[Notice] 2/2 (Wed) Totteoki Afternoon Vol. 18 Cast Change Notice

Conductor Nodoka Okisawa, who was scheduled to appear at Japan Philharmonic Orchestra & Suntory Hall's Totteoki Afternoon Vol. 18 on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, has declined to appear at this performance due to her due date in January 2022. Conductor Kenjiro Sakairi will perform in her place, and some of the repertoire will be changed. All organizers wish Okisawa good health. Please look forward to the highly anticipated Sakairi's debut at Suntory Hall.

Ticket refunds will be available for those who purchased tickets for the three-performance set from Friday, September 24th to Monday, November 29th. Customers who purchased tickets through the Japan Philharmonic Service Center should call the service center (03-5378-5911). We appreciate your understanding of the situation.

<<Changed Program>>

Japan Philharmonic & Suntory Hall Special Afternoon Vol.18
Wednesday, November 2022, 2 2:14
Suntory Hall

Conducting:Kenjiro Sakairi
Cello: Haruma Sato
Navigator: Katsunori Takahashi

Glinka: Overture to the opera "Ruslan and Ludmila"
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major, Op.33 (original version)
Saint-Saëns: "The Swan" from "The Carnival of the Animals" (for cello and harp)
Respighi: Suite "Old Arias and Dances for Lute" Vol. 3
Respighi: Symphonic poem "The Pines of Rome"

Kenjiro Sakairi (conductor)

ⒸKousaku Nakagawa

Born May 12, 1988, in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Keio University. He has studied conducting with Michiyoshi Inoue, Kenichiro Kobayashi, Masanori Mikawa, and Shichio Yamamoto, and cello with Naoya Mochizuki. He is also close friends with Vladimir Fedoseyev and Yoshitaka Inoue, from whom he has received conducting advice. He first stepped onto the podium at the age of 13 and formed the Tokyo Juventus Philharmonic in 2008. He has performed with world-class soloists such as J. Demus, G. Poulet, and Izumi Tateno, and has conducted numerous Japanese and world premieres. In 2015, following his well-received conducting of Mahler's Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection," he was appointed Kawasaki Industry Goodwill Ambassador. In May of the same year, he performed at La Folle Journée au Japon and was recommended as a "Notable Up-and-coming Conductor" by Mostly Classic magazine. In 2016, he became the music director of the cutting-edge professional orchestra, the Kawasaki Chamber Orchestra. His activities were featured in the Asahi Shimbun's "Shun" column. In 2018, he made his guest debut with the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, conducting Orff's "Carmina Burana," achieving great success. He also conducted internationally, including a guest appearance at the Malaysian National University for Arts, Culture and Heritage. In 2020, he released Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire" on Nippon Columbia's new Opus One label. In January 2021, he made his Nagoya debut as a guest with the Aichi Chamber Orchestra, conducting Bruckner's Symphony No. 3. In June of the same year, he made his guest debut with the Osaka Symphony Orchestra, conducting a Beethoven program. In August of the same year, he made his first guest appearance with the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra. He also appeared as a guest with the Orchestra Caravan TOKYO Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, conducting a Russian program at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. He was met with rapturous applause, heralding the arrival of a new star.