Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble Tokyo Performance Tickets information
Venue: Kioi Hall
Tickets for the Day Sales Start: 18:15
Ticket Price: ¥6000 (All seats reserved)
Door Open: 18:15
Start: 19:00
Chamber Concert III Tickets information
Venue: The Harmony Hall
Tickets for the Day Sales Start: 17:30
Ticket Price: ¥6000 / U-25: ¥3000（All seats reserved）
Door Open: 18:30
Start: 19:00
“If I were to perform with the Saito Kinen Orchestra, I would love to play ‘Le Sacre du Printemps’”, Maestro Dutoit told us a few years ago. Mo. Dutoit’s wish was supposed to be made possible in 2021, however, it was very difficult to have a large orchestra with 105 members on stage last year. The long-awaited dream performance has finally come true in 2022.
The auditorium was full of anticipation well before the performance. A long cue for tickets was also a sign of the high reputation of the first concert on the 26th.
"Ceremonial" with Ms. Mayumi Miyata's Sho (Traditional Japanese Instrument) opened the last large-scale performance of the season. The second piece was Debussy's "Images" Pour Orchestre, which SKO went through meticulous rehearsals, from adjusting the strength and weakness of each section to detailed instructions for bowing. At the end of the Debussy, Mo. Dutoit shook hands firmly with the concert master Mr. Tatsuya Yabe as if to praise SKO.
The concert was concluded with Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps. The intense 35 minute performance of Dutoit x SKO was just breathtaking.
After many curtain calls, Dutoit and the members of SKO appeared on the stage with the prefectural flower Rindo in hand as customary on the last orchestra concert of the festival. Thank you very much for everyone came to enjoy the performance! This orchestra concert was the last large-scale performance of the season, though there are few more concerts scheduled. Chamber Concerts are on 29th of August and 1st of September for OMF2022. A special 30th anniversary Orchestra Concerts are planned in November. Come back soon, we are looking forward to seeing you all again!
We are very sorry to announce that Julia Pilant (horn) and Marc Goldberg (bassoon) will not be able to perform for Chamber Concert II on Aug. 29 at 19:00 due to health conditions. We sincerely apologize for those who were looking forward to the wind quintet. The program and the artists will be changed as follows. Thank you very much for your understanding.
《Program》
W.A. Mozart：Flute Quartet No.1 K.285 in D major
Flute: Jacques Zoon
Violin: Ribon Aida
Viola: Yoshiko Kawamoto
Cello: Iseut Chuat
Gabriel Urbain Fauré：Élégie op.24 for violoncello and piano
Cello: Iseut Chuat
Piano: Noémi Zoon
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 8
Flute: Jacques Zoon
Cello: Iseut Chuat
Piano: Noémi Zoon
Schumann: Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op. 80
Flute: Jacques Zoon
Cello: Iseut Chuat
Piano: Nikolay Shalamov
Duration: 1 hour and 30 min (include intermission)
* There is no refund of tickets for this orchestra member change.
To our regret, Julia Pilant (horn), Ryosuke Tomono (horn) and Marc Goldberg (bassoon) who were scheduled to perform for the Orchestra Concert at 15:00 today, will not be able to perform due to health conditions.
The appearance of Ms. Pilant and Mr. Goldberg on August 29th (Monday) for "Chamber Concert II", is to be announced.
Following artists will be playing in Orchestra Concert in lieu of the SKO members announced above.
Horn:
Atsuya Senda (Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps)
Haruka Fujii (Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps)
Bassoon:
Toshiki Shiotsuka (Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps)
We are sorry for those who were looking forward to attending Orchestra Concert with the originally announced SKO members. We appreciate your understanding.
* There is no refund of tickets for this orchestra member change.
Mozart's timeless masterpiece "Le nozze di Figaro" was performed at the festival for the first time in three years. Maestra Nodoka Okisawa lead the performances by conducting world-renowned singers and the incredible Saito Kinen Orchestra. The production, directed by Laurent Pelly and Laurie Feldman, was a spectacular success and was enjoyed by full houses at every performance.
The friendly atmosphere behind the scenes brought together all the international cast members and production team. "The production and team were really great, and every moment from rehearsals to the performances was fun. I never want to leave Matsumoto!" said one of the casts. It was a great team.
After the many curtain calls, the cast and Mo. Okisawa said to the production team, "We want to express our gratitude." Suddenly, they broke out singing a Japanes folk song "Furusato"! Additionally, the singers, chorus, and staff all gave a warm round of applause and praise to Suzanne Mentzer, a veteran Mezzo-Soprano who is retiring from opera stage after this production.
We hope that this production, which celebrated the 30th anniversary of OMF, will be a memorable work for many people. Thank you very much to everyone who came to visit us!
Due to the illness of Cheyanne Coss, Karin Tsunezuka will perform as Barbarina on Aug. 27th performance.
We appreciate your understanding.
* There is no refund of tickets for this cast change.
Karin Tsunezuka Soprano
Karin Tsunezuka holds BA and MA, opera course of Kunitachi College of Music, and graduated from Nikikai Opera Training Institute. She sung: Donna Anna Don Jovanni, Lauretta Gianni Schicchi, Pamina Die Zauberflöte, Concepción L'Heure Espagnole, Flowermaidens Parsifal, Ilia Idomeneo. She also performed soloist role in Bach’s Matthäus-Passion, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, Beethoven’s Symphony No.9, Verdi’s Requiem, Rutter’s Manificat etc. She studied in France from 2015 through 2017.
The first Orchestra Concert of the season was a huge success! An Orchestra Concert with an live audience was finally possible after 3 long years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The long-awaited performance began with Toru Takemitsu's "Ceremonial -An Autumn Ode-", which is the same piece that opened the festival in 1992. After 30 years, it was a great pleasure for the Saito Kinen Orchestra to be able to perform this memorable piece at Kissei Bunka Hall.
The second piece was Debussy's "Images" Pour Orchestre. During rehearsals, Mr. Dutoit worked on this piece with particular care to express the colors and transparency of the piece. What kind of "image" did you see through today’s uncompromising performance?
After a break, the concert completed with Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps. It was not possible to play this song in the pandemic last year as the music requires 105 orchestra members. Maerstro Dutoit and SKO worked together wholeheartedly to deliver the best performance. he Festival Director Seiji Ozawa enjoyed the concert in the auditorium as well and came onto the stage with Mo.Dutoit at the end of the curtain call to greet everyone. Thank you very much for coming! Don't miss another great performance on the 28th of August.
Orchestra Concert Tickets for the Day Information
Aug. 28 (Sun) performance
Venue: Kissei Bunka Hall
Tickets for the Day Sales Start: 13:30
Ticket Price: Seats S 22,000 (Only 2) / A 18,000 yen (Only 4) (All seats reserved)
Door Open: 14:30
Start: 15:00
Opera Mozart: "Le Nozze di Figaro" Tickets for the Day Information
Aug. 27 (Sat) performance
Venue: Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre Main Hall
Tickets for the Day Sales Start: 13:30
Ticket Price: Seats S 25,000 / A 21,000 yen (All seats reserved/Only few tickets available)
Door Open: 14:30
Start: 15:00