Background
Takaseki, Ken was born in 1955 in Tokyo.
Takaseki, Ken was born in 1955 in Tokyo.
Graduate, Toho Gakuen School of Music. Student, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Academy. Studied with, Hideo Saito.
Studied with, Kazuyoshi Akiyama. Studied with, Seiji Ozawa. Studied with, Tadashi Mori.
Studied with, Leonard Bernstein. Studied with, Kurt Masur. Studied with, Andre Previn.
Studied with, Igor Markevich.
Assistant Herbert von Karajan, 1978—1985. Debut as conductor Bergen Symphony Orchestra of Sweden, 1981, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, 1985. Director Vienna Symphony Orchestra, 1986.
Museum director, chief conductor Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, 1986—1990. Director Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, 1991. Museum director Gumma Symphony Orchestra, since 1993.
Conductor New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, 1994—2000. Chief conductor Century Orchestra, Osaka, Japan, 1997—2003. Conductor Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, since 2003.