Tomomi Nishimoto (Conductor)

Ms. Tomomi Nishimoto is a graduate of the Osaka College of Music, where she received her Bachelor of Music in Composition. Upon graduation, Ms. Nishomoto went abroad to the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory in Russia and pursued further study in opera and symphony conducting. She is a recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, including Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan’s Internship in Arts and Music scholarship and Idemitsu Music Award.
As a talented conductor, Ms. Nishomoto has held various appointments in her career. From 2004 to 2006, she served as the Principal Guest Conductor for the St. Petersburg Mussorgsky State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. She has also served as the Chief Conductor and Artistic Director for Russian Symphony Orchestra of the Tchaikovsky Foundation from 2004 to 2007. Other accomplishment of Ms. Nishimoto’s during her time in Russia includes performance with the Moscow City Symphony Orchestra “Russian Philharmonic”. All these posts are seldom granted to those of non-Russian background.
Ms. Nishimoto has been invited to numerous music festivals as well. These include: Split Summer Festival, Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Prague Proms, and Vilnius Music Festival.
In 2007, Ms. Nishomoto set her foot into Europe with a successful performance at the Bruckner Orchestra Linz concert held at Brucknerhaus in Austria. Capitalizing on her newly gained notoriety in Europe, she later performed with various European ensembles. These include: Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, British Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Romanian State Philharmonic Orchestra (George Enescu), and Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.
In addition to her orchestral activities, Ms. Nishomoto is also a renowned opera conductor. Her work includes successful collaborations with the Hungarian State Opera House and the Prague State Opera.
Since 2007, she has also been working as a Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum, which hosts annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Through her endeavors to serve as a leader, she has attracted attention from around the world.
Currently, Ms. Nishimoto is scheduled to act as the Principal Guest Conductor with the STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF RUSSIA (Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra) beginning this September. Also this year, she is scheduled to perform a concert with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and with the Bruckner Orchestra Linz, as well as making a foray into the United States by working with the American Symphony Orchestra. She is also scheduled to be promoted to be the Executive Producer of the Tokyo-To Hachioji-Shi Civic Center in Japan.