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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
Lifestyle
Taku Iwaki / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

Rising conductor Nodoka Okisawa faces music naturally

Nodoka Okisawa (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

With a baton in her hand and wins in major classical music competitions under her belt, Nodoka Okisawa is a flourishing up-and-coming conductor living in Berlin.

The path was not easy. Okisawa struggled along the way and was tormented by an inferiority complex. However, while studying in Germany, she learned the importance of diversity and grabbed an opportunity to leap into a conducting community still largely male-dominated. She listens to her inner voice, nurtures creativity and acts naturally when performing.

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