大阪音楽大学作曲学科作曲専攻卒業後、ロシア国立サンクトペテルブルク音楽院オペラ・シンフォニー指揮科に留学。文化庁芸術インターンシップ奨学金生、「出光音楽賞」など受賞多数。チャイコフスキー記念財団・ロシア交響楽団の芸術監督兼任首席指揮者（２００４～２００７）、ムソルグスキー＝ミハイロフスキー記念サンクトペテルブルク国立アカデミックオペラバレエ劇場（旧レニングラード国立歌劇場）の首席客演指揮者（２００４～２００６）などを歴任。その他にもモスクワ市立ロシアフィルなどへも客演するなどその地で外国人として異例のキャリアを積んでいった。

「スプリット音楽祭」「ドゥブロヴニク音楽祭」「プラハ　プロムズ音楽祭」などの音楽祭にも招聘されている。オーストリアのリンツ、ブルックナーハウスにおいてブルックナー管弦楽団定期演奏会での成功はヨーロッパでの活躍の第一歩となり、モナコにおいてのモンテカルロ・フィルハーモニー管弦楽団との公演でも絶賛される。ブダペストフィルのシーズン最初の定期公演や、ルーマニア国立ジョルジュエネスコフィル、リトアニア室内管弦楽団、リトアニア国立交響楽団、英国ロイヤル・フィルハーモニー管弦楽団、ラトビア国立交響楽団など次々と成功し活動範囲を広げている。2010年にはリトアニア国立交響楽団とのヴィリニュス音楽祭、ラトビア国立響定期演奏会、ブルックナー管定期演奏会やアメリカ進出を予定している。9月よりロシア国立交響楽団首席客演指揮者に就任することが決定。また2011年には八王子新市民会館のエグゼクティブプロデューサーに就任する。

オペラ指揮者としても評価が高く、ハンガリー国立歌劇場、プラハ国立歌劇場との共演でも成功をおさめている。国内においても主要オーケストラに度々客演している。また、2007年よりダボス会議を主催する世界経済フォーラムのヤング・グローバルリーダーを務めており、その動向は世界から注目を集めている。

Ms. Tomomi Nishimoto is a graduate of the Osaka College of Music, where she received her Bachelor of Music in Composition. Upon graduation, Ms. Nishimoto went abroad to the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory in Russia and pursued further study in opera and symphony conducting. She is a recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, including Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan’s Internship in Arts and Music scholarship and Idemitsu Music Award.

As a talented conductor, Ms. Nishimoto has held various appointments in her career. From 2004 to 2006, she served as the Principal Guest Conductor for the St. Petersburg Mussorgsky State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. She has also served as the Chief Conductor and Artistic Director for Russian Symphony Orchestra of the Tchaikovsky Foundation from 2004 to 2007. Other accomplishment of Ms. Nishimoto’s during her time in Russia includes performance with the Moscow City Symphony Orchestra “Russian Philharmonic”. All these posts are seldom granted to those of non-Russian background.

Ms. Nishimoto has been invited to numerous music festivals as well. These include: Split Summer Festival, Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Prague Proms, and Vilnius Music Festival.

In 2007, Ms. Nishimoto set her foot into Europe with a successful performance at the Bruckner Orchestra Linz concert held at Brucknerhaus in Austria. Capitalizing on her newly gained notoriety in Europe, she later performed with various European ensembles. These include: Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, British Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Romanian State Philharmonic Orchestra (George Enescu), and Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to her orchestral activities, Ms. Nishimoto is also a renowned opera conductor. Her work includes successful collaborations with the Hungarian State Opera House and the Prague State Opera.

Since 2007, she has also been working as a Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum, which hosts annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Through her endeavors to serve as a leader, she has attracted attention from around the world.

Currently, Ms. Nishimoto is scheduled to act as the Principal Guest Conductor with the STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF RUSSIA (Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra) beginning this September. Also this year, she is scheduled to perform a concert with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and with the Bruckner Orchestra Linz, as well as making a foray into the United States by working with the American Symphony Orchestra. She is also scheduled to be promoted to be the Executive Producer of the Tokyo-To Hachioji-Shi Civic Center in Japan.