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happy, thrilled and above all honoured to be continuing our journey together as the Orchestra’s Chief
Conductor and Artistic Advisor’.
Yamada is also Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo,
Permanent Conductor of the Japan Philharmonic and Principal Guest Conductor of the Yomiuri Nippon
Symphony Orchestra. He becomes the first non-European conductor to lead the CBSO.

Praise came from players of the CBSO, including Leader Eugene Tzikindelean - ‘I honestly don’t know
what I love most about playing with him: his impeccable technique, his exquisite taste in music, style, or the
depth of his artistic thoughts’ – and CBSO Players' Committee Chair and clarinettist Joanna Patton, who
described him as ‘a kind, respectful musician filled with an energy which connects the Orchestra with a
sense of magic. His concerts are stories without words, filled with emotion, freedom and a sense of trust that
is simultaneously exhilarating and rewarding.’

Gražinytė-Tyla has led the orchestra since 2016; their recording of Weinberg Symphonies Nos 2 and 21,
released on DG, was named last year’s Gramophone Recording of the Year.