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in Japan. It was founded in 1911 and debuted at the original

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as the . It relocated to

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in 1938. As of 2024, it has 166 members. The orchestra plays frequently at Tokyo Opera City in

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; and Suntory Hall in Akasaka, Tokyo."TPO Concerts"
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Conductors

* Chief Conductor: Andrea Battistoni * Honorary Music Director: Myung-Whun Chung * Conductors Laureate:

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, Kazushi Ono & Dan Ettinger * Special Guest Conductor: Mikhail Pletnev * Resident Conductor: Kazumasa Watanabe * Associate Conductor: Min Chung * Permanent Honorary Member and Conductor Laureate: Norio Ohga

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