The full member list of Saito Kinen Orchestra has been announced! Don't miss the one and only sound created by the great artists in the world.
Check out the SKO members playing in each program in the links below!
Orchestra Concert Program A SKO Member List
Orchestra Concert Program B SKO Member List
2023OMF article is on BRAVO magazine! Please click the link below.
BRAVO 2023.8 (Article is in Japanese)
OMF Photo Exhibitions are now taking place at MIDORI Matsumoto, The Hachijuni Bank Gallery in Ote, and Matsumoto City Museum.
Festival Photo Exhibition
The Hachijuni Bank Gallery,
Matsumoto City Museum
July 14 (Fri) - September 8 (Fri)
MIDORI MATSUMOTO
July 14 (Fri) - September 9 (Sat)
Exhibitions of photos from 2022 Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival taken by official photographers Michiharu Okubo and Takeshi Yamada.
2022 Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival Orchestra Concert will be broadcast on Jul. 21 19:30- on NHK-FM radio.
You can enjoy the program on radio, PC and smartphones through website or apps.
・NHK radio
<On Air Schedule>
Jul. 21 (Fri) 19:30 -
NHK-FM "Best of Classic"
2022 Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival
Orchestra Concert
<Program>
Takemitsu: Ceremonial –An Autumn Ode–
Debussy: "Images" pour orchestre
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
<Performance> Saito Kinen Orchestra
<Conductor> Charles Dutoit
<Sho> Mayumi Miyata (Ceremonial)
<Recorded> 2022 Aug. 26 at Kissei Bunka Hall (Nagano-ken Matsumoto Bunka Kaikan)
The program details and ticket sales information of Deutsche Grammophon 125th Anniversary Special Gala Concert starring SKO with Mo. John Williams and Stéphane Denève have been announced!
The program will feature an array of film music by John Williams, such as selections from "Star Wars," "Harry Potter," and "E.T.," as well as "Sound the Bells!" dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor and Empress on their wedding day. This will be a special program dedicated to Seiji Ozawa, with whom John Williams has maintained a friendship since the 1980’s.
Regarding this Special Gala concert, John Williams commented: I’m greatly looking forward to returning to Japan for the first time since the early 1990’s and to performing in Suntory Hall again. Also, I’m very excited to visit with my dear friend Seiji Ozawa and to collaborate with his brilliant Saito Kinen Orchestra.
The first lottery for tickets will start tomorrow, June 30th, following by the second lottery held on July 19th. The general sales will begin on August 5th. For schedules and tickets details, please check the following website: https://eplus.jp/dg125/.
*Tickets purchases for this performance are not available through OMF webticket system.
Deutsche Grammophon 125th Anniversary Special Gala Concert
Date: Sep 5, 2023 (Tue) 19:00
Place: Suntory Hall (Main Hall) , Tokyo
Presented by: Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Organized by: UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC / Saito Kinen Foundation
Saito Kinen Orchestra
Conductors: John Williams, Stéphane Denève
TICKETS INFORMATION
VIP Seat: ¥50,000 S Seat: ¥37,000 A Seat: ¥30,000 B Seat: ¥25,000 P Seat: ¥20,000
*Preschoolers are not allowed to enter, tickets are required for elementary school students and older.
Tickets website: https://eplus.jp/dg125/
TICKETS SALES SCHEDULE
【First Lottery Sales】Application period: June 30 (fri) 12:00 – July 16 (sun) 23:59, 2023
Lottery date: July 19 (wed), 2023
【Second Lottery Sales】Application period: July 19 (wed), 12:00 – July 25 (tue) 23:59, 2023
Lottery date: July 28 (wed), 2023
PROGRAM
【First half】
Conductor: Stéphane Denève
Sound the Bells!
Tributes! (For Seiji)
Suite from Far & Away
Symphonic Suite from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Three Million Light Years from Home
Stargazers
Flying Theme
【Second half】
Conductor: John Williams
Superman March
Three Selections from Harry Potter
- Hedwig’s Theme
- Fawkes the Phoenix
- Harry’s Wondrous World
Theme from Schindler’s List
Three Selections from Star Wars
- The Rebellion is Reborn
- Princess Leia’s Theme
- Throne Room & Finale
Related links:
Universal Music Japan Official Website (Japanese only)
Deutsche Grammophon Official Website (English)
For further inquiries, contact Universal Music Customer Centre directly.
Universal Music Customer Centre
TEL：045-330-7213 (main line) Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00 (excl. holidays)
https://www.universal-music.co.jp/faq/
2023OMF article is on PIA classic magazine! Please click the link below.
PIA Classic Vol.65 (Article is in Japanese)
Singers and pianists who participate OMF Chamber Music Master Class –Liedduo Recital– are now on the website.
This year, the festival welcomes Ms. Mitsuko Shirai as a teacher again and has Liedduo Masterclass at Okushiga Kogen. We will have concerts in Okushiga and Matsumoto to show their growth.
<a href="https://www.ozawa-festival.com/en/programs/2023/educational-program-03.html"class="bullet-link">See here for the details of the program.
Tickets for the Orchestra Concert Program B conducted by a world-renowned Mo. John Williams will start lottery sales tomorrow.
Applications are accepted by online OMF Web ticket or postcard. The period for applications is from May 12 (Fri) to May 18 (Thur).
For details on how to apply, please check the Lottery Ticket Sales page here.
Results of lottery sales will be announced on May 31 (Wed).
We look forward to receiving your applications!
2023OMF Official Leaflet is out!
Along with the details of all programs, you can find the anticipated Saito Kinen Orchestra Members list, too. The printed version will be available for everyone at classical music concerts and concert halls.
For digital version, check the link below.
We are happy to annouce the details of 2023OMF Official Programs.
Along with highly anticipated Orchestra Concerts program, the program details of OMF Opera, Chamber Music Concerts, and Educational Programs, including the program details of free-entry Open Events has been announced. For each program, please check the Program List webpage.
Tickets go on sale June 10 (Sat) 10:00 AM (JST) - Excluding tickets for the Orchestra Concert Program B.
Orchestra Concert Program B tickets will be sold in advance by lottery sale. The period for lottery applications is from May 12 (Fri) to May 18 (Thur).For details on the lottery applications, please check Tickets for Orchestra Concert Program B webpage.
We look forward to seeing you all in Matsumoto!
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The Matsumoto festival marked its 30th anniversary in 2022 and we have launched preparations to begin a new chapter this year. John Williams, a good friend since my days in Boston, has agreed to come to the festival for Orchestra Concert Program B. It was my longtime wish to have him conduct SKO someday, and I have talked with him about SKO for years. John is a superb musician as both composer and conductor; I am beyond excited that he will conduct SKO and that we will reunite in Matsumoto. Stéphane Denève will conduct the Orchestra Concert Program A. I have been following Stéphaneʼs career as a conductor since engaging him as my assistant for Poulencʼs Dialogues des Carmélites at the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto in 1998. In 2013, he conducted SKO for the Ravel opera Lʼheure espagnole, so this will be his second appearance at the festival. Stéphane is greatly trusted by John Williams, and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that his presence encouraged John’s decision to come to Japan. As a tribute to him, Stéphane's program will include John William’s Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra, which also builds a bridge to Program B. In the latter half of his program, he will present repertoire that is his speciality. Isabel Leonard will come to Japan to sing the solo part in Poulenc's Stabat Mater, and it feels like karma that she is the one who performed the leading role in L’heure espagnole. I also look forward to the participation of the local Matsumoto OMF Chorus and Tokyo Opera Singers. The Saito Kinen Orchestra members and I look forward to welcoming you again this summer in Matsumoto. Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival Director |
