MASATO SUZUKI joins HARRISONPARROTT for General Management

Masato Suzuki is happy to announce that he will join HarrisonParrott for General Management. Conductor, harpsichordist, organist and composer, Masato is Principle Conductor of the Bach Collegium Japan and Executive Producer of Chofu Music Festival, Associate Conductor and Creative Partner of Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of Ensemble Genesis.

Masato regularly conducts the most important orchestras in Japan including NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and Ensemble Kanazawa. His international engagements include Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the Academy of Ancient Music, amongst others.

He has enjoyed 3 years of fruitful partnership and professional growth with Hazard Chase with James Brown and Roderick Thomson.

Masato Suzuki comments: “I’m deeply grateful for the fruitful years with Roderick Thomson and Hazard Chase. Jasper has been a good friend and advisor to me for many years, and I am confident that this is the right moment to start working together. With this new collaboration, I hope to expand my musical activity into a more creative and dynamic level. Even under the most challenging times for the whole music industry, I remain positive about the future and am actively working to find new scope to communicate with music online

Jasper Parrott comments “It is an honour and privilege to start on this new adventure with Masaaki and Masato Suzuki and the outstanding Bach Collegium Japan, a great musical treasure which I have admired so very much over many years and almost countless trips to Japan. We are glad to be able to give continuity to the devoted and successful work of Roderick Thompson and James Brown and we look forward to our future together with faith, hope and much excitement.”

Please direct all enquiries to Jasper Parrott and Federico Hernandez.

Setting up their own agency in 1969, Jasper Parrott and Terry Harrison pioneered a new approach to management – one that was intensively pro-active, international, and centered around the needs and aspirations of the artists. Today, that restless and challenging spirit is as strong as ever, shared across one of the most experienced teams in the business.

MASAAKI SUZUKI joins HARRISONPARROTT for General Management

With great pleasure, Masaaki Suzuki announces that he will join HarrisonParrott for General Management. Since founding Bach Collegium Japan in 1990, Masaaki Suzuki has established himself as a leading authority on the works of Bach.

Considered also to be an outstanding expert on baroque and classical choral repertoire, he regularly conducts orchestras such as Bavarian Radio, Danish National Radio, Gothenburg Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, San Francisco Symphony, Sydney Symphony, and Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestras.

Present and future highlights include performances with NHK Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Singapore Symphony, and Sydney Symphony orchestras amongst others.

Masaaki has enjoyed 9 years of fruitful partnership and professional growth with Hazard Chase with James Brown and Roderick Thompson. Masaaki writes, “I am so grateful for Roderick Thomson and Hazard Chase Team for our long-term collaboration, although the terrible pandemic forced us all to change the life. In any situation, we never stop bringing wonderful music to the audience, and devoting ourselves to it. So I am immensely excited now to start working with Jasper Parrot and his team.”

Jasper Parrott comments “It is an honour and privilege to start on this new adventure with Masaaki and Masato Suzuki and the outstanding Bach Collegium Japan, a great musical treasure which I have admired so very much over many years and almost countless trips to Japan. We are glad to be able to give continuity to the devoted and successful work of Roderick Thompson and James Brown and we look forward to our future together with faith, hope and much excitement.”

Please direct all enquiries to Jasper Parrott and Federico Hernandez.

Setting up their own agency in 1969, Jasper Parrott and Terry Harrison pioneered a new approach to management – one that was intensively pro-active, international, and centered around the needs and aspirations of the artists. Today, that restless and challenging spirit is as strong as ever, shared across one of the most experienced teams in the business.

Support the New Recording of St John Passion by your donation

On March 15, 2020, Bach Collegium Japan performed J.S. Bach “St John Passion” from the empty Köln Philharmonie to the world. Instead of the abruptly discontinued tour, we created a new recording project at Cologne and made a session recording of the passion. We are aiming to release this CD (SACD hybrid) in September 2020 from the BIS label, Sweden. However, due to the COVID-19 related cancellations and postponement of concerts, our economic stability is severely damaged. To realize the release of “St John Passion (new recording)” recorded under such a miraculous situation and to support the continuation of our musical activity, your support is inevitable.

Donation amount
Please set your designated amount from 1 yen.

Duration
Until September 1, 2020.

Gratitude
If you donate more than 50,000 JPY by May 27, 2020, your name will be printed in the CD booklet unless you would like anonymous.

How to Donate
By Bank Transfer to Japan (preferable)

1. SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION

BankSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
SWIFTSMBCJPJT
BranchShinjuku-Nishiguchi Branch (Code: 259)
Branch Address1-7-1, Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
Account No.259-4384861
NameBach Collegium Japan Ltd.
Company Address5-29-7 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-0051, Japan

2. MUFG Bank, LTD.

BankMUFG Bank, LTD.
SWIFTBOTKJPJT
BranchShinjuku Shintoshin Branch (Code: 329)
Branch Address1-6-1, Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Account No.329-0322998
NameBach Collegium Japan Ltd.
Company Address5-29-7 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-0051, Japan

By Credit card/Check/DAFs:
American Friends of BCJ (501(c)(3) organization)
https://afbcj.org/donation/

By Paypal:
Bach Collegium Japan European Tour Support
https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8nok5FMrLN?fbclid=IwAR2ID6leWLQaJs2iFRkMSoHTPaq99JMvsdXlIneawrnhoA2exOqccp4gDL8

NB: Please inform us if you would like to make a donation anonymously.

Enquiry
Bach Collegium Japan Office
(13:00~16:00 JPT Tue., Wed. and Fri. )

Our office time is shortened due to the emergency state announcement in Japan.

Tel: +81-3-3226-5333            Fax: +81-3-5362-5445           info@bach.co.jp

Donation for COVID-19 crisis

Dear Bach lovers

The cancellation of many BCJ concerts including 8 concerts (out of 11 concerts originally planned for BCJ’s European Tour in March) due to Covid-19 is financially put us in a very difficult situation. If you can, please consider making a donation to support us.

Bach Collegium Japan Donation Bank Account

  • Bank: SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION (bank code: 0009)
  • SWIFT Code: SMBCJPJT
  • Branch: SHINJUKU NISHIGUCHI BRANCH (branch code:259)
  • Account Number: 6574342
  • Account’s name: Bach Collegium Japan Ltd.

For a tax deductible donation in the USA, please visit the website of
American Friends of BCJ (501(c)(3) organization)
https://afbcj.org/donation/

Thank you so much for your support in advance.

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