Orchestra Concert Program A Tickets for the Day Information
Aug. 25 (Fri) performance
Venue: Kissei Bunka Hall
Tickets for the Day Sales Start: 17:30
Ticket Price: S 20,000 / A 16,000 yen (All seats reserved)
Door Open: 18:30
Start: 19:00
Aug. 27 (Sun) performance
Venue: Kissei Bunka Hall
Tickets Sold Out
Door Open: 14:30
Start: 15:00
We are happy to announce special "Demae" Concert at Matsumoto City Museum. The concert will be performed by volunteer members of the Saito Kinen Orchestra and is free of charge. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
【Special "Demae" Concert in Matsumoto City Museum】
Aug. 30 (Wed) 11:30（door open: 11:00 / about 30 min.）
Matsumoto City Museum（3-2-21 Ote Matumoto-city）
＜Casts＞
Saito Kinen Orchestra members
Yoshiko Kawamoto (Viola)
Tei Tsukamoto (Violin)
Natsuko Inoko (Violin)
＜Program＞
Telemann: Canonic Sonata no 2, TWV 40:120（Natsuko Inoko, Tei Tsukamoto）
J.S. Bach: Suite for Violoncello Solo No.1 “Prelude” （Yoshiko Kawamoto）
Dvořák: Terzetto Op.74（Tei Tsukamoto, Natsuko Inoko, Yoshiko Kawamoto）
Maestro Stéphane Denève and the Saito Kinen Orchestra (SKO) have started rehearsals!
Maestro Denève is returning to the festival for the first time since 2013. He is happy to be back and honored to work with SKO, and also expressed his gratitude to the Festival Director Seiji Ozawa. The rehearsal started with Ravel's "Daphnis and Chloe" Suite 2. Mellow sounds from about 100 SKO members instantly filled the Kissei Bunka Hall. About 100 chorus members (OMF Chorus and Tokyo Opera Singers) will also join the SKO soon. We cannot wait for the exciting performance!
A small number of S and A seats are on sale for the orchestra concert only on the 25th (Friday). Tickets can be purchased on the day of the performance. 27th(Sunday) is sold out. Experience this great opportunity in person!
Shuttle busses will be available for the Orchestra Concert Program A & B to and from Kissei Bunka Hall and Matsumoto Station.
◼️Shuttle Buss Schedule
Aug 25 (Fri) Orchestra Concert Program A
To Kissei Bunka Hall：Matsumoto Station Alps Exit 17:00 / 17:15 / 18:00 / 18:15
To Matsumoto Station：Kissei Bunka Hall 21:00（Stops at Matsumoto Station Castle Exit）
Aug 27 (Sun) Orchestra Concert Program A
Sep 2 (Sat) Orchestra Concert Program B
To Kissei Bunka Hall：Matsumoto Station Alps Exit 13:00 / 13:15 / 14:00 / 14:15
To Matsumoto Station：Kissei Bunka Hall 17:00（Stops at Matsumoto Station Castle Exit）
◼️Where to purchase the shuttle bus tickets
Matsumoto Station : Ticket stand can be found at Alps Exit.
Kissei Bunka Hall : Ticket can be purchased 1 hour prior to the performance or during intermission in the hall lobby. You may also purchase tickets nearby the bus stop after the concert.
◼️Shuttle bus fares
Adult 250 Yen (Junior High school student and over)
Child 130 Yen (Elementary school student and under)
※Children under 6 years old is free of charge per 1 adult. More than 1 child under 6 years old per 1 adult will be charged for the child fare.
Thank you for coming to OMF Chamber Music Master Class –Liedduo Recital– at the Harmony Hall. Information about special guest and encore by the entire cast is below.
[Special Guest]
Mikhail Timoshenko
H.Wolf: Das Ständchen
[Encore]
Yoshinao Nakada: Natsu no Omoide (Summer Memory)
The 2023 Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival (OMF) will open tomorrow, August 19th (Sat) with the "OMF Chamber Music Study Group -Liedduo Recital-".
12 young talented artists from Japan and abroad, selected through a competitive audition process, have been studying for a week with renowned Ms. Mitsuko Shirai and will present the world of German songs. Travel the world of German Lied to your heart's content together with the young musicians.
The 2023 OMF is full of events. Beginning with the OMF annual parade and joint concert, the long-awaited orchestra concerts by the Saito Kinen Orchestra <Program A> and <Program B>, and OMF Opera and Fureai Concerts Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ.
OMF together with the Saito Kinen Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra, and opera singers will offer a wide variety of content from high-quality chamber music, educational programs, orchestra concerts, and pop-up concerts at welfare facilities. Please come and cover our spectacular performances!
The 2023 Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival will be held from Saturday, August 19th to Wednesday, September 6th. We look forward to your visit in beautiful Matsumoto full of nature and clear streams.
OMF Chamber Music Master Class –Liedduo Recital– Tickets information
■ OMF Chamber Music Master Class –Liedduo Recital–
Tickets for the Day Sales Start：13:30 （1000 yen/All seats reserved）
Door Open：14:30
Start：15:00
The Liedduo Recital will be held at Okushiga Kogen Mori no Ongakudo on Aug. 17th.
This concert will be the final part of the 2023 "OMF Chamber Music Study Group - Liedduo Recital" Program*.
Admission is free, so please come enjoy the soaring musicianship of young artists while surrounded by nature at the best venue.
*This is a Lied Study Program for singers and pianists with the reknowend Ms. Mitsuko Shirai as a lecturer. The young musicians participate in a week long study camp culminating in two recitals at Okushiga Kogen and Matsumoto City.
2023OMF Open Event Welcome Parade / Joint Performance will take place on Aug. 20 (Sun) in Matsumoto City. The traffic will be regulated during the Parade time. Please see the Traffic Regulations map below for details.
2023OMFParade Traffic Regulations
Aug. 20 (Sun) 2023OMF Open Event Welcome Parade / Joint Performance
9:05～ Performance
Shinmai MEDIA GARDEN：Kamata Elementary School / Azusagawa Junior High School
Masugataato Square ：Kamata Junior High School / Matsumoto Mothers Ensemble Apple
【Joint Performance】
11:00～ Matsumoto Castle Honmaru Garden National Treasure
Conductor : Diego Matheuz
Program：Radetzky-marsch, Anthem of Nagano Prefecture ”Shinano No Kuni”
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 castle.
This year the joint performance will be conducted by Diego Matheuz who will make his fifth appearance at the festival after four years since 2019. Matheuz is the first Principal Conductor of the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy and will conduct this year's OMF Opera and "Opera for Children".
◼️Parade / Joint Performance
Date Aug. 20 (Sun) Parade 9:30- / Joint Performance 11:00-
Venue Parade: Matsumoto City, Matsumoto Castle
Joint Performance: Matsumoto Castle Honmaru Garden National Treasure
* Entrance fee required to enter Matsumoto Castle.
Conductor：Diego Matheuz (Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Principal Conductor)
Diego Matheuz belongs to the first generation of outstanding musicians emerging from Venezuela’s El Sistema. With a busy conducting career in Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin and North America, he is firmly established on the international circuit and looks back at fruitful periods as principal conductor of La Fenice in Venice, principal guest conductor—upon Claudio Abbado’s invitation—of the Orchestra Mozart Bologna, and as principal guest conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
A particularly significant moment in his career was the gala concert celebrating the 120th anniversary of Deutsche Grammophon at Suntory Hall in December 2018, where he exchanged the baton with Seiji Ozawa to conduct the Saito Kinen Orchestra with soloist Anne-Sophie Mutter.
Subsequently, Seiji Ozawa invited Mr. Matheuz for concerts with the SKO at the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival and on tour in China. In 2022, he worked on Die Fledermaus with the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy, an exemplary performance which resulted in his appointment as the Music Academy’s first-ever principal conductor.
In opera, Mr. Matheuz worked at the Berlin and Bavarian State Operas, Paris Opera, the Liceu in Barcelona, and Rossini Festival Pesaro. In June 2021 he scored a major personal success with his first Aida at the Arena di Verona. With Carmen, he will give his debut at the Met in 2024.
In Venezuela, Mr. Matheuz forms and expands the repertoire of the Sistema orchestras. He also works with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, of which he is principal conductor.