[Notice] Change of performers for the Tokyo Subscription Concert on June 7th (Fri) and 8th (Sat), 2024
Thank you for always attending Japan Philharmonic concerts.
Conductor Kazuyoshi Akiyama, who is scheduled to perform at the Tokyo regular concert in June, has been informed by his agency that he will need to be hospitalized for treatment due to a broken collarbone.
As a result, and with great regret, I will also be withdrawing from the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra's Tokyo Regular Concerts on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th, 2024.
All members of the orchestra pray for Maestro Akiyama Kazuyoshi's speedy recovery.
The conductor will be Eiji Oue. There will be no changes to the soloist program.
We apologize to all regular members for the additional changes and appreciate your understanding.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Mr. Oue for accepting the role of substitute at short notice.
*Yuichi Iwano will be speaking at the pre-talks on Friday and Saturday.
《Performance Details》
June 7, 2024 (Friday) 19:6 start (doors open at 18:20)
Saturday, June 8, 2024, 6:14 p.m. (doors open at 13:10 p.m.)
Suntory Hall
*Pre-talk by Yuichi Iwano (Friday 18:30pm - Saturday 13:20pm)
Conductor: Eiji Oue
Horn: Nobusue Sekitoshi [Principal player]
Berg: Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op.6 (Chamber Ensemble version arranged by Leer / Japan Premiere)
R. Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major AV132
Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op.70, B.141
Conductor: Eiji Oue
Born in Hiroshima in 1956. Studied conducting under Hideo Saito at Toho Gakuen School of Music. Invited by Seiji Ozawa, he studied at the Tanglewood Music Center and entered the New England Conservatory's conducting department in the same year, earning an Artist Diploma. He met his mentor Leonard Bernstein at the Tanglewood Music Festival, and subsequently accompanied him on performances around the world.
From 1995 to 2002, he served as the ninth music director of the prestigious Minnesota Orchestra, successfully completing the orchestra's first European and Japan tours. From 1998 to 2009, he served as chief conductor of the NDR Philharmonic Orchestra in Hannover, for which he was awarded the title of honorary conductor. From 2003 to 2012, he served as music director of the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, succeeding Takashi Asahina, and from 2006 to 2009, he served as music director of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra.
In the summer of 2005, he conducted "Tristan and Isolde" at the Bayreuth Festival, attracting worldwide attention. He has also realized his passion for spreading music by producing "Osaka Classics," which is held in dozens of stores and showrooms, mainly on Osaka's Midosuji street. In March 2014, he conducted the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra's "100th Anniversary World Tour 2014," performing in New York, Paris, Singapore, and other places to great acclaim.
He has received high praise for his guest appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and Rome Santa Cecilia Orchestra.
He is also an active recordist, and in 2004 he won a Grammy Award for his recording of "Guidi's House," a collection of works by Minnesota-based composer Argent.
In 2006, he received the Osaka Arts Award Special Prize and the Saito Hideo Memorial Fund Award. In November 2007, he received the 42nd Osaka City Citizen's Award. In June 2009, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the State of Lower Saxony, First Class Cross of Merit.
He is Conductor Laureate of the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor Honorary of the NDR Radio Philharmonic in Hannover, and Life Professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Hannover.
