Japanese speaker biographies, Schedule and Delegate List
Kingo Nakayama is currently Managing Director, Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation (The former Nikikai Opera Foundation and 'Nikikai', a classical singers' membership association were merged into a new larger foundation on 1st October, 2005) and Vice-Chairman, Japan Association of Classical Music Presenters (JACMP). He also serves as General Director, Japan Federation of Musicians since 2003.
After graduating in 1963 from the Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering at Kyushu University, he joined Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. (Mitsui Kinzoku). From 1974 to 1975 he undertook further study at the Center for Advanced Engineering Study of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
From 1982 he served at Mitsui's Corporate Research Center as a leader of new business development projects and then headed the Center's Research and Development planning. From 1992 to 1995, he was responsible for the Chemicals Division as Deputy General Manager, and General Manager, Planning and Control at the Engineered Materials Sector before becoming Chief Executive of the U.S. affiliated Mitsui Kinzoku in New York.
In 1997 he became Executive Coordinator for Nikikai and the Nikikai Opera Foundation becoming Secretary-General of the Nikikai Secretariat in 1999. He also serves as Managing Director, Secretary-General, and Production Director of the Nikikai Opera
Mr Akihiro Nozaki (below)
After finishing Kunitachi Music College (Trumpet major), Akihiro Nozaki performed both locally and internationally with many Orchestras and Ensembles. He studied in Cologne, Germany from 1981 to 1984 and since joining the management business world in 1994, worked for Harmony Japan Co.,Ltd. as Managing Director, for Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra as Secretary General, and for Japan Philharmonic Orchestra as Vice Head Officer. He is currently Board member and Artistic Administrator at Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra.
Under the dispatch of Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2001 for Art Management division he undertook further professional development at Der Deutsche Buehnenverein in Germany. He was also Board member for Association of Japanese Symphony Orchestra from 2000-2002.
Mr. Isao Nakatsubo (below)
Nakatsubo Arts service Co was established in 1970 and specialises in arts management, promotion, ticket sales and artists management practice.
The company produces various international folk performing arts events in order to promote the cultural exchange of traditional music and dance and is an active organiser of school workshops.
Mr Nakatsubo serves as a consultant to public theatre and local governments-related projects both in Japan and Asia and in addition, is Executive Vice- President of The Japan Folk Performing Arts Association, a Governor of the Federation for Asian Cultural Promotion (FACP) and a former director of the Japan Association of Classical Music Presenters.
Mr. Kazu Tsuchihashi (below)
Kazu Tsuchihashi serves as president of Crystal Arts Planning International, Inc., a New York branch of management firm Crystal Arts, Inc. in Tokyo. Crystal Arts has been active in managing both Japanese and non-Japanese artists, producing classical-musical events and representing the Asia/Oceania territory in projects such as the Placido Domingo Opera Contest and the Leonard Bernstein International Music Competitions. Kazu Tsuchihashi served as the artistic administrator for Pacific Music Festival, Sapporo, Japan, founded by the late Leonard Bernstein in 1990.
Ms. Masumi Sato (below)
Born in Hokkaido, Masumi Sato studied piano from the age of 6 until she was 20. Following university graduation, she arrived in Tokyo in 1985 where she began a career as a manager of Japan tours by top-class foreign artists for the former agency Takayanagi Music Management. Since 1997 she has been with Concert Imagine, which gives its managers considerable freedom to respond to their artists' needs. Her achievements there include work on behalf of many performers in well established fields, also opening up new opportunities in the classical music market for artists of unconventional specialities, such as the bandoneon player Ryota Komatsu and Nobuya Sugawa, a classical saxophonist. Ms. Sato's organization of a concert series using the new edition of Chopin's works that is a national project of Poland has done much to familiarize Japanese audiences with the new National Edition. She is presently working zealously to discover talented young performers and provide opportunities for them.
Mr. Toshio Yoshizumi (below)
Mr Yoshizumi obtained a Bachelor of Science from Kansai Gakuin University, Dept. of Economics in 1961. He began at the Yamaha Corporation, formerly Nippon Gakki Seizo and served as manager of stores in Ginza (Tokyo), Shinsaibashi (Osaka) and Kobe. He then worked with the Yamaha Music Foundation which worked to increase public interest in music in the capacity of Manager, Osaka Office, and Director of Artist Promotion. In November 1997 he joined the Japan Association of Classical Music Presenters (JACMP) as Secretary General and presently serves the Association as General Director.
His other activities include: Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and Festival (Executive Committee member); Sendai International Competition (Committee member); Foundation for Promotion of Music Industry and Culture (Trustee) and currently serves on the IAMA Board of Directors.
Mr. Takeshi Hara (below)
Takeshi Hara graduated in 1963 from Kunitachi College of Music after which time he entered NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) mainly in charge of production of classical music programs. In 1975, he was awarded Grand Prix of Prix Italia (International award for outstanding TV programs) for the production of 'Quando non ci sono piu pesci nel Mare'.
In 1983 he was promoted to Chief Producer of NHK's Classical Music Division recording ten ballet works for television at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre and recording of Der Ring des Niebelungen (Wagner) at Munich's Bayerisch Staatsoper for Hi-Vision (HDTV).
In 1990 he headed up NHK'S Classical Music Division with the responsibility to promote international programs as well as introduce Japanese programs to the global market. Also in 1990, he became Executive Director (later Deputy Chairman) of NHK Symphony Orchestra and in 2003 set up the position of Music Director in an effort to enhance the orchestra's international reputation (engaged Charles Dutoit, then Vladimir Ashkenazy as Music Director).
From last year, he holds the position of Director & Artistic Director of Suntory Hall.
Mr. Jiro Imamura (below)
Jiro Imamura was born on November 1, 1946. His career spans nearly forty years in the record industry and copyright sector beginning with King Records Co., Ltd in April, 1969. In July the same year he joined the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) in the copyright department and in October 1992, was appointed Deputy Director. In April 2001 he became Director, Legal Department and Deputy Director, Public Relations Department and member of the International Sub-Committee of Copyright Council, TRIPS Study Group, Contents Overseas Distribution Promotion Alliance, etc. (outside RIAJ). January, 2003 he became Director, Public Relations Department and in April, 2005 was appointed Director & General Manager, Public Relations Department.
Mr. Masami Shigeta (below)
Masami Shigeta was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1946. He attended Waseda University, where he specialised in Politics and Economics before going to live in the United States. While there, Mr Shigeta recognized that Japan’s Regional Development Projects had been a “copy of big cities” or “pursuit of commercialism” rather than developing its originality and creativity in regional culture. Since then, he has pro-actively introduced cultural activities such as: International Environment Forum in Japan, Japan-Aspen Music Festival, Aspen Design Conference in Japan. He has given great assistance to Japan’s local communities with ongoing activities in the hope that they will be able to continue their own cultural development in the near future.
Mr Shigeta established Azuma Shokai Trading Co., Ltd. in 1969, and his company conducts various kinds of businesses throughout the world. He is involved in many other activities including a fundraising campaign for the research of serious disease and a scholarship award named Shigeta Music Award for top music students, which allows them to study at Aspen Music Festival and School.
Since founding Aspen Resort Systems Inc. in 1988, which is now known as Aspen Incorporated, Mr Shigeta has been directly involved with various cultural events including the education sector (Ishikawa Music Academy). In 2001 and 2002 he organized two relief charity concerts for the victims of New York World Trade Center tragedy. Since then he, as an active promoter, has been inviting many orchestras and artists to Japan including the Berliner Philharmoniker, BBC Philharmonic, Helsinki Festival Orchestra, Michel Camilo, etc.
Mr Shigeta has become an honorary citizen of Aspen, Colorado in the United States. In 1988, he was awarded Aspen Ambassador by Aspen City Assembly for his great contribution and friendship to Aspen. Back to TOP
SCHEDULE
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Monday, 28 November |
Cadogan Hall, Sloane Square, London |
| 17:00 | Young Artist Showcase – all welcome |
| 18:00 | Members’ Meeting followed by end of year reception for members and invited guests |
| Tuesday, 29 November | Cadogan Hall, Sloane Square, London |
| 09:00 | Registration opening |
| 09:30 - 09:50 | Welcome addresses: James Brown, Chairman, IAMA |
| Roderick Thomson (Van Walsum Management) and IAMA Board member to introduce: | |
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| 09:50 - 10:10 | Opening welcome and introduction of the delegation |
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| 10:10 - 10:20 | Opening address: Mr. Takeshi Hara, General Manager, Suntory Hall |
| An overview of the Japanese market | |
| 10:20 - 11:15 | An overview of the orchestral market in Japan |
| Moderator: Russell Jones, Director, Association of British Orchestras | |
| Mr. Akihiro Nozaki, Artistic Director, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Mr. Takeshi Hara, General Manager, Suntory Hall and former Vice-Chairman of the NHK Symphony | |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Refreshments |
| 11:45 - 13:00 | Artist Management in Japan: What you should know about doing business in Japan? |
| Moderator: Helen Sykes, Managing Partner, Helen Sykes Artists’ Management | |
| Mr. Kazu Tsuchihashi, President, Crystal Arts Planning Int. | |
| Mr. Masami Shigeta, Chairman and CEO, Aspen Incorporated | |
| Ms. Masumi Sato, Managing Director, Concert Imagine | |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Opera in Japan: A perspective |
| Mr. Kingo Nakayama, Vice President of Japan Association of Classical Music Presenters (JACMP); Managing Director, Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation | |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Promotion and Marketing in Japan. What are the trends and what do we need to be aware of? |
| Mr. Kazu Tsuchihashi, President, Crystal Arts Planning Int. | |
| Mr. Masami Shigeta, Chairman and CEO, Aspen Incorporated | |
| Ms. Masumi Sato, Managing Director, Concert Imagine | |
| Mr. Isao Nakatsubo, JACMP Member, President, Nakatubo Arts Service Co. Ltd. | |
| Followed by questions | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Refreshments |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Focus on Recording industry in Japan |
| Moderator: John Willan, Chairman, Hazard Chase Ltd. | |
| Speakers: Costa Pilavachi, President, Decca | |
| Mr. Jiro Imamura, Director and General Manager, Public Relations Department of the Recording Industry Association of Japan | |
| 17:00 | Thanks: Roderick Thomson |
DELEGATE LIST
| Name | Title | Company |
| Russell Jones | Director | ABO |
| Christopher Lawrence | General Manager | Academy of Ancient Music |
| Jill Arbetter | Director | Arbetter Artists |
| Virginia Braden | Director | Arts Management Property Ltd |
| Alison Nethsingha | Artist Manager | Askonas Holt Ltd |
| Rona Eastwood | Senior Artist Manager | Askonas Holt Ltd |
| Peter Ansell | Senior Projects Manager | Askonas Holt Ltd |
| Scott Cooper | Artist Manager | Atholl Still International |
| Sharon Zhu | Promotion Executive | Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers |
| Luc Van Loocke | Agent | Bureau de Concerts Liliane Weinstadt |
| Caroline Phillips | General Manager | Caroline Phillips Management |
| Catherine Le Bris | Director | CLB Management |
| Mai Murata | Administrator | CLB Management |
| Jill Segal | Director | Connaught Artists Management Ltd |
| Costa Pilavachi | President | Decca Records |
| Jonathan Brett | Artistic Director | English Classical Players |
| Ole Baekhoej | General Manager | Gabrieli Consort |
| Jasper Parrott | Chairman, Joint MD | Harrison Parrott Ltd |
| Linda Marks | Joint MD | Harrison Parrott Ltd |
| Lucy Rice | Artist Manager | Hazard Chase Ltd |
| Sibylle Jackson | Artist Manager | Hazard Chase Ltd |
| James Brown | Managing Director | Hazard Chase Ltd |
| John Willan | Chairman | Hazard Chase Ltd |
| Helen Sykes | Managing Partner | Helen Sykes Artists' Management |
| Rie Rose | Interpreter | IAM Magazine |
| Martin Huber | Publishing Director | IAM Magazine |
| Atholl Swainston-Harrison | Chief Executive | IAMA |
| Melanie Crompton | Manager: Projects & Administration | IAMA |
| Andreas Flohr | Intern | IAMA |
| Laura Tear | Conference Administrator | IAMA |
| Sally Rogers | Senior Projects Manager | IMG Artists |
| Ian Smallbone | Managing Director | IMG Artists |
| Susannah York Skinner | Associate Artist Manager | Intermusica |
| Mami Mizutori | Director | Japan Information and Cultural Centre |
| Jonathan Cooke | Director | Jonathan Cooke Ltd |
| Emma-Jane Stokely | Artist Manager | KDS UK |
| Till Dönch | Director | Künstlermanagement Till Dönch |
| Margaret Murphy | Artist Manager | Margaret Murphy Management |
| Lorna Neill | Director | Music Inter Alia |
| Christopher Knowles | Director | MusicMakers |
| Aminah Domloge | Director | Pro Artist |
| Michel-Etienne Van Neste | Secretary General | Queen Elisabeth Competition of Belgium |
| Kristina Aljinovic | Managing Director | Specialised Travel Ltd |
| Yoshimi McLeod | East Asia Advisor | South Yorkshire International Trade Centre |
| Emma Sweetland | Director, IAMA Board | Sulivan Sweetland |
| Teresa Arnesen | Strategy Manager | UKTI |
| Rachel Bostock | Joint MD | Van Walsum Management |
| Rog Thomson | Director/Projects Manager | Van Walsum Management |
| Mario Ingrassia | MA Music | |
| Astusko Niki | Pianist |