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Japanese classical performance is a richly textured genre, embodying the delicate balance between Western classical music traditions and Japan's unique cultural aesthetics. The genre features a diverse range of artists, from conductors like Seiji Ozawa and Yutaka Sado, who infuse traditional symphonic repertoire with nuanced interpretation, to ensembles such as the Saito Kinen Orchestra and the NHK Symphony Orchestra, known for their precision and dynamic range. Pianists like Hisako Kawamura and vocalists such as Akira Tachikawa contribute to the field with delicate articulation and emotional depth, while chamber groups like the Tokyo String Quartet bring a refined coherence to their performances. The genre is a testament to Japan's embrace of classical music, skillfully merging Western techniques with an inherent Japanese sensitivity.

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Hommage à l'Orchestre Lamoureux. Chabrier: España - Ravel: Boléro album image

Hommage à l'Orchestre Lamoureux. Chabrier: España - Ravel: Boléro

Emmanuel Chabrier•

Maurice Ravel•

Orchestre Lamoureux

Album - 14 Tracks - Released October 2, 2026

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October 2, 2026

Hommage à l'Orchestre Lamoureux. Chabrier: España - Ravel: Boléro
Yutaka Sado•
Emmanuel Chabrier•
Maurice Ravel•
Orchestre Lamoureux
14 tracks
September 16

Mozart: The Flute Quartets
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Cocomi•
東亮汰•
中恵菜•
矢部優典
10 tracks
September 2

Mahler: Symphony No. 5
Gustav Mahler•
Fabio Luisi•
NHK Symphony Orchestra
5 tracks
August 21

Mozart: Flute Quartet in G Major, K. 285a: I. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Cocomi•
東亮汰•
中恵菜•
矢部優典
1 tracks
August 19

J.S. Bach: Suites for Cello Solo, BWV 1007-1012 (Live at St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo 2026)
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Haruma Sato
36 tracks
July 31

Mozart: Flute Quartet in A Major, K. 298: I. Tema con variazione. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Cocomi•
東亮汰•
中恵菜•
矢部優典
1 tracks
July 31

Joe Hisaishi: The Wind Forest (From "My Neighbor Totoro")
Joe Hisaishi•
Nobuyuki Tsujii
1 tracks
July 24

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 109, 110 & 111 (Live at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, 2025)
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Mitsuko Uchida
9 tracks
July 10

Mozart：Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285: I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Cocomi•
東亮汰•
中恵菜•
矢部優典
1 tracks
June 26

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: IIIa. Adagio ma non troppo (Live at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, 2025)
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Mitsuko Uchida
1 tracks
May 29

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo – (Live at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, 2025)
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Mitsuko Uchida
1 tracks
May 22

Réminiscences de l'opéra Turandot de Puccini Op. 39
Leslie Howard•
Kotaro Fukuma
1 tracks
May 20

ラフマニノフ: ピアノ協奏曲第2番
Sergei Rachmaninoff•
Michie Koyama•
Dmitri Jurowski•
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra•
Fedoseyev Friends
4 tracks
April 22

Ave Maria, CG 89 (After Johann Sebastian Bach) [Arr. for Piano by Walter Vleminckx]
Charles Gounod•
Kotaro Fukuma
1 tracks
April 22

Ave Maria, CG 89 (After Johann Sebastian Bach) [Arr. for Piano by Walter Vleminckx]
Charles Gounod•
Kotaro Fukuma
1 tracks
March 27

J.S. Bach, Gounod: Ave Maria, CG 89 (After Prelude in C Major, BWV 846/I) [Arr. Herald for Flute & Guitar]
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Charles Gounod•
Cocomi•
Alexandra Whittingham
1 tracks
March 6

Walton: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Orb and Sceptre (Live)
William Walton•
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra•
Kazuki Yamada
8 tracks
February 20

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": Ic. Sinfonia. Adagio religioso
Felix Mendelssohn•
Bach Collegium Japan•
Masaaki Suzuki
1 tracks
February 20

Walton: Orb and Sceptre "Coronation March" (Live)
William Walton•
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra•
Kazuki Yamada
1 tracks
February 6

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": II. "Alles, was Odem hat"
Felix Mendelssohn•
Bach Collegium Japan•
Masaaki Suzuki
1 tracks
February 6

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, "Lobgesang"
Felix Mendelssohn•
Bach Collegium Japan•
Masaaki Suzuki
12 tracks
January 23

Brahms: String Quartet No.2 in A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2: III. Quasi minuetto, moderato
Johannes Brahms•
Tokyo String Quartet
1 tracks
January 9

Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Hob.III:75, Op. 7 No. 1: III. Menuetto. Presto
Joseph Haydn•
Tokyo String Quartet
1 tracks
January 9

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 — Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Nobuyuki Tsujii•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra•
Sergei Rachmaninoff•
Domingo Hindoyan
14 tracks
January 5

豊臣兄弟！
NHK Symphony Orchestra•
Ryusuke Numajiri•
Yuji Toriyama
1 tracks
December 19, 2025

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Transcr. Pletnev as Concert Suite for Piano): II. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Nobuyuki Tsujii
1 tracks
December 19

Yasushi Akutagawa: Great Works
Yasushi Akutagawa•
Ichiro Nodaira•
Haruma Sato
12 tracks
December 5

Rachmaninoff: How Fair This Spot, Op. 21 No. 7 (Transcr. Volodos for Piano)
Sergei Rachmaninoff•
Nobuyuki Tsujii
1 tracks
October 30

Elegy for Victims (Violin Version)
Nobuyuki Tsujii
1 tracks
October 29

N響大河ドラマコンサート2024/2025
NHK Symphony Orchestra
18 tracks
October 24

L'apothéose De Corelli - Triosonatas
Eun-Shik Kim•
Ryo Terakado•
Kaori Uemura•
François Guerrier
23 tracks
October 17

Eternal Fantasy
Kaori Muraji
16 tracks
October 10

Corelli: 12 Trio Sonatas, Op. 3, No. 8 in C Major: I. Largo
Arcangelo Corelli•
Eun-Shik Kim•
Ryo Terakado•
François Guerrier•
Kaori Uemura
1 tracks
October 8

アルバム
Michie Koyama
10 tracks
October 7

AIRS À FAIRE FUIR － Erik Satie: pour piano solo et à quatre mains
Erik Satie•
Yuji Takahashi
39 tracks
October 2

The Essential Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi•
Takako Nishizaki•
Julian Lloyd Webber•
Adrian Chandler
30 tracks
October 2

The Essential Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi•
Takako Nishizaki•
Julian Lloyd Webber•
Adrian Chandler
30 tracks
September 29

The Essential Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Jenő Jandó•
Boris Giltburg•
Takako Nishizaki
20 tracks
September 29

The Essential Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Jenő Jandó•
Boris Giltburg•
Takako Nishizaki
20 tracks
September 26

Kakariko Village (Arr. Koseki for Guitar) [From "The Legend of Zelda"]
Kaori Muraji
1 tracks

October 2, 2026

Hommage à l'Orchestre Lamoureux. Chabrier: España - Ravel: Boléro
Yutaka Sado•
Emmanuel Chabrier•
Maurice Ravel•
Orchestre Lamoureux
14 tracks
September 16

Mozart: The Flute Quartets
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Cocomi•
東亮汰•
中恵菜•
矢部優典
10 tracks
September 2

Mahler: Symphony No. 5
Gustav Mahler•
Fabio Luisi•
NHK Symphony Orchestra
5 tracks
August 19

J.S. Bach: Suites for Cello Solo, BWV 1007-1012 (Live at St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo 2026)
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Haruma Sato
36 tracks
July 24

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 109, 110 & 111 (Live at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, 2025)
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Mitsuko Uchida
9 tracks
May 20

ラフマニノフ: ピアノ協奏曲第2番
Sergei Rachmaninoff•
Michie Koyama•
Dmitri Jurowski•
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra•
Fedoseyev Friends
4 tracks
March 6

Walton: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Orb and Sceptre (Live)
William Walton•
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra•
Kazuki Yamada
8 tracks
February 6

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, "Lobgesang"
Felix Mendelssohn•
Bach Collegium Japan•
Masaaki Suzuki
12 tracks
January 9

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 — Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Nobuyuki Tsujii•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra•
Sergei Rachmaninoff•
Domingo Hindoyan
14 tracks
December 19, 2025

Yasushi Akutagawa: Great Works
Yasushi Akutagawa•
Ichiro Nodaira•
Haruma Sato
12 tracks
October 29

N響大河ドラマコンサート2024/2025
NHK Symphony Orchestra
18 tracks
October 24

L'apothéose De Corelli - Triosonatas
Eun-Shik Kim•
Ryo Terakado•
Kaori Uemura•
François Guerrier
23 tracks
October 17

Eternal Fantasy
Kaori Muraji
16 tracks
October 8

アルバム
Michie Koyama
10 tracks
October 7

AIRS À FAIRE FUIR － Erik Satie: pour piano solo et à quatre mains
Erik Satie•
Yuji Takahashi
39 tracks
October 2

The Essential Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi•
Takako Nishizaki•
Julian Lloyd Webber•
Adrian Chandler
30 tracks
October 2

The Essential Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi•
Takako Nishizaki•
Julian Lloyd Webber•
Adrian Chandler
30 tracks
September 29

The Essential Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Jenő Jandó•
Boris Giltburg•
Takako Nishizaki
20 tracks
September 29

The Essential Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Jenő Jandó•
Boris Giltburg•
Takako Nishizaki
20 tracks
September 19

Camille Saint-Saëns: L'Ancêtre
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra•
Kazuki Yamada•
Jennifer Holloway•
Gaëlle Arquez•
Hélène Carpentier•
Julien Henric
38 tracks

August 21, 2026

Mozart: Flute Quartet in G Major, K. 285a: I. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Cocomi•
東亮汰•
中恵菜•
矢部優典
1 tracks
July 31

Mozart: Flute Quartet in A Major, K. 298: I. Tema con variazione. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Cocomi•
東亮汰•
中恵菜•
矢部優典
1 tracks
July 31

Joe Hisaishi: The Wind Forest (From "My Neighbor Totoro")
Joe Hisaishi•
Nobuyuki Tsujii
1 tracks
July 10

Mozart：Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285: I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Cocomi•
東亮汰•
中恵菜•
矢部優典
1 tracks
June 26

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: IIIa. Adagio ma non troppo (Live at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, 2025)
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Mitsuko Uchida
1 tracks
May 29

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo – (Live at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, 2025)
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Mitsuko Uchida
1 tracks
May 22

Réminiscences de l'opéra Turandot de Puccini Op. 39
Leslie Howard•
Kotaro Fukuma
1 tracks
April 22

Ave Maria, CG 89 (After Johann Sebastian Bach) [Arr. for Piano by Walter Vleminckx]
Charles Gounod•
Kotaro Fukuma
1 tracks
April 22

Ave Maria, CG 89 (After Johann Sebastian Bach) [Arr. for Piano by Walter Vleminckx]
Charles Gounod•
Kotaro Fukuma
1 tracks
March 27

J.S. Bach, Gounod: Ave Maria, CG 89 (After Prelude in C Major, BWV 846/I) [Arr. Herald for Flute & Guitar]
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Charles Gounod•
Cocomi•
Alexandra Whittingham
1 tracks
February 20

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": Ic. Sinfonia. Adagio religioso
Felix Mendelssohn•
Bach Collegium Japan•
Masaaki Suzuki
1 tracks
February 20

Walton: Orb and Sceptre "Coronation March" (Live)
William Walton•
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra•
Kazuki Yamada
1 tracks
February 6

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2, Op. 52, "Lobgesang": II. "Alles, was Odem hat"
Felix Mendelssohn•
Bach Collegium Japan•
Masaaki Suzuki
1 tracks
January 23

Brahms: String Quartet No.2 in A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2: III. Quasi minuetto, moderato
Johannes Brahms•
Tokyo String Quartet
1 tracks
January 9

Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Hob.III:75, Op. 7 No. 1: III. Menuetto. Presto
Joseph Haydn•
Tokyo String Quartet
1 tracks
January 5

豊臣兄弟！
NHK Symphony Orchestra•
Ryusuke Numajiri•
Yuji Toriyama
1 tracks
December 19, 2025

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (Transcr. Pletnev as Concert Suite for Piano): II. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Nobuyuki Tsujii
1 tracks
December 5

Rachmaninoff: How Fair This Spot, Op. 21 No. 7 (Transcr. Volodos for Piano)
Sergei Rachmaninoff•
Nobuyuki Tsujii
1 tracks
October 30

Elegy for Victims (Violin Version)
Nobuyuki Tsujii
1 tracks
October 10

Corelli: 12 Trio Sonatas, Op. 3, No. 8 in C Major: I. Largo
Arcangelo Corelli•
Eun-Shik Kim•
Ryo Terakado•
François Guerrier•
Kaori Uemura
1 tracks