JONATHAN NOTT & THE TOKYO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA“SEASON 6” 2019/20 SEASON LINE-UP; Music Director Jonathan Nott To Conduct A Year-End Special Concert Beethoven: Symphony No.9 “Choral”

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JONATHAN NOTT & THE TOKYO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA“SEASON 6” 2019/20 SEASON LINE-UP

Music Director Jonathan Nott To Conduct A Year-End Special Concert Beethoven: Symphony No.9 “Choral” *

TSO Music Director Jonathan NOTT will appear in his sixth season to conduct eleven performances: four Suntory Hall Subscription Concert Series, two Kawasaki Subscription Concert Series, two Tokyo Opera City Series, one Masterpiece Classics Series as well as two Year-End Special Concerts. Featured will be quite a broad range of works by composers from the classical to contemporary periods ranging from Britten, Shostakovich, J. Strauss, Tallis, R. Strauss, Ives, Schubert, Brahms, Berg, Mahler, Yann Robin, Beethoven, Ligeti, and Mozart.

<Summary of the Tokyo Symphony Concert Series>

Subscription Concerts at Suntory Hall (ten performances)

The first performance was held in 1947 as the ‘Toho Symphony Orchestra’, the predecessor to the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. This is a concert series where the ‘present and future’ of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra can be heard no matter what era.

Kawasaki Subscription Concerts at Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (five performances)

These concert series are held at Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall, now known worldwide for its first-rate acoustics. This is where the TSO are based, and where we bring to our audiences five performances selected from the Suntory Hall Subscription Concerts.

Tokyo Opera City Series at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall (five performances)

Since its start in 1998, internationally noted conductors and artists, including the TSO conductors, are the first to appear in Japan at this concert series. Saturday afternoon performances begin from 2 pm, with the added appeal that senior citizen discounts are offered only at this concert series.

Masterpiece Classics Series at Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (ten performances)

Concert series of the standard repertoire performed on weekend afternoons since 2004. This concert series enjoys high popularity where many masterpieces performed or conducted by maestros can be enjoyed.

Following is a list of Tokyo Symphony 2019/20 season performances

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<Tokyo Symphony Orchestra 2019/20 Season>

Subscription Concerts / Suntory Hall

Date Conductor/Artists Program
No.669

Sun. 21st April 2019 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Kazuyoshi Akiyama Piano = Mao Fujita O. Messiaen : Hymne

A. Jolivet : Piano Concerto

R. Loucheur : Rapsodie malgache

J. Ibert : Escales, 3 Tableaux Symphoniques

No.670

Sat. 25th May 2019 6:00p.m.

Conductor = Jonathan Nott Violin = Daniel Hope B. Britten : Violin Concerto in D minor, op.15

D. Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.47

No.671

Sat. 15th June 2019 6:00p.m.

Conductor = Hubert Soudant Piano = Yoko Kikuchi R. Schumann : Manfred Overture, op.115

R. Schumann : Piano Concerto in Aminor, op.54

P. I. Tchaikovsky : Manfred Symphony, op.58

No.672

Sat. 20th July 2019 6:00p.m.

Conductor = Jonathan Nott Soprano = Sarah Wegener Mezzosoprano =

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner Chorus = Tokyo Symphony Chorus

J. Strauss II : Künstlerleben, op.316

G. Ligeti : Requiem

T. Tallis : Spem in alium

R. Strauss : Tod und Verklärung, op.24

No.673

Sat. 21st September 2019 6:00p.m.

Conductor = Lionel Bringuier Violin = Alina Pogostokina J. Brahms : Violin Concerto in D major, op.77

S. Prokofiev : Symphony No.4 in C major, op.112

No.674

Sat. 12th October 2019 6:00p.m.

Conductor = Jonathan Nott Piano = Varvara C. Ives : Unanswered Question

F. Schubert : Symphony No.7 in B minor, D759

“Unfinished”

J. Brahms : Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, op.15

No.675

Sat. 16th November 2019 6:00p.m.

Conductor = Jonathan Nott A. Berg : Drei Orchesterstücke, op.6

G. Mahler : Symphony No.7 in E minor,

“Lied der Nacht”

No.676

Sun. 8th December 2019 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Mark Wigglesworth Piano = Martin James Bartlett W. A. Mozart : Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K.491

G. Mahler : Symphony No.1 in D major, “Titan”

No.677

Sat. 25th January 2020 6:00p.m.

Conductor = Norichika Iimori Soprano = Yuko Kakuta H. Lachenmann : Marche fatale

W. Rihm : “Eine Strasse, Lucile”

for Soprano and Orchestra

G. v. Einem : “Dantons Tod” Orchestersuite op.6a

R. Strauss : Sinfonia domestica, op.53

No.678

Sat. 28th March 2020 6:00p.m.

Conductor = Masato Suzuki Soprano = Maki Mori Evangelist = Zachary Wilder

Bass (Jesus) = Dominik Wörner. TBD Chorus = Tokyo Symphony Chorus TBD

J. S. Bach : Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 Arrangement by F.Mendelssohn-Bartholdy in 1841

Kawasaki Subscription Concerts / Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall

Date Conductor/Artists Program
No.70

Sun. 21st July 2019 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Jonathan Nott Soprano = Sarah Wegener Mezzosoprano=

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner Chorus = Tokyo Symphony Chorus

J. Strauss II : Künstlerleben, op.316

G. Ligeti: Requiem

T. Tallis : Spem in alium

R. Strauss : Tod und Verklärung, op.24

No.71

Sun. 22nd September 2019 2:00p.m

Conductor = Lionel Bringuier Violin = Alina Pogostokina J. Brahms : Violin Concerto in D major, op.77

S. Prokofiev : Symphony No.4 in C major, op.112

No.72

Sun. 17th November 2019 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Jonathan Nott A. Berg : Drei Orchesterstücke, op.6

G. Mahler : Symphony No.7 in E minor, “Lied der Nacht”

No.73

Sat. 7th December 2019 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Mark Wigglesworth Piano = Martin James Bartlett W. A. Mozart : Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K.491

G. Mahler : Symphony No.1 in D major, “Titan”

No.74

Sat. 1st February 2020 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Helmuth Reichel Silva Trumpet = Eric Miyashiro

Guiter = Rafael Aguirre

Rimsky-Korsakov : Capriccio Espagnol, op.34

M. Amano : Una Obertula Espanola Falsa

el Jardin de los Recuerdos” J.Rodrigo : ConciertodeAranjuezforguitarandorchestra M.de Falla : The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No.2

Tokyo Opera City Series / Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall

Date Conductor/Artists Program
No.109

Sat. 18th May 2019 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Jonathan Nott Cello = Eric-Maria Couturier Yann Robin : Quarks, for cello and large orchestra

L. v. Beethoven : Symphony No.7 in Amajor, op.92 TBD

No.110

Sat. 13th July 2019 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Lorenzo Viotti J. Brahms : Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, op.25

(arrangement by A.Schönberg) A.Dvořák : Symphony No.7 in D minor, op.70

No.111

Sat. 14th September 2019 2:00p.m.

Conductor&Piano =

Ryan Wigglesworth Chorus = Tokyo Symphony Chorus

L. v. Beethoven : Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, op.15 L.v.Beethoven:Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt, op.112

J. Brahms : Symphony No.3 in F major, op.90

No.112

Sat. 23rd November 2019 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Jonathan Nott Oboe = Eriko Ara G.Ligeti : “Melodien” for Orchestra R.Strauss : Oboe Concert in D major

W.A.Mozart : Symphony No.41 in C major, K.551 “Jupiter”

No.113

Sat. 21st March 2020 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Norichika Iimori Cello = Hitomi Niikura M. RavelLa Valse

F.S ay : Cello & Orchestra (new composition)

M. RavelAlborada del gracioso

M. RavelRapsodie espagnole M.RavelBoléro

Masterpiece Classics Series / Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall & Culttz Kawasaki

Date Conductor/Artists Program
No.146

Sun. 12th May 2019, 2:00p.m.

Norichika Iimori

Baritone = Vitaly Yushmanov

M. MussorgskyNight on Bald Mountain

A. BorodinDance of Polovetsian Maidens,

Polovtsian Dances

P. Tchaikovsky1812 overture (with chorus) KalinnikovSymphony No.1

No.147

Sat. 16th June 2019, 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Hubert Soudant Piano = Yoko Kikuchi R. Schumann : Manfred Overture, op.115

R.S chumann : Piano Concerto in Aminor, op.54

P. Tchaikovsky : Manfred Symphony, op.58

No.148

Sun. 15th July 2019 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Lorenzo Viotti J. Brahms : Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, op.25

(arrangement by A.Schönberg) A.Dvořák : Symphony No.7 in D minor, op.70

No.149

Sat. 29th September 2019 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Ryan Wigglesworth Piano = Paul Lewis J. Brahms : Variations on a Theme by Haydn op.56a

W. A. Mozart : Concerto for two pianos K.365 R.WigglesworthVariations for Piano (Japan Premiere)

No.150

Sun. 13th October 2019 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Jonathan Nott Piano = Varvara C. Ives : Unanswered Question

F. Schubert : Symphony No.7 in B minor, D759 “Unfinished”

J. Brahms : Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, op.15

No.151

Sun. 10th November 2019 2:00p.m.

Ryusuke Numajiri

Piano = Arthur Jussen & Lucas Jussen

W. A. MozartConcerto for three pianos K.242

Lodron” (two pianos version)

D. Shostakovich : Symphony No.11

No.152

Sun. 14th December 2019 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Kazuyoshi Akiyama Violin = Winners of Sendai- International Music Competition Soprano = Tamayo Yoshida Mezzosopran = Ikuko Ngashima Tenor = Naoki Miyasato Baritone = Takayuki Ito

Chorus = Tokyo Symphony Chorus

TBDViolin Concerto

L. v. Beethoven : Symphony No.9 “Choral”

No.153

Sun. 19th January 2020 2:00p.m.

Ben Glassberg,

Piano = Ayako Uehara

M. GlinkaRuslan and Lyudmila Overture

L. v. Beethoven : Piano Concerto No.4

P. Tchaikovsky : Symphony No.5

No.154

Sun. 9th February 2020 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Yukari Saito Cello = Gen Yokosaka J. Haydn : Cello Concerto No.1

Susanne Erding-SwiridoffCello Concerto

A. Dvorak : Cello Concerto

No.155

Sun. 8th March 2020 2:00p.m.

Conductor = Naoto Otomo Piano = Karen Kuronuma Organ =Mari Ohki L .BoulangerD’un matin de printemps

C. DebussyPrelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune

M. RavelPiano Concerto

C. Saint-SaënsSymphony No.3 “Organ”

Subscription Concert Series for Children / Suntory Hall

Date Conductor/Artists Program
No.69

Sat. 14th April 2019 11:00a.m.

Kosuke Tsunoda Violin = Mariko Senju A. VivaldiThe Four Seasons, Spring

W. A. Mozart :1st movement from Symphony No.1

J. Brahms1st movement from Symphony No.1

J. MassenetMeditation “Thais”

C. DebussyPrintemps – Modere

N. Rimsky-KorsakovThe Sea and Sinbad’s Ship,

From “Scheherazade”

R. WagnerDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg Act I: Prelude
No.70

Sat. 7th July 2019 11:00a.m.

Ryusuke Numajiri Tenor = Ken Nishikiori P. Tchaikovsky : Melody

P. Tchaikovsky : Scene from “Swan Lake”

G. PucciniNessun dorma ! , from “Turandot”

S. kebeGolden Days, T. Takemitsu: Nami no bon

E. CapuaO sole mio
J. SibeliusFinlandia
J. S. BachPrelude and Fugue in C major
No.71

Sun. 8th September 2019 11:00a.m.

Tatsuya Shimono Piano= Michie Koyama L. v. Beethoven1st movement from Piano Concerto No.5

C. DebussyPetite Suite “Menuet”

F. SchubertMarches militaires

M. Mussorgsky (M.Ravel)Baba-Yaga, The Great Gate of

Kiev from “Pictures at an Exhibition”
H. Berlioz : Rákóczy March
No.72

Sat. 15th December 2019 11:00a.m.

Norichika Iimori Cello = Fumitsugu Ito. J. P. Sousa : The Washington Post March

P. Tchaikovsky : Trepak, “The Nutcracker”

A. Piazzolla : Libertango

J. Strauss II : The Beautiful Blue Danube

M. Ravel : Bolero

Special Concerts

Date Conductor/Artists Program
Sat. 27th April 2019 11:00a.m./2:30p.m.

Cultts Kawasaki

Hiroyuki Mito

Brass Quintet = Zoorasian Brass

Concert Experience from the age Zero(Kids Program) TBD
Sat. 28th December 2019 6:30p.m..

Sat. 29th December 2019 2:00p.m.

Suntory Hall

Conductor = Jonathan Nott Soprano = Louise Alder

Mezzo-soprano=Stefanie Irányi Tenor = Simon O’Neill

Bass-baritone = Shenyang

Chorus = Tokyo Symphony Chorus

Year-End-Special Concert

L. v. Beethoven : Symphony No.9 “Choral”

Sun. 6th January 2020 2:00p.m.

Suntory Hall

Kazuyoshi Akiyama Piano = Michie Koyama J. Strauss II : Die Fledermaus Overture

L. v. Beethoven : Piano Concerto No.5

A. Dvorak : Symphony No.9 “From the New World”

 

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