Japan

The NHK Symphony Orchestra is a broadcast orchestra based in Tokyo and performs at the NHK Hall, Suntory Hall and the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. Suntory Hall opened in October 1986 in the Akasaka district. The New National Theatre, Tokyo, opened in 1997, is the country's national centre for opera, ballet, contemporary dance and drama. The Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, founded in 1992 by Seiji Ozawa as the Saito Kinen Festival, is held in August and September. Toru Takemitsu composed contemporary classical music.