Fumi Dan (storytelling/reading)

He has appeared in numerous films, including "It's Tough Being a Man: Torajiro's Pure Poetry Collection," "Mountain Cherry Blossoms," "Carrying Spring on My Back," and "Hit and Run: The Best, Worst Day," as well as dramas such as "The Face of Japan," "Kura," "Kou-ga-tsuji," "Hana Moyu," "Semi Otoko," and "Himawari on the Board." He has been praised for lowering the barrier to classical music through his entertaining approach to music as the host of "NHK Symphony Hour." On FM radio, "NHK Symphony Orchestra The Legend," he has presented a selection of the orchestra's finest performances from its archives. He is also a huge fan of classical music and opera. He has also shared the joy of art as the host of "New Sunday Art Museum," and the splendor of classical music through his narration of "Daily Manyoshu." His essays have also been well-received, with "If You Say This, You Eat This" winning the 15th Kodansha Essay Award.

天羽Ah!Akie (soprano)

This soprano singer has earned high acclaim both at home and abroad for her lyrical voice. In 1995, she received the 6th Goto Memorial Cultural Award for New Opera Artists. That same year, she made her European debut singing Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos under the baton of Christian Thielemann at the Rheinsberg Festival, a gateway for new talent. She won first place in the 3rd Queen Sonia of Norway International Music Competition. Since then, she has based herself in Germany, appearing at numerous opera houses and festivals across Europe, including the Saxon State Opera and the Komische Oper Berlin. In Japan, she has also appeared as a soloist at the New National Theatre, Suntory Hall Opera, and regular performances by major orchestras. She is a board member of the Tokyo Opera NEXT, and actively promotes opera by supporting young singers and producing opera performances with commentary. She is also a member of the Rossini Society Steering Committee.

Kensuke Takahashi (piano)

He graduated from the Department of Musicology at Tokyo University of the Arts and completed his studies at the Graduate School of Music, majoring in Musicology. He received his PhD in Music from Seitoku University Graduate School, with a thesis on Mozart's Recitative Secco. Since 2022, he has been a member of the music staff at the New National Theatre, participating in multiple productions as a pianist and assistant conductor. Since 2014, he has been involved as a krépétiteur in opera performances at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center (conducted by Yutaka Sado). He was a member of the Opera Academy in S. Amadeus until 2016, performing two pianos in performances conducted by Kazuyoshi Akiyama, among others. He has also conducted multiple orchestras, including the Hiki Symphony Orchestra. He is a lecturer at the Nikikai Opera Training Institute and a part-time lecturer at Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts.

Toshihiko Urahisa (Navigator)

Writer and cultural arts producer. Director of Karuizawa Book Forest, Representative Director of the European Foundation for Japanese Arts, and Education Advisor to the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. In March 2021, the "Gifu Future Music Exhibition 2020," which he planned as music director of Salamanca Hall, won the 20th Saji Keizo Prize from the Suntory Foundation for Arts. His publications include "138 Billion Years of Musical History" (Kodansha), "Why Did Franz Liszt Make Women Faint?" and "The Violinist Called the Devil" (both Shinchosha), "Is There a Future for Orchestras?" (co-authored with conductor Kazuki Yamada) (Artes Publishing), and "Liberal Arts: Mastering 'Play' to Become a Sage" (Shueisha International). His latest book is "Musicians Read Books: Toshihiko Urahisa's Random Reading Dojo" (Artes Publishing).

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