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Nodoka Okisawa × Saito Kinen Orchestra 2024OMF Live Recording to be Released by Decca Classics on Dec 18

The year 2024, marking the 40th anniversary of the Saito Kinen Orchestra, will culminate with the release of "Brahms: Symphony No. 1 & No. 2", a live recording of the orchestra conducted by Nodoka Okisawa at the 2024 Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival (2024OMF). This recording is set to be released on December 18th (Wednesday) by the British label, Decca Classics.

Nodoka Okisawa, appointed by Director Seiji Ozawa as the first Principal Guest Conductor in the festival’s history, leads SKO in performances of Brahms’ Symphonies No. 1 and 2. For SKO, Brahms’ symphonies are a core part of their repertoire, having been performed in their entirety during the orchestra’s early international tours and shaping their artistic direction in their formative years. This summer’s debut performance of Okisawa as Principal Guest Conductor featured these Brahms symphonies and was met with great acclaim. The main feature of this release is the live recording from this highly lauded concert, coupled with R. Strauss' Don Juan, symphonic poem.

Seiji Ozawa and the SKO have an extensive recording history, highlighted by the 2016 release of Ravel L'enfant et les sortilèges by Decca Classics, which won the 58th Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. The most recent release by the Saito Kinen Orchestra was a live recording of the Deutsche Grammophon 125th Anniversary Special Gala Concert, conducted by Ozawa’s long time friend, conductor and composer John Williams, which was released in May 2024 by Deutsche Grammophon.

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NODOKA OKISAWA / SAITO KINEN ORCHESTRA
"Brahms: Symphony No. 1 & No. 2"
Release Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
MQA/UHQ-CD UCCD-45032/3
Price: ¥4,400 (¥4,000 + 10% tax)

[Disc1]
1-4. Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op. 68
5. R. Strauss: Don Juan, symphonic poem, Op. 20
[Disc2]
1-4. Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D major, Op. 73

Recorded at Kissei Bunka Hall (Nagano-ken Matsumoto Bunka Kaikan), August 2024

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