Nishimoto conducts in Vatican

Nishimoto conducts in Vatican

VATICAN CITY, Vatican City, Nov. 11 Kyodo - Tomomi Nishimoto conducts the IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra and a choir during an international music festival at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Nov. 10, 2018.

Japan woman conductor directs concert at Vatican church

Japan woman conductor directs concert at Vatican church

VATICAN CITY, Vatican - Japanese conductor Tomomi Nishimoto (far R) directs the first concert by her IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vatican City-based Sistine Chapel Choir at a mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican on Oct. 24, 2014.

Japan woman conductor directs concert at Vatican church

Japan woman conductor directs concert at Vatican church

VATICAN, Vatican - Japanese conductor Tomomi Nishimoto directs the first joint concert by her IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vatican City-based Sistine Chapel Choir at a mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican on Oct. 24, 2014.

Japan's Nishimoto conducts at music mass at St. Peter's Basilica

Japan's Nishimoto conducts at music mass at St. Peter's Basilica

Tomomi Nishimoto of Japan conducts the IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra during a music mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Oct. 28, 2015, to mourn the victims of U.S. atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 70 years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nishimoto conducts in Vatican

Nishimoto conducts in Vatican

Tomomi Nishimoto conducts the IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra and a choir during an international music festival at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Nov. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Musical mass held at Vatican to pray for A-bomb victims

Musical mass held at Vatican to pray for A-bomb victims

Tomomi Nishimura of Japan conducts the IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra and its chorus during a musical mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on Oct. 28, 2015. The performance was dedicated to the victims of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan woman conductor directs concert at Vatican church

Japan woman conductor directs concert at Vatican church

VATICAN CITY, Vatican - Japanese conductor Tomomi Nishimoto (far R) directs the first concert by her IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vatican City-based Sistine Chapel Choir at a mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican on Oct. 24, 2014. (Kyodo)

Japan woman conductor directs concert at Vatican church

Japan woman conductor directs concert at Vatican church

VATICAN, Vatican - Japanese conductor Tomomi Nishimoto directs the first joint concert by her IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vatican City-based Sistine Chapel Choir at a mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican on Oct. 24, 2014. (Kyodo)

Conductor Nishimoto performs in Vatican

Conductor Nishimoto performs in Vatican

Tomomi Nishimoto conducts the IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra and a choir during an international music festival at the Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican on Nov. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Conductor Nishimoto performs in Vatican

Conductor Nishimoto performs in Vatican

Tomomi Nishimoto (C) conducts the IlluminArt Philharmonic Orchestra and a choir during an international music festival at the Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican on Nov. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo