The conductor Yuri Nitta, President of the Sibelius Society of Japan, has secured a new appointment. She will be a regular conductor of the Aichi Chamber Orchestra (Nagoya) for three years, from 2015 to 2017. This orchestra is of chamber size and of high quality, and together with Yuri Nitta will focus on Nordic music over the coming three years. Her inaugural concert on 27th February 2015 includes works by Mendelssohn and Niels W. Gade, and next one will include music by Sibelius and Nielsen.