Kazushi ono biography of donald
Kazushi Ono's musical personality was formed by the cultures of both Japan, where he was born, and Europe, where he studied..
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When he was 10-years-old, Kazushi Ōno went to the opera for the first time.
What opera did he witness?
Kazushi Ono is the definitive musical citizen of the world.
“La Traviata.” He was hooked.
This led him to study at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music before he headed off to Germany to study as a scholar of the Japanese Ministry of Culture under Wolfgang Sawallish and Giuseppe Patanè.
From there, he would engage with a major career in Europe where he was Chief Conductor of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra before taking on the role of General Music Director of the Baden State Opera. He has also held posts with the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonian National Orchestra.
He currently holds the position of music director with the Brussels Philharmonic.
Ōno has also made waves at home in Japan where he is the music director of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra