That Pianist is Coming to the Hall with a View of Mount Fuji! "Mount Fuji Kawaguchiko Piano Festival 2026" Advance Ticket Sales Start Today!

The "Mount Fuji Kawaguchiko Piano Festival 2026," a music festival held at Lake Kawaguchiko at the foot of Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will once again take place primarily at Kawaguchiko Stellar Theater, with additional venues including Kawaguchiko Enkei Hall, Kawaguchiko General Park, and Kawaguchiko Museum of Art. World-renowned pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii will be welcomed as artist-in-residence for this four-day music festival, running from Saturday, September 19, Sunday, September 20, Monday (holiday), September 21, and Tuesday (holiday), September 22, 2026.

Advance ticket sales for the fastest HP pre-sale have now begun, and some program details have been released.

Photos: Nobuyuki Tsujii: ©Yuji Hori / Kazune Shimizu: ©Yuji Hori / Momo Kodama: ©Lyodoh Kaneko / Kento Tsubosaka: ©Sakiko Nomura / Fumiaki Miura: ©Yuji Hori / Ayako Takagi: ©Shigeto Imura / Shutaro Matsui: ©Sakiko Nomura / Hayato Kodama: ©Yuji Ueno

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"Mount Fuji Kawaguchiko Piano Festival 2026"

* Venue: Kawaguchiko Stellar Theater

September 20 (Sun) "Nobuyuki Tsujii Special Recital" Doors open 15:00

[Performers] Nobuyuki Tsujii (Piano)

[Program]

■ Joe Hisaishi: From Music for Ghibli Films

・One Summer's Day (from "Spirited Away")

・The Path of the Wind (from "My Neighbor Totoro")

・Ashitaka and San (from "Princess Mononoke")

■ Schumann: Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood)

Of Foreign Lands and People / A Curious Story / Blind Man's Bluff / Pleading Child / Happy Enough / An Important Event / Traumerei / At the Fireside / Knight of the Hobbyhorse / Almost Too Serious / Frightening / Child Falling Asleep / The Poet Speaks

■ Debussy: Children's Corner

Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum / Jimbo's Lullaby / Serenade for the Doll / Snow is Dancing / The Little Shepherd / Golliwogg's Cakewalk

■ Debussy: L'isle joyeuse (The Isle of Joy)

[Prices] VIP Reserved Seats: 18,000 yen (tax included) General Reserved Seats: 8,800 yen (tax included) *Fujikawaguchiko Town Resident Price: 7,700 yen / Member Price: 8,000 yen

*Children aged 3 and under are not permitted to enter. Please note that there is no mother-and-child room available for viewing.

*If you require wheelchair seating, please contact Kawaguchiko Stellar Theater (0555-72-5588).

*Program and order of pieces are subject to change.

*VIP Reserved Seat Benefits: Zaisu (legless chair), 1 drink service, original T-shirt gift.

*VIP Reserved Seats are located in the center of the first floor.

*Please note that your desired T-shirt size may not be available.

September 21 (Mon/Holiday) "Nobuyuki Tsujii & Fumiaki Miura, Kazune Shimizu & Ayako Takagi, Momo Kodama & Hayato Kodama Special Duo" Doors open 14:00

[Performers]

Nobuyuki Tsujii (Piano), Kazune Shimizu (Piano), Momo Kodama (Piano)

Fumiaki Miura (Violin), Ayako Takagi (Flute), Hayato Kodama (Trumpet)

[Program] To be announced later!

[Prices] VIP Reserved Seats: 18,000 yen (tax included) *Fujikawaguchiko Town Resident Price: 16,000 yen (tax included) / Member Price: 17,000 yen (tax included)

General Reserved Seats: 8,800 yen (tax included) *Fujikawaguchiko Town Resident Price: 7,700 yen / Member Price: 8,000 yen

*Children aged 3 and under are not permitted to enter. Please note that there is no mother-and-child room available for viewing.

*If you require wheelchair seating, please contact Kawaguchiko Stellar Theater (0555-72-5588).

*Program and order of pieces are subject to change.

*VIP Reserved Seat Benefits: Zaisu (legless chair), 1 drink service, original T-shirt gift.

*VIP Reserved Seats are located in the center of the first floor.

*Please note that your desired T-shirt size may not be available.

September 22 (Tue/Holiday) "Nobuyuki Tsujii, Kazune Shimizu, Momo Kodama, Fumiaki Miura, Shutaro Matsui Super Soloists and Orchestra Dream Collaboration" Doors open 14:00

[Performers]

Nobuyuki Tsujii (Piano), Kazune Shimizu (Piano), Momo Kodama (Piano), Fumiaki Miura (Violin), Shutaro Matsui (Trumpet)

Riku Okamoto conducting Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

[Program]

■ 1st Stage Fumiaki Miura

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1

(Fumiaki Miura [Violin] / Riku Okamoto conducting Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra)

■ 2nd Stage Kazune Shimizu

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2

(Kazune Shimizu [Piano] / Riku Okamoto conducting Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra)

■ 3rd Stage Momo Kodama & Shutaro Matsui

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1

(Momo Kodama [Piano] / Shutaro Matsui [Trumpet] / Riku Okamoto conducting Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra)

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