Kazushi Ono is the definitive musical citizen of the world. He was born in Tokyo, studied in Munich and forged his early career in Zagreb, Karlsruhe and Tokyo. These influences shaped an inquiring and profound musical intellect and an ability to communicate meaning across languages and cultures. He enjoys deep and longstanding relationships with the finest orchestras around the world.
His passion and curiosity for repertoire take him to the standard classics but also to new music and he often commissions new orchestral works and operas. He is a vocal advocate for the role of culture in all our lives and works actively within the communities which his three orchestras serve.
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Kazushi Ono reveals Scriabin in a new light
In December, Kazushi Ono conducted Brussels Philharmonic in Scriabin's Fifth Symphony , Prométhée – Le poème du feu , in a groundbreaking concert format integrating a light installation and video art by Iranian-German artist Nazanin Fakoor. The visionary composer scored the symphony to include a 'colour organ' that would reflect the 'colours' of the music, bringing sight and sound together in a synesthetic experience. Fakoor's site-specific light sculpture floated above the orchestra,...