Tadaaki Otaka

Tadaaki Otaka has emerged as one of the leading Japanese conductors of his generation. He has held major conducting posts both in Japan and England and has led critically acclaimed performances in both the concert hall and opera house. Otaka's choice in repertory has been broad but has tended to favor composers from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, with Franck, Richard Strauss, Elgar, Prokofiev, and especially Rachmaninov figuring prominently in his programs. Not surprisingly, Otaka has also conducted much Japanese music: works by Toru Takemitsu (including seve...