Japan Philharmonic Orchestra 749th Subscription Concert in Tokyo Unofficial

Inkinen's last Tokyo Subscription as Principal Conductor. The culmination of his career, "Kullervo Symphony

Our chef Pietari Inkinen, with whom we have shared many stages since our first collaboration in 2008, will retire from his post as Principal Conductor of the Japan Philharmonic in August 2023. He will retire from his post as Principal Conductor of the Japan Philharmonic in August 2023. In his last subscription concert in Tokyo, the orchestra will perform Sibelius' epic "Kullervo Symphony," the culmination of their collaboration. The work is an epic tale of a mythical world based on the local lyric poem "Kalevala. The soloists are the Rusanen sisters from Finland. The choir will be a mixed team of the University of Helsinki Male Chorus, which is the pride of the country, and a Japanese choir, and will give a splendid final performance with Chief Conductor Inkinen.