He has performed on Hong Kong radio and played with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.
He became principal guest conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in October 1999, and music director in September 2004.
He has performed with numerous world class orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic, the Israel Camerata Jerusalem, the China National Symphony, the Bilkent Symphony of Ankara, the Symphony Orchestra of India, the Mexico City Philharmonic, and the London Philharmonic.
His repertoire also encompasses more recent works, which he performs internationally: he gave the world premieres of Ivan Fedele's cello concerto (Orchestre National de France, Leonard Slatkin) and Gilbert Amy's concerto (Tokyo Symphony Orchestra at Suntory Hall in Tokyo).
He has also performed with the Russian National Orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchestra, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, and the Wiener Symphoniker.
She has also played at many international music festivals, and has performed with orchestras such as the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.
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