Takayuki Nagami & Merry Artists Company "Feast of Baroque" Concert at the Revived Shirakawa Hall in Aichi to be Held in July 2026!!

From "Feast of Mozart" 2024 at the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Grand Hall The "Feast of Baroque," organized by Takayuki Nagami & Merry Artists Company, will be held on Sunday, July 12, 2026, at Shirakawa Hall (2-9-15 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture). Tickets are now on sale at Confetti (operated by Longrun Planning Co., Ltd., Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Daigo Kurematsu). Tickets on sale at Confetti Official Website Enjoy this concert, meticulously crafted by Takayuki Nagami, who has performed on world stages such as the Turin Royal Opera House and Carnegie Hall, and is internationally highly acclaimed as a conductor, vocalist, and artistic director. From "Feast of Tchaikovsky" 2025 at the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Concert Hall From "Feast of Mozart" 2024 at the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Grand Hall Performance Overview Takayuki Nagami & Merry Artists Company "Feast of Baroque" Performance Date & Time: Sunday, July 12, 2026 Doors open 13:30 / Performance starts 14:00 Venue: Shirakawa Hall (2-9-15 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture) ■Performers Conductor: Takayuki Nagami Soloists: Ikuko Okumura, Risa Shida, Ryo Okubo, Takashi Hayashi Concertmaster: Asaka Namima Performance: Merry Artists Orchestra MAO Narrator: Sadayuki Ueda ■Staff Artistic Director: Takayuki Nagami Music Director: Sho Shibata ■Ticket Prices All Seats Unreserved: 3,000 yen (tax included) *Infants and preschoolers are not admitted. Jeremiah Clarke: "Trumpet Voluntary" Henry Purcell: "Trumpet Tune and Air" Henry Purcell: "Hark, the Violets now appear" - From the Ode "Come, ye Sons of Art, Away" for the Birthday of Queen Mary Henry Purcell: "Sound the Trumpets" - From the Ode "Come, ye Sons of Art, Away" for the Birthday of Queen Mary Johann Sebastian Bach: "Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068" George Frideric Handel: Excerpts from the Oratorio "Messiah" HWV. 56 Profile of Takayuki Nagami During middle and high school, he served as a brass band conductor. Through an introduction from his teacher, he met Kazuo Yamada and began his conducting activities. In the past two years, at the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, he has received acclaim for conducting works such as Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 4," "The Nutcracker Suite," "Slavonic March," Borodin's "Polovtsian Dances," Mozart's "Coronation Mass," the motet "Exsultate, jubilate," the overture to Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro," and "The Heavens Declare the Glory of God" from Haydn's oratorio "The Creation." He spent most of his 20s and 30s in Europe and America, active as an internationally accomplished artist. He has performed with numerous orchestras, focusing on classical, contemporary music, and jazz. He has starred in many operas and operettas, including Baroque operas by Handel, German-Austrian operas such as Mozart's "The Magic Flute" (Tamino), "Così fan tutte" (Ferrando), "The Abduction from the Seraglio" (Delmonte), and Weber's "Der Freischütz" (Max), as well as Bizet's "Carmen" (José), Verdi's "La Traviata" (Alfredo), and Puccini's "La Bohème" (Rodolfo). In musicals, he has played leading roles in "Man of La Mancha" (Don Quixote) and "Kiss Me, Kate" (Fred), and has also taken on unique roles such as the MC in "Cabaret" and Warbucks in "Annie." He has performed as a tenor soloist and countertenor soloist in Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" (Evangelist), Haydn's "The Creation" (Uriel), Haydn's "The Seasons" (Lukas), Beethoven's "Christ on the Mount of Olives" (Jesus), Mendelssohn's "Elijah" (Obadiah and Ahab), Berlioz's "The Childhood of Christ" (Narrator), Handel's oratorios including "Messiah," Bach's "Mass in B minor" and cantatas, Mozart's "Requiem," "Great Mass in C minor," "Coronation Mass," Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9," "Missa Solemnis," Mendelssohn's "Symphony No. 2, Hymn of Praise," Bruckner's "Te Deum," and Shostakovich's "From Jewish Folk Poetry" (orchestral version), among others. He has performed in many theaters, including the Turin Royal Opera House and Carnegie Hall, and is also renowned as a conductor and educator. He has frequently collaborated with international artists, including the BHS a cappella world champions Crossroads. In Japan, he has appeared in performances sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival and NHK Classic Studio. At Merry Artists Company, he has served as Artistic Director for all performances and has taken leading roles in many productions, such as George Gershwin in "Rhapsody de Papa" and Frank Sinatra in "The Voice." He is the lead vocalist for the Merry Artists Jazz Orchestra MAJO. He has released CDs such as "My Blue Heaven" and "Joyful Christmas," and is currently working on new recordings. He has been described by literary critic Shin Shimizu as "possessing both the passionate action of a genius artist and the logical, philosophical thinking of an intellectual." Art critic Shunkichi Baba states, "Takayuki Nagami is multifaceted, with a strong desire for freedom at his core." His books include "Silver Radiance" (NG Publishing). He currently serves as Artistic Director of Merry Artists Company, Artistic Director of The Delightful Company, a member of Nikikai Opera Foundation, an advisor to Smile Musical Academy, and Chairman of the Arts Activator Council for the Promotion of Arts and Culture, among other positions. (Profile created by The Delightful Company) Ticket Site "Confetti" Ticket Purchase Flow & Confetti Member Benefits https://service.confetti-web.com