City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra <Subscription Concerts 2024-25>
Concert Venue: Kyoto Concert Hall （Main Hall)
Concert

DateConductor

The688th

Sat. April 13,
2024 /at 14:30

Pedro Halffter

The689th

The690th

Fri. May 24,
2024 /at 19:30＆
Sat. May 25,
2024 /at 14:30

Fri. June 21,2024 /at 19:30＆
Sat. June 22,2024 /at 14:30

The691st

Sat. July 27,
2024 /at 14:30

The692nd

Fri. August 23,
2024 /at 19:00＆
Sat. August 24,
2024 /at 14:30

The693rdSat.
September 21,
2024 /at 14:30

The694th

Fri. October 11,
2024 /at 19:30＆Sat.
October 12,2024 /at 14:30

The
695th

Sat.
November 16,2024 /at 14:30

The
696th

Fri.
January 17,2025 /at 19:30＆
Sat.
January 18,2025 /at 14:30

The
697th

Sat.
February 15,2025 /at 14:30

The
698th

Fri. March 14,2025 /at 19:30＆
Sat. March 15,2025 /at 14:30

Soloists

Ayana Tsuji★
(Violin)

Jan Willem de Vriend(Principal GuestConductor)

Dejan Lazić★ (Piano)

As of November 2023

Program
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor op.63 ★
R.Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie op.64♪Pre-concert talk【Principal Guest Conductor Inaugural Concert】＜Friday Night Special＞
Fri. May 24 （with no intermission） ♪Pre-concert talkMozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat major K. 452★
Mozart: Serenade in D major K.239 “Serenata notturna”
Mozart: Serenade in G major K.525 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik ”ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー

Sat. May 25 ♪Pre-concert talk
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G major op.58★
Schubert: Symphony No.1 in D major D.82

Alexander Kniazev★
Michiyoshi Inoue(Cello)
Kyoto Symphony Chorus◆

Nodoka Okisawa

Ayako Uehara★

(Chief Conductor)(Piano)＜Friday Night Special＞
Fri. June 21 （with no intermission） ♪Pre-concert talk
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.1 in E-flat major op.107★
Shostakovich: Symphony No.2 in B major op.14“A dedication to October”◆
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Sat. June 22 ♪Pre-concert talk
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.1 in E-flat major op.107★
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.2 in G major op.126★
Shostakovich: Symphony No.2 in B major op.14“A dedication to October”◆
Prokofiev : Piano Concerto No.3 in C major op.26★
Stravinsky : “Pétrouchka”, burlesque (1947 edition)♪Pre-concert talk

Mihoko Fujimura(Mezzo Soprano)

Junichi Hirokami

Kyoto Symphony Chorus(female chorus) &Kyoto Junior ChorusDvořák: Symphony No.8 in G major op.88
Brahms: Hungarian Dances – Nos.1, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 10Dvořák: Czech Suite in D major op.39♪Pre-concert talkTetsuro Ban

David Reiland

Andrew von Oeyen★
（Piano）

Nodoka Okisawa

Joshua Brown★

(Chief Conductor)（Violin）

Jan Willem de Vriend

Koichi Komine★

(Principal GuestConductor)（Principal Violist of theCKSO）

Alexandra Dovgan★
Jun Märkl

Fri. August 23 （with no intermission） ＜Friday Night Special＞
Sat. August 24
Mahler: Symphony No.3 in D minor♪Pre-concert talk(Piano)
Kyoto Symphony Chorus◆

Mayumi Kanagawa★

Nodoka Okisawa（Violin）(Chief Conductor)

Claire Chase★
（Flute）＜Friday Night Special＞
Fri. October 11 （with no intermission） ♪Pre-concert talkRakhmaninov: Preludes (excerpts) - (piano solo)★
Mussorgsky (Ravel): Tableaux d’une exposition, suiteーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー

Sat. October 12 ♪Pre-concert talkMozart: Piano Concerto No.23 in A major K.488★
Mussorgsky (Ravel): Tableaux d’une exposition, suite
Brahms: Serenade No.1 in D major op.11
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major op.61★
♪Pre-concert talk＜Friday Night Special＞
Fri. January 17 （with no intermission） ♪Pre-concert talkHoffmeister: Viola Concerto in D major★
Mozart: Serenade No.10 in B-flat major K.361 “Gran Partita”ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー

Sat. January 18 ♪Pre-concert talkMendelssohn: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” – Overture
Pärt: Fratres for string orchestra and percussion
Dowland: “Flow, my tears” for string orchestra
Schumann: Symphony No.2 in C major op.61
Rakhmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini op.43★
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, ballet◆♪Pre-concert talk＜Friday Night Special＞
Fri. March 14 （with no intermission） ♪Pre-concert talkUnsuk Chin: Subito con forza
R.Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, sym. poem op.40
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Sat. March 15 ♪Pre-concert talk
Dai Fujikura: (Japan Premiere)
Double Concerto for Flute, Violin and Orchestra★
R.Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, sym. poem op.40

City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra<Special Concerts 2024-25>
Concert Venue: Kyoto Concert Hall （Main Hall)
ConcertDate

9th Sym. ofBeethovenFri.
December 27,
2024 /at 19:00＆Sat.
December 28,
2024 /at 14:30

New Year
ConcertSat.
January 11,2025 /at 14:30

Conductor

Gaetanod’Espinosa

As of November 2023

Soloists

Program

Ayaka Oki (Soprano)
Daichi Fujiki (Countertenor)
Hironori Jo (Tenor)
Takaoki Onishi (Baritone)

Beethoven : Symphony No.9 in D minor op.125 “Choral”

Kyoto Symphony Chorus

Johann Strauss II: “Die Fledermaus”, operetta – Overture
Johann Strauss II: “An der schönen, blauen Donau”
waltz op.314
Johann Strauss II: Tritsch, Tratsch Polka op.214
Johann Strauss II: Annen-Polka op.117
Johann Strauss II & Josef Strauss: Pizzicato polka
Hellmesberger II: Dance of the devils
Suppé: “Leichte Kavallerie”, operetta – Overture
John Williams: “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”– Hedwig’s Theme
Anderson: Plink, plank, plunk!
Anderson: Bugler’s Holiday
Anderson: Serenata
Bizet: “L’Arlésienne” Suite No.2 – Menuet
Gounod: “Faust” Ballet music– Dance of the Trojan maidens
Berlioz: “Le carnaval romain” Overture op.9
John Williams: “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”– Harry’s Wonderful World

Naoto Otomo(Conductor Laureate)

City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra<Other Special Concerts 2024>
As of November 2023
Concert

Date

Concert Venue

ConductorSoloists

SpringConcert

Sun. April 7,2024 /at 14:00Kyoto Concert
Hall (Main Hall)

Lio Kuokman

Ayako
Kuwayama★

SpecialConcert inOsakaThu. July 4,2024 /at 19:00

The Symphony
Hall

Fumiaki Miura

The 14th
Concert inNagoya

Sat. July 6,2024 /at 14:30

Aichi PrefecturalArts Theater
Concert Hall

Fumiaki Miura(Organ)NobuyukiTsujii★
（Piano）

NobuyukiTsujii★
（Piano)Program

Berlioz: “Le carnaval romain” Overture op.9
Poulenc: Organ Concerto in G minor★
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No.3
in C minor op.78 (“Organ”) ★

Mendelssohn: The Fingal’s cave, Overture op.26
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor op.54★
Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor op.68

Mendelssohn: The Fingal’s cave, Overture op.26
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor op.54★
Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor op.68

City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra<Orchestra Discovery 2024> “Discovery with Maestro!”
Concert Venue: ROHM Theatre Kyoto (Main Hall)
ConcertDate

Conductor

Vol.1
Dance in thecrowd

Sun.
June 16,2024 /at 14:00

KosukeTsunodaVol.2
Their Stories

Sun.
September 1st,
2024 /at 14:00

Masato Suzuki

Vol.3
Cinema Classics

Sun.
December 1st,
2024 /at 14:00

Vol.4
SingingDreamersSun.
March 30,2025 /at 14:00

Soloists

As of November 2023

Program
Johann Strauss II: Tritsch, Tratsch Polka op.214
Johann Strauss II: Tales from the Vienna Woods, waltz op.325
Ravel: La valse, ballet
Piazzolla: Adiós Nonino
Jacob Gade: Jealousy
Zequinha de Abreu: Tico-Tico
Falla: La vida breve, opera – Spanish Dance
Gershwin: Cuban overture

Narrator: TBD

Prokofiev: Peter and the wolf
Mendelssohn: From “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

KanadeYokoyama

R.Strauss: Opening of “Also sprach Zarathustra”(2001: A Space Odyssey)
Brahms (Schmeling): Hungarian dance No.5
Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, waltz op.314
Mahler: Symphony No.5 in C-sharp minor– 4th movement (Death in Venice), and others

Keita Matsui

Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus, operetta –Overture,“Mein Herr Marquis, ein Mann wie Sie”,“So muss allein ich bleiben, acht Tage ohne dich !”Lehár: Die lustige Witwe, operetta - Vilia LiedMozart: Die Zauberflöte, opera –Pa-Pa-Pa (Duet of Papageno & Papagena)
Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Königin der Nacht)
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera – excerpts

Aya Funakoshi (S)Tadatoshi Mukai (Br)and others

City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra<Concert for Everybody from Age Zero 2024>★about 60–70 minutes with no intermission
ConcertDate & Concert Venue

Let’s play withpercussion —KitchenConcerto

Sat. July 20, 2024 / at 11:00
Kuretake Cultural Center＆Sun. July 21, 2024 / at 11:00
Nishi Cultural Hall, WestyLet’s play withmelody andrhythm —The Swan Lake

Sat. August 3, 2024 / at 11:00
Kita Cultural Hall＆Sun. August 4, 2024 / at 11:00
Ukyo Fureai Cultural Hall

Let’s beatand play —William Tell

Wed. August 7, 2024 / at 14:00
Tobu Cultural Hall＆Thu. August 8, 2024 / at 14:00
Kuretake Cultural Center

Conductor

Nodoka Okisawa(Chief Conductor)

Ayano Yoshizaki

Hiroyuki Tsuji

Soloists

Aika
Yamamoto★
（BodyPercussion）

Aika
Yamamoto★
（BodyPercussion）

Eriko
Tsukamoto★
（BodyPercussion）

As of November 2023
Program

Kabalevsky: The comedians, suite - Gallop
Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony – 1st movement
Josef Strauss: Feuerfest, polka op.269
Anderson: The Typewriter
Anderson: The Syncopated Clock
Sakae Sakakibara: Kitchen Concerto
Tchaikovsky: The nutcracker, ballet suite- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Prokofiev: The love for three oranges, suite - March
Bizet: “Carmen”, opera – Prelude★
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, opera – Polonaise
Tchaikovsky: The Swan Lake, ballet music– Scene, Waltz, and Neapolitan Dance
Tatsuya Kurachi (arr.): Disney Fantastic MedleyDvořák: Slavonic Dance, Series 2 op.72 - No.2
Yuzo Toyama: Rhapsody for orchestra – Yagi-bushi

Suppé: “Leichte Kavallerie”, operetta – Overture
Anderson: Plink, plank, plunk!
Grieg: “Peer Gynt” Suite No.1
– “Morning” and “In the hall of the mountain-king”
Anderson: The Waltzing Cat
Offenbach: “Orpheus in the underworld”, operetta– “Cancan” from overture
Menken (Custer): “Beauty and the Beast” Medley
Rossini: “William Tell”, opera– “March of the Swiss Soldiers” from overture