Open Events

OMF Chamber Music Study Group – Brass Ensemble

OMF Chamber Music Study Group Brass Ensemble Concerts at Okushiga Kogen Hotel Concert Hall and Agata no Mori Bunka Kaikan. Brass students selected through audition and taught by members of Saito Kinen Orchestra presented the result of their studies.

Date	Aug. 2 (Tue) – Aug. 8 (Mon) Concert: Aug. 8 (Mon) 15:00
Place	Okushiga Kogen Hotel Concert Hall

The members of Saito Kinen Orchestra will be teaching the students selected trough audition in Okushiga Kogen.
TEL: 0269-34-2034

Parade / Joint Performance

A parade and joint performance by local elementary and secondary school wind ensembles and other community musical groups. Parade from downtown to Isemachi to Matsumoto Castle.

Date	Aug. 21 (Sun) Parade 9:30-, Joint Performance 11:00-
Place	Parade: From Isemachi M Wing to Honmachi to Daimyo Cho to Hakubutsukan Mae Joint Performance: Matsumoto Castle Honmaru Garden National Treasure In case of rain: Kissei Bunka Hall (Nagano-ken Matsumoto Bunka Kaikan)

Outdoor Screen Concert

Date	Aug. 22 (Mon) 18:30- *Tokyo: Sep 13 (Tue) 17:30- (Video viewing)
Place	Matsumoto City: Matsumoto Castle Park, Nakamachi Kura Chic Kan, Agetsuchi Piccadilly Hall Fujisawa City: Fujisawa Shimin Kaikan Kanazawa City: Kanazawa Bunka Hall Munakata City: Munakata Yurix Karatsu City: Karatsu City Hall Kagoshima City: Houzan Hall Nagano City: Nagano City Arts Center Ueda City: Santomyuze Komagane City: Komagane Bunka Kaikan Tokyo: Roppongi Hills Arena (*Sep 13)

The Orchestra Concert scheduled for Aug. 22 will be screened live outdoor in several cities throughout Japan: Matsumoto, Ueda, Komagane, Kanazawa, Kagoshima, Karatsu and Munakata.

Aug 22 (Mon) 18:30- (Except Tokyo)
Part 1 18:30- Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival 2016OMF Footages
Part 2 19:00- « Live from Kissei Bunka Hall »
Honegger: Symphony No.3 “Laturgique” H.186 (Conductor : Fabio Luisi)
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A major Op.92 (Conductor: Seiji Ozawa)

Sep 13 (Tue) 17:30- *Only in Tokyo
Part 1 17:30- Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival History of OMF
Part 2 18:00- « Video viewing of Aug 22 Orchestra Concert Program A »
Honegger: Symphony No.3 “Laturgique” H.186 (Conductor: Fabio Luisi)
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A major Op.92 (Conductor: Seiji Ozawa)

Welcome Concert: “Harmony at the Castle”

Date	Aug. 6 (Sat) 10:30–12:00 (Cancelled in case of rain)
Place	Matsumoto Castle National Treasure Park

The SK Matsumoto Chorus and SK Matsumoto Junior Chorus perform to welcome the festival in the front yard of Matsumoto Castle, a national treasure of Japan.

Welcome Street Live

Date	Aug 13 (Sat) 16:00 - 19:00 Aug. 18 (Thu) 9:30-11:00 (Matsumoto City Museum of Art Courtyard) Aug. 20 (Sat) 10:00-13:00 Sep. 3 (Sat) 16:00-19:00 Sep. 4 (Sun) 13:00-13:40/14:00-14:40 (PARCO entrance)
Place	Mastumoto Station Plaza and more Aug. 18 concert at Matsumto City Museum of Art Courtyard (Admission Free). Sep. 4 concert at PARCO entrance (Admission Free).

Live street concerts welcoming the guests will be held at Matsumoto Station Plaza. There will be concerts at Matsumoto Station Plaza on Aug. 13 (Sat), Aug. 20 (Sat) and Sep. 3 (Sat)

Festival Photo Exhibition

Date	Early August through Early September * Jul. 22 (Fri) – Sep. 16 (Fri) Exhibition at The Hachijuni Bank Gallery
Place	Kissei Bunka Hall (Nagano-ken Matsumoto Bunka Kaikan), Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre, other locations

Exhibitions of photographs from the 2015 Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival taken by official photographer Michiharu Okubo and Takeshi Yamada.

Cozy & Special “Demae” Concerts

Date	Aug. 29 (Mon)
Place	Institution for disabled “Moo”, Ryoiku Center Raifu Mirai, Shinonoi General Hospital, and Iida Municipal Hospital.

Saito Kinen Orchestra Members, Seiji Ozawa Music Academy students and cover singers of the opera perform in places such as hospitals, homes for elderly and institutions for disabled. “Demae” is the Japanese word for meal delivery – these concerts are designed to deliver the joy of the music to those music lovers who are otherwise unable to attend the concerts.

CD Concert

Date	Throughout the festival period
Place	Kissei Bunka Hall (Nagano-ken Matsumoto Bunka Kaikan) International Meeting Room

CD concerts organized especially for music lovers to enjoy the overwhelming sound of SKO.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the 2016OMF Season CD concert unfortunately has had to be cancelled.
The OMF Office sincerely apologizes for this sudden change and the inconvenience caused.