Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra excels at Summer Muza festival

Par Nahoko Gotoh, 29 juillet 2021

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“he crafted and shaped every motif and phrase in a caring and imaginative way”

Critique faite à Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall, Kawasaki, le 26 juillet 2021

Liszt, Les Préludes, poème symphonique no. 3, S 97

Tchaïkovski, Variations sur un thème rococo en la majeur pour violoncelle et orchestre, Op.33

Casals, El cant dels Ocells (Le chant des oiseaux)

Dvořák, Symphonie no. 9 en mi mineur, «du Nouveau Monde», Op.95

Kahchun Wong, Direction

Yuya Okamoto, Violoncelle

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

Rustioni conducts orchestral highlights from Verdi and Wagner in Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 23rd January

Daniele Rustioni pairs orchestral music of Verdi and Wagner in his concert with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, prior to taking up the post of Guest Principal Conductor in April.

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Richard Jones directs a successful new Wozzeck in Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 20th November

Richard Jones directs a new production at Tokyo's New National Theatre which lucidly articulates the structure of Berg’s expressionist music.

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Schoenberg sells out in Tokyo

Robert Markow, 19th November

Who would think that a symphony concert featuring Schoenberg and Dutilleux would sell out? Well, it did – in Tokyo. Bravo to the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra for its daring programming.

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Shostakovich at his quirkiest at Tokyo's Bunka Kaikan Hall

David Karlin, 29th March

Pin sharp playing and pin sharp acoustics combine to form a high quality reading of Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 27 and Shostakovich's Symphony no. 15, one of the quirkiest of symphonies.

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Eric Lu brings scintillating Chopin to Singapore

Chang Tou Liang, 1st May

A world premiere by Wang Chenwei, familiar Chopin and a rare outing for Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta make for satisfying fare in Jahcun Wong’s Singapore Symphony programme.

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Concertos – for violin and for orchestra – from the Hallé

Peter Connors, 22nd March

Viktoria Mullova is a superb soloist in Brahms' Violin Concerto, while an orchestra full of soloists play Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra with Kahchun Wong presiding.

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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.

Kahchun Wong and Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra excel at Summer Muza festival