​Neeme Järvi

Daichi Deguchi was born in Japan, is the 1st-prize winner of the Khachaturian International Competition 2021(Conducting) and was awarded the 2nd prize (no 1st prize was given) at the Kussewitzky International Conducting Competition, also winning the Orchestra Special Prize.

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During his activity, Deguchi works regularly with numerous orchestras, such as Armenian State Symphony Orchestra,  Japan Century Symphony Orchestra, Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica Città di Grosseto, Grosseto,  Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra,Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra.

Additionally, He assisted Vladimir Jurowski at Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin in 2021. In 2016 he became music director of Ferris Youth Orchestra in Japan, and the same year, he worked with Japan Operetta Society as assistant conductor.

 

Deguchi had many experiences also in the field of opera. In 2016, he conducted ”Don Giovanni” in Japan, in addition, he worked as an assistant conductor ”Le nozze di Figaro”, “L’elisir d’amore”, “I Capleti e i Montecchi”, “La Bohème”, “Madama Batterfly”, “Die Fledermaus” and “Gräfin Mariza”. 

 

Deguchi has attended many master classes, amongst others with Sir Donald Runnicles, Prof. Johannes Schlaefli and Prof. Urlich Windfuhr. In the summer of 2018, Deguchi was invited to participate by Pärnu Festival in Estonia, where he studied with Paavo, Neeme and Kristian Järvi and Leonid Grin. He conducted the closing concert and got big applause from Neeme Järvi.

 

Born in Osaka, Japan, Deguchi learned piano and horn since childhood. After graduating from the faculty of law, He studied conducting at the Tokyo College of Music with Prof. Junnichi Hirokami, who was Chief Conductor of Norrköping Symphony Orchestra and graduated with a bachelor’s degree. After that, he studied under Prof. Tatsuya Shimono, the winner of Besancon International Competition for Young Conductors.

In 2023 he obtained his maser degree at die Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin under Prof. Christian Ehwald and Prof. Hans-Dieter Baum.

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Daichi Deguchi lives in Berlin.