Tateo Nakajima
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Tateo Nakajima is a former orchestra conductor, a partner
and acoustical expert for the concert hall consulting firm Artec Consultants
. In the past he has worked as lead consultant for conductors
, orchestras and opera companies that include the Philadelphia Orchestra
, Cleveland Orchestra
, Chicago Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra
, Orchestre de Paris
, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
, New World Symphony, Florida Grand Opera
, Singapore Symphony Orchestra
, Budapest Festival Orchestra
, the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
. He has also worked with notable persons such as Christophe Eschenbach, Pierre Boulez
, Daniel Baremboim, Franz Welser-Möst
, Myung Whun Chung, Michael Tilson Thomas
, Stewart Robertson
, Iván Fisher, and Valery Gergiev
. Nakajima recently received credit for acoustical designs of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra
concert hall La Maison Symphonique de Montréal at Place des Arts
in Montreal
.
and the Royal Conservatory of Music
in 1988. He then underwent graduate studies at the Utrechts Conservatorium in The Netherlands
, working with Viktor Liberman and Hirschhorn. It was at this time that he started formal training in orchestral conducting with Gilbert Varga and Charles Bruck
. After his first professional conducting experiences in Lyon, France, he then spent 4 years as a Principal Conductor of the Timisoara State Opera in Romania
, during which time he guest conducted widely. It was during this time that he also conducted a new production of ballet at the Vienna State Opera
working with Renato Zanella, at the invitation of Ioan Hollender.
, a world renown acoustician and chairman of Artec. The late founder felt that his professional background in conducting and violin performance could be particularly pertinent to Artec’s work with artists and in the planning and design of Artec’s next generation of performing arts venues. Therefore, Johnson invited Nakajima to join the company and by 2001 he officially joined the firm. Through Artec, he had the honor of working with and conducting the Witold Lutoslawski Philharmonic Orchestra
in Wrocław, Poland
, and also the Aarhus Sinfoniorkester in its new Artec concert hall.
Nakajima had a close working relationship with Russell Johnson
on many of his projects since joining Artec
that allowed him to learn design through experience. After Johnson passed away in 2007, he took on more responsibilities and began leading the Artec team as Project Director and Principal Auditorium Designer. He led the Artec design team working with such architectural firms as Coop Himmelb(l)au, Foreign Office Architects, Herzog de Meuron, Andy Bromberg of AEDAS, and Zaha Hadid
. In 2009, as a guest speaker and representative of Artec, Nakajima was invited to the Hong Kong Design Centre
for its Business of Design Week
.
Nakakima also acoustically helped design various projects that included the Salle Pleyel
renovation in Paris, France; the Chicago Orchestra Hall
renovation study, the Mariinsky II Opera House Basic Design for Valery Gergiev
, the Aarhus concert hall in Denmark
and the new Montreal concert hall, La Maison Symphonique de Montréal in Canada
.
In 2011, Nakajima was invited to speak at LIVE! Singapore 2011.
Partner
A partner is:*A friend who shares a common interest or participates in achieving a common goal*A Significant other in an intimate relationship*A member of a partnership*A business partner...
and acoustical expert for the concert hall consulting firm Artec Consultants
Artec
Artec Consultants Inc, formerly Russell Johnson & Associates, is an acoustic design and theater planning firm located in New York City. The company was founded by the late world renown architect and acoustician Frederick Russell Johnson in 1970...
. In the past he has worked as lead consultant for conductors
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
, orchestras and opera companies that include the Philadelphia Orchestra
Philadelphia Orchestra
The Philadelphia Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. One of the "Big Five" American orchestras, it was founded in 1900...
, Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1918, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at Severance Hall...
, Chicago Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
, Orchestre de Paris
Orchestre de Paris
The Orchestre de Paris is a French orchestra based in Paris. The orchestra performs most of its concerts at the Salle Pleyel.-History:In 1967, following the dissolution of the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, conductor Charles Munch was called on by the Minister of Culture,...
, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France is a French radio orchestra providing music for Radio France. It specializes in contemporary music and was founded in 1937.- Names of the orchestra :*Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France...
, New World Symphony, Florida Grand Opera
Florida Grand Opera
Florida Grand Opera is an American opera company based in Miami, Florida. FGO was created in 1994 from the consolidation of two opera companies in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale region:...
, Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra is a 96 members professional symphony orchestra. Its main performing venue is the Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore although it has also toured widely in Asia, Europe and the United States...
, Budapest Festival Orchestra
Budapest Festival Orchestra
The Budapest Festival Orchestra was formed in 1983 by Iván Fischer and Zoltán Kocsis, with musicians "drawn from the cream of Hungary's younger players", as The Times put it...
, the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
The Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra is the most prestigious symphony orchestra in Hungary. Based in the capital Budapest, it has stood as one of the pillars of the country's musical life since its founding in 1923 as the Metropolitan Orchestra...
and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
The Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra , one of Poland's premier musical institutions, was established in 1901 on the initiative of an assembly of Polish aristocrats and financiers, as well as musicians...
. He has also worked with notable persons such as Christophe Eschenbach, Pierre Boulez
Pierre Boulez
Pierre Boulez is a French composer of contemporary classical music, a pianist, and a conductor.-Early years:Boulez was born in Montbrison, Loire, France. As a child he began piano lessons and demonstrated aptitude in both music and mathematics...
, Daniel Baremboim, Franz Welser-Möst
Franz Welser-Möst
Franz Welser-Möst is an Austrian conductor who is currently the music director for the Cleveland Orchestra and the Vienna State Opera.- Biography :...
, Myung Whun Chung, Michael Tilson Thomas
Michael Tilson Thomas
Michael Tilson Thomas is an American conductor, pianist and composer. He is currently music director of the San Francisco Symphony, and artistic director of the New World Symphony Orchestra.-Early years:...
, Stewart Robertson
Stewart Robertson
Stewart Robertson is a Scottish conductor. He attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and Bristol University...
, Iván Fisher, and Valery Gergiev
Valery Gergiev
Valery Abisalovich Gergiev is a Russian conductor and opera company director. He is general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, and artistic director of the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg.- Early life :Gergiev,...
. Nakajima recently received credit for acoustical designs of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal is a symphony orchestra based in Montréal, Québec, Canada, with Montréal's Place des Arts as its home.-History:...
concert hall La Maison Symphonique de Montréal at Place des Arts
Place des Arts
right|frame|View of the Place des Arts esplanade. The Musée d'art contemporain is on the left; behind it is the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, with the Théâtre Maisonneuve on the rightPlace des Arts is a major performing arts centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
Background
Tateo Nakajima received his early training in violin performance in Toronto, Canada, where he graduated from Upper Canada CollegeUpper Canada College
Upper Canada College , located in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is an independent elementary and secondary school for boys between Senior Kindergarten and Grade Twelve, operating under the International Baccalaureate program. The secondary school segment is divided into ten houses; eight are...
and the Royal Conservatory of Music
Royal Conservatory of Music
The Royal Conservatory of Music is a music school and performance venue in Toronto, Canada. Other uses of the term include:*The Madrid Royal Conservatory, Spain*The Royal Academy of Music, London, United Kingdom...
in 1988. He then underwent graduate studies at the Utrechts Conservatorium in The Netherlands
Utrecht School of the Arts
The Utrecht School of the Arts is a performing arts and visual arts educational institution in Utrecht, Netherlands. The institution has 570 teachers and staff members...
, working with Viktor Liberman and Hirschhorn. It was at this time that he started formal training in orchestral conducting with Gilbert Varga and Charles Bruck
Charles Bruck
Charles Bruck was a Hungarian-French conductor.Bruck was born in Temesvár, Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire, since 1920 Timişoara, since 1920 in Romania....
. After his first professional conducting experiences in Lyon, France, he then spent 4 years as a Principal Conductor of the Timisoara State Opera in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, during which time he guest conducted widely. It was during this time that he also conducted a new production of ballet at the Vienna State Opera
Vienna State Opera
The Vienna State Opera is an opera house – and opera company – with a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It is located in the centre of Vienna, Austria. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera . In 1920, with the replacement of the Habsburg Monarchy by the First Austrian...
working with Renato Zanella, at the invitation of Ioan Hollender.
Career
In 1999, while conducting at the Lucerne Concert Hall, Nakajima met Russell JohnsonRussell Johnson (acoustician)
Frederick Russell Johnson , a world renown architect and acoustical expert. Johnson was the founder of Artec Consultants Incorporated in 1970...
, a world renown acoustician and chairman of Artec. The late founder felt that his professional background in conducting and violin performance could be particularly pertinent to Artec’s work with artists and in the planning and design of Artec’s next generation of performing arts venues. Therefore, Johnson invited Nakajima to join the company and by 2001 he officially joined the firm. Through Artec, he had the honor of working with and conducting the Witold Lutoslawski Philharmonic Orchestra
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
The Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra , one of Poland's premier musical institutions, was established in 1901 on the initiative of an assembly of Polish aristocrats and financiers, as well as musicians...
in Wrocław, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, and also the Aarhus Sinfoniorkester in its new Artec concert hall.
Nakajima had a close working relationship with Russell Johnson
Russell Johnson (acoustician)
Frederick Russell Johnson , a world renown architect and acoustical expert. Johnson was the founder of Artec Consultants Incorporated in 1970...
on many of his projects since joining Artec
Artec
Artec Consultants Inc, formerly Russell Johnson & Associates, is an acoustic design and theater planning firm located in New York City. The company was founded by the late world renown architect and acoustician Frederick Russell Johnson in 1970...
that allowed him to learn design through experience. After Johnson passed away in 2007, he took on more responsibilities and began leading the Artec team as Project Director and Principal Auditorium Designer. He led the Artec design team working with such architectural firms as Coop Himmelb(l)au, Foreign Office Architects, Herzog de Meuron, Andy Bromberg of AEDAS, and Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid, CBE is an Iraqi-British architect.-Life and career:Hadid was born in 1950 in Baghdad, Iraq. She received a degree in mathematics from the American University of Beirut before moving to study at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London.After graduating she worked...
. In 2009, as a guest speaker and representative of Artec, Nakajima was invited to the Hong Kong Design Centre
Hong Kong Design Centre
Established in 2001, the Hong Kong Design Centre is a non-profit organization funded by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to promote good design and establish Hong Kong as a centre of design excellence in Asia....
for its Business of Design Week
Business of Design Week
Business of Design Week is an annual week-long design event organised every December by the Hong Kong Design Centre. BODW was launched in 2002. It includes a design conference, forums, exhibitions and award presentations....
.
Nakakima also acoustically helped design various projects that included the Salle Pleyel
Salle Pleyel
The Salle Pleyel is a concert hall in Paris, France. The resident ensembles are the Orchestre de Paris and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.-History and Design:...
renovation in Paris, France; the Chicago Orchestra Hall
Symphony Center
Symphony Center is a music complex located at 220 South Michigan Avenue in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. Home to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Sinfonietta, Symphony Center includes the 2,522-seat Orchestra Hall, which dates from 1904; Buntrock Hall, a rehearsal and...
renovation study, the Mariinsky II Opera House Basic Design for Valery Gergiev
Valery Gergiev
Valery Abisalovich Gergiev is a Russian conductor and opera company director. He is general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, and artistic director of the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg.- Early life :Gergiev,...
, the Aarhus concert hall in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and the new Montreal concert hall, La Maison Symphonique de Montréal in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
In 2011, Nakajima was invited to speak at LIVE! Singapore 2011.
Projects
The following is a list of well known concert halls and projects Nakajima collaborated on:- Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
- Kimmel Center for the Performing ArtsKimmel Center for the Performing ArtsThe Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts is a large performing arts venue located on Broad Street, along the stretch known as the "Avenue of the Arts", in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is owned and operated by Kimmel Center, Inc., an organization which also manages the Academy of Music in...
, Philadelphia - Culture and Congress Center, Lucerne, Switzerland
- Morton H. Meyerson Symphony CenterMorton H. Meyerson Symphony CenterThe Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center is a concert hall located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas . Ranked one of the world's greatest orchestra halls, it was designed by architect I.M. Pei and acoustician Russell Johnson's Artec Consultants, Inc...
(platform upgrade study) Dallas, Texas, USA - Orange County Performing Arts CenterOrange County Performing Arts CenterThe Orange County Performing Arts Center is a performing arts complex located in Costa Mesa, California, United States.The Center offers the world’s leading dance companies, Broadway shows, award-winning classical, jazz and cabaret artists, family entertainment, special events and year-round...
in Costa Mesa - Meyerson Symphony Center with I.M. Pei
- Maison Symphonique de Montréal La Maison Symphonique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Accolade Project - Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre, York UniversityYork UniversityYork University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing ArtsAdrienne Arsht Center for the Performing ArtsAdrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, commonly called The Arsht Center, is Florida's largest performing arts center and is located on Biscayne Boulevard in the Omni neighborhood of Downtown, Miami, Florida, United States...
of Miami-Dade County, FL, USA - Boettcher Concert HallBoettcher Concert HallBoettcher Concert Hall, located in Denver, Colorado, was the first symphony hall in the round in the United States. Built in 1978, as a home for the Denver Symphony Orchestra, the hall is part of the Denver Performing Arts Complex, the second largest performing arts complex in the United States...
(renovation study) Denver, Colorado, USA - Mystetskij Arsenal - Center for Ukrainian Music, Kiev, Ukraine
- Chicago Orchestra HallSymphony CenterSymphony Center is a music complex located at 220 South Michigan Avenue in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. Home to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Sinfonietta, Symphony Center includes the 2,522-seat Orchestra Hall, which dates from 1904; Buntrock Hall, a rehearsal and...
(consultation) Chicago, Illinois, USA - Concert Hall - Kulturforum Westfalen, Münster, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- Darat King Abdullah II Performing Arts Center, Amman, Jordan
- Grande Theatre Du BouregregGrand TheatreGrand Theatre, Grand Théâtre in French, Grand Theater or often The Grand is a common name for theatres throughout the world.It is also used in the title of The Grand Theatre, Volume One and The Grand Theatre, Volume Two albums by alt-country band Old 97's.-Canada:*The Grand *The Grand Theatre * The...
, Rabat, Morocco - Mariinsky TheatreMariinsky TheatreThe Mariinsky Theatre is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre of late 19th century Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov received their premieres. The...
(consultation), St. Petersburg, Russia - The Bartók National Concert Hall, Palace of ArtsPalace of Arts (Budapest)The Palace of Arts is a building in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, officially opened in March 2005. It is located near Lágymányosi Bridge, accessible from the southern end of Grand Boulevard with a ten-minute walk or by HÉV, or by No.1, No.2, and No.24 streetcars...
, Budapest, Hungary - Mariinsky II Opera House, St. Petersburg, Russia
- [da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musikhuset_Aarhus Musikhuset Aarhus], Aarhus, Denmark
- National Music Forum, Wrocław, PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
- North Jutland House of Music, Aalborg, Denmark
- Salle PleyelSalle PleyelThe Salle Pleyel is a concert hall in Paris, France. The resident ensembles are the Orchestre de Paris and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.-History and Design:...
, Paris, France (renovation) - Schulich School of MusicSchulich School of MusicThe Schulich School of Music is one of the constituent faculties of McGill University in Montréal, Canada. The faculty was named after benefactor Seymour Schulich.-History:Music at McGill – The Beginning...
, McGill UniversityMcGill UniversityMohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, Montreal, Québec, Canada - The Star Performing Arts Centre, SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
- Zarautz Arts Centre, ZarautzZarautzZarautz is a coastal town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.The town is a popular tourist destination with the population swelling from its usual 22,812 to around 60,000 in summer. The Palace of Narros, located adjacent to Zarautz's 2.8 km long beach,...
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...