We are happy to announce that the 2016 Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival dates have been decided. 2016OMF will take place from Aug 14 (Sun.) to Sep 6 (Tue.), 2016.
We sincerely look forward to seeing you all in Matsumoto next summer again!
The first edition of Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival has successfully closed on Sep 15, 2015, after the Concert for Children performance held at Hokuto Bunka Hall in Nagano.
First and foremost, we would like to thank all the guests for joining us this summer in Matsumoto. We would especially like to extend our deepest thanks to all the participants, volunteers and sponsors for their support and effort to make this festival possible.
Thank you all once again. We sincerely look forward to seeing you again in Matsumoto next year!
Tickets for OMF Family Opera will be out on sale on the concert day. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis.
Sep. 5 (Sat)
Tickets go on sale from 13:00 at Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre Main Hall
Ticket Price: Adult: S ¥3,000 A ¥2,000 B ¥1,000
Child: S ¥2,000 A ¥1,000 B ¥500
※Child 6 years and older and under 18
※No entry is available to pre-school children and infants.
OMF would like to announce that considering the conductor's physical condition, the program for Orchestra Concert Program B has had to change. The rest of the program remains as scheduled.
Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98 → Beethoven: Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.36
Orchestra Concert Program B
Sep. 6 (Sun) 16:00
Kissei Bunka Hall (Nagano-ken Matsumoto Bunka Kaikan)
Bartók: Concert for Orchestra, Sz.116
Beethoven: Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.36
Saito Kinen Orchestra
Conductors: Robert Spano (Bartók), Seiji Ozawa (Beethoven)
Tickets for Orchestra Concert Program A will be out on sale on the concert day. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis.
Aug. 28 (Fri)
Tickets go on sale from 16:00 at Kissei Bunka Hall (Nagano-ken Matsumoto Bunka Kaikan)
Ticket Price: S ¥22,000 A ¥18,000 B ¥15,000
Standing tickets for 2015OMF Opera Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict will be out on sale on the following dates. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis.
Aug. 24 (Mon)
Tickets go on sale from 16:00 at 2F Foyer, Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre
Ticket Price: ¥2,000
Number of available tickets: 30
Aug. 27 (Thur)
Tickets go on sale from 16:00 at 2F Foyer, Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre
Ticket Price: ¥2,000
Number of available tickets: 30
Aug. 29 (Sat)
Tickets go on sale from 13:00 at 2F Foyer, Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre
Ticket Price: ¥2,000
Number of available tickets: 30
Every year since it’s beginning in 1992, the Nagano prefecture residents welcome the festival and its guests with a colorful parade going through historic downtown Matsumoto and ending in a joint concert with festival conductors in the garden of Matsumoto's majestic samurai castle.
We would like to announce that instead of artistic director Seiji Ozawa this year the joint performance will be conducted by Kyosuke Matsushita. Kyosuke Matsushita first joint the Saito Kinen Festival last year as a chorus conductor of Verdi’s opera “Falstaff”, following by Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Opera Project Ravel: “L’enfant et les sortilèges” held this year in March. For more about Matsushita’s profile, please refer to below.
OMF Chamber Music Study Group -Brass Ensemble-
| Date | Aug. 9 (Sun) 16:00 |
|---|---|
| Place | Agata no Mori Bunka Kaikan |
OMF office would like to announce that ticket on day for OMF Chamber Music Study Group -Brass Ensemble- concert can be purchased from 15:00 on the day of performance. Ticket price per one ticket per person is 1,000 yen.
Numbered ticket distribution
We will be distributing the numbered ticket for entry to the concert from 15:00.
The door will open at 15:30. The guests will be asked to line up in front of the main entrance 10 minutes before the door open. Please note that due to the stage setting preparations, the door open time may be delayed.
On Aug.1, 2015, Seiji Ozawa, the artistic director of Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, accidentally tumbled and hurt his hip. Upon examination at the hospital, he was diagnosed with a fracture of lumbar spinous and transverse process and has been assigned to a physical therapy of 3 weeks in the hospital.
Due to this accident, Seiji Ozawa unfortunately will not be able to conduct the opera performances of Berlioz: Beatrice et Benedict scheduled for Aug 24, 27 and 29.
Seiji Ozawa will be replaced by an American conductor Gil Rose. For details please refer to the information provided below.
1 Change of conductor
Seiji Ozawa ⇒ Gil Rose
Gil Rose-short bio.pdf
2 Ticket refund
Due to this sudden change, the partial refund of the ticket prices will be made as follows. The refunds will take place at the day of each performance.
SS 5,000 Yen
S 4,000 Yen
A 3,000 Yen
B 2,000 Yen
C 1,000 Yen
D 1,000 Yen
3 Ticket refund contact
Free dial 026 - 227 -1736
Aug 10 (Mon) – 29 (Sat) 9:00~18:00
※ Celebrating Seiji at 80, Birthday Concert scheduled for Sep. 1, and Orchestra Concert Program B, scheduled for Sep 6, will be held as scheduled.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. We wholeheartedly thank you for your understanding and your continuous support. We look forward to seeing you in Matsumoto!
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D minor Op.125 has been featured in the Festival's Concert for Children, as a part of its educational program continuously from the first edition of Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto. This year, we are happy to announce that the Concert for Children will also be held in Kyoto. On Sep. 12, under the baton of Seiji Ozawa, the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra together with the members of OMF Chorus and Kyoto Symphony Chorus will deliver the joyful sound to Kyoto audience in front of Nijo Castle, the UNESCO World Heritage site.
Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Special Performance - Nijo Castle, Kyoto
Sep. 12 (Sat) 18:00
Ninomaru Palace, Nijo Castle
(In case of rain: Kyoto Municipal Kyoto Senior High School of Music)
Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra
Soloists: TBA
Chorus: OMF Chorus, Kyoto Symphony Chorus
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D minor Op.125
Organized by: Seiji Ozawa Music Academy, Veroza Japan
Kyoto City, Kyoto City Music Art Cultural Promoting Foundation
Co-organised by: Rohm Music Foundation
Supported by: ROHM, Co., Ltd.
Cooperated by: Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival Executive Committee