Suntory Hall will present a New Year’s Concert featuring the Symphonie-Orchester der Volksoper Wien from Jan. 1 to 3, 2025. The showcase will feature music from Operettas and Viennese Waltzes to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss Jr. Music by Franz Lehár and Johannes Holik also dominates the program. Headlining the showcase are soprano Siphiwe McKenzi {…}
With the holiday season returning, the Bach Collegium Japan has announced that it will continue its annual tradition of presenting Händel’s “Messiah” at Suntory Hall on Dec. 24, 2024. The showcase will be conducted once more by Masaaki Suzuki and features soprano Rachel Nicholls, countertenor Alexander Chance, tenor Makato Sakurada, and bass Toru Kaku. Nicholls worked with the Bach Collegium {…}
Suntory Hall in Japan is set to present a Commemorative Concert of the 53rd Suntory Music Award on August 17, 2024 featuring a staged performance of Händel’s “Rinaldo.” Leading the ensemble is recorder and cornett player Yoshimichi Hamada. The opera stars Tadashi Miroku in the title role. He is joined by Shiho Nakagawa as Almirena and Miki Nakayama as Armida. {…}
Japan’s Suntory Hall Summer Festival has announced its 2023 season which will take place on August 23 to 28, 2023. The festival will be formed of three different strands: The Producer Series MASAHIRO MIWA, Theme Composer OLGA NEUWIRTH as part of the “Suntory Hall International Program for Music Composition,” and Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition. The Producer Series {…}
Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan is set to present Händel’s “Messiah” on Dec. 24, 2021. The showcase, which will feature the Bach Collegium Japan, will be directed by Masaaki Suzuki. Soloists in the performance will include soprano Rachel Nicholls, bass Benjamin Bevan, mezzo-soprano Ayako Yukawa, and tenor Satoshi Nishimura. The performance will be available exclusively via streaming. Audiences can either {…}