Yukio Fujioka

The last favorite disciple of Akeo Watanabe, who was a heavyweight in the Japanese conducting world. Assistant to Sir Georg Solti. Graduated from Royal Northern College of Music, UK. In 1992, as a special case, he received the "Sir Charles Groves Memorial Scholarship", which is given to the most talented young conductors in EU member countries. In 1994, he conducted the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at the Proms, and since his debut he has performed as a guest performer in numerous overseas orchestras. In opera as well, he came into the limelight with Britten's "The Turn of the Screw" and R. Strauss' "Ariadne on Naxos" at the National Oviedo Opera in Spain. After working with the Manchester Chamber Orchestra and the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, he currently serves as Chief Conductor of the K