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

Kazushi Ono conducts  Der fliegende Holländer at Hamburg State Opera this month, and later in the year,  Rusalka  at Opéra national de Paris and  Elektra  for New National Theatre, Tokyo. Beginning a year so full of opera, he tells us about his approach to balancing scores and remembers sneaking into a rehearsal of Carlos Kleiber Compared with studying symphonies, opera takes a lot of time to bring into one’s repertoire. I start the process not with the music, but reading th

Kazushi Ono conducts Natasha. Photo: New National Theatre, Tokyo Kazushi Ono conducted the world premiere of Toshio Hosokawa's new opera...

Kazushi Ono and New National Theatre, Tokyo, have announced their 2025–26 season, which will include Ono conducting new productions of...

Kazushi Ono will conduct the world premiere of Toshio Hosokawa's new opera Natasha at New National Theatre, Tokyo, in a production...

Kazushi Ono has shared the secrets of his creative process in a Q & A with Brussels Philharmonic

Ahead of the new season at New National Theatre, Tokyo, Kazushi Ono discusses his programming, which includes the new production of...

Kazushi Ono's recent recording of Scriabin's Second Symphony with Brussels Philharmonic has won excellent reviews. De Staandard gives...

As he conducts Tristan und Isolde at New National Theatre Tokyo, Kazushi Ono has given an interview to Japan Forward, talking about his...