Hiroshi Nakachi
Tuba
Originally from Osaka, Hiroshi Nakachi joined the Metropolitan Opera as Principal Tuba in 2025. Prior to this appointment, he regularly performed as a substitute tuba player with the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, and he also performed in with the Strings Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland, and the New York Philharmonic. He studied at the Osaka University of Arts and Zurich University of the Arts with Anne Jelle Visser, Hiroaki Shiomi, and Kazuhisa Nishida.