with Callan ARMSTRONG in the leading role.<\/p> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    \uff1cAward History\uff1e<br>\n                                    \u30fb1989\u3000Japan Record Academy Award (Japanese artist)\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">1990<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Jan.\u3000Mahler: Symphony No.8 &#8220;Symphony of a Thousand&#8221; is performed.<\/p> \n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal18\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1990.png\" alt=\"1990\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal18\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1990.jpg\" alt=\"1984\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Conducted by Christoph ESCHENBACH.<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    \uff1cAward History\uff1e<br>\n                                    \u30fb1990\u3000Ongaku no Tomo Sha Award\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">1991<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n  \n                                \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Sep.\uff5eOct.\u300045th Anniversary &#8220;World Concert Tour&#8221;.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal19\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1991-1.png\" alt=\"1991\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal20\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1991-2.png\" alt=\"1991\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal19\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1991-1.jpg\" alt=\"1991\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div id=\"modal20\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1991-2.jpg\" alt=\"1991\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">19 concerts, including performances at the UK Japan Festival in the UK and the UN Day Concert at the UN Plenary Hall in New York.<\/p> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    OTOMO Naoto, Permanent Conductor(1991\uff5e04\/Regular Conductor, 04\uff5e13\/Honorary Guest Conductor,2013\uff5e)\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">1992<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Apr.\u3000The logo of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra is changed.<\/p> \n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal21\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1992-1.png\" alt=\"1990\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal21\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1992-1.png\" alt=\"1992\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Apr.\u3000The &#8220;Tokyo Metropolitan Theater Series&#8221; begins.<\/p> \n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal22\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1992-2.png\" alt=\"1990\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal22\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1992-2.jpg\" alt=\"1992\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Aug.\u3000Queen Sirikit of Thailand&#8217;s 60th Anniversary Concert<\/p> \n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal23\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1992-3.png\" alt=\"1990\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal23\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1992-3.jpg\" alt=\"1992\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Invited to perform at the 60th Anniversary Celebration Festival, giving two concerts in Bangkok and one in Singapore.<\/p>\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Nov.\u3000Skylark Ltd. receives the 2nd Mecenat Award<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    \uff1cAward History\uff1e<br>\n                                    \u30fb1993\u3000The Grand Prix of Kyoto Music Award\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">1994<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n  \n                                \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">May.\u3000Performances in Lisbon, Portugal.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal24\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1994.png\" alt=\"1994\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal24\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1994.jpg\" alt=\"1994\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">3 concerts at the invitation of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation<\/p> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    IIMORI Norichika, Conductor (1994\uff5e04\/Permanent Conductor,04\uff5e21)<br>\n                                    NISHIMURA Akira, Composer-in-Residence(1994\uff5e97\uff09\n                                    <br><br>\n                                    \uff1cAward History\uff1e<br>\n                                    \u30fb1995\u3000Mainichi Art Award<br>\n                                    \u30fb1995\u3000Agency for Cultural Affairs Art Award (Live CD: Moses und Aron by Schoenberg)\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">1996<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Apr.\u3000The Department of Culture&#8217;s Arts Plan 21 is launched and the first organisation is selected to receive funding.<\/p> \n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal25\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1996-1.png\" alt=\"1990\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal25\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1996-1.jpg\" alt=\"1996\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">May.\u300050th Anniversary Concert Tour of Europe.<\/p> \n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal26\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1996-2.png\" alt=\"1996\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal26\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1996-2.jpg\" alt=\"1996\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">8 concerts in 8 cities, including Munich, Paris and Vienna.<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    \uff1cAward History\uff1e<br>\n                                    \u30fb1996\u3000Mobil Music Award\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">1997<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n    \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Oct.\u3000Opening of the New National Theatre in Tokyo.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal27\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1997-1.png\" alt=\"1997\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal27\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1997-1.jpg\" alt=\"1997\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">DAN Ikuma : First performance of the opera &#8220;Ken\/TAKERU&#8221;. Since then, TSO has continued to perform regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Dec.\u3000Janacek semi-staged operas.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal28\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1997-2.png\" alt=\"1997\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal28\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1997-2.png\" alt=\"1997\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Starting with The Cunning Little Vixen, six Janacek operas will be performed every three years (-2009).<\/p>\n                                \n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">1998<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Apr.\u3000Tokyo Opera City Series begins.<\/p> \n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal29\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1998-1.png\" alt=\"1998\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal29\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1998-1.jpg\" alt=\"1998\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Oct.\u3000Semi-Resident agreement signed with Niigata City.<\/p> \n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal30\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1998-2.png\" alt=\"1998\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal30\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1998-2.jpg\" alt=\"1998\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">The performances will be conducted by Paavo J\u00e4rvi.<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    HOSOKAWA Toshio, Composer-in-Residence(1998\uff5e07\uff09<br><br>\n\n                                    \uff1cAward History\uff1e<br>\n                                    \u30fb1998\u3000Suntory Music Award\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">1999<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n    \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Apr.\u3000Niigata Subscription Concerts begin.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal31\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_1999.png\" alt=\"1999\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal31\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/1999.jpg\" alt=\"1999\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    \u30fb1999\u3000Child Welfare Cultural Award recommended work Ministry of Welfare Award\n                                <\/p>\n                                \n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">2001<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Sep.\u300055th anniversary concert tour of Turkey and Italy.<\/p> \n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal32\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2001.png\" alt=\"2001\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal32\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2001.jpg\" alt=\"2001\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Nine performances in eight cities.<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    \uff1cAward History\uff1e<br>\n                                    \u30fb2001\u3000Special Prize of Kenzo Nakajima Music Award\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">2002<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n    \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Apr.\u3000Launch of &#8220;Subscription Concerts for Children&#8221; jointly organised with Suntory Hall.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal33\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2002.png\" alt=\"2002\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal33\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2002.jpg\" alt=\"2002\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Photo : 16th Subscription Concerts for Children (2005)<\/p>\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Nov.\u3000Resident agreement signed with Kawasaki City.<\/p>\n                                \n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">2003<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Mar.\u3000The number of Subscription Concerts reaches 500.<\/p> \n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal34\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2003.png\" alt=\"2003\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal34\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2003.jpg\" alt=\"2003\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">The 500th anniversary subscription concert was conducted by AKIYAMA, OTOMO and IIMORI.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft noline\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">2004<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n    \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Jul.\u3000MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall, home of TSO, opens.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal35\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2004-1.png\" alt=\"2004\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal35\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2004-1.jpg\" alt=\"2004\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Mahler: Symphony No.8 &#8220;Symphony of a Thousand&#8221; was performed at the opening performance (1 July 2004).<\/p>\n                                \n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n             <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"profile__box\">\n                <h3 class=\"profile__subtitle\">Hubert SOUDANT music director period<\/h3>\n                <div class=\"profile__contents\">\n                    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"text_wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"profile__history third\" id=\"third\">\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">2004<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Sep.\u3000Hubert SOUDANT becomes the second music director.<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal36\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2004-2.png\" alt=\"2004\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                  <\/button>\n                            <\/figure>\n                            <div id=\"modal36\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2004-2.jpg\" alt=\"2004\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            \n                              <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">The first pre-Kawasaki Subscription Concert celebrates the inauguration of the new Music Director with Beethoven&#8217;s Ninth.<\/p>\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-text\">Hubert SOUDANT, Music Director(2004\uff5e14\/Conductor Laureate, 14\uff5e)<\/p>\n                            <\/div>      \n                          <\/div>\n\n\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">2005<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Apr.\u3000The Kawasaki subscription concerts begin.<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">YAMASHITA Yoshihiko, Managing Director(2005\uff5e09)<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">2006<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">May.\u300060th anniversary concert in Beijing, China.\u3000<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal37\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2006-1.png\" alt=\"2006\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                  <\/button>\n                            <\/figure>\n                            <div id=\"modal37\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2006-1.jpg\" alt=\"2006\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Participation in the &#8220;See You in Beijing&#8221; arts festival<\/p>\n                              \n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Jun.\u3000Joint concert with the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra.<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal38\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2006-2.png\" alt=\"2006\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                  <\/button>\n                            <\/figure>\n                            <div id=\"modal38\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2006-2.jpg\" alt=\"2006\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Performance of Sch\u00f6nberg: Gurre-Lieder to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the orchestra.<\/p>\n\n                            <\/div>      \n                          <\/div>\n\n\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">2007<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Apr.\u3000Launch of &#8220;Kids Programme&#8221;.<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal39\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2007-1.png\" alt=\"2007\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                              \n                                <div id=\"modal39\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                    <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2007-1.jpg\" alt=\"2007\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Kid&#8217;s programme with the Zurasian Brass, which was well received. Noted as a concert open to pre-school children.<\/p>\n\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Nov.\u3000Special Concert with Valery Gergiev<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal40\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2007-2.png\" alt=\"2007\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal40\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2007-2.jpg\" alt=\"2007\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Performance of Mozart&#8217;s Symphony No. 41 &#8220;Jupiter&#8221; and Berlioz&#8217;s Symphonie fantastique with Gergiev.<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    OHNO Junji, Managing Director(2009\uff5e22)<br><br>\n\n                                    \uff1cAward History\uff1e<br>\n                                    \u30fb2009\u3000Music Pen Club Japan Awards: Best Concert Performance(Schubert cycles led by Hubert Soudant)\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">2010<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Jul.\u3000Participates in the Dalian Summer International Arts Festival<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal41\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2010.png\" alt=\"2010\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                  <\/button>\n                            <\/figure>\n                            <div id=\"modal41\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2010.jpg\" alt=\"2010\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">The first Japanese orchestra to perform in Dalian, China, and invited back in 2011.<\/p>\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                \uff1cAward History\uff1e<br>\n                                \u30fb2010\u3000Music Pen Club Japan Awards: Best Recording and Best Sound Editing (CD: Bruckner&#8217;s 7th Symphony conducted by Hubert Soudant)<br>\n                                \u30fb2010\u3000Himawari Medal of Honor, Group Category\n                            <\/p>\n                            <\/div>      \n                          <\/div>\n\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">2011<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Mar.\u3000MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall is closed for two years due to damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake.<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">The Kawasaki Subscription Concert will be held at Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall during the final period of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Apr.\u3000Established as the &#8220;Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Tokyo Symphony Orchestra&#8221; after receiving approval from the Cabinet Office.<\/p>\n\n\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Nov.\u3000Special concert with Lorin Maazel<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal42\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2011.png\" alt=\"2011\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                              \n                                <div id=\"modal42\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                    <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2011.jpg\" alt=\"2011\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">For the 65th anniversary special concert, world-renowned conductor Lorin Maazel returned for the first time in 48 years. Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 Mahler: Symphony No. 1 &#8216;Titan&#8217;.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">2012<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Sep.\u3000SAWADA Hideo (then chairman of HIS Inc.) is appointed chairman of the board.<\/p>\n                              \n                              <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">YOKOGAWA Tadashi became chairman of the board.<\/p>\n\n                            <\/div>      \n                          <\/div>\n\n\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxright noline\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">2013<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Apr.\u3000Our home, MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall, is reopened.<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal43\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2013.png\" alt=\"2013\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                              \n                                <div id=\"modal43\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                    <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2013.jpg\" alt=\"2013\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">The inaugural concert was conducted by SOUDAN, Bruckner: Symphony No. 9, Te Deum.<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                Krzysztof URBANSKI, Principal guest conductor(2013\uff5e16)\n                                <br><br>\n                                    \uff1cAward History\uff1e<br>\n                                    \u30fb2013\u3000Kawasaki City Culture Award\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n             <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n            <div class=\"profile__box\">\n                <h3 class=\"profile__subtitle\">Jonathan NOTT music director period<\/h3>\n                <div class=\"profile__contents\">\n                    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"text_wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"profile__history fourth\" id=\"fourth\">\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">2014<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Apr.\u3000Jonathan Nott becomes third music director.<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal44\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2014.png\" alt=\"2014\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                  <\/button>\n                            <\/figure>\n                            <div id=\"modal44\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2014.jpg\" alt=\"2014\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-text\">Jonathan NOTT, Music Director(2014\uff5e26)<\/p>\n                            <\/div>      \n                          <\/div>\n\n\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">2016<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Oct.\u300070th Anniversary European Tour<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal45\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2016-1.png\" alt=\"2016\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                              \n                                <div id=\"modal45\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                    <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2016-1.jpg\" alt=\"2016\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Five shows in five European cities.<br><a href=\"\/en\/europeanTour2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"profile__history-link\">Special Web Site<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Dec.\u3000Launch of the Mozart concert-style opera &#8216;Da Ponte operas&#8217;.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal46\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2016-2.png\" alt=\"2016\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal46\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2016-2.jpg\" alt=\"2016\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Took three years to tackle the masterpieces Cos\u00ec fan tutte (2016), Don Giovanni (2017) and The Marriage of Figaro (2018).<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">2018<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Aug.\u3000Concerts to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and China.<\/p>\n                      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<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                             <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Performed in Shanghai and Hangzhou to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between China and Japan<\/p>\n                             <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                \uff1cAward History\uff1e<br>\n                                \u30fb2018\u3000Music Pen Club Japan Awards: Best Recording (CD: Mahler\u2019s 10th Symphony and Bruckner&#8217;s 9th Symphony conducted by Jonathan Nott)\n                             <\/p>\n\n                            <\/div>      \n                          <\/div>\n\n\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">2020<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                              \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Feb.~\u3000Concerts were cancelled one by one due to the spread of the new coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Mar.\u3000The &#8220;#nico-kyo&#8221; campaign is launched.<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal48\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2020-1.png\" alt=\"2020\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                <\/button>\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal49\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2020-2.png\" alt=\"2020\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                              \n                                <div id=\"modal48\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                    <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2020-1.jpg\" alt=\"2020\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <div id=\"modal49\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2020-2.png\" alt=\"2020\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">\n                                    The Masterpiece Classics Series No.155 (8 March) and Mozart Matinee 40th (14 March) were the first orchestras to broadcast the complete works live, without an audience, for free on Nico Nico Live, with around 200,000 people tuning in.<br>\nThis live broadcast was called #Nico-kyo, and the ability to share comments in real time created a new way to enjoy music (c)niconico\n                                <\/p>\n\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Jun.~Jul.\u3000Matching Gift Concert&#8221; was held.<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal50\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2020-3.png\" alt=\"2020\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal50\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2020-3.jpg\" alt=\"2020\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">The Matching Gift Concert was held with the support of the City of Kawasaki, raising awareness of this unprecedented community-orchestra initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Jul.\u3000Challenging video-led performances<\/p>\n                                <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal51\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2020-4.png\" alt=\"2020\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                <div id=\"modal51\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2020-4.jpg\" alt=\"2020\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Music Director Jonathan NOTT, who was unable to visit Japan due to entry-restriction by covid-19, appeared in two programmes and four recorded video conducting performances.<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    \uff1cAward History\uff1e<br>\n                                    \u30fb2020\u3000Music Pen Club Japan Awards: Best Orchestra, Best Ensemble\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">2021<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Mar.\u3000New concert at Team Lab Borderless. First professional orchestra to introduce electronic ticketing.<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal52\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2021.png\" alt=\"2021\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                  <\/button>\n                            <\/figure>\n                            <div id=\"modal52\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2021.png\" alt=\"2021\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">As part of the Culture and Arts Profit Enhancement Project commissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, the orchestra became the representative organising body and held the concert together with professional orchestras from around the country.<\/p>\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                HARADA Keitaro, Permanent Conductor(2021\uff5e)\n                            <\/p>\n                            <\/div>      \n                          <\/div>\n\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\"> \n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">2022<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Jun.\u3000OKAZAKI Tetsuya(Director and Managing Executive Officer, SHOCHIKU Co.) appointed Chairman of the Board<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">SAWADA Hideo was appointed chairman.<\/p>\n\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Nov.\u3000R. Strauss Concert Opera Series Launched<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal53\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2022-1.png\" alt=\"2022\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                              \n                                <div id=\"modal53\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                    <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2022-1.jpg\" alt=\"2022\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <\/div> \n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Salome (2022), Elektra (2023) and Der Rosenkavalier (2024), masterpieces to be performed over three years<\/p>\n\n\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Dec.\u3000The performance of Beethoven&#8217;s Ninth was covered by 45 cameras, the largest number in history.<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal54\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2022-2.png\" alt=\"2022\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                <\/button>\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal55\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2022-3.png\" alt=\"2022\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                <\/button>\n                                <\/figure>\n                              \n                                <div id=\"modal54\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                    <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2022-2.jpg\" alt=\"2022\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div id=\"modal55\" class=\"modal\">\n                                    <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                        <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2022-3.jpg\" alt=\"2022\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                    <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">28-Dec-22<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"profile__history-text\">\n                                    HIROOKA Yoshitaka, Managing Director(2022\uff5e)<br><br>\n                                    \uff1cAward History\uff1e<br>\n                                    \u30fb2023\u300020th Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation Music Award\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">2024<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Jan.\u3000&#8221;Electra&#8221; (2023) is awarded first prize.<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal56\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2024-1.png\" alt=\"2024\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                  <\/button>\n                            <\/figure>\n                            <div id=\"modal56\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"2024\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Music Director Jonathan NOTT &#8220;Elektra (concert style)&#8221; was voted number one in  &#8220;Concerts best 10&#8221; by Ongaku no Tomo magazine.<\/p>\n                              \n\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Feb.\u3000TSO launches Asia Project.<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal57\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2024-2.png\" alt=\"2024\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                  <\/button>\n                                  <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal58\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_2024-3.png\" alt=\"2024\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                  <\/button>\n                            <\/figure>\n                            <div id=\"modal57\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2024-2.jpg\" alt=\"2024\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div id=\"modal58\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/2024-3.jpg\" alt=\"2024\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"close\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">In a new form different from previous overseas tours by Japanese orchestras, the orchestra has established a new base in Asia, broadened its horizons from Japan to the whole of Asia, and developed multifaceted activities.<\/p>\n\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title plural\">Sep. Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Conductor \u2013 60th Anniversary Commemorative Performance (Subscription Concert No.724)<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal202409\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_202409-1.jpg\" alt=\"2024\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                    <\/button>\n                               <\/figure>\n                              <div id=\"modal202409\" class=\"modal\">\n                                <div class=\"modal-box\">\n                                <p class=\"modal-contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/202409-1.jpg\" alt=\"2024\" class=\"modal-img\"><\/p>\n                                <button class=\"modalClose\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/icon_close2.svg\" alt=\"\u9589\u3058\u308b\"><\/button>\n                                <\/div>\n                              <\/div>      \n                            <\/div>      \n                          <\/div>\n\n                          <div class=\"profile__history-boxright\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxright--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxright--year--inner\">2025<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxright--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">May\u3000Asia Tour<\/p>\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-caption\">Two performances in Bangkok, one performance in Kuala Lumpur<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link 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2025 -->\n\n                        <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft noline\">\n                            <p class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year\"><span class=\"profile__history-boxleft--year--inner\">2026<\/span><\/p>\n                            <div class=\"profile__history-boxleft--box\">\n                              <p class=\"profile__history-title\">Jan.\u3000Jonathan Nott voted Best Artist No. 1<\/p>\n                              <figure class=\"profile__history-imgbox\">\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" data-modal=\"modal202601-1\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/tso\/assets\/img\/about\/history\/thum_202601-1.jpg\" alt=\"2026\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--img\">\n                                <\/button>\n                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"profile__history-imgbox--link modalOpen_ve-ho\" 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