...with Jacob Druckman’s “Aureole” (1979), a score rich in hazy mystery and textural allure, qualities that Keitaro Harada had no trouble coaxing from the orchestra.
Spring 2018 CityBeat: 2018 Best of Cincinnati Best Opera Adventure
3/23/2018 CLASSICA JAPAN クラシカ・ジャパン: ブルガリア国立歌劇場来日公演『カルメン』で指揮する原田慶太楼さんにインタビュー
03/12/2018 日経MJ: 音楽家と技術者共鳴
03/07/2018 Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Hello, weekend! The top 10 things to do list is glad to see you
02/20/2018 MOSTLY CLASSIC モーストリー・クラシック: 原田慶太楼 指揮
02/08/2018 Memphis Flyer: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in Concert at the Orpheum
02/05/2018 San Francisco Classical Voice: Berkeley Symphony Pulls Off Dramatic Program of Saints and Sinners
Although his Symphonie fantastique was written just a few years after the death of Beethoven, Berlioz’s imagination resonates as timeless, arguably almost psychedelic, particularly in this piece. Harada and his orchestra appeared visibly delighted to be bringing this into play...
The sadness stays in the sound of the stand-alone oboe at the start of the “Scene in the Countryside,” and Harada confidently refrained from rushing any part of this pastoral movement, an homage to Beethoven’s Sixth...
The concluding “Witches’ Sabbath” was rendered marvelously macabre, all of the composer’s shades and effects magically and memorably delivered by Harada and his orchestral conspirators.
02/04/2018 San Francisco Chronicle: In the North Bay, the spineless are growing spines
01/30/2018 SFGate: Berkeley Symphony makes a temporary conductor swap
01/30/2018 The Murcury News: Pregnant Joana Carneiro can’t make it, but Berkeley Symphony concerts will go on
01/24/2018 The River City News: Original Melody Chosen for Performance by Symphony
01/22/2018 Musical America Worldwide: Keitaro Harada to make debut with Four Orchestras
01/21/2018 SPICE: ブルガリア国立歌劇場日本公演『カルメン』を指揮、若きマエストロ 原田慶太楼に聞く
ブルガリアの巨匠カルターロフと原田慶太楼とのコラボレーションによる新しい『カルメン』。気鋭のマエストロが名門歌劇場を相手にどんな演奏を繰り広げるのか注目である。
01/19/2018 音楽の友: ブルガリア国立歌劇場《カルメン》 プラーメン・カルターロフ＆原田慶太楼
01/18/2018 Berkeley Symphony: Conductor Changes to Upcoming 17|18 Performances
12/29/2017 Janelle Gelfand: The best things I heard in 2017
12/27/2017 CityBeat: Renovated Halls Proved Successful in 2017
12/21/2017 音楽の友: 指揮者の原田慶太楼さんにお話をうかがいました
12/21/2017 Cincinnati Enquirer: 'Harry Potter': Movie's better than the book for one reason
12/19/2017 Dayton City Paper: The Symphonic Sounds of Hogwarts
10/29/2017 A closer view of the conductor Keitaro Harada
10/26/2017 ОТБЛИЗО С ДИРИГЕНТА КЕЙТАРО ХЕРАДА
10/17/2017 в. Земя - Шедьовърът на Бизе "Кармен" с премиера в Операта
10/05/2017 The Sofia Globe: ‘Carmen’ to premiere with Keitaro Harada at Sofia Opera
09/24/2017 The New York Times: A Love Match, Orchestrated by the Moms
07/18/2017 Jay Harvey Upstage [Review]: Song from the Uproar
The performance was precisely led by Keitaro Harada.
JANELLE GELFAND | CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
07/12/2017 Cincinnati CityBeat: A Visionary Contemporary Opera
06/29/2017 The Union: Music in the Mountains orchestra concerts feature Russian works
05/22/2017 Charlotte Five: 5 things you need to know about this year’s Summer Pops
04/24/2017 South Bend Tribune [Review]: Symphony performs magical concert
Harada showed that he is a skilled sound-painter in the first three interludes: “Dawn,” “Sunday Morning” and “Moonlight.” In the fourth, “The Storm,” he was able to cut loose with a demonstration of raw power. The conductor didn’t neglect to bring out subtleties in the music, including an evocation of mist and sea-spray and even a few rays of sun trying to poke through the storm clouds. The core appeal of “The Storm,” however, is the ferocious, blasting tempest depicted with uncanny accuracy. Harada whipped the SBSO into a howling force of nature, providing the evening’s first heart-pounding thrills.
JACK WALTON | SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
04/18/2017 South Bend Tribune [Review]: Harada summoned and manipulated massive sounds with SBSO
04/13/2017 South Bend Tribune: Da-da-da dum...South Bend Symphony performs Beethoven's Fifth
From the moment guest conductor Keitaro Harada’s baton came down on the Boise Philharmonic Saturday night, you could feel the electricity in the air. It was going to be a special night... as a cheering crowd, multiple curtain calls and a packed after-party attest to, Harada will be hard to top.
11/10/2016 Idaho Statesman: Harada performs an all-American program with Gershwin, Grofé and Bernstein
11/5/2016 Arizona Daily Star [Review]: Conductor Harada thrills, energizes in TSO concert
For the final four or five minutes of the 35-minute performance, the whole orchestra seemed on the verge of leaping out of their seats and breaking into one giant dance party. Harada was at the podium, bouncing on the balls of his toes, flailing his arms in time to Bizet's racing score. The Cincinnati Symphony associate conductor, leading without a score, pointed to his left and the violins came to life.
CATHALENA E. BURCH | ARIZONA DAILY STAR
10/23/2016 Charleston Gazette-Mail [Review]: Harada and Pompa-Baldi dazzle in performance with WV Symphony
Harada made the climaxes awe-inspiring. The audience gave the performance an extended standing ovation even though it was just the end of the first half of the concert.
DAVID WILLIAMS | CHARLESTON GAZETTE
10/16/2016 Charleston Gazette-Mail: Conductor candidate skipped family business for life in an orchestra
10/10/2016 Cincinnati Enquirer: Vanessa Williams, charming chanteuse
10/02/2016 South Bend Tribune: SBSO's search for a conductor moves to audition phase
09/03/2016 Weekly Jangle: 芸術の秋 原田慶太楼
08/12/2016 Idaho Statesman: Meet the seven candidates vying to lead the Boise Philharmonic
07/26/2016 Cincinnati Enquirer: Six things to know as World Piano turns 60
07/18/2016 読売新聞: 若手音楽家集い、芸術の森の木々に音色響く
07/16/2016 北海道新聞: PMF 若き調べ風に乗る 札幌で開幕
06/06/2016 Cincinnati Enquirer: More Lumenocity shows added
05/11/2016 Boise Philharmonic: Philharmonic Searches for New Music Director
05/10/2016 Broadway World: Cincinnati World Piano Competition to Present 60th Anniversary Concert at UC-CCM
05/09/2016 Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati World Piano announces artists for 60th anniversary concert
05/05/2016 Cincinnati Enquirer: Three local Conductors win Solti awards
05/03/2016 The Solti Foundation U.S.Announces2016 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Awards
4/21/2016 The Boise Philharmonic launches its music director search with a season of guest conductors
04/08/2016 Charleston Gazette-Mail: WVSO announces new season, conductor finalists
04/08/2016 West Virginia MetroNews: WV Symphony narrows down conductor search, 6 finalists announced
04/08/2016 WVSO Announces 16-17 Season and Conductor Finalists
02/19/2016 Opera Today: Arizona Opera Presents an Interesting Carmen
Conductor Keitaro Harada gave a balanced reading of the score that had a lucidity of musical detail and a good helping of emotional tension. He gave every phrase its proper shape and drew especially fine playing from the orchestra in the delightful entr'acte that opens the third act.
02/18/2016 Arizona Daily Star: TSO delves into unchartered territory in 2016-17
02/17/2016 Cincinnati Enquirer: Went to the symphony and a wedding broke out
02/04/2016 WNDU: SB Symphony Orchestra selects 5 conductor finalists
02/04/2016 South Bend Tribune: Five candidates in the running to lead South Bend Symphony Orchestra
02/02/2016 Arizona Daily Wildcat: Arizona Opera's production of "Carmen" sexy and real
The music was breathtaking with each note of the orchestra perfectly coordinated with the action on the stage. Each orchestral overture induced goosebumps in every audience member, and the playing helped set the stage for Carmen's dramatic and captivating story.
KINCAID RABB | ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
01/27/2016 Arizona Daily Star: Behind the scenes of 'Carmen' (VIDEO)
01/27/2016 Arizona Daily Star: Experiencing 'Carmen' from the best seat in the house
He possessed endless energy and confidence and an impressive sense of timing that resulted in one of the evening’s finest moments.
CATHALENA E. BURCH | ARIZONA DAILY STAR
2015年冬 日経GLOBAL GATE : スペシャルインタビュー
12/19/2015 Richmond Times Dispatch: Magic overcomes the jitters
He’s a supertalent. Catch all of his performances while he is in Richmond. You won’t be disappointed.
TOM SILVESTRI | RICHMOND TMES DISPATCH
12/17/2015 Broadway World: Arizona Opera to Present CARMEN in 2016
11/05/2015 From The Top: Alumni Update
11/05/2015 Mercer University Alumni Award: Video Presentation (2.5minutes)
11/04/2015 Radio Interview: Arizona Public Media: Tucson Symphony Orchestra Extempore
10/02/2015 CBS 6, WTVR-TV: Where Richmond Symphony is kicking off 2015-2016 Rush Hour Series
09/27/2015 Phoenix Magazine: From Sage to Stage
09/18/2015 音楽の友: シンシナティを拠点にさらなる高みへ
シンシナティを拠点にさらなる高みへ
08/25/2015 Arizona Opera: Riders of the Purple Sage (world premiere)
05/27/2015 Current in Zionsville: Classics for everyone - the concerts you should see this summer
05/03/2015 The Telegraph: Rising star returns to Macon
04/20/2015 Cincinnati Enquirer: Keitaro Harada to join Cincinnati Symphony as associate conductor
04/19/2015 Arizona Daily Star: Review - Feel free to laugh at Arizona Opera's 'Daughter'
Everything about Arizona Opera’s production clicked, from the chorus, which never ceases to delight; to the orchestra, which sounded refreshingly alive under Harada, Arizona Opera’s associate conductor. Harada performed Donizetti’s delightful score with energy and charisma.
CATHALENA E. BURCH | ARIZONA DAILY STAR
04/19/2015 The Violin Channel: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Announce New Associate Conductor
04/16/2015 Musical America: People in the news
04/15/2015 Broadway World: Cincinnati Symphony Welcomes AZ Opera's Keitaro Harada as Associate Conductor
...fast-becoming one of the most talked-about young conductors in the U.S.
世界で最も話題になっている若手指揮者の1人
BROADWAY WORLD | ブロードウェイ・ワールド誌
04/14/2015 League of American Orchestras The Hub: Who's In
04/14/2015 Arizona Daily Star: Conductor Harada adds Cincinnati Symphony to resume
04/13/2015 Yahoo Japan: 新進気鋭の指揮者・原田慶太楼が、シンシナティ響のアソシエイトコンダクターに就任
04/13/2015 Opera Today: Arizona Opera Ends Season in Fine Style with Fille du Régiment
Right from the opening notes of the overture, the audience knew that conductor Keitaro Harada was putting his individual stamp on this piece. He combined Donizetti’s delightful melodies with dramatic musical coherence. His dynamic range was huge and he kept the playing transparent so that listeners heard all the melodic strands in the fabric of the score.
04/10/2015 Richmond Symphony: Keitaro Harada names Associate Conductor of Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
04/08/2015 Mercer News: Mercer Alumnus Kei Harada to Guest Conduct the Macon Symphony Orchestra April 25
03/13/2015 Broadway World: Arizona Opera to Close 2014-15 Season with THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT
01/27/2015 Broadway World: Violinist Wanzhen Li Heads Celebration of China Concert with RSO
01/26/2015 Broadway World: Arizona Opera's 2015-16 Season to Include ARIZONA LADY, FALSTAFF & More
01/11/2015 Arizona Daily Star: Review - Harada shines in TSO classical debut
Harada drew those lines subtly, racing the tempo at times to create a palpable tension then settling into lush string passages that created a cinematic soundscape.
Harada and the orchestra performed it with the breadth and conviction of a symphony, digging deep into his symphonic ambitions to reveal dynamic colors and textures from all sides of the ensemble. Harada brought out soaring strings swelling against triumphant horns and trumpets that pierced the calm. Deep voiced bass lines contrasted the calm of twin flutes and clarinets. Brahms might not have called this a symphony, but Harada presented it as one, drawing a rich, colorful performance from the orchestra.
01/08/2015 Arizona Daily Star: Conductor Harada returns to TSO for MasterWorks debut
12/31/2014 Sierra Vista Herald: And the Hessy goes to…
10/22/2014 Sierra Vista Herald: 20th symphony season hits platinum - Yang one powerful pianist
What is appreciated is conductor Keitaro Harada’s relationship with the orchestra players brought out the best in them.
BILL HESS | SIERRA VISTA HERALD
10/15/2014 Sierra Vista Herald: Romancing the Rach 3
09/24/2014 Richmond.com: Richmond Symphony Covers ABBA
09/16/2014 Sierra Vista Herald: ‘Mouth-watering’ Orchestral Music Opens Symphony’s 20th Season
09/09/2014 BroadwayWorld.com: ABBA - The Music to Feature the Richmond Symphony Orchestra
07/15/2014 しながわ写真ニュース: 指揮者 原田慶太楼さんが 区役所を訪問
06/04/2014 Richmond Times-Dispatch: Richmond Symphony names new associate conductor
06/03/2014 Meet RSO's New Associate Conductor, Keitaro Harada
04/26/2014 Arizona Republic | Review: Arizona Opera's 'Don Pasquale'
ably and passionately conducted
KERRY LENGEL | ARIZONA REPUBLIC
04/07/2014 Solti Foundation conductor awards announced
03/29/2014 Arizona Republic: Young maestro Keitaro Harada takes career to next level
01/15/2014 KBACH 89.5fm: A Chat with Keitaro Harada
If you need something done, ask a busy person: If the old adage is true, the go-to on our local classical music scene would be Keitaro Harada
12/20/2013 University of Arizona: UA Alum Conducting Tucson Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert This Weekend
10/31/2013 The Sierra Vista Herald: Brass steps up in symphony opening
10/23/2013 The Sierra Vista Herald: Harada, Lundy start symphony’s 19th season off in high style
10/22/2013 Oasis News オアシス・ニュース: 原田慶太楼氏指揮でフェニックス・ユース・シンフォニ演奏
09/20/2013 The Sierra Vista Herald: Celebration Sensation!
08/07/2013 The Sierra Vista Herald: 'Imagine' Symphony’s 19th season opens in October ... join in!
04/29/2013 Daily Herald: Guest conductor to work with young musicians
04/06/2013 Weekly Lalala: ロサンゼルスで暮らす人々 指揮者原田慶太楼
04/04/2013 Arizona Public Media: 'Music ... Language Without Words' (Video Documentary)
03/22/2013 League of American Orchestras symphonyNOW: Maestro Showcase
03/20/2013 The Sierra Vista Herald: Symphony’s ‘Thrilling Finale!' was just that
...pulled sounds from the orchestra rarely heard in most concerts.
BILL HESS | SIERRA VISTA HERALD
03/13/2013 Florida Times Union: Young conductors work with Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra in national showcase
10/29/2012 The Forecaster: Out & About: Jazz the focus of ‘American Songbook’ in Portland
one of the world’s most exciting up-and-coming young maestros.
SCOTT ANDREWS | THE FORECASTER
10/12/2012 Arizona Daily Star: Tucson gets its freak on for TSO, Michael Jackson
Under Harada’s confident leadership, the orchestra filled in the sonic landscape of the ballads “Never Can Say Goodbye” and “Ben.” Harada coaxed sweeping string passages that changed the dynamic of the softly uptempo “Rock With You” and the rollicking, jazzy “The Way You Make Me Feel.” He was equally effective in the orchestra’s more subtle contributions to “Beat It” and “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’...
CATHALENA E. BURCH | ARIZONA DAILY STAR
10/11/2012 Arizona Daily Star: TSO ready to rock in Jackson show
10/11/2012 Tucson Weekly: The King of Pop Goes Classical
03/23/2012 The Sierra Vista Herald: Love affair with Symphony rekindled
01/16/2012 OpusColorado: The Phoenix Youth Symphony and The Lamont Symphony give students a unique gift
12/05/2011 Arizona Daily Star: Phoenix Youth Symphony at UA
Harada, a conductor of growing talent and infectious showmanship, coaxed an informed, passionate and exciting performance from his musicians. ...He's bundle of energy at the podium, directing the musicians with technical proficiency and an unbridled passion.
CATHALENA E. BURCH | ARIZONA DAILY STAR
12/01/2011 Arizona Daily Star: Youth orchestra from Phoenix may be the best you've heard
11/09/2011 School of Music at the University of Arizona: Phoenix Youth Symphony
07/29/2011 品川から世界へ羽ばたいた指揮者原田慶太楼さんが来庁
品川ケーブルの映像はこちら
05/13/2011 News Observer: N.C. Opera’s ‘Turn of the Screw’ is a winner
...led a tightly sprung, supremely confident performance, moving inevitably along the work's strange pathways, including scenes accompanied only by timpani, bells or harp. The chamber orchestra filled Durham's Carolina Theatre with immensely impressive playing.
10/28/2010 The Sierra Vista Herald: Symphony provides magnificent matinee
10/16/2010 Living at the Opera: A Mexican Musical Celebration to Remember
Harada propelled the orchestra to interpret all of Danzón’s infectious, undulating music with all the passion inherent in a religious revival, bringing the packed house to its feet.
NICK DEL VECCHIO | LIVING AT THE OPERA
Oct. 2010 Opera News - Review: Ariadne auf Naxos Lenox, MA
Harada’s command of the score was total, from the uncommonly beautiful legato and sweep of the opening orchestral phrases, hinting at the inspired, ecstatic melodies created by the character known as the Composer, to the carefully controlled climaxes of the final duet, in which Ariadne and Bacchus join in uncomprehending ecstasy.
JUDITH MALAFRONTE | OPERA NEWS
Fall 2010 University of Arizona Features Keitaro Harada: Impulsive Japanese Musician Earns Fame
Fall 2010 The Mercerian: Alumnus Featured on NPR’s ‘From the Top’
08/15/2010 Berkshire Fine Arts: Contemporary Music at Tanglewood
As Edwin Barker played on a podium next to the conductor, Keitaro Harada, who took brisk command of the proceedings, you felt for a moment that you were in a dark, smoke-filled basement, listening to a dude swing.
SUSAN HALL | BERKSHIRE FINE ARTS
08/13/2010 The Boston Musical Intelligencer: TCMF One: Freeform, Fragmentary, Peculiar, Magical
Harada was welcomed to the podium with a clatter of stamping feet from the orchestra, who played their hearts out for him and cheered him again at the end...this small instrumental force was credibly — indeed magically — magnified into a proper orchestra by conductor Keitaro Harada through perfect timing, dramatic dynamics, and unerring coordination of the musical stagecraft. Not a second was out of synch. Everything had that ineffable snap. There was never a dull moment!
07/15/2010 The Boston Musical Intelligencer: Mahler and the Transition to 20th Century Music at Tanglewood
...conducting was so engaged with each player in the Schubert Symphony No. 5 in B-flat that a quality of mutual delight in performing together pervaded this sunny, familiar work...Harada listens intently, leads with clarity and subtlety, and emits a thoughtful and appreciative musicality. The first movement was radiant, with clear lines and perfectly balanced contrapuntal voices...Harada’s conducting hands were as James Levine’s at his best: inviting, describing, and summoning with precision the emotions that underpinned the phrases.
ELI NEWBERGER | BOSTON MUSICAL INTELLIGENCER
07/13/2010 Arizona Daily Star: UA conducting fellow Harada conducts Schubert at Tanglewood
05/21/2010 Arizona Daily Star: UA Musicians off to play the world
03/17/2010 The Sierra Vista Herald: Symphony’s season finale a treat in many ways
06/05/2009 Arizona Daily Star: GREAT EXPECTATIONS
GREAT EXPECTATIONS...has the juice to make them reality...
CATHALENA E. BURCH | ARIZONA DAILY STAR
02/06/2009 Arizona Daily Star: UA’s finest at President’s Concert
When we were looking for From the Top alumni to feature during our 10th-anniversary season, 25-year-old Keitaro Harada rose quickly to the top of the list.
vividly conducted
MATTHEW GUERRIERI | BOSTON GLOBE
His style was highly expressive