Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra – Harmony Tour 2009/2010
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 09
Time: 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Venue: Esplanade Concert Hall
For one night only, the accomplished Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (TMSO) will deliver a concert of popular works under the baton of the distinguished and illustrious Kazuhiro Koizumi.
Koizumi’s a very accomplished man who has also conducted esteemed orchestras like The Berlin Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London. He was also listed in the book International Who’s Who of Classical Music 2003 and won the top prizes at the Third Karajan International Competition for Conductors and the Second Minon Competition for Conductors.
The orchestra is on tour to promote closer ties and cultural exchange between Tokyo and various cities around the world. Dubbed the Harmony Tour 2009/2010, TMSO will perform a dramatic piece from the famous opera Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, and Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor featuring soloist and award-winning local pianist Lim Yan.
TMSO was set up to mark the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1965 and has since grown to become one of Japan's foremost professional orchestras. It has won the Kyoto Music Award and received much international acclaim by performing in many countries including the former Soviet Union, Seoul, London, Berlin, Paris, China, Finland, USA and Beijing.
In 2008, Kazuhiro Koizumi was appointed TMSO’s resident conductor. The multiple-award-winning maestro has also conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, the Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Full Concert Programme
Tchaikovsky │ Polonaise from "Eugene Onegin"
Grieg │ Piano Concerto in A minor
20-min Intermission
Tchaikovsky │ Symphony No. 5
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 09
Time: 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Venue: Esplanade Concert Hall
For one night only, the accomplished Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (TMSO) will deliver a concert of popular works under the baton of the distinguished and illustrious Kazuhiro Koizumi.
Koizumi’s a very accomplished man who has also conducted esteemed orchestras like The Berlin Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London. He was also listed in the book International Who’s Who of Classical Music 2003 and won the top prizes at the Third Karajan International Competition for Conductors and the Second Minon Competition for Conductors.
The orchestra is on tour to promote closer ties and cultural exchange between Tokyo and various cities around the world. Dubbed the Harmony Tour 2009/2010, TMSO will perform a dramatic piece from the famous opera Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, and Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor featuring soloist and award-winning local pianist Lim Yan.
TMSO was set up to mark the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1965 and has since grown to become one of Japan's foremost professional orchestras. It has won the Kyoto Music Award and received much international acclaim by performing in many countries including the former Soviet Union, Seoul, London, Berlin, Paris, China, Finland, USA and Beijing.
In 2008, Kazuhiro Koizumi was appointed TMSO’s resident conductor. The multiple-award-winning maestro has also conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, the Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Full Concert Programme
Tchaikovsky │ Polonaise from "Eugene Onegin"
Grieg │ Piano Concerto in A minor
20-min Intermission
Tchaikovsky │ Symphony No. 5
