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A spellbinding journey as Emmanuel Pahud plays a 70-minute solo programme in a near capacity audience in the 1600-seater concert hall.

Italian conductor Gaetano d’Espinosa is currently doing the rounds of Japanese orchestras, standing in for many of his colleagues who are unable to enter due to border closures.

Jun Aguni’s fast-paced new staging, with brightly coloured sets and costumes by Rome-based Alessandro Ciammarughi, was full of visual delights and fantasy-filled images.

One of the hidden sub-themes of Suntory Hall’s Chamber Music Garden 2021 has been the centenary of Saint-Saëns, with an opportunity to hear his two Piano Trios played by different groups.

Most people will associate Suntory Hall with the grand Main Hall, but tucked away at the side of the hall’s entrance is its small hall named Blue Rose which is the venue of its annual Chamber Music Garden festival.

Jean-Louis Grinda's traditional production is revived for New National Theatre Tokyo's eighth opera production since the house reopened with audiences last autumn.

Tokyo Opera City is well known for its acoustically magnificent Takemitsu Memorial Concert Hall, but tucked away in the basement is the lesser known Recital Hall where a series called "B→C" is held.

One of the few upsides to the current Covid-19 pandemic for the classical music world in Japan is that it has given opportunities to young home-grown talent.