Past Events 2008


Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa New Year Concert 2008 in Yokohama
Date 10.Jan.08(Thurs) 19:00start (18:20open)
Place Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, Main Hall
Tickets S¥5,000 / A¥4,000 / B¥3,000
All seats reserved
Conductor Michiyoshi Inoue
Performers Seiha Hougakukai Kanto branch, Koto Ensemble
Maki Mori, Soprano
Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, Chamber Orchestra
Programme Michio Miyagi (arranged by Shinichiro Ikebe): "Haru no Umi" (The Spring Sea) (for Koto Ensemble and Orchestra)..and other
Sponsor Ishikawa Prefecture Music Cultural Promoting Foundation
Support PFU Co.
Special Support Mizuno Music Management Office
Coorperation Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall (Yokohama City Art Culture Promoting Foundation)
Management Sonare Art Office, Ltd.
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Azabu-Iikura, The memories of Nanki Concert Hall
Date 20.Jan.08(Mon) 14:00start (13:30open)
Place JT ART HALL Affinis
Tickets Adult ¥2,500 / Student ¥1,000
All seats reserved
Programme Joseph Hollman: Andante et Allegro
Joseph Hollman: Six Morceaux
Richard Wagner: Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral from "Lohengrin", Arranged by Joseph Hollman
Joseph Hollman: Romance, "Quand vois me montrez une rose"
John Blow: On the King's coming home
Henry Purcell: A Catch, "Of all the instruments"
Henry Purcell: A Catch, "The Silver Swan" (Anonymous)
Thomas Ravenscroft: Three Ravens
Thomas Arne: Do, re, mi, fa (The Singing Club)

A Lecture on "Nanki Concert Hall - the legacy of Yorisada Tokugawa's dream"
Sponsor Music Frontier Rediscovering Minato Concert Planning Committee (Research Institute for Digital Media and Content)
Support Minato-city Cultural Art Promotion Fund-raising Committee
Support Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
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Tokyo Erato Chamber Orchestra The 9th concert
Date 2.Feb.08(Sat) 19:00start (18:30open)
Place Komaba-eminence
Tickets ¥4,000
Unreserved
Conductor Katsuhiko Tamaki
Performers Takehiko Maiya, Baritone
Tokyo Erato Saenger, Vocalists
Gen Inoue, Clarinet (solo)
Programme Mozart: Opera "Idomeneo" KV366 (Prologue)
                Clarinet Concerto in A, KV622
J.S.Bach:Sacred Cantata No.56, BWV56
Beethoven: Symphony No.8 in F, Op.93
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Raphaël Oleg Violin Recital
Date 16.Feb.08(Sat) 15:00start
Place Kioi Hall
Tickets S¥5,500/A¥4,500/Student(A)¥2,000
All seats reserved
Performers Raphaël Oleg, Violin
Yuki Nakajima, Piano
Programme Poulenc: Violin Sonata@FP.119
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.6 in A-major op.30-1
Janacek: Violin Sonata
Schubert: Violin Sonata in A-major D.574 "Grand Duo"
Sponsor Nippon Steel Arts Foundation
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Sonare Salon Concert Series Vol.6
Ryo Mikami Violin Recital
Date 17.Feb.08(Sun) 14:00start
Place Otaki Salon
Tickets ¥3,500
Unreserved
Performers Ryo Mikami, Violin
Toshiko Tobimatsu, Piano
Programme Pablo de Sarasate: Andalusian Romance
Edward Elgar: La Capricieuse
Joseph Achron: Hebrew Melody
Fritz Kreisler: Love's Joy, Love's Sorrow
Ernest Chausson: Poem
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane
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Act New Artist Series 2007
Reikano Kimura Koto & Sangen Recital
Date 2.Mar.08(Sun) 16:00start (15:30open)
Place Actcity Hamamatsu
Tickets Adult ¥2,500 / Student ¥1,000
Programme Kin'ichi Nakanoshima: Kagerouno Odori
Katsutoshi Nagasawa: Mutsura Boshi
Classical Music Medley
Sponsor Hamamatsu Cultural Foundation
Sponsor Hamanakonpou Co., Ltd.
Support Hamamatsu City/Hamamatsu City Board of Education/Shizuoka Shimbun/
Shizuoka Broadcasting System/FM Haro!


Sonare Art Works
Date 12.Apr.08(Sat) 13:00-18:00
13.Apr.08(Sun) 10:00-18:00
Place Ota Kumin Hall APRICO, exhibition hall
Tickets Free
Exhibits Water color painting: On Kotabe
Water color painting: Kazuo Osone
Pottery: Atelier Yudo -Toshiko Honda, Ikue Ishii, Shizuko Kaneda, Keiko Nomura, Tomoko Oiwa, Kimiyo Tsuzuki, Yoshiko Yanagawa
Colored pencil painting, Japanese calligraphy: Naomi Masuda
Beadwork: Chiho Ozeki, Miho Teraoka
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TOKYO KREIS ENSEMBLE -J.Brahms, Forever Vol.1-
Date 13.Apr.08(Sun) 14:00start (13:30open)
Place Hakuju Hall
Tickets Adult: ¥5,000 / Student: ¥3,000
All seats reserved
Violin Seiji Kageyama/Yuko Kageyama/
Takashi Nagamine/Natsumi Tamai/
Asako Urushihara
Viola Toshihiko Ichitsubo/Ryo Sasaki/
Junji Suganuma
Cello Kaoru Hanazaki/Fumiaki Kono/
Hiroyasu Yamamoto
Piano Haruko Ueda
Programme Johannes Brahms:
String Sextet No.1 in B-flat major, op.18
Yuko Kageyama, Natsumi Tamai, Vn / Toshihiko Ichitsubo, Ryo Sasaki, Va /
Kaoru Hanazaki, Hiroyasu Yamamoto, Vc

String Quartet No.2 in A minor, op.51-2
Seiji Kageyama, Takashi Nagamine, Vn / Ryo Sasaki, Va / Fumiaki Kono, Vc

Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, op.25
Haruko Ueda, Pf / Asako Urushihara, Vn / Junji Suganuma, Va / Kaoru Hanazaki, Vc
Sponsor Sonare Art Office, Ltd.
Cosponsor Hakuju Hall,
HAKUJU INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE Co., Ltd.
Support Kawai Omotesando
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Tomoko Ohmori Piano Recital
Date 27.Apr.08(Sun) 14:00start (13:30open)
Place Hamarikyu Asahi Hall
Tickets ¥4,000
Unreserved
Programme Schumann: Variations sur un nocturne de Chopin
Schumann: Etudes symphoniques op.13 Version 1837
Chopin: Nocturne No.7 cis-moll op.27-1
                         No.8 Des-dur op.27-2
Chopin: Barcarolle Fis-dur op.60
Chopin: Nocturne No.17 H-dur op.62-1
                         No.18 E-dur op.62-2
Chopin: Polonaise No.7 As-dur op.61 "Polonaise-fantaisie"
Chopin: Nocturne No.13 C-moll op.48-1
Presented by Sonare Art Office, Ltd.
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Hamarikyu Lunch Time Concert Vol.51
Micro Opera Series Vol.5 -The highlights by Giacomo Puccini's Opera "Madama Butterfly"
Date 28.Apr.08(Mon) 11:30start
Place Hamarikyu Asahi Hall
Tickets ¥2,800
Cast Madama Butterfly: Tomoko Nagayoshi, S
Kate Pinkerton: Satoru Nishimura, T
Sharpless: Daisuke Ohyama, Br
Suzuki: Yumiko Kohno, Ms
Narration: Miyoko Goto
Music Director & Piano Akiko Kitamura
Screenplay Katsuhide Hasegawa
Programme Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Sponsor The Asahi Shimbun Company
Planning/Production Sonare Art Office, Ltd.
Booking Asahi Hall Ticket Center 03-3267-9990


Sonare Salon Concert Series Vol.7
Tatsuki Narita Violin Recital
Date 25.May.08(Sun) 14:00start (13:30open)
Place Otaki Salon, Jiyugaoka (map)
Tickets ¥3,500
Unreserved
Performer Tatsuki Narita, Vn
Hiroko Komoriya, Pf
Programme Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No.1 in F minor op.80
Eugène -Auguste Ysaÿe: Solo Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor op.27 "Ballarde"
J.S.Bach: Sonata for Solo Violin No.1 in G minor BWV1001
SAINT-SAENS: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A minor, op.28
Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy op.25
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Yuko Uchiyama Violin Recital
Date 29.Jun.08(Sun) 14:00start (13:30open)
Place Hamarikyu Asahi Hall
Tickets Advance ticket ¥3,500 / On the day of performance ¥4,000
All seats reserved
Performer Yuko Uchiyama, Vn
Dina Vainshtein, Pf
Programme Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani
F.Shubert: Fantasie for Violin and Piano in C major D.934
R.R.Bennett: A Song Sonata
Debussy: Violin Sonata
Franz Waxman: Carmen Fantasy
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Yuki Takahashi Piano Recital
Date 11.Jul.08(Fri) 19:00start (18:30open)
Place Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, Small Hall
Tickets ¥3,500
Unreserved
Programme Mozart:Fantasy in C minor K.475
          Piano Sonata in C major K.330
Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor op.35
Cesar Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Rachmaninov: Preludes
                  op.32 No.5 in B minor/No.8 in A minor/No.12 in G sharp minor
                  op.23 No.2 in B flat minor
Liszt: Petrarch Sonnet No.104, The Year of Pilgrimage, Second Year: Italy
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Mihoko Kusama and Shiho Narushima Duo Recital
Date 18.Jul.08(Fri) 19:00start (18:30open)
Place Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, Small Hall
Tickets Advance ticket ¥3,500 /On the day of performance ¥4,000
All seats reserved
Performer Mihoko Kusama, Va
Shiho Narushima, Pf
Programme J.N.Hummel: Fantasy in G minor Op.94
F.Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D.821
G.Fauré:Après un rêve
           Sicilienne
           Berceuse
R.Clarke: Sonata for Viola and Piano
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Sonare Salon Concert Series Vol.8
Tatsuki Narita Violin Recital
Date 4.Sep.08(Thurs) 19:00start (18:30open)
Place Ota Kumin Hall Aprico, Small Hall
Tickets Adult ¥3,000 / Student ¥2,000
Unreserved
Performer Tatsuki Narita, Vn
Hiroko Komoriya, Pf
Programme J.S.Bach: Sonata for unaccompanied Viloin No.1 in G Minor, BWV1001
Fabio Vacchi: La consonanze for violin solo (2008)
W.A.Mozart: Violin Concert No.5 in A Major, K.219 1st mov.
Ysaÿe: Sonata for Violin solo No.3 in D Minor, op.27 "Ballade"
Prokovief: Sonata for Viloin and Piano No.1 in F minor, op.80
Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for Violin and Piano, op.28
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Inviting Ronald Zollman, Cond. for Tokyo Philharmonic
758th Suntory Hall Subscrioption Concert
Date 5.Sep.08(Fri) 19:00start
Place Suntory Hall, Main Hall
Tickets S:¥7,500 / A:¥6,000 / B:¥4,500 / C:¥3,000 / D:¥2,000
Performer Ronald Zollman, Cond.
Yukio Yokoyama, Pf
Programme Roussel: Symphonic Fragments "Le festin de L'araignee" op.17
D'Indy: Symphony No.2 in G major "Symphonie sur un chant montagnard francais" op.25
Frank: Symphony in D minor
Presented by Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
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759th Bunkamura Orchard Hall Subscrioption Concert
Date 7.Sep.08(Fri) 15:00start
Place Bunkamura Orchard Hall
Tickets S:¥7,500 / A:¥6,000 / B:¥4,500 / C:¥3,000 / D:¥2,000
Performer Ronald Zollman, Cond.
Eiji Arai, Vn
Programme Pfitzner: Violin Concerto in B minor op.34
Bruckner: Symphony No.4 in E-flat major "Romantic" WAB.104
Presented by Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Support Bunkamura
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Tokyo Erato Chamber Orchestra The 10th Concert
Date 12.Sep.08(Fri) 19:00start (18:30open)
Place Tsuda Hall
Tickets Advance ticket ¥4,000 / On the day of performance ¥4,500
Unreserved
Performers Katsuhiko Tamaki, Cond
Kanako Akagi, Fl
Midori Tajima, Hp
Erato kammerorchester Tokio
Programme Georg Friedrich Händel: Concerto Grosso in F major Op.6-9, HWV327
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K.299
Richard Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No.41 in C major K.551, "Jupiter"
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Takahito Asai Baritone Recital
Date 20.Sep.08(Sat) 18:00start (17:30open)
Place Hamarikyu Asahi Hall
Tickets Advance ticket ¥4,000 / On the day of performance ¥4,500
All seats reserved
Performers Takahito Asai, Br
Asami Koshida, Pf
Fusako Nakayama, Ob
Programme Robert Schumann: Stille Liebe, Op.35-8 `12 Gedichte
Johannes Brahms: Wie rafft ich mich auf in der Nacht, Op.32-1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen BWV 56 - 3. Arie: Endrich, endrich wird mein Joch
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Ryo Mikami Violin Recital
Date 31.Oct.08(Fri) 19:00start (18:30open)
Place Toppan Hall
Performers Ryo Mikami, Vn
Miyuki Washimiya, Pf
Tickets Advance ticket ¥4,000 (On the day of performance ¥4,500)
Unreserved
Programme J.S.Bach: Partita for unaccompanied Violin No.3 in E Major, BWV1006
Camille Saint-saens: Violin Sonata No.1 in D Minor Op.75
Ernest Chausson: Poéme Op.25
Manuel de Falla ( arranged by Kochanski): 7 Canciónes populares españolas
Pablo de Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op.20
Presented by Sonare Art Office, Ltd.
Supported by Sapporo Symphony Orchestra
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TOKYO KREIS ENSEMBLE Produce
There will be some changes regarding the programme and the performers.
(Old)Béla Bartók: Kontraste
       Haruko Ueda, Pf / Hidemi Mikai, Cl / Natsumi Tamai, Vn
(New)Darius Milhaud: No.3 "Jeu" de la SUITE pour VIOLON, CLARINETTE et PIANO Op.157b
       Hidemi Mikai, Cl / Natsumi Tamai, Vn
Isang Yun: Quintett für Klarinette und Streichquartett(1984)
       Hidemi Mikai, Cl / Natsumi Tamai, Takashi Nagamine, Vn / Junji Suganuma, Va / Fujiaki Kono, Vc

W.A.Mozart: Horn Quintet K.401
(Old)Seiji Kageyama, Vn
(New)Yuko Kageyama, Vn

Date 09.Nov.08(Sun) 14:00start (13:30open)
Place Hakuju Hall
Tickets Adult ¥5,000 / Student ¥3,000 / Two Concerts (9.Nov.08 & 19.Apr.09) ¥9,000
All seats reserved
Violin Yuko Kageyama/Natsumi Tamai/
Aasako Urushihara
Viola Toshihiko Ichitsubo/Ryo Sasaki/
Junji Suganuma
Cello Kaoru Hanazaki/Fumiaki Kono
Contrabass Shinji Nishiyama
Clarinet Hidemi Mikai
Horn Takato Saijo
Piano Haruko Ueda
Programme Darius Milhaud: No.3 "Jeu" de la SUITE pour VIOLON, CLARINETTE et PIANO Op.157b
Hidemi Mikai, Cl / Natsumi Tamai, Vn

Isang Yun: Quintett für Klarinette und Streichquartett(1984)
Hidemi Mikai, Cl / Natsumi Tamai, Takashi Nagamine, Vn / Junji Suganuma, Va / Fujiaki Kono, Vc

W.A.Mozart: Horn Quintet K.401
Takato Saijo, Hr / Yuko Kageyama, Vn /
Toshihiko Ichitsubo, Junji Suganuma, Va / Kaoru Hanazaki, Vc

Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet op.114 "Trout"
Haruko Ueda, Pf / Ryo Sasaki, Va / Fumiaki Kono, Vc / Shinji Nishiyama, Cb
Sponsor Sonare Art Office, Ltd.
Cosponsors Hakuju Hall,
HAKUJU INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCE Co., Ltd.
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Kyoto Concert Hall Ensemble Hall Murata Concert Series
Micro Opera Carmen
Date 22.Nov.08(Sat) 14:00 start (13:30 open)
Place Kyoto Concert Hall Ensemble Hall Murata
Ticket ¥6,000
All seats reserved
Performers Carmen:Kyoko Morikyama
Don Jose: Tatsuya Higuchi
Micaeëla: Yuna Matsubara
Escamillo: Daisuke Ohyama
Frasquita: Emi Suzuki
Mercédès: Naomi Abiko
Le Remendado: Kaoru Sawada
Le Dancaire: Yohei Ochiai
Zuniga: Masumi Goto

Director: Tomomi Egawa
Musical director & Piano: Akiko Kitamura
Flute: Sei-ichiro Edo
Presented by Kyoto City, Comittee of Kyoto Art Festival, Kyoto Cocnert Hall (Kyoto City MusicCultural Promoting Foundation)
Under the sponsorship of Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities
Supported by Murata Machinery, Ltd.
Inquiry/Booking Kyoto Concert Hall +81-75-711-3090


U.S. Coast Guard Band, American Journey 2008
Date 02.Dec.08(Tue) 19:00start (18:20open)
Place Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, Main Hall
Tickets ¥2,000
All seats reserved
Programme John Philip Sousa (arr. Donald Hunsberger): Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
Geroge Gershwin (arr. Mark Rogers): Cuban Overture
Leonard Bernstein (arr. MUC Ian Frenkel): Glitter and Be Gay from Candide
Piet Swerts: Dance of Uzume
Donald Grantham: Baron Cimetière's Mambo
Capt. Francis Saltus Van Bokerck (arr. William C. Schoenfeld): Semper Paratus
Peter Graham: Harrison's Dream
A Musical Journey through New Orleans (arr. Paul Murtha)
John Williams (trans. Paul Lavender): Immigration and Building from The American Journey
Sponsor/Inquiry Sonare Art Office, Ltd.