Performance List

1 August 2026, 15:00, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (Kanagawa, Japan)

Festa Summer MUZA KAWASAKI 2026

• Leonard Bernstein: Candide Overture (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances – from West Side Story (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Gustav Mahler: 1. Symphonie (Universal Edition)

Yutaka Sado –conductor, New Japan Philharmonic [more info]

1 August 2026, 15:00, Shinjuku Bunka Center (Tokyo, Japan)

• Leonard Bernstein: Candide Overture (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Frederick Loewe/Johnny Green: I could have danced all night - My Fair Lady (Faber Music)

Airi Sunada –soprano, Takeshi Ooi –conductor, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

1 August 2026, 14:00, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tokyo, Japan)

• Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances – from West Side Story (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Aaron Copland: Quiet City (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Alberto Ginastera: Dances from 'Estancia' (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances (Boosey & Hawkes)

Keita Matsui –conductor, Pacific Philharmonia Tokyo [more info]

1 August 2026, 14:00, The Theatre at Solaire (Manila, Philippines)

• Joe Hisaishi: Symphonic Variation "Merry-Go-Round" – from Howl's Moving Castle (Wonder City Inc.)

Gerard Salonga –conductor, Filharmonika Orchestra [more info]

1 August 2026, 19:00, The Theatre at Solaire (Manila, Philippines)

• Joe Hisaishi: Symphonic Variation "Merry-Go-Round" – from Howl's Moving Castle (Wonder City Inc.)

Gerard Salonga –conductor, Filharmonika Orchestra [more info]

1 August 2026, 14:00, Tokyo Opera City (Tokyo, Japan)

• Gustav Mahler: Symphonie Nr. 4 [Editor: Renate Stark-Voit] (Universal Edition)

Mandy Fredrich –soprano, Pietari Inkinen –conductor, Kioi Hall Chamber Orchestra Tokyo [more info]

1 August 2026, 15:00, Bunkyo Civic Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Carl Orff: Carmina Burana (Schott Music [Mainz])

Ena Miyachi –soprano, Toshiyuki Muramatsu –tenor, Hideki Matayoshi –baritone, Tomomi Nishimoto –conductor, Illuminart Philharmonic Orchestra, Illuminart Chorus

1 August 2026, 15:00, Kobe Bunka Hall (Hyogo, Japan)

• Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite (Boosey & Hawkes)

Motonori Kobayashi –conductor, Kobe City Chamber Orchestra

1 August 2026, 17:00, Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance THE PHOENIX HALL (Osaka, Japan)

Summer Music Festival Osaka 2026

• Toru Takemitsu: Air for flute (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Yuko Aoyama –flute

1 August 2026, 19:00, Blossom Music Center (Cuyahoga Falls, U.S.)

2026 Blossom Music Festival

• Toru Takemitsu: Dreamtime for orchestra (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Kazuki Yamada –conductor, The Cleveland Orchestra [more info]

1 August 2026, 14:00, Takasaki City Theatre (Gunma, Japan)

• Toru Takemitsu: Three Film Scores for string orchestra (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Satoshi Yoneda –conductor, Gunma Symphony Orchestra [more info]

2 August 2026, 16:00, Kani Public Arts Center ala (Gifu, Japan)

• Leonard Bernstein: Candide Overture (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances – from West Side Story (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Gustav Mahler: 1. Symphonie (Universal Edition)

Yutaka Sado –conductor, New Japan Philharmonic [more info]

2 August 2026, 16:00, Miyama Conseru (Kagoshima, Japan)

Kirishima International Music Festival 2026

• Anna Clyne: Within Her Arms (Boosey & Hawkes)

Masato Suzuki –conductor, Kirishima String Ensemble

2 August 2026, 15:00, Teatro Giglio Showa (Kanagawa, Japan)

Festa Summer MUZA KAWASAKI 2026

• George Gershwin: Cuban Overture (Gershwin Music)

Shigeo Genda –conductor, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra [more info]

2 August 2026, 14:00, The Theatre at Solaire (Manila, Philippines)

• Joe Hisaishi: Symphonic Variation "Merry-Go-Round" – from Howl's Moving Castle (Wonder City Inc.)

Gerard Salonga –conductor, Filharmonika Orchestra [more info]

2 August 2026, 19:00, The Theatre at Solaire (Manila, Philippines)

• Joe Hisaishi: Symphonic Variation "Merry-Go-Round" – from Howl's Moving Castle (Wonder City Inc.)

Gerard Salonga –conductor, Filharmonika Orchestra [more info]

2 August 2026, 17:30, Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall (Kanagawa, Japan)

• Nikolai Kapustin: Concerto for violin, piano and string orchestra (Schott Music [Mainz])

Yasunao Ishida –violin, Kaoru Jitsukawa –piano, Yuko Tanaka –conductor, Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra

2 August 2026, 15:00, Shirakawa Hall (Aichi, Japan)

• Gustav Mahler: Symphonie Nr. 4 [Editor: Renate Stark-Voit] (Universal Edition)

Mandy Fredrich –soprano, Pietari Inkinen –conductor, Kioi Hall Chamber Orchestra Tokyo

2 August 2026, 11:00, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (Kanagawa, Japan)

Festa Summer MUZA KAWASAKI 2026

• Toru Takemitsu: Rain Tree Sketch for piano (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Noriko Ogawa –piano [more info]

3 August 2026, 18:30, Kyudo Kaikan (Tokyo, Japan)

• Toshio Hosokawa: Mei-An – Light and Darkness for sho and saxophone *² (Schott Music [Tokyo])
• Toshio Hosokawa: Three Love Songs for voice and alto saxophone *¹ (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Noriko Yakushiji*¹ –soprano, Takahiro Suzuki –saxophone, Hanako Nakamura*² –sho

3 August 2026, 19:00, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (Kanagawa, Japan)

Festa Summer MUZA KAWASAKI 2026

• Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 2 (Boosey & Hawkes)

Alessio Allegrini –horn, Tatsuya Shimono –conductor, NHK Symphony Orchestra [more info]

5 August 2026, 19:00, Houzan Hall (Kagoshima, Japan)

Kirishima International Music Festival 2026

• Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel/JoAnn Falletta: Overture in C Major (Carl Fischer)

Ben Glassberg –conductor, Kirishima Festival Orchestra

6 August 2026, 18:45, Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall [Hiroshimashi Bunka Koryu Kaikan] (Hiroshima, Japan)

• Toshio Hosokawa: Prayer for violin and orchestra (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Tatsuki Narita –violin, Matthias Bamert –conductor, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra [more info]

6 August 2026, 18:30, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (Kanagawa, Japan)

Festa Summer MUZA KAWASAKI 2026

• Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (Boosey & Hawkes)

Toshiaki Umeda –conductor, Showa Academia Musicae Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro Giglio Showa [more info]

7 August 2026, 15:00, Hyogo Performing Arts Center (Hyogo, Japan)

• Leonard Bernstein: Candide Overture (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances – from West Side Story (Boosey & Hawkes)

Yutaka Sado –conductor, Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra

8 August 2026, 15:00, Hyogo Performing Arts Center (Hyogo, Japan)

• Leonard Bernstein: Candide Overture (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances – from West Side Story (Boosey & Hawkes)

Yutaka Sado –conductor, Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra

9 August 2026, 15:00, Sumida Triphony Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Leonard Bernstein: Candide Overture (Boosey & Hawkes)

Kazuki Wada –conductor, Triphony Hall Junior Orchestra

9 August 2026, 15:00, Hyogo Performing Arts Center (Hyogo, Japan)

• Leonard Bernstein: Candide Overture (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances – from West Side Story (Boosey & Hawkes)

Yutaka Sado –conductor, Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra

9 August 2026, 17:00, Zehnstscheune Freden (Freden (Leine), Germany)

Internationale Fredener Musiktage

• Toru Takemitsu: Three Film Scores for string orchestra (Schott Music [Tokyo])

camerata freden [more info]

11 August 2026, 15:00, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (Kanagawa, Japan)

Festa Summer MUZA KAWASAKI 2026

• Serge Prokofieff: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Boosey & Hawkes)

Wataru Hisasue –piano, Keitaro Harada –conductor, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra [more info]

12 August 2026, 17:00, JMS Aster Plaza (Hiroshima, Japan)

The Third Hiroshima International Conductors Competition

• Toshio Hosokawa: Sakura (Kirschblüte) for orchestra (Schott Music [Tokyo])

competitors at the final round –conductor, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra [more info]

13 August 2026, 19:00, Sumida Triphony Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Benjamin Britten: War Requiem (Boosey & Hawkes)

Mihoko Kinoshita –soprano, Naoki Miyasato –tenor, Takaoki Onishi –baritone, Ken Takaseki –conductor, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, TCPO Chor, Koto Boys & Girls Choir