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Meidensha presents The NHK Symphony Orchestra Masterpiece Concert 2025
Wednesday, Oct 29, 20257:00pm
Conductor：Naoto Otomo
Cello：Sakura Toba
Dvořák / Cello Concerto B Minor Op. 104
Sibelius / Symphony No. 2 D Major Op. 43
No. 2048 Subscription (Program A)
Messiaen / Trois petites liturgies de la Présence Divine (Three Little Liturgies of the Divine Presence)*
Holst / The Planets, suite Op. 32
Conductor : Charles Dutoit
Piano* : Yu Kosuge
Ondes Martenot* : Motoko Oya
Female Chorus : Tokyo Opera Singers
No. 2049 Subscription (Program C)
- The 150th Anniversary of Maurice Ravel’s Birth -
Ravel / Pavane pour une Infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess)
Ravel / Le tombeau de Couperin, suite (The Grave of Couperin)
Ravel / Daphnis et Chloé, ballet (Daphnis and Chloe)*
Conductor : Charles Dutoit
Chorus* : Nikikai Chorus Group
No. 2050 Subscription (Program B)
Schumann / Manfred, incidental music Op. 115 - Overture
Mozart / Piano Concerto No. 25 C Major K. 503
R. Strauss / Ein Heldenleben, symphonic poem Op. 40 (A Hero’s Life)
Conductor : Rafael Payare
Piano : Emanuel Ax
NHK Symphony Orchestra Beethoven 9th Special Concert presented by Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd
Friday, Dec 26, 2025 7:00pm
Suntory Hall
Conductor : Leonard Slatkin
NHK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
TOKYOProfile of NHKSO
The NHK Symphony Orchestra presents about 120 concerts annually across Japan, including 54 subscription concerts, which are broadcast nationwide by NHK television and FM radio and some of which are globally introduced through international broadcast services and the orchestra’s official YouTube channel.
The orchestra had a European tour in May 2025, visiting six cities in five countries, in conjunction with the Mahler Festival (Concertgebouw, Amsterdam), the Prague Spring Festival, thus establishing a remarkable presence on the world’s renowned stages.
The orchestra marks its 100th anniversary in 2026.
Chief Conductor: Fabio Luisi
Social Contributions
Music cheers us up and gives us moments of peace. NHK Symphony Orchestra gets out of the concert hall to deliver delightful music to people in various situations at various places in an effort to contribute to society at large.
