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From 13 to 20 September, the Le Pont International Music Festival in the Japanese prefecture of Hyogo will once again feature renowned musical guests and a varied chamber music programme under the artistic direction of Daishin Kashimoto.

In six concerts, outstanding musicians like violist Lise Berthaud, cellist Zvi Plesser, clarinettist Paul Meyer, and pianist Eric Le Sage will perform, partly together with Daishin Kashimoto.

Daishin Kashimoto has served as Artistic Director to the festival, which takes place in the neighbouring cities of Ako and Himeji, since its inception in 2007.

Le Pont International Music Festival

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"A recording for the ages": Daishin Kashimoto’s interpretation of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the Berlin Baroque Soloists has received rave reviews and was named Editor's Choice by the Gramophone magazine.

On 3 August 2025, Daishin Kashimoto performed The Four Seasons as a soloist with the Kammerakademie Potsdam at the Choriner Musiksommer.

In the first half of June 2025, Daishin Kashimoto was touring Japan and Taiwan with pianist Alessio Bax, performing sonatas by Mozart, Grieg and Beethoven in eight concerts.

Toshio Hosokawa's violin concerto Prayer, performed by Daishin Kashimoto as the Slovenian premiere, was the focus of the concert with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Tito Ceccherini on 12 February 2025 in Ljubljana.

On 9 and 10 December 2024, Daishin Kashimoto has performed Beethoven's Violin Concerto with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen under Paavo Järvi in Tokyo, before also appearing in recital with pianist Rafał Blechacz at Suntory Hall on 19 December.

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Daishin Kashimoto's CD with Chausson's Concerto for Piano, Violin and String Quartet, recorded together with Éric Le Sage and the Schumann Quartet, was released by Sony Classical in October 2024 and was promptly voted Album of the Week by BR Klassik radio.

Daishin Kashimoto starts his three-year residency as soloist with the Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester at the end of October 2023 with two concerts in Mannheim Castle.

Daishin Kashimoto starts the season with Mozart’s Violin Concerto No 5 in Bratislava and near Berlin. (07/09/2023)

Daishin Kashimoto performed Toshio Hosokawa's violin concerto Prayer with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra under Sebastian Weigle as the Japanese premiere at Suntory Hall in Tokyo (27/7/2023).

Toshio Hosokawa's new violin concerto for Daishin Kashimoto

At the beginning of March, the world premiere of Toshio Hosokawa's violin concerto Prayer was performed by Daishin Kashimoto and the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Paavo Järvi.
(26/02/2023)

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Congratulations to Daishin Kashimoto: his CD with chamber music by Nino Rota received a Diapason d'or award of the year!
(04/12/2021)

Daishin Kashimoto traveled to Japan with the Gürzenich Orchestra in early July, where he performed Saint-Saëns' 3rd Violin Concerto in two concerts.
(20/06/2022)

Daishin Kashimoto performed Bruch's 1st Violin Concerto with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra under Fabio Luisi on February 17, 18, and 19.
(04/02/2022)