Title
“Citizen’s Organ “
― Kojiro Kobune and Yokohama Symphony Orchestra　−
Substance
Yokohama Symphony Orchestra (YSO) was founded by Kojiro Kobune in December 1932. YSO has been serving to the citizens of Yokohama and has been loved by them since then. Kobune used to say “YSO should be ‘Citizen’s Organ’ and should be always opened to everybody so that one can listen to it and play for it anytime he likes. YSO had had the subscription concerts 12 times a year and recently it has had 8 concerts a year. This record is remarkable in Japan as an amateur orchestra. In 2007.we celebrated its 75th birthday and had its 600th concert in July.
This book is based on the history of YSO and Kojiro Kobune ,a conductor and composer who was a founder of YSO.