Orchestra Concert Program B Music streaming starts December 29!
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We are pleased to announce that we will release a recording of the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival Orchestra Concert Program B that was streamed September 3 and 5, 2021 on YouTube.
In an extraordinary endeavor, this concert conducted by Charles Dutoit and performed by the Saito Kinen Orchestra was streamed uncut and free of charge. With tremendous response worldwide, we received a flood of views from 29 countries/regions, with a total of approximately 120 thousand viewers for both days. The chat space that is unique to live streaming was lively, with enthusiastic messages such as “I really hope a recording is released,” “I was mesmerized by the amazing performance,” “This is the most beautiful The Firebird Suite I’ve ever heard,” and “It brought me to tears.”
Festival Director Seiji Ozawa attended the performance and recording on September 3. He conducted along to the performance of The Firebird Suite while listening at his seat and enthusiastically applauded the spirited performance of his close friend Dutoit and trusted SKO members.
The recording of this concert, which many viewers expressed their wish for immediately after the streaming, will be available on the various music streaming sites from 12 a.m. on Wednesday, December 29. We invite you to enjoy this superb performance that is fitting to cap off 2021.
Video streaming of this concert is tentatively scheduled for March 2022. Details will be announced at a later date.
SEIJI OZAWA MATSUMOTO FESTIVAL 2021
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra: Saito Kinen Orchestra
Recording Venue: Kissei Bunka Hall (Nagano-ken Matsumoto Bunka Kaikan)
Date of Recording: 2021 September 3 (Fri)
Ravel: Ma Mère l’Oye Suite
Debussy: La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919 version)
Link to play/download▶ https://classic.lnk.to/MatsumotoFestival2021
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