Three decades celebrated of Suntory Hall

By Ju Hyuk Kim, 02 October 2016

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“a pure joy to hear”

Reviewed at Suntory Hall: Main Hall, Tokyo on 2 October 2016

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K492: Overture

Schubert, Symphony no. 8 in B minor "Unfinished", D.759

Takemitsu, Nostalgia: in memory of Andrei Tarkovski

Debussy, La Mer

Strauss II, Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron): Overture

Strauss II, Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), Op.388

Strauss II, Annen Polka, Op.117

Hellmesberger, Leichtfüssig (Polka schnell)

Strauss II, Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), Op.410

Strauss II, Die Fledermaus, Op.56: Czardas

Strauss II, Tritsch Tratsch Polka, Op.214

Lehár, Giuditta: Meine Lippen sie kussen so heiss (Encore)

Kreisler, Caprice Viennois, Op. 2

Strauss II, Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning Polka), Op.324

Zubin Mehta, Conductor

Seiji Ozawa, Conductor

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin

Chen Reiss, Soprano

Vienna Philharmonic

Shared language and living history: Zubin Mehta and the Vienna Phil

Chanda VanderHart, 19th March

Zubin Mehta, Pinchas Zukerman and the Vienna Philharmonic meet in repertoire they know intimately, illuminating it through mutual understanding.

*****

Vienna Philharmonic closes Carnegie residency

Edward Sava-Segal, 1st March

Andris Nelsons pairs Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra with Sibelius’ Second Symphony to conclude the Vienna Philharmonic's latest Carnegie Hall residency.

****1

Contemplation and exuberance: Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall

Susan Stempleski, 28th February

Andris Nelsons conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in the New York premiere of a solemn, modernist work paired with two high-spirited symphonies from the 18th and 19th centuries.

****1

A vanished Old World with the Vienna Philharmonic in Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 20th January

A Vienna Philharmonic evening conjures a vanished world: Strauss’ muscular drama and intimate humour, Haydn’s inward gravity and a graceful waltz to close.

****1

The Vienna Philharmonic explores Central Europe with Jakub Hrůša

Chanda VanderHart, 11th December

At the Konzerthaus, the Vienna Philharmonic travels across the Austrian borders with Jakub Hrůša into the varied sound worlds of Hungary, Bohemia and Moravia.

****1

Thielemann and the Vienna Philharmonic’s Bruckner 5 in Seoul

SangKwon Lee, 20th November

A tightly focused and cohesive Bruckner Fifth Symphony at the Seoul Arts Center as Christian Thielemann and the Vienna Philharmonic continue their Asian tour in compelling fashion.

*****

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Ju Hyuk Kim

Ju Hyuk Kim is a violinist and a conductor living in Tokyo. He has lived in South Korea, the Philippines, Japan, and the USA; and finds music as something that truly transcends cultures and languages. His musical passion is in chamber music, especially string quartets. His doctoral dissertation was on the string quartet scene in Japan, and hopes to conduct a similar research in nearby countries.

Ocean of sounds as Vienna Philharmonic helps celebrate three decades of Suntory Hall