Japan’s oldest classical orchestra will celebrate its centenary with a world tour encompassing six countries, including Thailand.
The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at Mahidol University’s Prince Mahidol Hall on March 23 at 4pm.
After a three-year postponement due to the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra will press ahead with its 100th anniversary world tour.
The first concert will take place at the Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York on March 11. The orchestra will then appear in Madrid, Paris, London, Singapore and Bangkok.
Set for March 23 at 4pm at Mahidol University’s Prince Mahidol Hall, Salaya campus, the “Tokyo Philharmonic Centennial Celebration Thailand Debut” will feature internationally renowned Japanese conductor Eiji Oue, with prominent violinist Kyoko Takezawa as a guest soloist.
The programme will include Toshiro Mayuzumi’s Bugaku, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto In D-Major, excerpts from Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo And Juliet and Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.
Founded in Nagoya in 1911, the orchestra played a pivotal role in bringing authentic opera to the Japanese public. It performs regularly at Tokyo’s distinguished Suntory and Orchard Halls and at Tokyo Opera City, where it is based.
The group has received many awards and honours, and often performs outside of Tokyo and engages in regional cultural exchange and education programmes. It is currently the largest orchestra in Japan, with more than 130 members.
Maestro Oue has guest conducted throughout North America, working with many prestigious orchestras. He has also conducted several orchestras in Germany, Spain and Sweden.
Reputed for her emotional power, musical sensitivity and flawless technique, Takezawa is hailed as one of the foremost violin virtuosos of her generation. She has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras and has collaborated with some of the most distinguished conductors.
- Tickets for the concert cost 1,000-3,000 baht and can be purchased from Thai Ticket Major booths (visit www.thaiticketmajor.com or call 02-262-3456).
- Visit www.music.mahidol.ac.th/tokyophil
