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Conductor: Kanade Yokoyama

Kanade Yokoyama, conductor

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Born in Sapporo in 1984. After graduating from Hokkaido University of Education Sapporo Campus Art and Culture Course Music Course, studied at Toho Gakuen School of Music and completed a master's course at Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Music. Studied conducting under Douglas Bostock, Tadaaki Otaka, Ken Takaseki, Takao Nakamura and Hideomi Kuroiwa. Studied percussion under Yuji Magai, and vocal under Toshiaki Kuwano and Naoko Amagai. 2017 WMC Kerkrade Conductor Competition 3rd place. 2018 18th Tokyo International Music Competition 2nd place & Audience Award. So far, the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, Yama Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Yomikyo Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Kosei Wind, Chiba Symphony Orchestra, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, Japan Century Symphony Orchestra, Kansai He has performed with Phil, Daikyo, Osaka Shion, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, Kukyo Symphony Orchestra, and others. 2015-2017 Conducting researcher of the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2019, he directed "Leoncavallo: Clown" commemorating the 55th anniversary of the founding of Hokkaido Nikikai, and in 2021 directed "Bernstein: Candide" directed by Satoshi Taoshita, leading to great success.