This is the second installment of the popular and different orchestra series!
The Orchestra Series, which was extremely popular and talked about last year, is back again!
This time, we welcome the New Japan Philharmonic to perform a number of masterpieces recommended by conductor Tatsuya Shimono and music ambassador Masanori Kato! Not only listening to the music, but also the background, history, and fate of the composers will be introduced. He will also conduct an "experiment" on conducting performance...!
Please enjoy this truly "only in Hiratsuka" orchestral performance that you cannot take your eyes and ears off of!
[Scheduled Track List]
Sibelius: Finlandia
Smetana: Moldau
Tchaikovsky: Solemn Overture "1812" and others
*Track list and contents are subject to change.
[Appearance]
Tatsuya Shimono
General Music Director of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra (laureate conductor from April 2024), Music Director of the Hiroshima Wind Orchestra, and Permanent Conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra.
He will assume the position of Principal Guest Conductor of the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra in April 2024. Born in Kagoshima, Japan, he won the first prize at the Tokyo International Music Competition in 2000 and the Besançon International Conducting Competition in 2001. While regularly invited by major Japanese orchestras, he has also performed on the international stage with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, and others. He has served as the Permanent Conductor of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, the Principal Guest Conductor of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, and the Permanent Principal Guest Conductor of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra. He has taught at Kyoto City University of Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, and Tokyo College of Music.
He has received numerous awards including the Saito Hideo Memorial Fund Prize, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize, the TonenGeneral Music Award Encouragement Prize, the Arima Prize, and the Hiroshima Citizen's Prize.
He is a personality of NHKFM "Symphonic Band Hibiki".
Official site (external link)
(c)Naoya Yamaguchi
New Japan Philharmonic
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In 1972, under the call of Seiji Ozawa and Naozumi Yamamoto, "Let's do music together! In 1997, the orchestra moved to Sumida-ku, Tokyo. In 1997, the orchestra moved to Sumida-ku, Sumida, Tokyo, where it introduced Japan's first full-fledged franchise, using the Sumida Triphony Hall as its home base for daily rehearsals and performances. In addition to subscription concerts and special concerts, the orchestra is actively involved in community-based performance activities, such as music classes at schools in Sumida Ward, appreciation classes, and performances at welfare facilities.
In 1999, Seiji Ozawa was appointed Honorary Conductor Laureate, and successive conductors include: the first Music Director, Kazuhiro Koizumi (1975-1979); the second Music Director, Michiyoshi Inoue (1983-1988); the third Music Director, Christian Almink (2003-2013); the fourth Music Director, Toshiyuki Ueoka Toshiyuki Ueoka (2016-2021). In addition, Daniel Harding was Music Partner of NJP (2010-2016) and Ingo Metzmacher was Conductor in Residence (2013-2015). Joe Hisaishi was Music Director of the New Japan Philharmonic World Dream Orchestra (2004-) and Music Partner of the New Japan Philharmonic (2020-).
Hiroshi Sado became the fifth Music Director of the orchestra in April 2023. The orchestra, hall, and city will be united in their musical activities.
Official site (external link)
Masanori Kato (story/hall music ambassador) Masanori Kato
He graduated first in his class from the Department of Composition at Tokyo University of the Arts and completed his postgraduate studies at the same university.
His works range from opera, orchestral, vocal, and choral music, and he has composed music for many soloists. He is also highly regarded as a collaborative pianist. He is also known for his creative arrangements, including the choral version of NHK's 2020 cheer song "Paprika. He is also known for his ability to produce performances and classical lectures from his own unique perspective, such as the "Ginza Buratto Concert Café Series" at Oji Hall (planning and piano) and the "Lilith University of Arts Classics Department" at the Sakae Ward Cultural Center Lilith in Yokohama (planning and piano). He has been a program personality for NHK-FM's "Keyboard no Tsubasa" since 2016, and will be a resident producer at the Nagano City Arts Center from 2019.
Official Website (external link)
Partial orchestral performances, symphonies divided into movements and commentaries, and more! Unprecedented!
As in the previous installment, where we did the unthinkable and introduced the charms of orchestras that you may not know, we will continue to change conductors, think of ways to perform in a hall a piece that can only be performed outdoors, and go even further, while introducing the power of music to incite history. The audience will experience the fascination of orchestra and music.
(Hall Music Ambassador Masanori Kato)
Music Ambassador Masanori Kato presents the "Make You a Musician in Hiratsuka" series. span>
Masanori Kato, a native of Hiratsuka who has appeared in concerts nationwide, composed music, and is active in the media, will serve as a music ambassador for a series of concerts three times a year. He is an "ambassador" (ambassador) who conveys the fun and depth of music by supervising the planning and navigating the "I will make love to you as a musician in Hiratsuka" series of projects sponsored by the hall.
Masanori Kato, a native of Hiratsuka who has appeared in concerts nationwide, composed music, and is active in the media, will be our music ambassador for a series of concerts three times a year. He is an "ambassador" (ambassador) who will convey the fun and depth of music by supervising the planning and navigating the "I will make love to you as a musician in Hiratsuka," a series of projects organized by the hall.
Masanori Kato Message-
As a native and resident of Hiratsuka, I am very happy to see the opening of a new, magnificent and beautiful hall in Hiratsuka. I believe that my role in promoting this hall is to introduce to everyone the fascination of classical music in a variety of ways.
I am thinking of things that are possible only in Hiratsuka, and things that people in other areas will enjoy as well. We would like to propose a variety of attractive content for each concert, including unexpected combinations of performers, over the next five years. (Masanori Kato, comment)
Event Information Page: https://hiratsuka.hall-info.jp/event_post/hall/240203kato-newjapan.html
Hiratsuka Hall of Arts and Culture Official Website: https:// hiratsuka.hall-info.jp/
Making you a musician in Hiratsuka♪ vol.6 "To a wonderful musician with the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra"
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