1951-1974｜1975-1991｜1992-2000｜2001-2008｜2009-2020｜2021-

1951-1974

In 1951, Naoyasu Kajimoto founded Kajimoto Concert Management (KCM) in Osaka, embarking upon artist management, planning and production as well as concert management.
The KCM steadily increased domestic artists on its roster and enlarged its business by mainly assisting projects of major companies, during which time the company opened the Tokyo office in 1962. Also, it began to invite overseas artists to Japan during this period 1951-1974 which is, so to speak, the KCM’s dawning era.
In 1970, the company held the first ever concerts in Japan of Martha Argerich, one of the greatest pianists of our time.

1975-1991

As the world-renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa was on its roster, the KCM invited the San Francisco Symphony led by him in 1975.
Thus the KCM made it possible to invite a foreign professional orchestra to Japan for the first time as an artist management office, although by that time only large organizations like television stations had been able to do so. Since then, the KCM, while proceeding more actively with management of domestic artists and projects, invited to Japan orchestras and artists at world’s highest level such as Karajan conducting Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Celibidache conducting Munich Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Rudolf Serkin, Vladimir Horowitz and Maurizio Pollini. So 1975-1991 is considered the KCM’s developing period.
In 1987, the company managed the first ever European tour of the Saito Kinen Orchestra led by Ozawa, before supporting the opening of his “Saito Kinen Festival” (held in Matsumoto, Nagano) in 1992.

1992-2000

In 1992, Masahide Kajimoto assumed the presidency.
This period is the further developing era of the company being in charge of various innovative projects. It invited more and more first-class orchestras from abroad, leading soloists including great pianists and notable ensembles. Pierre Boulez Festival in 1995 in Tokyo was the turning point for the company.

2001-2008

At the start of the 21st century, in 2001, the KCM celebrated the 50th anniversary of its foundation.

2001 was the year the company began to move more actively, as it opened the Paris Liaison Office to branch out into Europe and break out of local management of artists. Also, the online concert ticket selling system “Kajimoto e-plus” was launched in the same year.
In 2002, the KCM organized the Pollini Project on the largest scale in Tokyo as a part of the grand project planned and produced worldwide by Maurizio Pollini, the greatest pianist of today.
Through the new office in Paris, the company discovered the French festival “La Folle Journée” and introduced it to Japan, and also held “Paris Châtelet Project”(2004-2006) producing operas in Tokyo in collaboration with the Théâtre du Châtelet for three years in a row. With such unprecedented, innovative projects, 2001-2008 is the period of a giant leap for the KCM.

2009-2020

In 2009, the company was renamed “KAJIMOTO” from “Kajimoto Concert Management” to display its development on a global scale. Collaborating with the art director Kashiwa Sato who newly designed its visual identity, in particular the logo, the company established its new branding suitable for its direction and diversity of activities.
In 2011, KAJIMOTO opened the Beijing Representative Office to change its form of management and invitation by expanding business in Japan, Europe and China. It transformed with time into a company engaged in not only concerts but also various operations often taking on global aspects.

2021-

And toward the future…