Tomomi Nishimoto was born in Osaka, Japan on April 22, 1970. Her experience learning to play the piano from her mother at the age of three as well as her mother's musical influence are what fueled her interest to become a conductor in the future After receiving her Bachelor of Music in Composition from Osaka College of Music in 1994, she was admitted to the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory.
Out of all versions I found here on youtube, personally I prefer this one the most. The sudden and sublime changes in tempo do nothing but to add even more dramatic feeling to the music. I absolutely love it...and I believe this would be a good moment to mention that I am a Hungarian!
My cousin thinks Tomomi Nishimoto's conducting is very "gracious and elegant". After watching this video I agree. And she is not only a good conductor, very attractive!
I always think of playing Civ IV as I listen to this... Declaring war sometime in the 19th century and hearing the sound of the plunder of cottages, towns, mines, and pastures as my cavalry rush in. Then the inexorable advance of doomstacks of riflemen and grenadiers with cannons on their capital city. And finally the screams of panicking crowds and rising smoke as my magnificent armies breach the final defenses. All in rhythm to this gorgeous, stately dance.
2:15 is the most emotional part for me. Also the rest of the song after 2:15. I couldn't even give Brahms a compliment worthy. Just an emotional glance.
If I was playing in her orchestra I would play very badly because I would not stop looking at the conductor lol, I would just be mersmized by her elegant movements and her handsomeness/beauty.. oh god I'm a guy and I'm confused
Never underestimate a conductor's role. People often make the silly assumption that they do nothing but wave a stick around and move to the music. Incorrect, it is because of them that the sounds of the instruments blend together. They tried to do a conductor-less performance in Sydney twice, it was terrible. They struggled too much to blend with each other, they lost focus on their own parts. This is why you need a conductor. The conductor is the captain of the ship called orchestra,
