Ninth Summer Concert: Yasuko Ohtani's Musical Journey – A Nordic and Baltic Sea Cruise – to Be Held

To bring classical music closer to the public, Nerima Ward has hosted the "Summer Concert" annually since 2018. The ninth edition will take audiences on a musical cruise reminiscent of gently rocking waves in Northern Europe, traveling from port to port through pieces connected to various regions.

The performers are renowned Japanese violinist Yasuko Ohtani (Yasuko Ohtani), conductor Sachio Fujioka (Sachio Fujioka), and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.

This concert also aims to introduce the charm of classical music to those who rarely have the opportunity to experience it. As part of this initiative, participants from local disability support facilities will be invited to attend the day’s rehearsal.

[Event Details]

● Date and Time: Sunday, September 6, 3:00 PM start (doors open at 2:00 PM) ※ Children under school age are not admitted

● Venue: Nerima Cultural Center (1-17-37 Nerima, Nerima City) Main Hall

● Admission: S seats 4,000 yen, A seats 3,000 yen, wheelchair seats 1,000 yen (all seats reserved)

● Program:

Londell: Tivoli's Carousel Galop

Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 2, 2nd Movement

Wagner: Overture to the opera "The Flying Dutchman"

Vitolins: Fantasy on Latvian Folk Songs, Op. 42 – 1st Movement

Tchaikovsky: "Waltz of the Flowers" from the ballet suite "The Nutcracker"

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1

Sibelius: Humoresques Nos. 1 and 3 from Six Humoresques (Op. 87-1, Op. 89-1)

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major

Sibelius: Symphonic Poem "Finlandia"

※ The program is subject to change.

[Performer Biographies]

・Yasuko Ohtani (Violin, Host)

Yasuko Ohtani will celebrate her 50th anniversary as a professional violinist in 2025. A leading violinist in Japan, acclaimed for both popularity and artistry, she graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts and its Graduate School, Doctoral Program. She received the Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Grand Prize. Currently, she serves as Visiting Professor at Tokyo College of Music and as a board member of the Japan Symphony Foundation.

・Sachio Fujioka (Conductor)

Graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music, UK. Made his debut conducting the BBC Philharmonic at the 1994 BBC Proms, London’s summer tradition. Since then, he has guest-conducted numerous orchestras abroad. Awarded the 2002 Watanabe Akio Music Foundation Music Prize. Currently serves as General Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, and Artistic Advisor of the Chubu Philharmonic Orchestra.

・Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)

Founded in 1911, it is Japan’s oldest orchestra. The orchestra is highly acclaimed both domestically and internationally, presenting regular concerts, opera and ballet performances at venues such as the New National Theatre, broadcasts for NHK and others, educational programs, and overseas tours.

[For more information (Nerima Ward website)]

https://www.city.nerima.tokyo.jp/kankomoyoshi/bunka/manatunoongakukai.html