[Notice] Change of performers for "Nijikura - Talk, Smiles, and Music, 5th Edition" at Japan Philharmonic Orchestra & Suntory Hall on Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Thank you for always attending Japan Philharmonic concerts.
Violinist Teiko Maebashi has announced that she will be suspending her performance activities for the rest of the year due to health reasons, her agency has announced.
As a result, and with great regret, I will be unable to appear at the "Nijikura - Talk, Smiles, and Music, 5th Edition" at the Japan Philharmonic & Suntory Hall on September 25th.
All members of the orchestra pray for Ms. Teiko Maebashi's speedy recovery.
The soloist on the day will be Kyoko Takezawa (violin). There will be no changes to the conductor or program.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Ms. Kyoko Takezawa for accepting the role of substitute at short notice.
Please note that there will be no refunds for tickets due to this change.
Japan Philharmonic & Suntory Hall Nijikura ~ Talk, Smiles, and Music Part 5
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 14:00 Start (Doors open 13:20)
Suntory Hall
Conductor: Junichi Hirokami
Violin: Kyoko Takezawa *Changed
Navigator: Katsunori Takahashi
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 "Turkish"
Taiga drama and video selection
Ryuichi Sakamoto: "Yae no Sakura", Hikaru Hayashi: "Kashin", Ryo Yoshimata: "Atsuhime", Ennio Morricone: "Cinema Paradiso",
John Williams: "Schindler's List", Yugo Kanno: "Gunshi Kanbei", John Graham: "Kirin ga Kuru"
[Single ticket]
S seat ¥5,800 A seat ¥3,800 P seat ¥3,300 S seat pair ¥11,000 (S seat × 2 tickets)
Kyoko Takezawa (violin) Profile
She began playing the violin at the age of three, and while attending the music department of Toho Girls' School, she won first place at the 51st Japan Music Competition, as well as the Leucadia Prize and Kuroyanagi Prize. In 1986, she won a landslide victory at the 2nd Indianapolis International Violin Competition. Since then, she has continued to rise to international stardom as the "Global Kyoko Takezawa."
He has performed with the world's leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Lyon, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Santa Cecilia Orchestra of Rome, and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, among others, and with conductors such as Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, Leonard Slatkin, Charles Dutoit, Riccardo Chailly, Kent Nagano, Christoph Eschenbach, Herbert Blomstedt, and Seiji Ozawa.
In 2011, she performed with the Philharmonia Orchestra on their Spain tour, in 2012 with the Hamburg NDR Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Hengelbrock on their Japan tour, and in 2014 she was a highly acclaimed soloist on the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra's 100th anniversary world tour. The 2018 season marked the 30th anniversary of her debut, with a successful recital tour across the country.
In addition to her educational activities, she has also served as a judge for numerous international competitions, including those of Menuhin and Long-Thibaud, drawing on her experience studying at the Talent Education Research Association. She has also appeared at international music festivals, including those in Aspen, Lucerne, the Mito Chamber Orchestra, the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, and the Beppu Argerich Music Festival, and is active in a wide range of fields, including concertos, chamber music, and recitals. She has released numerous CDs on RCA Red Seal.
He received the 3rd Idemitsu Award and the Aichi Prefectural Arts and Culture Encouragement Cultural Award.
The instrument used is an Antonio Stradivarius made in 1724.
He is currently a professor at Tokyo College of Music and a specially appointed professor at Toho Gakuen School of Music.
