In 1991, Furube took the principal oboe position with the New Japan Philharmonic, for which Maestro Seiji Ozawa was serving as Honorable Artistic Director. Since then, Furube has shared the stage with such prestigious artists as Goldberg, Menuhin, Rostropovich, Dutoit, Ashkenazy, Harding, and Brüggen, and won great acclaim and trust. As a guest principal player, he has performed with The North German Radio Symphony Orchestra (NDR Symphony Orchestra), the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra.
While working as a soloist for many orchestras in Japan and abroad under the baton of conductors such as Ozawa, Arming, and Sado, to name a few, Furube has been a sought-after chamber player.
He has served as principal oboist for the Saito Kinen Orchestra, the Japan Chamber Orchestra, and the Miyazaki Festival Orchestra.
Furube won the 10th Idemitsu Music Prize and became the first oboist to win that prize. He is currently one of the finest oboists to ever represent Japan.