April 2026 – February 2027
Suntory Hall
40th Anniversary Season
From April 2026 to February 2027, Suntory Hall celebrates its 40th anniversary with a season of special concerts and initiatives under the key concept “Moments that Shape the Future.” Since opening in 1986, the Hall has shared music with world-class artists and audiences, creating meaningful moments through live performance.
To mark this milestone, generations of internationally renowned artists with long-standing connections to Suntory Hall will appear throughout the anniversary season, each bringing their artistry to deliver supreme musical experiences.
Suntory Hall 40th Anniversary Programme
Highlights
Suntory Hall Academy / Educational
Family
Seasonal
Suntory Hall 40th Anniversary Partner Concert
Suntory Hall 40th Anniversary Programme
■Highlights
April 14
City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra 70th & Suntory Hall 40th Anniversary
Nodoka Okisawa Conducts City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra
June 3 / October 29 / January 17
Michie Koyama Suntory Hall SeriesⅡ
Recital “Mirai Eigo" 2026–27 No. 1–3
June 5 – 20
Suntory Hall Chamber Music Garden 2026
June 21 / 22
Japan Philharmonic Orchestra 70th Anniversary Special Concert
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"
July 3 / July 4
Suntory Hall 40th Anniversary Programme
Daiwa House Special
Hall OperaⓇ Tan Dun: “Tea: A Mirror of Soul”
August 22 – 30
Suntory Hall Summer Festival 2026
September 10
Kyohei Sorita & Japan National Orchestra
September 19
《Tokyo Symphony 80th Anniversary》
Schmidt: Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln
September 26
Encounter with Stradivari 2026
October 2 – 6
ARK Hills Music Week 2026
Suntory Hall ARK Classics
October 10 / 12
NHK Symphony Orchestra 100th Anniversary & Suntory Hall 40th Anniversary
Fabio Luisi, Conductor
Opera Tosca (Concert Style)
October 14
MITSUBISHI PENCIL 140th Anniversary Special
Gábor Takács-Nagy, Conductor and Mao Fujita, Piano
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
October 25 / 27
Yo-Yo Ma Special Concert
October 26
Ken-ichiro Kobayashi: 500th Performance Anniversary Concert
at Suntory Hall
October 31 / November 1
Suntory Hall 40th Anniversary GALA Concert
November 7 – 12
Wiener Philharmoniker Week in Japan 2026
Daiwa Securities Group Presents
RICCARDO MUTI Conducts WIENER PHILHARMONIKER
November 17 / 18
Christian Thielemann Conducts Staatskapelle Berlin
November 23
Teodor Currentzis Conducts Utopia Orchestra
November 25 – 27
Sir Simon Rattle Conducts Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
January 9 / 10
MIDORI, Violin Special Concert
January 13 / 14
Mao Fujita Piano Recital
February 6 / 7
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
February 13
Hisako Kawamura Piano Recital
■Suntory Hall Academy / Educational
June 6 / 13
Suntory Hall Chamber Music Garden 2026
ENJOY! Concerts by Chamber Music Academy Fellows Ⅰ & Ⅱ
September 10
Suntory Hall Opera Academy Concert
November 7
Wiener Philharmoniker Week in Japan 2026
School Program
November 10
Wiener Philharmoniker Week in Japan 2026
Master Class by Member of Wiener Philharmoniker
February 28
Suntory Hall Academy Gala Concert ”Moments that Shape the Future"
■Family
April 5
Suntory Hall Open House
May 1 / September 2 / November 5
Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and Suntory Hall
Weekday Matinee Concert Series No. 10–12
May 10 / July 5 / September 6 / December 6
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra & Suntory Hall
Subscription Concert for Children 2026 - No. 97–100
May 22 / July 22 / October 16 / February 18
Suntory Hall Presents
Dive Deep into the World of Organ with KOSAKADAIMAOU - Talk & Concert
No. 1–4
August 11
Suntory Hall Organ Festival 2026
September 19 / 20
Suntory Art Kids Club “Iro-iro Do-Re-Do-Re”
Workshop & Concert for Kids — Let’s Meet Art and Music
November 8
Wiener Philharmoniker Week in Japan 2026
Open Rehearsal
■Seasonal
December 24
Suntory Hall Christmas Concert 2026
Bach Collegium Japan “MESSIAH” since 2001
December 25
Suntory Hall Christmas Concert 2026
December 31
Suntory Hall Silvester Concert 2026
Symphonie-Orchester der Volksoper Wien
January 1–3
Suntory Hall New Year Concert 2027
Symphonie-Orchester der Volksoper Wien
Mitsuko Uchida ©Justin Pumfrey
Suntory Hall 40th Anniversary Partner Concert
April 1
Sir András Schiff Piano Recital
Presented by KAJIMOTO
May 11 / 12
Lahav Shani Conducts Münchner Philharmoniker
Presented by KAJIMOTO
May 18 / 19
Paavo Järvi Conducts Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Presented by Japan Arts
May 24
Michiaki Ueno Cello Recital
Presented by KAJIMOTO
May 27 / 28
Jaap Van Zweden Conducts L’orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Presented by KAJIMOTO
July 10
TOKYO SINFONIETTA 59th subscription concert
Presented by AMATI Inc.
July 22
Vadim Repin Violin Recital
Presented by AMATI Inc.
July 27
PMF Orchestra Concert in Tokyo
Presented by Pacific Music Festival Organizing Committee / City of Sapporo
September 22
Suntory Group Symphony Orchestra / Ryusuke Numajiri, Conductor
Presented by Suntory Group Symphony Orchestra
October 24
Dai Miyata Cello Recital
Presented by Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
November 3
Elīna Garanča Recital
Presented by TATE CORPORATION
January 7
Wiener Ring-Ensemble
Presented by KAJIMOTO
Feburary 26
Aimi Kobayashi Piano Recital
Presented by KAJIMOTO
