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2016OMF Newsletter Vol. 6

2016OMF Tickets on sale now! Programs not to be missed this year!

2016OMF tickets are on sale as of June 4 (Sat)! Nearly 600 people lined up in front of ticket sales windows at Matsumoto City Gymnasium on the day. As for now, tickets of Orchestra Concert Program A (Aug 18 & 22) and Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival Gig (Aug 28) are sold out. However, the tickets of other programs are still available for purchase on line. Please see ticket PIA website for further details.

Orchestra Concert Program B

This year’s must-see program No.1 is without saying Orchestra Concert Program B (Aug 19 & 21) conducted by the Grammy Award winner and Metropolitan Opera Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi. Hugely trusted by OMF Artistic Director Seiji Ozawa, Fabio will conduct Mahler: Symphony No.2 in C minor “The Resurrection” with SKO. Internationally acclaimed soprano Christine Goerke will for the first time perform as alto. Together with Rie Miyake (soprano), the two add beautiful voices as soloists. Please enjoy star-subbed performance of these unique concerts in Matsumoto.

OMF Opera by Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra Ravel: “L’enfant et les sortilèges”

A must-see program No.2 is OMF Opera by Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra Ravel: “L’enfant et les sortilèges”. The Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra which has been taught by Seiji Ozawa and SKO members with passion since year 2000, will perform under the baton of the Vienna State Opera music staff and conductor Eric Melear. With beautiful orchestration by Ravel, this fantasy opera is one of the titles that Seiji Ozawa strongly wishes to get popular in Japan. The opera singers: Marie Lenormand, Anna Christy, and Jean-Paul Fouchecourt, who acted on Grammy-winning 2013SKF production will be coming back to the stage again. The entry to the performance available for parents with children and students, too.

Chamber Concert II

A must-see program No.3 is Chamber Concert II (Aug 27) leaded by SKO flute player Jacques Zoon. Chamber Concert series are popular for presenting high quality chamber music. This year, Matsumoto friendly Jacques Zoon planned the program with Iseut Chuat (Cello), Naoko Yoshino (Harp), and Akira Eguchi (Piano). Along with Bach: Flute Sonata in E flat major, BMV1031 and Ravel: Introduction et Allegro, they perform Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 “To the memory of a great artist” arranged by Jaques Zoon himself for flute, cello and piano. This is the perfect program to enjoy on dusk of late summer.

TV Documentary featuring Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Opera Project XIV: Die Fldermaus on air again!

TV documentary featuring Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Opera Project XIV J.Strauss II: Die Fledermaus will be broadcast again on June 12 (Sun) midnight on NHK Educational. The documentary covering the rehearsals and Kyoto opera performances held at newly open ROHM Theatre Kyoto depicts OMF Artistic Director Seiji Ozawa’s passion for educating young Asian and Japanese musicians through opera performance. This program available for broadcast within Japan only.

Broadcast Station: NHK Educational
Program: Kyoto-hatsu! Seiji Ozawa Music Academy
Broadcasting Date: June 12(Sun) 0:50- 1:35 (Saturday Midnight)
NHK Educational Official Website

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