Stephen Williamson, who was scheduled to perform in the Chamber Concert II (August 29) and Orchestra Concert (August 26 and 28) will not be able to come to Japan due to an injury. Principal Clarinet of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Ralph Skiano will appear in his place. We appreciate your understanding.
* There is no refund of tickets for this orchestra member change.
Opera Mozart: "Le Nozze di Figaro" Tickets for the Day Information
Venue: Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre Main Hall
Tickets for the Day Sales Start: 13:30
Ticket Price: Seats A only / 21,000 yen (All seats reserved)
Door Open: 14:30
Start: 15:00
To our regret, Rainer Seegers, Timpanist, is unable to attend the Festival in time to perform for Opera Mozart "Le nozze di Figaro" due to unforeseeable circumstances. Mr. Satoshi Takeshima will be playing in lieu of Mr. Seegers who will join us to perform the Orchestra Concert as scheduled.
We are sorry for those who were looking forward to attending the Opera performance with the originally announced SKO members. We appreciate your understanding.
* There is no refund of tickets for this orchestra member change.
Chamber Concert I Tickets information
Venue: The Harmony Hall
Tickets for the Day Sales Start: 14:30
Ticket Price: ¥6000 / U-25: ¥3000（All seats reserved）
Door Open: 15:30
Start: 16:00
Thank you all for coming to the opening Liedduo Recital of the 2022 Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival. Despite a typhoon forecast, the beautiful blue sky held and welcomed a full audience at the Agata no Mori Bunka Kaikan.
The student artists spent a week studying with Ms. Mitsuko Shirai, a world-famous Lied singer/teacher. The intensive week must have been a dream come true for the students! Seven vocal duos, and brilliant piano accompaniment, treated the audience to a rich performance of German poetry. 2022OMF is on until Sep 9, so come and enjoy the festival and the beautiful city of Matsumoto!
Thank you for coming to OMF Chamber Music Study Group - Lied Duo - Recital at Agata no Mori Bunka Kaikan Auditorium. Encore were:
Yoshinao Nakada: Natsu no Omoide (Summer Memory)
R. Schumann: Dunkler Lichtglanz, blinder Blick (Spanische Liebeslieder)
OMF Chamber Music Study Group - Lied Duo - Recital Tickets information
Admission Tickets Distribution Start：13:00
Tickets for the Day Sales Start：13:30 （1000 yen/General seating）
Alignment to enter the venue start：14:15
Door Open：14:30
Start：15:00
The Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, which was established in 1992 as the “Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto”, is celebrating its 30th anniversary due in large part to the support of so many over the years. A number of free events are scheduled throughout Matsumoto city as a token of gratitude. The Demae Concerts at Matsumoto Castle and Shinmai Media Garden are two of the open events and will feature a world premiere performance of a fanfare composed to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the festival.
30th Anniversary Demae Concert at Matsumoto Castle
Aug. 31 (Wed) Matsumoto Castle Honmaru Garden (Tsukimi Yagura)
Door Open 18:30 / Start 19:00 / Close 19:20 (cancel in case of rain)
Composed by Saito Kinen Orchestra trumpeter Osamu Takahashi, the “Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival 30th Anniversary Fanfare” will be world premiered by members of the SKO Brass Ensemble from the national treasure Tsukimi Yagura in Matsumoto Castle. The scale " Sol Mi Fa - FE" in the melody of the fanfare represents “SOMF-FE" = "Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival-Forever". A motif from the melody "Shinano no Kuni" is also featured in the fanfare.
《Artists》Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble
Trumpet: Gábor Tarkövi, Karl Sodl, Osamu Takahashi, Takaya Hattori
Horn: Andrej Žust, Yasushi Katsumata, Maro Abe
Trombone: Walter Voglmayr, Shinichi Go, Johann Ströcker
Tuba: Peter Link
Percussion: Satoshi Takeshima
《Program》
Osamu Takahashi: Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival 30th Anniversary Fanfare (*World Premiere)
Henry Purcell: Suite From “The Fairy Queen”
Free admission
*The events may be cancelled due to Covid status on the days of rehearsal, so please check the latest information on The Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival official website.
30th Anniversary Demae Concert at Shinmai Media Garden
Sep. 1 (Thu) Shinmai Media Garden Hall
Door Open 11:30 / Start 12:00 / Close 12:40
The Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra, which will be playing the "Opera for Children" and "Concert for Children" later in the Festival, will perform at Shinmai Media Garden Hall. Additionally, this event happens to land on Director Ozawa's 87th birthday! Please come relax with some classical music and help us celebrate Director Ozawa’s special day.
《Artists》Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra Members
Free admission.
*The events may be cancelled due to Covid status on the days of rehearsal, so please check the latest information on The Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival official website.
Volunteer members of the Saito Kinen Orchestra (SKO) will celebrate the "Matsumoto City Coming of Age Ceremony" on Sunday, August 14th at Kissei Bunka Hali. The ceremony originally scheduled in 2021 was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. SKO will perform upon the request of Matsumoto City to honor approximately 2,800 attendees who have reached adulthood during these difficult times.
Matsumoto City Coming of Age Ceremony
Aug. 14 (Sun) Part I Open 11:00 / Part II Open 15:00
*Saito Kinen Orchestra volunteer members will give a performance at both ceremonies.
《SKO members》
Violin: Ribon Aida, Chiharu Taki, Mai Tategami, Yuki Naoi, Chisako Naoe, Tatsuya Yabe
Viola: Tomomi Shinozaki, Maiko Takimoto
Cello: Sumire Kudo, Hiroyasu Yamamoto
Contrabass: Hiroshi Ikematsu
《Program》
Mozart: Divertimento K.136