Japan Philharmonic YouTube New Series! "Understand in 5 Minutes! Introduction to Orchestras for Adults (6 Episodes)" Yoshimichi Okuda x Noriko Murakami
Japan Philharmonic YouTube New Series!
"Understand in 5 minutes! Introduction to the orchestra for adults (6 sessions)"
Music critic Yoshimichi Okuda and film producer Noriko Murakami
In preparation for the new season starting in September, we are launching a YouTube program to help you "enjoy our regular concerts"! Starting from July 6th, we will be releasing a total of six introductory episodes every week.
What is an orchestra's regular concert anyway? Would you like to hear songs you already know?
The board members of orchestras in Japan, as well as in Europe and the United States, include many well-known corporate leaders, but why do orchestras attract so many people?
Yoshimichi Okuda, a music critic with an insider's knowledge of the classical music world, answers simple questions about the orchestra posed by film producer Noriko Murakami, who joined the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra as a council member last year!
Starting in late August, "Japan Philharmonic Tokyo Regular Concert in 5 Minutes!" will be released on YouTube, providing guidance on how to enjoy the program for the 2022/2023 season, which is finally about to begin. We'll provide specific suggestions on how to enjoy each month's program. While the Tokyo Regular Concerts may initially seem like they include less familiar pieces, we'll provide information that will double your enjoyment before the concert, such as why those pieces were included, the love and background behind them, and what to listen for. And finding your favorite musician in the orchestra will make the regular concert even more enjoyable! So, we've also picked out next month's "Featured Instruments (Musicians)." You'll probably be looking forward to the next regular concert. We hope you'll enjoy it!
◆Release Schedule◆
It will be released on the Japan Philharmonic YouTube channel!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCl-hzatBEFATIyIhxs0XHqEj9BamxMXJ
For those who are interested but don't know much about the orchestra (Japan Philharmonic Orchestra)
July 6th 1st What is an Orchestra?
July 15th 2nd Japan Philharmonic Orchestra DNA
For those who love orchestras but don't know which concert to go to
July 22nd, No. 3: Not just Beethoven
July 29th 4th Regular Concert is a subscription?!
For those who are interested in the connection between orchestras and people/society, and for those who want to support orchestras
August 5th, 5th Orchestra is a mirror of society
August 12th 6th Concert Who will you go with?
Profile
Yoshimichi Okuda: Music critic
Born in Tokyo in 1962. Studied violin. Majored in German literature and Western music history. Studied abroad in Vienna.
In addition to his diverse writing and lecturing activities, he has appeared on numerous music programs, including those on NHK and Nippon Television. From 1997 to 2018, he was a commentator for the live broadcast of the Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert. He also provided commentary for the NHK Music Festival, the Japan Philharmonic's Yokohama Regular Concert pre-talks, and the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra's "Classics in Tenjin." He is a former music advisor for the Kitakyushu International Music Festival.
He has previously served as a personality on NHK-FM's "Opera Fantastica." He currently appears on Radio Midnight's "Classical Genes" and NHK Radio 1's "Fountain of Music."
He is a lecturer at the Asahi Culture Center Shinjuku, Nakanoshima, and Kitakyushu. He is also a director of the NPO Tokyo Junior Orchestra Society. His publications include "This is a Masterpiece Violin!" (Ongaku No Tomosha) and others.
Noriko Murakami: Film producer, TV writer
He was the planning and production producer for the films "Otokotachi no Yamato" and "Yuzuriha no Koro." He was involved in the production and promotion of "The Great Kidnapping," "Owl's Castle," and "Spy Sorge" at independent production companies directed by Kihachi Okamoto and Masahiro Shinoda. He has also worked as a publicity producer for films such as "Yakuza Wives" and "Listen to the Voice of the Sea" and many others at Toei and Toho. He was involved in the planning and production of the "Nippon Cinema Classics" section at the Tokyo International Film Festival for five years.
As a broadcast writer, he has written the scripts for TV programs such as TBS's "Wakuwaku Animal Land" and all commercial TV programs' "Yukutoshi Kurutoshi."
He is also the 23rd head of the Murakami Kaizoku (Innoshima) family, a Japanese Heritage Site. As the current head of the family, he participates in the Murakami Suigun Festival, held every summer on Innoshima Island in the Seto Inland Sea. He is currently working on regional revitalization projects, focusing on the Seto Inland Sea. He has been a council member of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra since 2021.
For those who want to enjoy the Japan Philharmonic's regular concerts even more...
Asahi Culture Center Shinjuku Classroom Collaborative Project
"The more you know, the more interesting it becomes: Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Regular Concert" starts on September 1st!
Yoshimichi Okuda, a music critic with an intimate knowledge of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, will introduce the monthly program for the Tokyo Regular Concerts, not only in terms of its musical appeal but also in terms of its historical background and other cultural elements. This is the first in the series, and the guest speaker will be Kazuki Yamada, one of Japan's leading conductors active around the world.
The season kicks off with a concert in September, with programming that evokes the eve of war in 1935. We will discuss the intention behind the program, what to listen for, and the appeal of the music.
https://www.asahiculture.jp/course/shinjuku/3c8b2100-ab37-f123-8804-62c4dfb0d58c
Click here for "50th Anniversary of the Japan Philharmonic Yokohama Regular Concert: New Concept of Yokohama Cultural Wonderland"
https://japanphil.or.jp/japanphil_wp/orchestra/news/25149
