| Biography | Yamada was born in Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture. He studied music, with a focus on percussion, at the Tokyo University of the Arts. Kazuki Yamada is Music Director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO).
Alongside his commitments in Birmingham, Yamada is Artistic and Music Director of Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte- Carlo (OPMC). Yamada has forged a link between Monaco and Birmingham having conducted collaborative performances with the CBSO Chorus of Mendelssohns Elijah in both cities in 2019 and Orffs Carmina Burana in 2023. |