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Bach · The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
Masato Suzuki, harpsichord. A recording for BIS.
BIS · BIS-2631 →
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BCJ · Brandenburg Concertos European Tour 2026
Five concerts with Masato Suzuki conducting and playing harpsichord: Budapest, Dublin, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Berlin. See each concert for its programme and local start time.
Bach Collegium Japan →
article
My Bach · St Matthew Passion
An interview with Shinnosuke Nagai on Masato Suzuki’s early encounters with St Matthew Passion, performing and conducting the work, and future ideas. Published 23 January 2026; in Japanese.
住友生命いずみホール · オンライン・ジュピター →
video
Bach & Kenji Miyazawa · Ame ni mo makezu
Masato Suzuki and Kanji Ishimaru bring together Bach’s music and Kenji Miyazawa’s Ame ni mo makezu, from Masato’s official YouTube channel.
Masato Suzuki – 鈴木優人 · 公式YouTube →
article
Masato Suzuki & Tomohei Hori · Out of the depths
Masato Suzuki and Tomohei Hori discuss a programme exploring Bach and prayer, including Suzuki’s own choral work. Published 29 September 2025; in Japanese.
住友生命いずみホール · オンライン・ジュピター →
project
BCJ · Messiah 2026
Performances in Groningen, London, Karuizawa, Tokyo and Singapore. See each concert for its artists and local start time.
Bach Collegium Japan →
project
Gluck · Orfeo ed Euridice 2026
Masato Suzuki Presents / BCJ Opera Series Vol. 4. Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice in three acts, presented in concert, sung in Italian with Japanese subtitles. Tim Mead (Orfeo), Hana Blažíková (Euridice), Jone Martínez (Amore); Masato Suzuki (conductor), Bach Collegium Japan (chorus and orchestra). 21 November 2026 in Nagoya and 23 November in Tokyo. This page brings together information about the 2026 production.
Bach Collegium Japan →
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Bach · Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029: III. Allegro
Antoine Tamestit (viola) and Masato Suzuki (harpsichord), performing the finale of the Third Sonata for viola da gamba and harpsichord. Recorded at Verbier Church on 1 August 2019.
medici.tv / Idéale Audience · HarrisonParrott →
project
Mozart · Don Giovanni
Masato Suzuki conducts Bach Collegium Japan in the 2025 production, directed by Leo Iizuka with sets by Hiroshi Sugimoto. Rehearsal report from Bunkamura.
Bunkamura →
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YNSO · Schubert & Berio
Masato Suzuki conducts the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra. Highlights from Subscription Concert No. 603 on 19 November 2020, including Schubert’s Fourth Symphony and Berio’s Rendering.
読売日本交響楽団 · Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra →
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Bach · The Art of Fugue
Masaaki Suzuki and Masato Suzuki perform The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080.
BIS · BIS-2531 →
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The Magic Flute · An introduction to opera
In this Bunkamura interview for the 2024 production of The Magic Flute, Masato Suzuki discusses opera with naco of Gensen Classic Channel. In Japanese.
Bunkamura オープンヴィレッジ →
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The Three Conductors · Op. 14
A conversation with Masato Suzuki, Kazuki Yamada and Keitaro Harada. The White Day livestream announced by Japan Arts, available on the official Three Conductors channel.
The Three Conductors · 公式YouTube →
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Exploring Handel’s Messiah
Masato Suzuki introduces Handel’s Messiah through a quiz-based lecture presented by Suntory Hall, with performance highlights from Bach Collegium Japan.
サントリーホール · Suntory Hall →
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Ensemble Genesis · 2010
Performance footage from Ensemble Genesis, featured by Japan Arts.
Japan Arts / Ensemble Genesis →
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On Bach’s harpsichord concertos
A Japanese-language feature on the second instalment of the complete harpsichord concerto recording project. Published by Web Onyu-jin in 2019.
Yamaha Music Connect / Web音遊人 →article
The Strad · Bach with Antoine Tamestit
“Tamestit has an ideal partner in Masato Suzuki”. Carlos María Solare reviews the duo’s Bach recording in The Strad, October 2019 issue.
The Strad · Carlos María Solare · 2019-09-02 · English →article
Bachtrack · Mozart in Toulouse
“vibrant d’une gestuelle dynamisante et jamais violente” — “gestures that energise without ever becoming violent” (our translation). A review of BCJ’s Mozart programme at the Halle aux grains, Toulouse, on 24 January 2025.
Bachtrack · Thibault d’Hauthuille · 2025-01-26 · Français →article
Codalario · Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in Madrid
“Sorprendió gratamente la interpretación de Masato Suzuki, muy expresivo” — “Masato Suzuki’s highly expressive interpretation was a pleasant surprise” (our translation). This excerpt concerns Masato’s Symphony No. 40 in Madrid on 22 January 2025; the full review also covers Masaaki Suzuki’s Requiem.
Codalario · Mario Guada · 2025-01-27 · Español →article
The Scotsman · Bach’s Italian Concerto
“his dazzling account of Bach’s virtuosic Italian Concerto for solo harpsichord”. An excerpt from The Scotsman, August 2019, reproduced by HarrisonParrott. The link leads to the management’s published review excerpts.
The Scotsman · 2019-08 · English · via HarrisonParrott →
recording
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Masato Suzuki, harpsichord. All 24 preludes and fugues.
BIS · BIS-2621 →
recording
Bach: Harpsichord Concertos, Vol. 2
Masato Suzuki, harpsichord and direction, with BCJ. BWV 1057, 1055, 1058 and 1054.
BIS · BIS-2481 →
recording
Bach: Harpsichord Concertos, Vol. 1
Masato Suzuki, harpsichord and direction, with BCJ. BWV 1052, 1056, 1059R and 1053.
BIS · BIS-2401 →
recording
Verbum caro factum est · A Christmas Greeting
Carols arranged by Masato Suzuki and Daquin’s organ noëls performed by him. BCJ’s choir is conducted by Masaaki Suzuki.
BIS · BIS-2291 →
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Bach: Concertos for Two Harpsichords
Masaaki Suzuki, Masato Suzuki and BCJ, including Masato’s arrangement of Orchestral Suite No. 1.
BIS · BIS-2051 →
recording
ANOTHER EDEN Orchestra Concert Album「All to the Melody of Time」(Soundtrack)
Various Artists
℗ WFS →
recording
Mozart Horn Concertos Nos.1-4
福川伸陽, 鈴木優人 & モーツァルト・コンソート・ジャパン
℗ 2021 King Record Co.,Ltd. →
recording
J.S. Bach: 3 Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord, BWV 1027-1029
アントワン・タメスティ & 鈴木優人
℗ 2019 harmonia mundi →
recording
Dai Fujikura: Koto Concerto
LEO, 鈴木優人 & 読売日本交響楽団
℗ 2021 Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd./DENON →
recording
Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1
石上真由子 & 鈴木優人
℗ 2022 Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd./NIPPONOPHONE →
recording
PEEK-A-BOO feat. 鈴木優人 & かてぃん(角野隼斗) with 麻布学園OB+オーケストラ - Single
ピコ太郎
℗ 2023 AVEX ENTERTAINMENT INC. →
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Locatelli: Trio Sonatas
イーゴリ・ルハーゼ, Ensemble Violini Capricciosi, Daria Gorban, Mark Dupere, Nika Zlataric, Vaughan Schlepp & 鈴木優人
℗ 2012 Brilliant Classics →
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Brahms: Die Schöne Magelone
ドミニク・ヴェルナー & 鈴木優人
℗ 2011 Ars Produktion →
recording
Roesgen-Champion: Concertino for Harpsichord and Orchestra No. 1 - Single
Swiss Orchestra, 鈴木優人 & Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer
℗ 2024 SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen →
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Kyudai Philharmonic · Beethoven’s Ninth
Masato Suzuki conducts the Kyudai Philharmonic Orchestra at ACROS Fukuoka on 16 September 2024, with soloists Eri Sawae, Naoko Fuse, Kohei Yamamoto and Hirotaka Kato.
九大フィルハーモニー・オーケストラ公式チャンネル →