NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo

Subscription Concerts 2021-2022

No. 1936 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program C)

Friday, September 10, 2021 7:30p.m.

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Paavo Järvi, conductor

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  • Bartók / "The Miraculous Mandarin," suite
  • Bartók / Concerto for Orchestra

No. 1936 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program C)

Saturday, September 11, 2021 2:00p.m.

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Paavo Järvi, conductor

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  • Bartók / "The Miraculous Mandarin," suite
  • Bartók / Concerto for Orchestra

No. 1937 Subscription (Program B)

Wednesday, September 15, 2021 7:00p.m.

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Hidemi Suzuki, conductor *

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  • Bach / Suite No. 3 D Major BWV1068
  • C. P. E. Bach / Sinfonia B-flat Major *
  • C. P. E. Bach / Sinfonia D Major *
  • Haydn / Symphony No. 98 B-flat Major Hob. I-98

*Artists and program have been changed from initially scheduled
Ton Koopman (Cond.) and Nicolas Altstaedt (Cello).

No. 1937 Subscription (Program B)

Thursday, September 16, 2021 7:00p.m.

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Hidemi Suzuki, conductor *

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  • Bach / Suite No. 3 D Major BWV1068
  • C. P. E. Bach / Sinfonia B-flat Major *
  • C. P. E. Bach / Sinfonia D Major *
  • Haydn / Symphony No. 98 B-flat Major Hob. I-98

*Artists and program have been changed from initially scheduled
Ton Koopman (Cond.) and Nicolas Altstaedt (Cello).

No. 1938 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program A)

Saturday, September 25, 2021 6:00p.m.

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Ryusuke Numajiri, conductor
Kei Ito, clarinet *

*Changed from initially scheduled Andreas Ottensamer (Clarinet).

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  • Mozart / Clarinet Concerto A Major K. 622
  • Mahler / Symphony No. 1 D Major "Titan"

No. 1938 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program A)

Sunday, September 26, 2021 2:00p.m.

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Ryusuke Numajiri, conductor
Kei Ito, clarinet *

*Changed from initially scheduled Andreas Ottensamer (Clarinet).

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  • Mozart / Clarinet Concerto A Major K. 622
  • Mahler / Symphony No. 1 D Major "Titan"

No. 1940 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program C)

Friday, October 22, 2021 7:30p.m.

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Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

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  • Grieg / "Peer Gynt," suite No. 1 Op. 46
  • Dvořák / Symphony No. 8 G Major Op. 88

No. 1940 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program C)

Saturday, October 23, 2021 2:00p.m.

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Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

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  • Grieg / "Peer Gynt," suite No. 1 Op. 46
  • Dvořák / Symphony No. 8 G Major Op. 88

No. 1942 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program A)

Saturday, November 13, 2021 6:00p.m.

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Ryusuke Numajiri, conductor
Alessandro Taverna, piano

*Changed from initially scheduled Fabio Luisi (Conductor).

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  • Weber / "Der Freischütz," opera Op. 77 − Overture
  • Liszt / Piano Concerto No. 2 A Major
  • Franz Schmidt / Symphony No. 2 E-flat Major

No. 1942 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program A)

Sunday, November 14, 2021 2:00p.m.

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Ryusuke Numajiri, conductor
Alessandro Taverna, piano

*Changed from initially scheduled Fabio Luisi (Conductor).

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  • Weber / "Der Freischütz," opera Op. 77 − Overture
  • Liszt / Piano Concerto No. 2 A Major
  • Franz Schmidt / Symphony No. 2 E-flat Major

No. 1943 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program C)

Thursday, November 18, 2021 7:30p.m.

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* The concert(C-2) usually held on Saturday will be held on Thursday at 7:30p.m. this month.

*This concert will be for 60 - 80 minutes without a break.

Fabio Luisi, conductor

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  • Bruckner / Symphony No. 4 E-flat Major "Romantische"

No. 1945 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program A)

Saturday, December 4, 2021 6:00p.m.

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Gaetano d'Espinosa, conductor
Kaito Kobayashi, piano

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  • Brahms / "Variationen über ein Thema von Haydn," Op. 56a
  • Bartók / Piano Concerto No. 3*
  • Schönberg / "Verklärte Nacht," Op. 4

*Artists and program have been changed from initially scheduled Kazuki Yamada (Cond.) and Noriko Sasaki (soprano).

No. 1945 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program A)

Sunday, December 5, 2021 2:00p.m.

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Gaetano d'Espinosa, conductor
Kaito Kobayashi, piano

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  • Brahms / "Variationen über ein Thema von Haydn," Op. 56a
  • Bartók / Piano Concerto No. 3*
  • Schönberg / "Verklärte Nacht," Op. 4

*Artists and program have been changed from initially scheduled Kazuki Yamada (Cond.) and Noriko Sasaki (soprano).

No. 1946 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program C)

Friday, December 10, 2021 7:30p.m.

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Gaetano d'Espinosa, conductor
Haruma Sato, cello

*Artists have been changed from initially scheduled Vasily Petrenko (Cond.) and Daniel Müller-Schott (Cello).

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  • Tchaikovsky / "Variations on a Rococo Theme," Op. 33
  • Mussorgsky / Ravel / "Tableaux d'une exposition," suite

No. 1946 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program C)

Saturday, December 11, 2021 2:00p.m.

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Gaetano d'Espinosa, conductor
Haruma Sato, cello

*Artists have been changed from initially scheduled Vasily Petrenko (Cond.) and Daniel Müller-Schott (Cello).

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  • Tchaikovsky / "Variations on a Rococo Theme," Op. 33
  • Mussorgsky / Ravel / "Tableaux d'une exposition," suite

No. 1947 Subscription (Program B)

Wednesday, December 15, 2021 7:00p.m.

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Kazuki Yamada, conductor
Noriko Sasaki, soprano

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  • Mahler / "Blumine" movement*
  • R. Strauss / 4 Letzte Lieder*
  • Beethoven / Symphony No. 3 E-flat Major Op. 55 "Eroica"*

*Artists and program have been changed from initially scheduled Dima Slobodeniouk (Cond.) and Håkan Hardenberger (Trumpet).

No. 1947 Subscription (Program B)

Thursday, December 16, 2021 7:00p.m.

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Kazuki Yamada, conductor
Noriko Sasaki, soprano

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  • Mahler / "Blumine" movement*
  • R. Strauss / 4 Letzte Lieder*
  • Beethoven / Symphony No. 3 E-flat Major Op. 55 "Eroica"*

*Artists and program have been changed from initially scheduled Dima Slobodeniouk (Cond.) and Håkan Hardenberger (Trumpet).

No. 1948 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program A)

Saturday, January 15, 2022 6:00p.m.

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Keitaro Harada, conductor
Kyohei Sorita, piano*

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  • Chopin / Glazunov / Polonaise A Major Op. 40-1 "Polonaise militaire" (Orchestral Version)
  • Chopin / Stravinsky / Nocturne A-flat Major Op. 32-2 (Orchestral Version)
  • Paderewski / Fantaisie polonaise sur des thèmes originaux G Minor Op. 19*
  • Stravinsky / "L’oiseau de feu," ballet (1910 Edition)

No. 1948 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program A)

Sunday, January 16, 2022 2:00p.m.

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Keitaro Harada, conductor
Kyohei Sorita, piano*

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  • Chopin / Glazunov / Polonaise A Major Op. 40-1 "Polonaise militaire" (Orchestral Version)
  • Chopin / Stravinsky / Nocturne A-flat Major Op. 32-2 (Orchestral Version)
  • Paderewski / Fantaisie polonaise sur des thèmes originaux G Minor Op. 19*
  • Stravinsky / "L’oiseau de feu," ballet (1910 Edition)

No. 1949 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program C)

Friday, January 21, 2022 7:30p.m.

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John Axelrod, conductor*
Moné Hattori, violin*

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  • Bruch / Violin Concerto No. 1 G Minor Op. 26
  • Brahms / Symphony No. 3 F Major Op. 90

*Artists have been changed from initially scheduled Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor), Vadim Gluzman (Violin).

No. 1949 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program C)

Saturday, January 22, 2022 2:00p.m.

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John Axelrod, conductor*
Moné Hattori, violin*

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  • Bruch / Violin Concerto No. 1 G Minor Op. 26
  • Brahms / Symphony No. 3 F Major Op. 90

*Artists have been changed from initially scheduled Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor), Vadim Gluzman (Violin).

No. 1950 Subscription (Program B) (Cancelled)

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 7:00p.m.

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John Axelrod, conductor*
Takahiro Yoshikawa, piano*

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  • Khachaturian / "Masquerade," Suite − Waltz*
  • Prokofiev / Piano Concerto No. 3 C Major Op. 26
  • Prokofiev / Symphony No. 5 B-flat Major Op. 100

*Artists and program have been changed from initially scheduled Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor), Haochen Zhang (Piano).

No. 1950 Subscription (Program B) (Cancelled)

Thursday, January 27, 2022 7:00p.m.

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John Axelrod, conductor*
Takahiro Yoshikawa, piano*

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  • Khachaturian / "Masquerade," Suite − Waltz*
  • Prokofiev / Piano Concerto No. 3 C Major Op. 26
  • Prokofiev / Symphony No. 5 B-flat Major Op. 100

*Artists and program have been changed from initially scheduled Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor), Haochen Zhang (Piano).

No. 1951 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program A)

Saturday, February 5, 2022 6:00p.m.

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Tatsuya Shimono, conductor*
Aimi Kobayashi, piano*

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  • Schumann / Overture, Scherzo and Finale Op. 52 − Overture*
  • Schumann / Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 54*
  • Schumann / Symphony No. 2 C Major Op. 61

*Artists and program have been changed from initially scheduled Paavo Järvi (Conductor), Igor Levit (Piano).

No. 1951 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program A)

Sunday, February 6, 2022 2:00p.m.

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Tatsuya Shimono, conductor*
Aimi Kobayashi, piano*

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  • Schumann / Overture, Scherzo and Finale Op. 52 − Overture*
  • Schumann / Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 54*
  • Schumann / Symphony No. 2 C Major Op. 61

*Artists and program have been changed from initially scheduled Paavo Järvi (Conductor), Igor Levit (Piano).

No. 1952 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program C)

Friday, February 11, 2022 7:30p.m.

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Masaaki Suzuki, conductor

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  • Stravinsky / "Pulcinella," suite*
  • Stravinsky / "Pétrouchka," burlesque (1947 edition)*

*Artist and program have been changed from initially scheduled Paavo Järvi (Cond.).

No. 1952 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program C)

Saturday, February 12, 2022 2:00p.m.

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Masaaki Suzuki, conductor

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  • Stravinsky / "Pulcinella," suite*
  • Stravinsky / "Pétrouchka," burlesque (1947 edition)*

*Artist and program have been changed from initially scheduled Paavo Järvi (Cond.).

No. 1953 Subscription (Program B)

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 7:00p.m.

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Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka*
Violin: Mayumi Kanagawa*

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  • Britten / "Peter Grimes," opera − Four Sea Interludes Op. 33a
  • Barber / Violin Concerto Op. 14
  • Elgar / Variations on an Original Theme Op. 36 "Enigma"

*Artists have been changed from initially scheduled Paavo Järvi (Conductor), Hilary Hahn (Violin).

No. 1953 Subscription (Program B)

Thursday, February 17, 2022 7:00p.m.

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Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka*
Violin: Mayumi Kanagawa*

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  • Britten / "Peter Grimes," opera − Four Sea Interludes Op. 33a
  • Barber / Violin Concerto Op. 14
  • Elgar / Variations on an Original Theme Op. 36 "Enigma"

*Artists have been changed from initially scheduled Paavo Järvi (Conductor), Hilary Hahn (Violin).

No. 1954 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program A)

Saturday, April 9, 2022 6:00p.m.

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Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Stathis Karapanos, flute

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  • Dvořák / "Carnival," overture Op. 92
  • Mozart / Flute Concerto No. 1 G Major K. 313
  • Beethoven / Symphony No. 7 A Major Op. 92

No. 1954 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program A)

Sunday, April 10, 2022 2:00p.m.

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Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Stathis Karapanos, flute

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  • Dvořák / "Carnival," overture Op. 92
  • Mozart / Flute Concerto No. 1 G Major K. 313
  • Beethoven / Symphony No. 7 A Major Op. 92

No. 1957 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program C)

Friday, May 20, 2022 7:30p.m.

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Fabio Luisi, conductor
Alexander Melnikov, piano

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  • Mozart / "Don Giovanni," opera K. 527 − overture
  • Mozart / Piano Concerto No. 20 D Minor K. 466
  • Beethoven / Symphony No. 8 F Major Op. 93

No. 1957 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program C)

Saturday, May 21, 2022 2:00p.m.

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Fabio Luisi, conductor
Alexander Melnikov, piano

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  • Mozart / "Don Giovanni," opera K. 527 − overture
  • Mozart / Piano Concerto No. 20 D Minor K. 466
  • Beethoven / Symphony No. 8 F Major Op. 93

No. 1958 Subscription (Program B)

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 7:00p.m.

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Fabio Luisi, conductor
Yu Kosuge, piano

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  • Mendelssohn / "Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt," overture Op. 27
  • Ravel / Piano Concerto G Major
  • Rimsky-Korsakov / "Schéhérazade," symphonic suite Op. 35

No. 1958 Subscription (Program B)

Thursday, May 26, 2022 7:00p.m.

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Fabio Luisi, conductor
Yu Kosuge, piano

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  • Mendelssohn / "Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt," overture Op. 27
  • Ravel / Piano Concerto G Major
  • Rimsky-Korsakov / "Schéhérazade," symphonic suite Op. 35

No. 1959 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program A)

Saturday, June 11, 2022 6:00p.m.

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Stéphane Denève, conductor
Stéphanie d'Oustrac, mezzo soprano*

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  • Dukas / "La Péri," poème dansé (With its appended Fanfare)
  • Ravel / Schéhérazade*
  • Debussy / Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  • Florent Schmitt / "La tragédie de Salomé," ballet suite Op. 50

No. 1959 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program A)

Sunday, June 12, 2022 2:00p.m.

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Stéphane Denève, conductor
Stéphanie d'Oustrac, mezzo soprano*

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  • Dukas / "La Péri," poème dansé (With its appended Fanfare)
  • Ravel / Schéhérazade*
  • Debussy / Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  • Florent Schmitt / "La tragédie de Salomé," ballet suite Op. 50

No. 1960 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program C)

Friday, June 17, 2022 7:30p.m.

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Stéphane Denève, conductor
Olivier Latry, organ

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  • Poulenc / "Les biches," ballet suite
  • Poulenc / Organ Concerto G Minor
  • Gershwin / An American in Paris

No. 1960 Subscription (Ikebukuro Program C)

Saturday, June 18, 2022 2:00p.m.

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Stéphane Denève, conductor
Olivier Latry, organ

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  • Poulenc / "Les biches," ballet suite
  • Poulenc / Organ Concerto G Minor
  • Gershwin / An American in Paris

No. 1961 Subscription (Program B)

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 7:00p.m.

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Masato Suzuki, conductor
Sunao Goko, violin

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  • Bach / Suzuki / Passacaglia and Fugue C Minor BWV582
  • Britten / Violin Concerto Op. 15
  • Mozart / Symphony No. 41 C Major K. 551 "Jupiter"

No. 1961 Subscription (Program B)

Thursday, June 23, 2022 7:00p.m.

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Masato Suzuki, conductor
Sunao Goko, violin

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  • Bach / Suzuki / Passacaglia and Fugue C Minor BWV582
  • Britten / Violin Concerto Op. 15
  • Mozart / Symphony No. 41 C Major K. 551 "Jupiter"

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