Tokyo Sinfonietta Regular Concerts in 2020 (the 47 th and 48 th)
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Tokyo Sinfonietta
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 2 (2020) 1st Term Creation Grant [Single-Year Grant Program]
Business Overview
The 47 th regular concert will feature Eric Montalbetti, an up-and-coming composer who is currently attracting the most attention in Europe. The first performance of a new work written for this concert was realized. Eric Montalbetti: "A vast space on earth to live happily," "5 formants," "Simultaneous windows to the city" Conductor: Yasuaki Itakura Clarinet: Wakako Sato, Haruyo Nishizawa, Asami Kawagoe Performance: Tokyo Sinfonietta The 48 th Regular Concert features Toru Takemitsu, a world-famous composer who celebrated 90 years since his birth. In addition to his masterpiece "Keizu," the premiere of a new work written by Yoshiharu Kawashima in homage to Takemitsu was also realized. Toru TAKEMITSU: “Amezofuru ”,“ Ame no insho ”, “Keizu ”, Soharu KAWASHIMA: And then I knew ’twas Toccata II Conductor: Yasuaki ITAKURA Narrator: Aimi HAYASHI Accordion: Tomomi OTA Flute: Kazushi SAITO Clarinet: Haruyo NISHIZAWA Harp: Mari KIMURA Piano: Ami FUJIWARA Vibraphone: Yoko ISHIZAKI Performance: Tokyo Sinfonietta
- Period of Activity / Project
- Thursday, July 9, 2020, Thursday, December 3
- Venues
- Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Small Hall (Taito Ward, Tokyo)
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Profile
【 Tokyo Sinfonietta 】
Tokyo Sinfonietta was established in 1994 with the aim of introducing contemporary music through outstanding performances and being directly involved with the creation of current composers. Since then, she has held regular concerts in Tokyo, performed at various music festivals, and performed at major contemporary music festivals around the world, starting with France and Germany in 1996. Through these activities, he has picked up works by more than 140 contemporary composers, commissioned new pieces from 16 composers of different generations, and performed world and Japanese premieres.