Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra reflects on loss, memory and peace

Por Nahoko Gotoh, 08 agosto 2020

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“the music flowed under Hagiwara's fingers with clarity and purity of sound”

Crítica hecha desde Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen (HBG) Hall, Hiroshima el 5 agosto 2020

Penderecki, Polish Requiem: Chaconne

Fujikura, Piano Concerto no. 4 "Akiko's Piano" (world premiere)

Beethoven, String Quartet no. 13 in B flat major, Op.130: Cavatina

Mahler, Kindertotenlieder

Bach, Partita para violín núm. 2 en re menor, BWV1004: Chacona (arr. Hideo Saito)

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra

Tatsuya Shimono, Dirección

Mami Hagiwara, Piano

Mihoko Fujimura, Mezzosoprano

Hiroshima sends its message of Peace through Music

Robert Markow, 16th February

The Hiroshima Symphony promotes a war-free world through music.

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The NHK Symphony Orchestra explores its history in its centenary

Nahoko Gotoh, 24th April

As part of its centenary celebrations this season, the NHK Symphony Orchestra has curated a Japanese Composer Series with three intriguing concerts, of which this concert is the second.

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A masterclass in chamber playing at Suntory Hall

Nahoko Gotoh, 2nd June

Intergenerational ensemble-making was the key feature of the opening concert of Suntory Hall's Chamber Music Garden festival, produced by eminent cellist and the hall's President Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi.

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Dvořák’s “American” in the East

Ju Hyuk Kim, 13th June

The Novus String Quartet from South Korea makes in impressive debut at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

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El triunfo de Dioniso: The Bassarids vuelven a Madrid

Fernando Remiro, 17th June

La OCNE dirigida brillantemente por Nagano y con Sean Panikkar encabezando un sólido reparto vuelven a traer a Madrid The Bassarids la obra maestra de Henze veinte años después.

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Nelsons conducts Mahler 8 in Boston

Kevin Wells, 4th October

A well thought-out, fearless, affirmation of hope which drew its listeners ever upwards into the realm of ecstasy.

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.