Biography
YUTA SHIMIZU was born in Japan. He graduated the St.Petersburg Conservatory on the specialty of Operatic-Symphonic conducting in 2014(class: prof. Nikolai Alexeev and Alexander Polischuk). Futuremore, he has studied with the late Kurt Masur, Yuri Simonov, Name Jarvi, Genadi Rojdesvenski, Jorma Panula.
He is laureate of international conducting competition; won awards at the V Conducting Competition- Jeunesess Musicales Bucharest(2014).
In 2019, he debuted in St.Petersburg philharmonic orchestra(ASO), where is his home city since graduation of St,Petersburg state conservatory.
He has engaged with Yakutsku Philharmonic as principal guest conductor since 2020 season.
Yuta Shimizu has conducted following orchestras in the world:
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra(Primorsky stage), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Rostov Philharmonic Orchestra, Yakutsku Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo New City Orchestra, Aurora Symphony Orchestra(Sweden), Russia state Natinal chorus named after Sveshinikov, etc. He has also been making his career in operatic feeld as well since he debuted with G.Verdi’s “La Traviata” in Opera-Ballet Thatre(St.Petersburg).
St.Petersburg(Russia), Berlin(Germany), and Tokyo(Japan)-based conductor.
Press
Newspapers, journals, medias
Tokyo news paper
15 November 2019, Tokyo Japan
„Talented conductor, wating for great future in his musioc career.“
„He is a direct heir to the tradition of Leningrad school."
https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/13511
Jilin daily news
23 May 2016, Jilin(China)
review on the concert with Jilin symphony orch.
Ongaku-gendai
monthly japanese music journal
February 2016
review on the debut concert with Tokyo new city orchestra
ttela
Swedish newspaper
24 August 2015
„He made audience happy with music"
Ongaku-no-Tomo
monthly japanese music journal
18 Novemberr 2019, Japan
Concert review on the debut with St.Petersburg Philharmonic orchestra.
„Had great success on his debut, not only audience accepeted with ecitement but also orchestra members! "
Ongaku-no-Tomo
monthly japanese music journal
18 Febrary 2016
„Debuted talented young japanese conductor"
Contact
yuta.shimizu@mail.ru
yutashimizu.com