Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Names Kazuki Yamada to Positions of Chief Conductor & Artistic Director
By David Salazar(©Tairadate Taira)
The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin has named Kazuki Yamada to the position of Chief Conductor and Artistic Director.
The Japanese conductor will take over the ensemble starting during the 2026-27 season with his initial tenure set for three years.
“I am filled with great joy and deep gratitude to be appointed Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin,” Yamada stated per an official press release. “For a Japanese conductor to take on a leading musical role in Berlin is still a rarity – and personally very meaningful to me. I had the pleasure of working with the orchestra in April and September of last year and felt a truly special chemistry. I now look forward to our shared journey with great anticipation. I am confident that we will create something truly remarkable.”
He takes over for Robin Ticciati, who was at the helm of the ensemble from 2017-2024. He is the eighth Chief Conductor and Artistic Director in the company’s history following the likes of Ferenc Fricsay, Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Chailly, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Kent Nagano.
Yamada is the Music Director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Artistic and Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo.
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