August 11 2026
Suntory Hall Organ Festival 2026
Organ Festival is back again this summer. The day will be filled with activities, from child-friendly events to performances of famous organ pieces, to the unmissable chance to experience the many charms of the organ. This year’s festival will feature concerts by renowned Japanese organists Yuka Ishimaru and Mari Ohki, a talk on the organ by Tsuguo Hirono, a leading figure in Japan’s organ world, and a recital by the virtuoso Cameron Carpenter. Everyone from children to adults, and from organ novices to devoted fans, will be sure to enjoy Organ Festival!
TUE & National Holiday, AUG 11 10:30-19:30
Venue Main Hall & Blue Rose (Small Hall)
Organ Kids!
10:30 Main Hall ► Booking
Organ Yuka Ishimaru
Saint-Saëns: “Le carnaval des animaux,” Excerpts
Hideki Miyashita: “Landscape” for Organ
and others
* Presented in Japanese only.
Mari Ohki Organ Concert
11:00am Main Hall ► Booking
Organ Mari Ohki
J. S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548
Mozart: Fantasia for Mechanical Organ in F Minor, K. 608
Mendelssohn (arr. William Thomas Best): Overture to “St. Paul,” Op. 36
and others
Organ Talk
14:30 Blue Rose (Small Hall) ► Booking
Talk Tsuguo Hirono
Presented in Japanese only.
Cameron Carpenter Organ Recital
18:00 Main Hall ► Booking
Organ Cameron Carpenter
J. S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Major, BWV 552, “St. Anne”
Franck: No. 1 in E Major from Three Chorales
Cameron Carpenter: Improvisation
Musorgsky (arr. Cameron Carpenter): “Pictures at an Exhibition”Suite
Presented by Suntory Hall
Suntory Hall 40th Anniversary Programme
