Conductor Chosei Komatsu (小松長生; born 1 March 1958) is currently in his fourth year as Artistic Director of Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica and as Music Director of Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra in Japan. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He has guest conducted orchestras, opera and ballet on four continents, including Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bolshoi Theater Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kiev National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kiev National Opera, Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. The Orchestre symphonique de Montreal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra) is a major Quebec orchestra. ... The Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio is one of the most prestigious orchestras in Russia. ... Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre is a theatre and theater company in Moscow, Russia, which gives performances of plays, ballet, and opera. ... The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1945, is the oldest and most famous orchestra in South Korea. ... The New Japan Philharmonic ) is a symphony orchestra based in Japan It was established in 1972 with Seiji Ozawa as honorary conductor laureate. ...

Mtro. Komatsu’s prior conducting posts were Principal Conductor of Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and Japan Shinsei Symphony, Music Director of Takefu International Music Festival, Music Director of Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Principal Guest Conductor of Lviv State Opera and Ballet, Associate Conductor of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and Exxon/Arts Endowment Conductor of Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra (東京フィルハーモニー交響楽団) claims to be the oldest classical orchestra in Japan, having been founded in Nagoya in 1911. ... The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony is a Canadian orchestra based in the city of Kitchener-Waterloo. ... The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony is a Canadian orchestra based in the city of Kitchener-Waterloo. ... The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland. ... The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is located in Buffalo, New York, near DYouville College. ...

Recent critically acclaimed performances include a tour in Japan with Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Costa Rica, nine performances of Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly with Compañía Lírica Nacional de Costa Rica, and Beethoven’s Symphony #9 with Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly) is an opera in three acts (originally two acts) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. ...

Mtro. Komatsu has many recordings to his credit. His gala concert with Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, baritone Renato Bruson and soprano Stefania Bonfadelli was released on DVD in 2003. His 2004 recording of Akira Senju’s Piano Concerto Shukumei, with Japan Philharmonic and Kentaro Haneda, is the best selling classical music CD in the history of Japan. He has also recorded for the Sony Classical, Columbia, BMG-Victor, EMI and CBC labels, with the Moscow Radio Symphony, Japan Philharmonic, Canadian Chamber Ensemble, and Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.

A native of Japan, Chosei Komatsu earned a Bachelor of Literature degree in aesthetics from University of Tokyo and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in orchestral conducting from Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He was awarded the Leonard Bernstein Conducting Fellowship at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in Germany and the Aspen Music Festival and School Conducting Fellowship in the United States. His primary conducting teachers were David Zinman, David Effron, Donald Neuen, and Eiichi Ito, and he took further studies with Kurt Masur, Max Rudolf, and Leonard Bernstein. The University of Tokyo ), abbreviated as Todai ), is one of the leading research universities in Japan. ... The Eastman School of Music (also known more simply as The Eastman School, Eastman, or ESM) is a music conservatory located in the United States. ... Founded in 1949, the Aspen Music Festival and School is an internationally renowned classical music festival that presents world-class music in an intimate, small-town setting. ... David Zinman (born New York, 10 July 1936) is an American conductor. ... David Effron is an American conductor and educator. ... Kurt Masur Conducting Mendelssohns Scottish Symphony Kurt Masur (born July 18, 1927) is a German conductor. ... Max Rudolf (1902-1994) was a German conductor who spent most of his career in the United States. ... Leonard Bernstein (pronounced BERN-styne)[1] (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, and pianist. ...

Chosei Komatsu currently lives in Florida, USA, and in Fukui, Japan.

Official Website: http://www.c-komatsu.com