The 4th Ryogoku Art Festival 2018

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Name of the organization or individual

General Incorporated Association Monten

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2017 Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy (Single Year Subsidy Program), Phase 2

The 4th Ryogoku Art Festival (2018) Photo by Monten

The 4th Ryogoku Art Festival (2018) Photo by Monten

The 4th Ryogoku Art Festival (2018) Photo by Monten

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Business Overview

The Ryogoku Art Festival was born four years ago as a project to challenge the possibilities of two-piano music by bringing in another piano in addition to the Steinway piano at the Muntian Hall, which was purchased as a fundraising activity. The artistic director changes every year to create a unique festival of two pianos. [Program] Program A: Thinking of Life, Yosete for August Program B: When the Piano Becomes an Orchestra Program C: Over the Piano [Performers] Yuri Saiki, Michiko Asai, Shun Irikawa, Rikuya Terashima, Kyoko Hagi, Mariko Hattori, Yasumiko Yoshimura, Aki Yuda, Noriko Sakakibara [Artistic Director] Rikuya Terashima [Staff] Miki Akaba, Ayako Fukunaga, Tatsuhiro Watanabe [Planning and Production] Yaeko Kurosaki

implementation period

August 11, 2018 (Sat/Holiday) - 15th (Wed)

Place of implementation

Ryogoku Monten Hall (Sumida Ward, Tokyo)

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Profile

[General Incorporated Association Monten]
Since its opening in 1989, Monchu Ceiling Hall, the predecessor of Ryogoku Monten Hall, has enthusiastically introduced and performed various music and performances from traditional to pioneering modern music. Under the theme of "Traditional and Modern," it strives to provide high-quality musical experiences and cultivate a wide audience.