| Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival The 2015 Season Line-Up |
We are happy to announce the Line Up of the 1st Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival.
Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto (SKF), which since 1992 under the direction of world-renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa has been held every year in summer in Matsumoto, Japan, is this year coming out under a new name of Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival (OMF). The Saito Kinen Orchestra (SKO), which formed the basis of SKF, remains at the core of OMF, welcoming well-known classical music conductors, musicians and opera actors as always. (Read more) |
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Program A
Date: Aug. 28 (Fri) Time: 19:00
Place: Kissei Bunka Hall (Nagano-ken Matsumoto Bunka Kaikan)
Haydn: Symphony No.82 in C major
Hob.I: 82 “L’Ours”
Mahler: Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor
Saito Kinen Orchestra
Conductor: Fabio Luisi
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Program B
Date: Sep. 6 (Sun) Time: 16:00
Place: Kissei Bunka Hall (Nagano-ken Matsumoto Bunka Kaikan)
Bartók: Concert for Orchestra, Sz.116
Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E minor, op.98
Saito Kinen Orchestra
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Robert Spano (Bartók)
Seiji Ozawa (Brahms)
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Fabio Luisi
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Robert Spano
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Seiji Ozawa
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Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict
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Aug. 24 (Mon) / Aug. 27 (Thu) Time 19:00
Aug. 29 (Sat) Time: 16:00
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Place: Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre Main Theatre
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Beatrice: Daniela Mack
Benedict: Jean-François Boras
Hero: Lydia Teuscher
Claudio: Edwin Crossley-Mercer
Don Pedro: Paul Gay
Somarone: Jean-Philippe Lafont
Ursule: Karen Cargill
Leonato: Christian Gonon
A Messenger / Notary: Vincent Jonquet
Chorus: Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Chorus
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Saito Kinen Orchestra
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Director: Côme de Bellescize
Set Design: Sigolène de Chassy
Costume Design: Colombe Lauriot-Prévost
Lighting Design: Thomas Costerg
Video Images: Ishrann Silgidjian
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Daniela Mack
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Jean-François Boras
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Côme de Bellescize
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Seiji Ozawa
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Chamber Concert I
Date: Aug. 23 (Sun) Time: 16:00
Place: The Harmony Hall
Gerster: Capricetto for Timpani and Strings
Timpani: Roland Altmann, et al.
Schubert: Octet in F major D803
Violin: Kyoko Takezawa, Ribon Aida
Viola: Nobuko Imai
Cello: Rei Tsujimoto
Contrabass: Hiroshi Ikematsu
Clarinet: Charles Neidich
Basson: Marc Gordberg
Horn: Julia Pilant
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Chamber Concert II
Date: Aug. 30 (Sun) Time: 16:00
Place: The Harmony Hall
Program: TBA
Cello: Iseut Chuat
Flute: Jacques Zoon
Harpist: Naoko Yoshino, et al.
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Richard Strauss: Feierlicher Einzug der Ritter des Johanniter-Ordens
John Williams —Special selection—
inc. other brass ensembles of the Saito Kinen Orchestra
Horn: Radek Baborák
Trumpet: Gábor Tarkövi
Trombone: Walter Vogimayr
Tube: Yasuhito Sugiyama, et al.
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Matthias Goerne Recital
Date: Sep. 2 (Wed) Time: 19:00
Place: The Harmony Hall
Bariton: Matthias Goerne
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Seiji Ozawa International Academy Switzerland joins
Ozawa International Chamber Music Academy Okushiga
Date: Aug. 31 (Mon) Time: 19:00
Place: The Harmony Hall
Ozawa International Chamber Music Academy Okushiga &
Seiji Ozawa International Academy Switzerland Joint Concert
Commentary: Seiji Ozawa, Sadao Harada, Blanche d'Harcourt
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Marcus Roberts Trio Concert
Date: Sep. 3 (Thu) Time: 19:00
Place: Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre Main Hall
Marcus Roberts Trio
Piano: Marcus Roberts
Bass: Rodney Jordan
Drums: Jason Marsalis
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Celebrating Seiji at 80!
Date: Sep. 1 Time: TBA
Place: Kissei Bunka Hall (Nagano-ken Matsumoto Bunka Kaikan)
Special concert celebrating Seiji Ozawa’s 80th Birthday is scheduled for Sep. 1, 2015.
The details will be announced in due time.
*Special Program
Organized by: Celebrating Seiji at 80!
Managed by: Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival Executive Committee
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| Study Group Brass Ensemble |
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Date: Aug. 9 (Sun) Time: 16:00
Place: Agata no Mori Bunka Kaikan
The young brass performers, tutored by the members of Saito Kinen Orchestra, will present the results of their study.
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