Sapporo Symphony Orchestra
The Sapporo Symphony Orchestra (札幌交響楽団, Sapporo Kōkyō Gakudan), colloquially known as the Sakkyō (札響), is a Japanese orchestra based in Sapporo, Japan. The only professional orchestra in Hokkaido, it performs at the Sapporo Concert Hall.
The orchestra was founded in 1961 as the Sapporo Civic Symphony Orchestra (札幌市民交響楽団 (Sapporo Shimin Kōkyō Gakudan)), with Masao Araya as its first principal condu…
Artist details
- Type
- Orchestra
- Area
- Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Founded
- 1961
- Labels
- Deutsche Grammophon