Nourishes spirit and cultivating the future

By Ju Hyuk Kim, 02 June 2019

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“good music transcends age and generations”

Reviewed at Suntory Hall: Blue Rose (Small Hall), Tokyo on 1 June 2019

Vivaldi, Concerto for 2 cellos in G minor, RV 531

Tchaikovsky, Serenade for strings in C major, Op.48

Haydn, Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major, Hob VIIb:1

Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Cello

Anri Tsukiji, Cello

Chamber Music Academy Ensemble

Aoi Trio sparkles at Suntory Hall's Chamber Music Garden

Nahoko Gotoh, 8th June

In the second installment of their seven-year project at Suntory Hall's Chamber Music Garden, the Aoi Trio display a new level of confidence and bravura in Beethoven, Hosokawa and Franck.

*****

Aoi Trio makes a celebrated return to Suntory Hall’s Blue Rose

Yawara Watanabe, 14th December

Fresh from victory in the ARD Competition's Piano Trio category, the Aoi Trio returned to Tokyo's Suntory Hall for a celebratory recital.

Ensemble Masques opens “Cembalomania” at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th December

Ensemble Masques brings French Baroque to life at the Elbphilharmonie, with Olivier Fortin’s radiant harpsichord, spirited strings and vivid interplay revealing the expressive richness of Couperin, Rameau, Forqueray and Corrette.

****1

La bohème as escapist epic at LA Opera

Néstor Castiglione, 22nd November

Puccini's tale of bohemian love lives on at the Dorothy Chandler as LA Opera launches its 2025-26 season.

****1

John Neumeier’s Liliom: A Prague triumph

Graham Watts, 23rd October

Czech National Ballet scores a hit in John Neumeier’s masterpiece Liliom, with back to back performances and multiple casts.

*****

Revival of Ostrčil’s The Legend of Erin misses the mark in Prague

Frank Kuznik, 16th October

An ambitious effort to honor hometown hero Otakar Ostrčil sags under its own weight at the Prague National Theatre.

***11

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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.

Opening night of the Chamber Music Garden nourishes spirit and cultivates the future