Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

{{Short description|Japanese orchestra originally founded in Nagoya and currently based in Tokyo}}

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| name = Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
東京フィルハーモニー交響楽団

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| founded = 1911

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| website = {{URL|www.tpo.or.jp}}

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The {{nihongo|Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra|東京フィルハーモニー交響楽団|Tōkyō firuhāmonī kōkyō gakudan}} is recognized as the oldest symphony orchestra in Japan.[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2009/11/27/events/events-outside-tokyo/new-national-theatre-tokyo-presents-puccinis-tosca-opera/ "Japan Times"] It was founded in 1911 and debuted at the original Matsuzakaya store in Nagoya as the {{nihongo|Itō Textiles Shop Youth Band|いとう呉服店少年音楽隊|Itō gofukuten shōnen ongakutai}}. It relocated to Tokyo in 1938. As of 2024, it has 166 members.

The orchestra plays frequently at Tokyo Opera City in Shinjuku; Orchard Hall, part of the Bunkamura (文化村) shopping and entertainment complex in Shibuya; and Suntory Hall in Akasaka, Tokyo.[http://tpo.or.jp/en/concert/ "TPO Concerts"]