Admission fee [Non Reserved Seat]
- Adults: 4,000 Yen
- Students: 1,000 Yen
The Producer Series SATO NORIO ga HIRAKU
Kingdom of Individualists
“The Producer Series” started in 2013 to offer an opportunity for one producer each year to present a variety of as well as challenging programs made of contemporary master pieces and stages that defy the boundaries of music. This year we will welcome 2 musicians; a conductor/clarinetist Yasuaki Itakura, and a conductor/guitarist Norio Sato. They will each conduct 2 different programs, one at the Main Hall and the other at the Blue Rose (Small Hall). Many world premiere/Japan premiere works will be performed; please expect to see the musical challenges of the renowned artists.
Kingdom of Individualists - Voice Coming Across
19:00 Monday, August 22 at Blue Rose
Hebert Vázquez(1963-): Desjardins/Des prés*(2013)
Jack Body(1944-2015): Songs and Dances of Death and Desire**(2012/2016) Arrangement: Chris Gendall, Phil Brownlee
- Conductor: Norio Sato
- Viola: Fumiko Kai*
- Mezzo Soprano: Mere Boynton**, Mutsumi Hatano**
- Countertenor: Xiao Ma**
- Dancer: Kaiji Moriyama**
- Ensemble NOMAD
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Fumiko Kai -
Mere Boynton -
Mutsumi Hatano -
Xiao Ma -
Kaiji Moriyama -
Ensemble NOMAD
Series Tickets
“SATO NORIO ga HIRAKU” 2 Concerts Series [Aug. 22, Aug. 27(S seat)] 6,000 yen
*50 series sets available only at Tokyo Concerts, Inc. (Tel: 03-3200-9755)
- * Students tickets: Available only at Suntory Hall Ticket Center, student ID required.
- * You are kindly requested not to bring pre-school children to concerts.
- * Musicians and programs are subject to change.
Kingdom of Individualists - Sound Encountering
19:00 Saturday, August 27 at Main Hall
Claude Vivier(1948-83): Zipangu(1980)
Toru Takemitsu(1930-96): Archipelago S.(1993)
Michael Torke(1961-): Adjustable Wrench for ensemble(1987)
Luc Ferrari(1929-2005): Société II, et si le Piano était un Corps de Femme*(1967)
- Conductor: Norio Sato
- Piano: Ken'ichi Nakagawa*
- Percussion: Sumire Yoshihara*, Kuniko Kato*, Noriko Miyamoto*
Ensemble NOMAD
- Sound Design: Takenori Katagiri (S.C.ALLIANCE)*
-
Ken'ichi Nakagawa -
Sumire Yoshihara -
Kuniko Kato -
Noriko Miyamoto -
Ensemble NOMAD
Admission fee [Reserved Seat]
- S: 4,000 Yen / A: 3,000 Yen
- B: 2,000 Yen / Students: 1,000 Yen
- * Students tickets: Available only at Suntory Hall Ticket Center, student ID required.
- * You are kindly requested not to bring pre-school children to concerts.
- * Musicians and programs are subject to change.
Series Tickets:
“SATO NORIO ga HIRAKU” 2 Concerts Series [Aug. 22, Aug. 27(S seat)]
6,000 yen
*50 series sets available only at Tokyo Concerts, Inc. (Tel: 03-3200-9755)
The Producer Series ITAKURA YASUAKI ga HIRAKU
Plaisir d’écoute
“The Producer Series” started in 2013 to offer an opportunity for one producer each year to present a variety of as well as challenging programs made of contemporary master pieces and stages that defy the boundaries of music. This year we will welcome 2 musicians; a conductor/clarinetist Yasuaki Itakura, and a conductor/guitarist Norio Sato. They will each conduct 2 different programs, one at the Main Hall and the other at the Blue Rose (Small Hall). Many world premiere/Japan premiere works will be performed; please expect to see the musical challenges of the renowned artists.
Plaisir d’écoute - Beautiful Performance
19:00 Thursday, August 25 at Blue Rose
Pierre Boulez(1925-2016): Dérive 1(1984)
Olivier Messiaen(1908-92): Sept Haïkaï*(1962)
Benet Casablancas(1956-): “Six Glosses” on texts by Cees Nooteboom(2010)
György Ligeti(1923-2006): Concerto for Violin and Orchestra**(1992)
- Conductor: Yasuaki Itakura
- Violin: Mayuko Kamio**
- Piano: Ami Fujiwara*
- Tokyo Sinfonietta
-
Mayuko Kamio -
Ami Fujiwara -
Tokyo Sinfonietta
Admission fee [Non Reserved Seat]
- Adults: 3,000 Yen
- Students: 1,000 Yen
Series Tickets
“ITAKURA YASUAKI ga HIRAKU” 2 Concerts Series [Aug. 25, Aug. 29(S seat)] 5,000 yen
*50 series sets available only at Tokyo Concerts, Inc. (Tel: 03-3200-9755)
- * Students tickets: Available only at Suntory Hall Ticket Center, student ID required.
- * You are kindly requested not to bring pre-school children to concerts.
- * Musicians and programs are subject to change.
Bruno Mantovani(1974-): Entrechoc(2016)
Commissioned by Suntory Foundation for Arts
Georg Friedrich Haas(1953-): dark dreams(2013)
Magnus Lindberg(1958-): Piano Concerto No.2*(2011-12)
Claude Debussy(1862-1918): La Mer(1905)
- Conductor: Yasuaki Itakura
- Piano: Yu Kosuge*
- Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
-
Bruno Mantovani -
Yu Kosuge -
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Admission fee [Reserved Seat]
- S: 4,000 Yen / A: 3,000 Yen
- B: 2,000 Yen / Students: 1,000 Yen
- * Students tickets: Available only at Suntory Hall Ticket Center, student ID required.
- * You are kindly requested not to bring pre-school children to concerts.
- * Musicians and programs are subject to change.
Series Tickets:
“ITAKURA YASUAKI ga HIRAKU” 2 Concerts Series
[Aug. 25, Aug. 29 (S seat)] 5,000 yen
*50 series sets available only at Tokyo Concerts, Inc. (Tel: 03-3200-9755)
Suntory Hall International Program for Music Composition No.39, Artistic Director : Toshio Hosokawa
Theme Composer Kaija Saariaho
Suntory Hall has commissioned orchestral works to forefront composers every year and has presented these world-premieres. It started on the proposal and supervision by late Toru Takemitsu in 1986 when this hall opened. The supervisor was taken over by Joji Yuasa in 1999, then succeed by Toshio Hosokawa in 2012.
Chamber Music
19:00 Wednesday, August 24 at Blue Rose
18:30 Pre-concert Talk [Kaija Saariaho & Toshio Hosokawa]
Kaija Saariaho(1952-)
: Sept papillons for solo cello*(2000)
: Terrestre for solo flute, harp, violin, percussion, cello*(2002)
: Tocar for violin and piano**(2010)
: Nocturne***(1994)
: Notes on Light for violoncello and chamber ensemble*,**(2010)
- Cello: Anssi Karttunen*
- Conductor&Piano: Seitaro Ishikawa**
- Violin: Aliisa Neige Barrière***
- Ensemble Stern
-
Anssi Karttunen -
Seitaro Ishikawa
Admission fee [Non Reserved Seat]
- Adults: 3,000 Yen
- Students: 1,000 Yen
Series Tickets
“Theme Composer <Kaija Saariaho>” 2 Concerts Series [Aug. 24, Aug. 30(S seat)] 5,000 yen
*100 series sets available only at Tokyo Concerts, Inc. (Tel: 03-3200-9755)
- * Students tickets: Available only at Suntory Hall Ticket Center, student ID required.
- * You are kindly requested not to bring pre-school children to concerts.
- * Musicians and programs are subject to change.
Jean Sibelius(1865-1957): Symphony No.7(1924)
Kaija Saariaho(1952-): Trans, concerto for Harp*(2015)
Co-commissioned by Suntory Hall, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich and Hessischer Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester
Zosha Di Castri(1985-): Lineage(2013)
Kaija Saariaho(1952-): Orion(2002)
- Conductor: Ernest Martínez-Izquierdo
- Harp: Xavier de Maistre*
- Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
-
Ernest Martínez-Izquierdo -
Xavier de Maistre -
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
Admission fee [Reserved Seat]
- S: 4,000 Yen / A: 3,000 Yen
- B: 2,000 Yen / Students: 1,000 Yen
- * Students tickets: Available only at Suntory Hall Ticket Center, student ID required.
- * You are kindly requested not to bring pre-school children to concerts.
- * Musicians and programs are subject to change.
Series Tickets:
“Theme Composer <Kaija Saariaho>” 2 Concerts Series
[Aug. 24, Aug. 30(S seat)] 5,000 yen
*100 series sets available only at Tokyo Concerts, Inc. (Tel: 03-3200-9755)
Suntory Hall 30th Anniversary Commemorative Performances of Pieces from Suntory Hall International Program for Music Composition
Takemitsu ‘Gémeaux’ Tan Dun, homage to Takemitsu <Takemitsu 20th memorial>
Suntory Hall has presented Suntory Hall International Program for Music Composition Series ever since its opening. This program is one of the masterpieces composed in the series that connected two special composers, Toru Takemitsu and Tan Dun.
This concert is to be conducted by Tan Dun, one of the most influenced and inspired composers by Toru Takemitsu.
Takemitsu ‘Gémeaux’
19:00 Friday, August 26 at Main Hall
Work commissioned by Suntory Hall International Program for Music Composition No.1
Toru Takemitsu(1930-96): Gémeaux, for oboe, trombone, two orchestras
and two conductors etc.(1971-86)
Work commissioned by Suntory Hall International Program for Music Composition No.17
Tan Dun(1957-): Orchestral Theatre II: Re for divided Orchestra, Bass voice
and Audience with 2 Conductors(1993)
Toru Takemitsu(1930-96): I hear the water dreaming for flute and orchestra(1987)
Tan Dun(1957-): Symphonic poem of 3 notes(2010)
- Conductor: Tan Dun, Keiko Mitsuhashi
- Oboe: Bunkichi Arakawa
- Trombone: Joergen van Rijen
- Bass: Stephen Bryant
- Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
-
Toru Takemitsu -
Tan Dun
Admission fee [Reserved Seat]
- S: 4,000 Yen / A: 3,000 Yen
- B: 2,000 Yen / Students: 1,000 Yen
- * Students tickets: Available only at Suntory Hall Ticket Center, student ID required.
- * You are kindly requested not to bring pre-school children to concerts.
- * Musicians and programs are subject to change.
- Presented by Suntory Hall
The 26th Competition of Akutagawa Award for Music Composition
“AKUTAGAWA Award for Music Composition” was established in 1990 by Suntory Music Foundation (switched to Suntory Foundation for Arts in 2009) to commemorate the achievement of the composer Yasushi Akutagawa (1925 – 1989). This award is to honor the piece composed by the Japanese and premiered either at home or abroad that has the most freshness and the potential for the bright future ahead. The nominated works are performed on stage and the judging process is open to public; this approach is first to be done in Japan. The winner receives not only the prize but also a commission for the new work.
Cooperated with The Japan Federation of Composers, Japanese Society for Rights of Authers, Composers and Publishers and Japan Society for Contemporary Music.
The 26th Competition of Akutagawa Award for Music Composition
15:00 Sunday, August 28 at Main Hall
Commissioned work of The 24th Competition of Akutagawa Award for Music Composition
Jummei Suzuki(1970-): 1920 pour tuba et orchestre*(2016)
Commissioned by Suntory Foundation for Arts
Finalists' works
Yoshiaki Onishi(1981-)：Tramespace II pour dix-huit musiciens divisés en deux groupes(2013-15)
Yoko Oba(1975-)：The Forest Where Bees Live(2015)
Yukiko Watanabe(1983-)：gefaltet ... für Orchester(2014-15)
Open jury meeting after the concert (MC: Toshie Kakinuma)
- Jury: Noriko Koide, Masaki Norikura, Masahiro Miwa
- Conductor : Yoichi Sugiyama
- Tuba: Shinya Hashimoto*
- New Japan Philharmonic
-
Yoichi Sugiyama -
Shinya Hashimoto -
New Japan Philharmonic
Admission fee [Reserved Seat]
- Adults: 2,000 Yen
- Students: 1,000 Yen
- * Students tickets: Available only at Suntory Hall Ticket Center, student ID required.
- * You are kindly requested not to bring pre-school children to concerts.
- * Musicians and programs are subject to change.
