Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra reflects on loss, memory and peace

Par Nahoko Gotoh, 08 août 2020

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

Critique faite à Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen (HBG) Hall, Hiroshima, le 5 août 2020

Penderecki, Requiem polonais: Chaconne

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

Beethoven, Quatuor à cordes no. 13 en si bémol majeur, Op.130: Cavatine

Mahler, Kindertotenlieder

Bach, Partita pour violon no. 2 en ré mineur, BWV1004: Chaconne (arr. Hideo Saito)

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra

Tatsuya Shimono, Direction

Mami Hagiwara, Piano

Mihoko Fujimura, Mezzo-soprano

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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Ermonela Jaho, Madama Butterfly réincarnée au Festival d'Aix

Irma Foletti, 10th July

La soprano albanaise confirme qu'elle est l'une des meilleures Cio-Cio-San de l'histoire du rôle, accompagnée par un Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon en grande forme. La mise en scène, en revanche, déçoit.

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Jonathan Nott fait revivre Mahler et Armin Jordan à Genève

Thomas Muller, 24th May

L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, de retour de tournée en Amérique Latine, ravit le public genevois d une Troisième Symphonie de Mahler remarquable. Jonathan Nott aura convaincu le public que Mahler est de retour en terres genevoise par la grande porte.

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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.