2016OMF Newsletter Vol. 5
2016OMF Tickets go on sale in just a week!
2016OMF is very happy to welcome third year in a row our dear conductor Fabio Luisi both in Orchestra Concert Program A and Program B to conduct Honegger: Symphony No.3 “Liturgique” H.186 and Mahler:Symphony No.2 in C minor “The Resurrection” together with SKO this year. 2016OMF has also prepared variety of popular Chamber Concerts along with Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival Gig perfomance, featuring well-known to Matsumoto audience jazz ensamble - Marcus Roberts Trio.
2016OMF tickets go on sale June 4 (Sat). You can purchase your tickets by phone and online (LAWSON Ticket/Ticket PIA/e+(e Plus)). If purchasing tickets from abroad, please visit PIA ticket website(*Information provided in Japanese only). For more information on ticket purchase, please visit OMF ticket page.
OMF Opera by Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra Conductor Change Announcement
The conducting schedule of the Artistic Director Seiji Ozawa for 2016OMF season has been revised. Seiji Ozawa initially scheduled for conducting OMF Opera by Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra performance on Sep.6 and Sep.9, 2016, will be replaced by Eric Melear, the conductor of Opera for Children performance. For further information, please click here.
TV Documentary featuring Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Opera Project XIV on air this weekend!
TV documentary featuring Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Opera Project XIV J.Strauss II: Die Fledermaus will be broadcast on May 28 (Sat) on NHK Educational. The documentary covering the rehearsals and Kyoto opera performances held at newly open ROHM Theatre Kyoto depicts OMF Artistic Director Seiji Ozawa’s passion for educating young Asian and Japanese musicians through opera performance. This program available for broadcast within Japan only.
Program: Kyoto-hatsu! Seiji Ozawa Music Academy
Broadcasting Date: May 28 (Sat) 15:00 - 15:45
NHK Educational Official Website
2011SKF Opera Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle to be released on CD!
The CD recording of 2011 SKF Opera Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle will be released on June 8 (Wed), 2016. The CD features the recording of two opera performances which were conducted by Seiji Ozawa in summer of 2011. Mattias Goerne, internationally acclaimed baritone who visited OMF last year, plays the main role Bluebeard. For further information on the CD release and purchase, please visit UNIVERSAL MUSIC official website.
Mito Chamber Orchestra The 96th Regular Concert
Art Tower Mito, the concert hall of which Seiji Ozawa is the director general, will hold Mito Chamber Orchestra The 96th Regular Concert on June 4 (Sat) and June 5(Sun) welcoming Russian conductor and violist Yuri Bashmet as a guest. The programs are Haydn: Symphony No. 83 in G Minor, Hob.I-83, "La poule" (The Hen), Paganini: Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra in A minor, Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Schubert: Symphony No.5 in B flat major, D485. Bashmet will play beautiful solo in Paganini and Bruch, and will conduct Haydn and Schubert numbers. Tickets still available for purchase. For further information, please visit Art Tower Mito official site.
OMF Newsletter Contact
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival Executive Committee
3-18-13 Ote Matsumoto-shi Nagano 390-0874 JAPAN
TEL: 0263-39-0001
Email: omfnews@ozawa-festival.com
Please refrain from misuse or copying of the information provided.
©2016 Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, All rights reserved.
OMF Opera by Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra Conductor Change Announcement
The conducting schedule of the Artistic Director Seiji Ozawa for 2016OMF season has been revised due to lack of physical strength of the conductor. Seiji Ozawa initially scheduled for conducting OMF Opera by Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra performance on Sep.6 and Sep.9, 2016, will be replaced by Eric Melear, the conductor of Opera for Children performance.
At the end of his one-month stay in Europe (where Ozawa performed with Berlin Philharmonic in Berlin and Seiji Ozawa International Academy Switzerland in Paris) this past April, due to overwork Ozawa developed a fever which resulted in weight loss. Upon his return to Japan, Ozawa continued with another demanding period of work, which further weakened his immune system. After thorough discussions with his doctors, family and all concerned, Ozawa has decided to follow his doctors’ advice and during the next few months to primarily focus on recovery of his physical strength. Ozawa, therefore, has unfortunately had to reschedule his performance activities for this summer. His schedule for Matsumoto has been revised accordingly, resulting in the following program change.
OMF Opera by Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges
Sep. 6 (Tue), Sep 9 (Fri) Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre Main Hall
[Original program] Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
[Program Change] Conductor: Eric Melear
*Ticket prices remain unchanged.
NOTE: Orchestra Concert Program A scheduled for Aug 18(Thu) and Aug 22(Mon) and Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival Gig scheduled for Aug. 28(Sun), will be conducted by Seiji Ozawa as initially planned.
Tickets sales for 2016OMF will start on June 4, 2016. Please be aware of the above change prior to ticket purchase.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause and look forward to welcoming you again in Matsumoto this summer.
For any further inquires regarding this announcement, please contact:
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival Executive Office / Tokyo Office, Press
Silvana Petkovic (pr@ozawa-festival.com; Tel: 080-4110-9403 / +81-80-4110-9403)
2016OMF Newsletter Vol. 4
L'enfant et les sortilèges Exhibition to take place this weekend!
In order to celebrate the winning of the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for 2013SKF Opera production of Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges, Universal Music Japan and OMF will open the 3-days-only special exhibition at Ginza Yamano Music Store. The exhibition will take place this weekend, starting May 14 (Sat) to May 16 (Mon).
In addition to 2013SKF Opera production stage photos and footage screening, the visitors will also be able to enjoy the costume exhibition of the same opera title but of different production which took place at 2015OMF. Costume exhibited are all designed by Sarah Conly. A celebratory message card board will be provided to all visitors willing to write a message to the Maestro. Admission is free. For more information, please see here.
Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges performed at 2015OMF will be again shown in Matsumoto this year. Tickets go on sale on June 4 (Sat). We are looking forward to seeing you in Ginza!
Date: May 14 (Sat) - May 16 (Mon) 10:30～20:00
*May 16 open until 18:00
Venue: Ginza Yamano Music Store 7F Event Space "JamSpot"
Admission Free
Yamano Music Store official website (In Japanese)
OMF NEWSLETTER CONTACT
Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival Executive Committee
3-18-13 Ote Matsumoto-shi Nagano 390-0874 JAPAN
TEL: 0263-39-0001
Email: omfnews@ozawa-festival.com
Please refrain from misuse or copying of the information provided.
©2016 Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, All rights reserved.
L'enfant et les sortileges Exhibition to take place this weekend!
To celebrate the Grammy Awarded 2013SKF Opera production L'enfant et les sortileges, 3-days-only special exhibition will take place at Ginza Yamano Music Store 7F from May 14(Fri) to 16(Mon).
Date：May 14 (Sat) - 16 (Mon) 10:30〜20:00 (May 16 open until 18:00）
Venue：Ginza Yamano Music Store 7F Event Space "JamSpot"
Admission Free
For more information, please see here.