Berlin flash mob conducted by Japan's Yamada

Berlin flash mob conducted by Japan's Yamada

Kazuki Yamada of Japan, set to become the artistic director and chief conductor of the German Symphony Orchestra in September 2026, conducts the Symphonic Mob 2026 in a Berlin square on June 20, 2026. An estimated 900 amateur musicians performed works by composers such as Johannes Brahms and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with the German Symphony Orchestra at the flash mob, which is Germany's largest spontaneous orchestra.

Berlin flash mob conducted by Japan's Yamada

Berlin flash mob conducted by Japan's Yamada

Kazuki Yamada of Japan, set to become the artistic director and chief conductor of the German Symphony Orchestra in September 2026, conducts the Symphonic Mob 2026 in a Berlin square on June 20, 2026. An estimated 900 amateur musicians performed works by composers such as Johannes Brahms and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with the German Symphony Orchestra at the flash mob, which is Germany's largest spontaneous orchestra.

(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240213) -- SHAH ALAM, Feb. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shibata Kazuki (L)/Yamada Naoki of Japan compete against Zaw Lin Htoo/Min Htet Kaung of Myanmar during the men's team group stage between Japan and Myanmar at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Feb. 13, 2024. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240213) -- SHAH ALAM, Feb. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shibata Kazuki (L)/Yamada Naoki of Japan compete against Zaw Lin Htoo/Min Htet Kaung of Myanmar during the men's team group stage between Japan and Myanmar at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Feb. 13, 2024. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240213) -- SHAH ALAM, Feb. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shibata Kazuki/Yamada Naoki (L) of Japan compete against Zaw Lin Htoo/Min Htet Kaung of Myanmar during the men's team group stage between Japan and Myanmar at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Feb. 13, 2024. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

Conductor Yamada extends contract with Suisse Romande

Conductor Yamada extends contract with Suisse Romande

ROLLE, Switzerland - Japanese conductor Kazuki Yamada talks to Kyodo News on June 25, 2014, in Rolle, Switzerland, revealing his contract with Orchestre de la Suisse Romande as the principal guest conductor will be extended by two years through August 2017.

Maestro Ozawa cancels concert in Switzerland

Maestro Ozawa cancels concert in Switzerland

Kazuki Yamada (2nd from L on front row) receives applause from the audience after conducting a concert on June 28, 2015, in Geneva, performed by students of an international academy, as substitute for maestro Seiji Ozawa, who canceled his appearance due to bad health. The academy was launched by Ozawa in Switzerland. Ozawa plans to stay in Switzerland and France through early July and to hold a concert in Paris. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Conductor Yamada extends contract with Suisse Romande

Conductor Yamada extends contract with Suisse Romande

ROLLE, Switzerland - Japanese conductor Kazuki Yamada talks to Kyodo News on June 25, 2014, in Rolle, Switzerland, revealing his contract with Orchestre de la Suisse Romande as the principal guest conductor will be extended by two years through August 2017. (Kyodo)