Born in Tokyo in 1984 and graduated with a degree in conducting from the Tokyo College of Music in 2007, having studied under Junichi Hirokami, Yasuhiko Shiozawa and others. Was awarded 2nd place (which was the highest level with no 1st place) at the Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting in 2006, and since then Kawase has received numerous invitations from orchestras near and far. In recent years, he has conducted the likes of Toshio Hosokawa’s “Vision of Lear”, Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro”, “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” and “Die Zauberflöte”, and Verdi’s “Aida”. Kawase has distinguished himself in garnering attention not only for orchestral but also for operatic performances.
Kawase is presently the permanent conductor of the resident conductor of the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, permanent conductor with the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa and the resident conductor of Sapporo Symphony Orchestra. Kawase is appointed as the music director of Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra from 2024 April.
