Contents 2014 Season Highlights Education & Outreach Special Concert in Geneva Education Programs About TMSO TMSO Conductors TMSO Musicians Concert Schedule Subscribing Membership Ways to Order Tickets Discounts and Services Concerts for Community As Music Ambassador of Capital Tokyo Support the TMSO Supporting Partners Activity Report 2013 Directors, Councilors, Advisers Administration Alumni
2014 Season Highlights č
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (TMSO) Since the establishment by Tokyo Metropolitan Government in 1965 as a part of a cultural promotion project to mark the Tokyo Olympic Games, TMSO has grown to become one of Japan's foremost professional orchestras under the Music Directors such as T.Mori, A.Watanabe, H.Wakasugi, and G.Bertini. In 2015, TMSO s 50th anniversary year, Kazushi Ono will assume the position of the 5th Music Director. Currently Kazuhiro Koizumi serves as Honorary Conductor for Life, Eliahu Inbal as Conductor Laureate and Jakub Hruša as Principal Guest Conductor. In addition to a variety of subscription concerts and special concerts, TMSO is also actively engaged in efforts to support Tokyo residents, such as giving school concerts (about 60 annually), joint concerts with teenagers, concerts for physically challenged persons, and visiting institutions and islands as well as being involved in outreach activities. TMSO has received much international acclaim as the Music Ambassador of Capital Tokyo through overseas performances including Europe, North America and Asia. In November 2015, a tour in Europe is scheduled under the direction of Kazushi Ono. Awards: the Kyoto Music Award (1991), the Japan s 50th Record Academy Award for Best Symphony Album and the 25th Music Pen Club Awards in both categories of Best Concert Performance and Best Recording Product (E.Inbal/ Shostakovich: Symphony No.4, 2012). As of October 2014 Main Conductors of TMSO Heinz HOFMANN OMACHI Yoichiro MORI Tadashi WATANABE Akeo Moshe ATZMON KOBAYASHI Kenichiro Zdenek KOŠLER Peter MAAG Jean FOURNET WAKASUGI Hiroshi Permanent Conductor, Apr.1965-Mar.1967 Associate Conductor, Apr.1965-Mar.1967 Music Director & Permanent Conductor, Apr.1967-Mar.1972 Music Director & Permanent Conductor, Apr.1972-Mar.1978 Honorary Conductor, Dec.1978-Jun.1990 Music Adviser & Principal Conductor, Apr.1978-Mar.1983 Resident Conductor, Apr.1978-Mar.1983 Principal Guest Conductor, Apr.1978-Mar.1983 / Regular Guest Conductor, Apr.1983-Mar.1986 Regular Guest Conductor, Apr.1983-Mar.1986 Regular Guest Conductor, Apr.1983-Mar.1986 / Honorary Conductor, Dec.1989-Oct.2008 Permanent Honorary Conductor, Nov.2008- Music Director, Apr.1986-Mar.1995 / Principal Conductor, Apr.1987-Mar.1995 KOIZUMI Kazuhiro Conductor, Apr.1986-Mar.1990 / Principal Conductor, Apr.1995-Mar.1998 / Principal Guest Conductor, Apr.1998-Mar.2008 / Resident Conductor, Apr.2008-Mar.2014 / Honorary Conductor for Life, Apr.2014- ONO Kazushi Conductor, Apr.1990-Mar.1992 / Music Director designate (Apr.2015-) Eliahu INBAL Special Guest Conductor, Apr.1995-Mar.2000 / Principal Conductor, Apr.2008-Mar.2014 / Conductor Laureate, Apr.2014- Gary BERTINI Music Director, Apr.1998-Mar.2005 / Conductor Laureate, Apr.2005- James DePREIST Permanent Conductor, Apr.2005-Mar.2008 Jakub HRUŠA Principal Guest Conductor, Apr.2010-
Music Director designate(april 2015-) ONO Kazushi Conductor Laureate Eliahu INBAL Honorary Conductor for Life KOIZUMI Kazuhiro Conductor Laureate Gary BERTINI Principal Guest Conductor Jakub HRUŠA Permanent Honorary Conductor Jean FOURNET Solo-Concertmaster Violas Flutes Trumpets YABE Tatsuya SHIKATA Kyoko Concertmaster YAMAMOTO Tomoshige 1st Violins YOSHIOKA Makiko WATANABE Yuzuki OIKAWA Hiroshi KOIKE Kenji SHIODA Shu SHINOHARA Tomoko TAKADA Harumi TAGUCHI Misato TANAKA Masako NAKANE Midori NUMATA Masayuki NOGUCHI Junko NOZAWA Hiroko YOKOYAMA Wakako 2nd Violins ENDO Kanako SOSHI Masaya KOBAYASHI Kumi YAMAMOTO Shohei UEDA Keiko OKAMOTO Junko KAIWA Nobuko KAMEI Toshio GOHYA Tamae TANIGUCHI Tetsuro MIHARA Akiko MIHARA Hisao YAMAGUCHI Naomi YAMATO Kana TANAMURA Mazumi SUZUKI Manabu KOJIMA Ayako KOBAYASHI Akiko TAURA Yasuko NAKAYAMA Hiroshi HAYASHI Yasuo HIGUCHI Masayo HORIE Kazuo MINAMIYAMA Kaori MURATA Keiko WATANABE Makoto Violoncellos TANAKA Masahiro FURUKAWA Nobuo EGUCHI Shin-ichi MATSUOKA Yohei SHIMIZU Shiori TAKAHASHI Junko HASEBE Ichiro HIRATA Shohei MORIYAMA Ryosuke YANASE Jumpei Contrabasses IKEMATSU Hiroshi YAMAMOTO Osamu WATANABE Akinari SANO Nakako SHIBATA Otoo TAKAHASHI Yota TOMINAGA Yatsuo TERAMOTO Yoshiaki YANAGIHARA Yusuke KOIKE Ikue NAKAGAWA Ai Oboes TAKASU Mieko HIROTA Tomoyuki OUE Keitaro NAMPO Fusako Clarinets SATO Michiyo MIKAI Hidemi ITOI Yumiko KATSUYAMA Daisuke Bassoons OKAMOTO Masayuki CHO Tetsuya KOGO Takao YAMADA Norihito Horns ARIMA Sumiharu SAIJO Takato ISOHATA Tsutomu KISHIGAMI Jo NOMIYAMA Kazuko WADA Hirofumi OKAZAKI Kouji TAKAHASHI Osamu NAITO Tomohiro NAKAYAMA Takashi Trombones ODAGIRI Hiroyuki AOKI Koh IGUCHI Yuri Bass Trombone NONOSHITA Koichi Tuba SATO Kiyoshi Timpani & Percussions ANDO Yoshihiro HISAICHI Tadayuki KOBAYASHI Naoaki NISHIKAWA Keiko Inspector UESUGI Nobutaka Stage Manager YAMANO Katsuro Librarian ITONAGA Keiko Principal(Specially appointed)solo PrincipalPrincipalAssociate Principal As of September 2014
TMSO Conductors Music Director designate (April 2015-) ONO Kazushi Honorary Conductor for Life KOIZUMI Kazuhiro Conductor Laureate Eliahu INBAL Principal Guest Conductor Jakub HRUŠA Kazushi Ono was appointed Principal Conductor of Opéra Kazuhiro Koizumi studied at Tokyo University of the Arts and at Born in Israel in 1936. He studied under Messiaen, Ferrara and Born in the Czech Republic in 1981. He studied conducting at National de Lyon in 2008. Opera appearances at Teatro alla Scala, Metropolitan Opera, Opera de Paris, Deutsche Oper Universität der Künste Berlin. 1st prize winner of Minon Competition in 1970 and of Karajan International Conducting Celibidache. 1st prize winner of the International Guido Cantelli Conducting Competition. Made appearances with world s leading Academy of Performing Arts in Prague under J.Bělohlavek. After graduation, he has built a strong reputation conducting major Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper, Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Competition in 1973. Appeared with Berliner Philharmoniker, orchestras. Chief positions were held, among others, at Czech orchestras appearing regularly at Prague National Theatre. Festival d'aix-en-provence among others. He has guest conducted Wiener Philharmoniker, Münchener Philharmoniker, Chicago, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt (present hr-sinfonieorchester), He has made debuts with many of the leading orchestras including London Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, Boston, Cincinnati, Toronto, and Montreal Symphonies among Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Teatro la Fenice di Venezia and Czech Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig others. Collaborated with Rubinstein and Rostropovich. Served as Philharmonic. Recipient of numerous honors including Officier des des SWR, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, NDR and L'Orchestra dell'accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He is Music Director of New Japan Philharmonic and Winnipeg Arts et des Lettres by the French government and Goldenes Sinfonieorchester Hamburg, City of Birmingham Symphony currently Principal Guest Conductor of Filarmonica Arturo Symphony. Also held numerous other positions of Japanese Ehrenzeichen of the city of Vienna. Served as Principal Conductor of Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, L'Orchestra Sinfonica di Toscanini and formerly Music Director of La Monnaie in Brussels orchestras. Appointed Honorary Conductor for Life of TMSO in TMSO from April 2008 to March 2014. Appointed Conductor Milano Giuseppe Verdi, National Symphony Orchestra and General Music Director of Badisches Staatstheater. Ono will April 2014. Also serves as Music Director of Kyushu Symphony, Laureate in April 2014. Numerous live CDs with the TMSO met with (Washington) and Cleveland Orchestra. He is Music Director and be inaugurated as Music Director of TMSO in April 2015 and Principal Guest Conductor of Sendai Philharmonic and Guest high acclaim. Chief Conductor of Prague Philharmonia. In April 2010, he Music Director of Barcelona Symphony Orchestra in September (Specially appointed) Conductor of Kanagawa Philharmonic. became Principal Guest Conductor of TMSO. 2015.
YOSHIOKA Makiko WATANABE Yuzuki TMSO Musicians OIKAWA Hiroshi SHIODA Shu KOIKE Kenji SHINOHARA Tomoko YABE Tatsuya SHIKATA Kyoko YAMAMOTO Tomoshige TAKADA Harumi TAGUCHI Misato TANAKA Masako NAKANE Midori
NUMATA Masayuki NOGUCHI Junko KAIWA Nobuko KAMEI Toshio NOZAWA Hiroko YOKOYAMA Wakako GOHYA Tamae TANIGUCHI Tetsuro ENDO Kanako SOSHI Masaya MIHARA Akiko MIHARA Hisao KOBAYASHI Kumi YAMAMOTO Shohei YAMAGUCHI Naomi YAMATO Kana UEDA Keiko OKAMOTO Junko TANAMURA Mazumi SUZUKI Manabu
KOJIMA Ayako KOBAYASHI Akiko TANAKA Masahiro FURUKAWA Nobuo TAURA Yasuko NAKAYAMA Hiroshi EGUCHI Shin-ichi MATSUOKA Yohei HAYASHI Yasuo HIGUCHI Masayo SHIMIZU Shiori TAKAHASHI Junko HORIE Kazuo MINAMIYAMA Kaori HASEBE Ichiro HIRATA Shohei MURATA Keiko WATANABE Makoto MORIYAMA Ryosuke YANASE Jumpei
IKEMATSU Hiroshi YAMAMOTO Osamu KOIKE Ikue NAKAGAWA Ai WATANABE Akinari SANO Nakako TAKASU Mieko HIROTA Tomoyuki SHIBATA Otoo TAKAHASHI Yota OUE Keitaro NAMPO Fusako TOMINAGA Yatsuo SATO Michiyo MIKAI Hidemi TERAMOTO Yoshiaki YANAGIHARA Yusuke ITOI Yumiko KATSUYAMA Daisuke
OKAMOTO Masayuki CHO Tetsuya OKAZAKI Kouji TAKAHASHI Osamu KOGO Takao YAMADA Norihito NAITO Tomohiro NAKAYAMA Takashi ARIMA Sumiharu SAIJO Takato ODAGIRI Hiroyuki AOKI Koh ISOHATA Tsutomu KISHIGAMI Jo IGUCHI Yuri NOMIYAMA Kazuko WADA Hirofumi NONOSHITA Koichi
Concert Schedule SATO Kiyoshi ANDO Yoshihiro HISAICHI Tadayuki KOBAYASHI Naoaki NISHIKAWA Keiko
Thu. 3 April 2014, 19:00 at Suntory Hall Subscription Concert No.768 Roberto MINCZUK, Conductor Eszter HAFFNER, Violin Webern:Passacaglia, op.1 Bartók:Violin Concerto No.1, Sz.36 Brahms:Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68 Tue. 24 June 2014, 19:00 at Suntory Hall Subscription Concert No.772 Jakub HRUŠA, Conductor Piotr ANDERSZEWSKI, Piano Honegger:Pacific 231, Mouvement Symphonique No.1 Bartók:Piano Concerto No.3, Sz.119 Stravinsky:Le Sacre du Printemps Tue. 8 April 2014, 19:00 at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Subscription Concert No.769 Roberto MINCZUK, Conductor Jean Louis STEUERMAN, Piano Stravinsky:Suite No.1 for Small Orchestra Villa-Lobos:Momoprecóce, fantaisie pour piano et orchestre sur le "Carnaval des Enfants Brésiliens" Rachmaninov:Symphony No.1 in D minor, op.13 Wed. 25 June 2014, 19:00 at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Subscription Concert No.773 Jakub HRUŠA, Conductor Piotr ANDERSZEWSKI, Piano Honegger:Pacific 231, Mouvement Symphonique No.1 Bartók:Piano Concerto No.3, Sz.119 Stravinsky:Le Sacre du Printemps Mon. 12 May 2014, 19:00 at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Subscription Concert No.770 Eugene TZIGANE, Conductor Ravel:Alborada del Gracioso Ravel:Le Tombeau de Couperin, Suite for Orchestra Turina:Sinfonía sevillana, op.23 Respighi:Feste Romane Sun. 29 June 2014, 14:00 at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre "Portrait of Composers" Series Vol.97 Jakub HRUŠA, Conductor Suk : A Fairy Tale, Suite, op.16 Suk : A Summer's Tale, op.29 Tue. 27 May 2014, 19:00 at Suntory Hall Subscription Concert No.771 Marc ALBRECHT, Conductor Saleem ABBOUD ASHKAR, Piano Mendelssohn:Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.25 Korngold:Symphony in F-sharp, op.40 Sun. 6 July 2014, 14:00 at Suntory Hall Promenade Concert No.359 SHIMONO Tatsuya, Conductor YOKOYAMA Yukio, Piano Hirose:Festival Overture Rachmaninov:Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op.43 Dvorák:Symphony No.7 in D minor, op.70 B.141 Sun. 1 June 2014, 14:00 at Suntory Hall Promenade Concert No.358 Marc ALBRECHT, Conductor Berlin Philharmonic Horn Quartet,Horn Quartet Mozart:Overture to "Le Nozze di Figaro", K.492* Schumann:Konzertstück for 4 Horns and Orchestra in F major, op.86 Brahms:Piano Quartet in G minor, op.25 (arr. by Schönberg) Sun. 20 / Mon. 21 July 2014, 14:00 at Suntory Hall TMSO Special Eliahu INBAL, Conductor Mahler :Symphony No.10 in F-sharp major (Cooke version)
Sun. 3 August 2014, 14:00 at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre "Portrait of Composers" Series Vol.98 Marc MINKOWSKI, Conductor Bizet : Symphony "Roma" Bizet : "L'Arlésienne", Suite Nos.1 & 2 Tue. 4 November 2014, 19:00 at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Subscription Concert No.777 Martyn BRABBINS, Conductor Chloë HANSLIP, Violin Vaughan Williams:Norfolk Rhapsody No.2 in D minor (Completed by Hogger) * Delius:Violin Concerto Walton:Symphony No.1 in B-flat minor (Japan Premiere) Mon. 8 September 2014, 19:00 at Suntory Hall Subscription Concert No.774 Jakub HRUŠA, Conductor Yukiko ŠREJMOVÁ KINJO, Soprano Peter BERGER, Tenor Markéta CUKROVÁ, Mezzo-Soprano Adam PLACHETKA, Bass New National Theatre Chorus, Chorus The Little Singers of Tokyo, Children's Chorus Martinu:Symphony No.4, H.305 Martinu:Cantata,"Bouquet of Flowers", H.260 Sat. 8 November 2014, 15:00 at Ota Kumin Hall (Aprico) KOIZUMI Kazuhiro, Conductor MINAMI Shion, Violin Bruch:Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.26 Brahms:Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68 Sun. 14 September 2014, 14:00 at Suntory Hall Promenade Concert No.360 Jakub HRUŠA, Conductor Kabelác :Mystery of Time Passacaglia for large orchestra, op.31* Brahms:Symphony No.4 in E minor, op.98 Sat. 15 November 2014, 14:00 at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre "Portrait of Composers" Series Vol.99 Robert LEVIN, Conductor and Piano Mozart:Overture to "La Clemenza di Tito", K.621 Mozart:Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K.466 Mozart:Symphony No.38 in D major, K.504, "Prague" (Japan Premiere) Fri. 19 September 2014, 19:00 at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Subscription Concert No.775 KOIZUMI Kazuhiro, Conductor SUZUKI Manabu, Viola Eröd:Viola Concerto, op.30 Bruckner:Symphony No.2 in C minor (Nowak:1877) Thu. 20 November 2014, 19:00 at Suntory Hall Subscription Concert No.778 Paul McCreesh, Conductor Copland:Appalachian Spring, Ballet for 13 Instruments (original version) R. Strauss:Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments in E-flat major, op.7 Mendelssohn:Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.107, "Reformation"(Bärenreiter edited by Hogwood, Ver.2) Mon. 20 October 2014, 19:00 at Suntory Hall Subscription Concert No.776 Martyn BRABBINS, Conductor Steven OSBORNE, Piano Vaughan Williams:Norfolk Rhapsody No.1 in E minor Britten:Piano Concerto, op.13 (1945 revised version) Walton:Symphony No.2 Fri. 21 November 2014, 19:00 at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Subscription Concert No.779 Paul McCreesh, Conductor Copland:Appalachian Spring, Ballet for 13 Instruments (original version) R. Strauss:Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments in E-flat major, op.7 Mendelssohn:Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.107, "Reformation"(Bärenreiter edited by Hogwood, Ver.2)
Sun. 30 November 2014, 14:00 at Suntory Hall Promenade Concert No.361 KAKIUCHI Yuki, Conductor HJ Lim, Piano Suppé:Overture to "Die schöne Galathée" Tchaikovsky:Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, op.23 Beethoven:Symphony No.8 in F major, op.93 Thu. 15 January 2015, 19:00 at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Subscription Concert No.782 SHIMONO Tatsuya, Conductor Kawashima :Etudes for Chamber Orchestra (New complete ver.) (2001-14, Premiere) Schnebel:Schubert-Phantasie (1978, rev. 1989)* Kagel:Broken Chords (2000-01)* (Japan Premiere) Mon. 8 December 2014, 19:00 at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Subscription Concert No.780 ONO Kazushi, Conductor Bartók:Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta Sz.106 Franz Schmidt:Symphony No.4 in C major Fri. 23 January 2015, 19:00 at Suntory Hall Subscription Concert No.783 Hannu LINTU, Conductor Pieter WISPELWEY, Violoncello Sibelius:Night Ride and Sunrise, Symphonic Poem, op.55 Lutosławski:Cello Concerto (1970) Ichiyanagi:Symphony No.9* (Commissioned by TMSO, World Premiere) Tue. 9 December 2014, 19:00 at Suntory Hall Subscription Concert No.781 ONO Kazushi, Conductor Bartók:Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta Sz.106 Franz Schmidt:Symphony No.4 in C major Wed. 11 February 2015, 14:00 at Chofu Green Hall Chofu Series No.16 Leoš SVÁROVSKÝ, Conductor ENDO Mari, Violoncello Dvorák :Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104 B.191 Dvorák :Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95 B.178, From the New World Sat. 13 December 2014, 14:00 at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre "Portrait of Composers" Series Vol.100 ONO Kazushi, Conductor MIURA Fumiaki, Violin Sibelius:Lemminkäinen's Return, op.22-4 Sibelius:Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47 Sibelius:Symphony No.5 in E-flat major, op.82 Sun. 22 February 2015, 14:00 at Suntory Hall Promenade Concert No.362 KOIZUMI Kazuhiro, Conductor Andreas OTTENSAMER, Clarinet Mozart:Overture to "Don Giovanni", K.527 Mozart:Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622 Mussorgsky :Pictures at an Exhibition, Suite (arr. by Ravel) Wed. 24 December 2014, 19:00 at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Thu. 25 December 2014, 19:00 at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Fri. 26 December 2014, 19:00 at Suntory Hall TMSO Special "Beethoven's 9th" KOIZUMI Kazuhiro, Conductor LI Shu-ying, Soprano NAKAJIMA Ikuko, Alto Oliver KOOK, Tenor AOYAMA Takashi, Baritone Nikikai Chorus Group, Chorus Beethoven :Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125, "Choral" Sun. 8 March 2015, 14:00 at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre "Portrait of Composers" Series Vol.101 Eliahu INBAL, Conductor KAWAMURA Hisako, Piano Schumann :Overture to "Manfred", op.115 Schumann :Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54 Schumann :Symphony No.4 in D minor, op.120 (Revised version:1851)
Sat. 14 March 2015, 14:00 at Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater Eliahu INBAL, Conductor Wagner:Prelude and Liebestod from "Tristan und Isolde" Bruckner :Symphony No.4 in E-flat major, "Romantic" (Nowak:1878/80) Sun. 15 March 2015, 15:00 at ACROS Fukuoka Eliahu INBAL, Conductor Wagner:Prelude and Liebestod from "Tristan und Isolde" Bruckner :Symphony No.4 in E-flat major, "Romantic" (Nowak:1878/80) Wed. 18 March 2015, 19:00 at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Subscription Concert No.784 Eliahu INBAL, Conductor Wagner:Prelude and Liebestod from "Tristan und Isolde" Bruckner :Symphony No.4 in E-flat major, "Romantic" (Nowak:1878/80) Mon. 23 March 2015, 19:00 at Suntory Hall Subscription Concert No.785 KOIZUMI Kazuhiro, Conductor YASUI Yoko, Soprano YAMASHITA Makiko, Alto OHARA Keiroh, Tenor KONO Katsunori, Bass Ritsuyu-kai Choir; Musashino Academia Musicae Kammerchor, Chorus Beethoven:Missa Solemnis in D major, op.123 Sun. 29 March 2015, 15:00 at OLYMPUS HALL HACHIOJI INOUE Michiyoshi, Conductor HAGIWARA Mami, Piano Grieg:Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16 Tchaikovsky :Selections from the 3 Great Ballets (INOUE Michiyoshi version) Subscribing Membership for TMSO concert series Members are assigned a fixed seat throughout the annual/half-year season. Members can extend their membership for another annual/half-year season on a priority basis. Subscription Concerts A/B Series Annual Subscriber Season Subscriber TMSO Mate You can pick up your tickets on a first-come-first-served basis. First Half Subscriber Second Half Subscriber Events for Members Open dress rehearsals and special events are planned exclusively for members. Member Discounts 10% off the list price of single tickets for all TMSO-sponsored concerts.(not applicable to seats Ex and P.) Subscriber Benefits Promenade Concerts / Portrait of Composers Promenade Members Portrait of Composers Members Double Members TMSO Mate You can pick up your tickets on a first-come-first-served basis. Promenade + Portrait of Composers Advance Ticket Sales Members are entitled to purchase single and membership tickets prior to public sale. Date Change Service (Subscription Concerts A/B Series members only) When members know in advance they will be unable to attend on a particular date, they can change their ticket for an alternative concert.
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Education & Outreach Education Programs Activities to educate and enrich Lives. School Concerts Since TMSO was founded, it has provided opportunities for students to appreciate the power and beauty of orchestra music through its live performance. Joint Concert Selected Teenage / Student applicants get the opportunity to participate in clinics given by TMSO musicians and to appear on stage with the TMSO. TMSO Maestro Visit TMSO conductor and musicians visit schools in Tokyo and give special class for students where they talk about the pleasure of music and their life in pursuit of the art. Introduction to Musical Instruments Current and retired TMSO musicians visit elementary schools located in Taito-ku and Toshima-ku introducing students to the art of playing instruments. Invitation Seats for Young people Thanks to the support from sponsor companies, we invite young people to the concerts hosted by TMSO.
Concerts for Community As Music Ambassador of Capital Tokyo We are committed to bringing the pleasure of music to the widest possible audience. FUREAI Concert / Outreach for physically challenged persons TMSO has continuously provided FUREAI Concert for over 30 years, which enables physically challenged persons to attend and enjoy a live orchestra performance at a concert hall. Thanks to the support from various companies and corporations, TMSO musicians visit welfare facilities and hospitals and give concerts. Open Rehearsals People can attend open rehearsals and witness music-making on site. Community Chamber Concerts Performances Overseas TMSO has received much international acclaim as the Music Ambassador of Capital Tokyo through overseas tours including Europe, Russia, North America and Asia. Tokyo Metrpolitan Symphony Orchestra was invited to perform at Music Festivals held in three cities of Czech Republic and Slovakia. International Contributions Besides touring overseas, TMSO is engaged in international activities such as musician exchange programs with Singapore Symphony Orchestra. TMSO provides not only admission free Tea Time Concert in the foyer of Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, but also performs in numerous events and ceremonies in accordance with various needs. Performance in Tama District and Islands Performances in the Provinces TMSO provides high quality music across the country. Contributions to the post-disaster Restoration TMSO gives concerts in remote locations such as Islands of Tokyo, so that the residents can appreciate classical music in their hometown. Premium Concert TMSO visits halls, schools and facilities in the region hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake in an effort to support the people. TMSO gives admission-free concerts of orchestra / smaller groups of ensembles in various places in Tokyo to provide opportunities for the public to feel closer to classical music.
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