Pietari Inkinen returns to lead the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra with two concerts on November 23, and 24, at the Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall and The Suntory Hall in Tokyo, respectively. The program includes Alexander Glazunov’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A-minor, op.82, starring soloist Mayuko Kamio, and Richard Strauss’s Eine Alpensinfonie, TrV233, op.64.

Pietari Inkinen is particularly eager to collaborate with Ms. Kamio, as they were both students of Zakhar Bron; as such, they participated in a concert in 2017 on the occasion of the esteemed violinist and teacher’s 70th birthday, Ms. Kamio as a violin soloist and Maestro Inkinen as a conductor.

Pietari Inkinen’s long collaboration with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra dates back to 2009. He led the ensemble first as Principal Guest Conductor, and then as Chief Conductor between 2016 and 2023.

[Photo: Kaupo Kikkas]