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Chuhei Iwasaki conductor, composer has been attracting attention for his ability to lead symphonic, operatic and choral repertoires with poise, positioning himself as one of the most versatile young conductors.

He was appointed as the new chief conductor of the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra the Czech Republic finest orchestra with an almost 100 year of musical tradition from the season 2021/2022. 

In recent seasons Chuhei Iwasaki has collaborated with orchestras the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic, Brno Philharmonic, Slovak State Philharmonic Kosice, Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra, North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Hyogo PAC Orchestra and others.

Active as both an orchestra and opera conductor, Chuhei Iwasaki has conducted the Pilsen Opera Theatre opera productions of W.  A.Mozart: Magic flute, Idomeneo, B. Smetana: Libuše, A .Dvořák: Rusalka , A. Glazunov: Ballet Manon, B. Britten: Opera ‘The little sweep’ and  Curlew river, the burning fiery furnance.

Chuhei Iwasaki has appeared as a guest conductor at  significant czech festivals such as the  Prague Spring International Music Festival, Smetana´s Litomyšl International Opera Festival (Czech Republic), and at the Dvořák Prague International Music Festival.

Chuhei Iwasaki was born in Tokyo. He studied violin at the Toho Gakuen High School of Music. He continued to study the violin, and composing and then conducting at the Prague Conservatory　and at The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. From 2016 is Chuhei Iwasaki professor-conductor of the Prague Conservatory's String Orchestra.

He is also the conductor of the social music program ‘El Sistema’ in Czech Republic. 

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The Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra, formerly the Pilsen Radio Orchestra, is an ensemble with a solid tradition and reputation and is requested on stages in the Czech Republic and abroad. The orchestra takes numerous foreign tours and performs at prestigious venues in Europe and the United States. Let us mention the halls of Gasteig in Munich, Liederhalle in Stuttgart, the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, the Brucknerhaus in Linz, the Stadthalle in Vienna, the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, the Tonhalle in Zürich or Rudolfinum and O2 Arena in Prague. In August 2017, they performed in the new hall of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.

In recent seasons, for example the following performer with the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra: Tai Murray, Pascal Rogé, Lilya Zilberstein, Juliane Banse, Sergej Nakarjakov, Anne Queffélec, Jeremy Menuhin, Gautier Capucon. Ivan Ženatý and Igor Ardašev. In the past seasons, the dramaturgy included soloists such as Michaela Fukačová, Julian Pflugmann, Nikita Boriso-Glebsky, and Gabriela Demeterová. In the past, these have also included Ramon Vargas, Montserrat Caballé and also a number of outstanding conductors such as sir Charles Mackerras, Václav Talich, Jiří Bělohlávek, and Libor Pešek.

The Orchestra regularly collaborates with Czech Radio and hence follows the tradition of the years 1946 - 1993 (the Pilsen Radio Orchestra). For other labels, they have recently filmed the opera Charity Day by Bohuslav Martinů, which has won several prestigious wards, Rhapsody of Antonín Dvořák or the complete works for violoncello and orchestra by Bohuslav Martinů (Petr Nouzovský & Tomáš Brauner), which was published by Dabringhaus und Grimm and was awarded the Classic Prague Award 2017 in the recording of the year category. The Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra also holds the City of Pilsen Arts Award for the years of 2014 and 2015 in the category of outstanding cultural event of the year, specifically for the concert connected with the Year of Czech Music 2014 held in the Cathedral of St. Bartholomew in Pilsen, during which it performer the Requiem by Antonín Dvořák, and for the Artist and Totalitarianism project. In 2017, the conductor of the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra Tomáš Brauner was awarded the City of Pilsen Arts Award for outstanding artistic achievement for artists over 30 years, it was for the production of Dvořák’s oratorio Stabat Mater with the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra and the Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno. Ronald Zollman replaced Tomáš Brauner in the position of the principal conductor in September 2018, Chuhei Iwasaki is the proncipal conductor from September 2021.

The Pilsen Philharmonic participated significantly in the realization of the project Pilsen – European Capital of Culture in 2015. Since 2013, it has been the organizer of the international interdisciplinary Smetana Days Festival, and also the organizer of the chamber series Circle  of Music  Friends since 2020. The project Chance for Young Musicians has been aimed at talented youth since the 2019/2020 season and the Phl Harmonic Children´s Club for the youngest audience was opened in that season as well.