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Seiji Ozawa Music Academy & Concert for Children Special Performance at Nijo Castle in Kyoto

Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D minor Op.125 has been featured in the Festival's Concert for Children, as a part of its educational program continuously from the first edition of Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto. This year, we are happy to announce that the Concert for Children will also be held in Kyoto. On Sep. 12, under the baton of Seiji Ozawa, the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra together with the members of OMF Chorus and Kyoto Symphony Chorus will deliver the joyful sound to Kyoto audience in front of Nijo Castle, the UNESCO World Heritage site.

Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Special Performance - Nijo Castle, Kyoto
Sep. 12 (Sat) 18:00

Ninomaru Palace, Nijo Castle

(In case of rain: Kyoto Municipal Kyoto Senior High School of Music) 



Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra

Soloists: TBA

Chorus: OMF Chorus, Kyoto Symphony Chorus
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa



Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D minor Op.125

Organized by: Seiji Ozawa Music Academy, Veroza Japan
Kyoto City, Kyoto City Music Art Cultural Promoting Foundation

Co-organised by: Rohm Music Foundation

Supported by: ROHM, Co., Ltd.

Cooperated by: Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival Executive Committee


For more, see here (In Japanese only)

OMF Ticket Sales at Ginza NAGANO

In respond to huge demand for the first OMF tickets, the festival is happy to announce that as of July 4, the additional tickets will go on sale at Ginza NAGANO. This will be the only booth for ticket sales in Tokyo.

The following performance tickets will be available:
Orchestra Concert Program A
Chamber Concert I
Matthias Goerne Recital
OMF Family Opera
Marcus Roberts Trio Concert

From 10:30, July 4 (Sat)
*Limited to 2 tickets per performance per person.
*Sales end when tickets sell out.

At Tourism Information Corner, Ginza NAGANO (10:30〜20:00)
Access Information

“Celebrating Seiji at 80!” Concert Information Release

The OMF is happy to announce the details for the special concert "Celebrating Seiji at 80!". To celebrate Maestro's 80th birthday, his friends from around the world will gather in Matsumoto for the one-night-only special concert. The tickets for the concert go on sale on July 11, 2015.

Open Event page has been renewed!

Every year, Nagano prefecture residents welcome the festival with diverse open events such as a colorful parade and joint performance held in front of Matsumoto Castle, street live events and screen concerts. The recent information about this year’s Open Events has just been released. For details, check the link below. Entries to all open events are free of charge!

Open Events

Tickets go on sale!

The tickets for the first edition of Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival will go on sale in the morning of June 6, 2015. Purchases from abroad are available on internet.
OMF Tickets Page

Notice:
No ticket sales are available for "Celebrating Seiji at 80!".
The details on purchase will be announced in due time.

2015OMF Official leaflet is now available online!

A bilingual Japanese-English OMF Official leaflet with the schedule and details of the performances has just been released online. Download your own copy free of charge from the link below.

2015OMF Official Leaflet

Cast Change Announcement in Opera “Beatrice et Benedict”

Daniela Mack has withdrawn from “Béatrice et Bénédict” and, in her place, Virginie Verrez, a winner of the 2015 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, will sing the role of Béatrice.

Opera Berlioz: “Béatrice et Bénédict”

Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival (OMF) Official Website is released!

We are happy to announce the release of the 1st Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival (OMF) official website.
The website will provide you with the latest information of the festival’s program and its schedule.
The latest information will be also shared at the official social media accounts.

OMF Official Facebook Page
OMF Official Twitter Account

We so much look forward to welcoming you in Matsumoto this year!

Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival the 2015 Season Line Up

We are happy to announce the Line Up of the 1st Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival. For the details, please see the link below.

Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival the 2015 Season Line Up

We look forward to seeing you in Matsumoto this summer.