In the period of "SAKURA Festival" at Ark Hills,we open Suntory Hall to the public free of charge all day. Enjoy Suntory Hall with attractive events and performances!!

Sun, Mar 31

Yokohama Sinfonietta,etc

Admission free

This series is the very first subscription concert series for elementary school children in Japan.Maestro Naoto Otomo conducts and also talks the programs.

Sat, Apr 6/ Sat, Jul 6/ Sat, Sep 7/ Sat, Dec 7

Cond & Talk: Naoto Otomo
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
Vn: Rion Udo (Apr 6)
Pf: Nobuyuki Tsujii (Jul 6)

Co-presented by Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

Ticket sales: December 2012

Members of Suntory Hall Opara Academy coached by Guiseppe Sabbatini, perform gems of songs and masterpieces of operas.

Fri, May 24

Blue Rose (Small Hall)

Ticket Sales: March 2013

Maestro Ken-ichiro Kobayashi, famed for his passionate conducting, enchants the audience with delightful performance.

Tue, May 28

Cond: Ken-ichiro Kobayashi,
Pf: Miyuji Kaneko
Navigator: Satoshi Asaoka
Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

Ticket Sales: January 2013

Chamber Music Garden(CMG) has launched in 2011, and fine artists of the world get together every early summer to bloom beautiful flowers of music in CMG. Enjoy delightful chamber music in the special weeks of CMG!

Venue: Blue Rose (Small Hall)

Ticket Sales: February 2013 ("Rainbow 21" is scheduled on sale in April 2013)

Tsuyohi Tsutsumi, the finest cellist of our time, offers challenging yet attractive programs in his series. You will hear elegant French program with unforgettable musical collaboration between Tsutsumi and Claire Desert (professor of Conservatoire national superieur de musique de Paris).

Sat, June 1 18:00

Blue Rose(Small Hall)

Vc: Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi
Vn: Masanobu Yoda
Pf: Claire Desért

Reserved seats: ¥5,000 Side-view seats: ¥4,000 Students: ¥1,000

Ticket Sales: February 2013

CMG features all Beethoven String quartet programs every year. This year, Borromeo String Quartet, renowned for its profound knowledge of the original hand manuscripts, will appear on stage.

Blue Rose(Small Hall)

String quartet: Borromeo String Quartet
Vn: Nicholas Kitchen, Kristopher Tong
Va: Mai Motobuchi
Vc: Yeesun Kim

Reserved seats: ¥5,000 Side-view seats: ¥4,000 Students: ¥1,000

Ticket Sales: February 2013

Virtuosi perform popular repertory at 60 minute weekend concerts. Especially on Saturday morning, enjoy strolling around the morning market(Hills Marche) at Karajan Platz along with "one-coin (500 yen)" concert.

Blue Rose(Small Hall)

Vol.1 Fri, June 7 11:00～12:00
Quartet Excelsior, one of the most outstanding string quartets in Japan, performs with CMG fellow students.
 
String quartet: Quartet Excelsior
Selected fellows of Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy

Vol.2 Fri, June 7 14: 30~15: 30
Coaching faculty members of Suntory Hall Opera Academy will sing grand repertory from Baroque music to modern/contemporary Italian lyrics.

S: Hiroko Noda
T: Makoto Sakurada, Shigeru Imao
Pf: Miyuki Kotouda,
Vn: Selected Fellows of Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy

Marché One-Coin Concert Sat, June 8 10: 30～12:00

Enjoy selections of popular chamber music repertory by young fresh artists.
 
Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy Fellow

Vol.3 Sat, June 8 14: 30～15: 30
Further discovery of delight and depth of chamber music with the master of piano, Akira Wakabayashi.

Vn: Rieko Suzuki, Momoko Yamada
Va: Wakako Hanada
Vc: Noboru Kamimura
Pf: Akira Wakabayashi

Vol.4 Fri, June 14 11:00～12:00
Elegant sound of harp will bring you to day-time dream.

Hrp: Naoko Yoshino
Fl: Yumiko Sakuma
Strings: Selected Fellows of Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy

Vol. 5 Fri, June 14 14: 30～15: 30
The most rare and sought-after duo by two great soloists, Michie Koyama(piano) and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi(cello) perform Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 1 and No. 4. .

Pf: Michie Koyama
Vc: Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi

Vol.6 Sat, June 15 14: 30～15: 30
Exquisite ensemble by the harpist and the cellist who are good old friends and colleagues for a long time.

Hrp: Naoko Yoshino
Vc: Clemens Hagen

Vol.1-6/ Reserved seats: ¥2,000 Side-view seats: ¥1,500 Reserved pair seats: ¥3,600
Marché One-Coin Concert / Reserved seats: ¥500

Ticket Sales: February 2013

A unique project to produce concerts in collaboration with universities/colleges of music: Selected teams of aspiring students produce and perform the concerts with creative approaches. It is a hand-on learning opportunities to experience the actual collaboration of artists, arts managers and concert venues for concert production.

Blue Rose(Small Hall)

Unknown Aspects of Verdi & Wagner
- The instrumental music and songs of the opera masters
Produced by Musashino Academia Musicae

Mon, June 3 19:00

Jazz in CLASSIC -Composers attracted by jazz
Produced by Senzoku Gakuen College of Music

Tue, June 4 19:00

Beautiful Choruses composed by Bruckner and Brahms -with trombone ensemble
Produced by Kunitachi College of Music

Wed, June 5 19:00

Non-Reserved seats: ¥2,000

Ticket Sales: April 13, 2013

Suntory Hall gives students at highly prestigious music schools of the world an opportunity for public debut in Japan. This year, we welcome Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien.

Tue, June 11 19:00

Blue Rose(Small Hall)

Webern Wind Quintet
String quartet: Adamas Quartett
Piano trio: Trio Frühstück

Admission free/ Advance Application required by May 15, postcard with a reply card atttached (Please contact 0570-55-0017)

Coaches for Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy will make a special appearance with fellow students.

Blue Rose(Small Hall)

Concert #1
Carmina Quartett who succeeds the European musical tradition will collaborate with CMG fellow students.

Wed, June 12 19:00

Pf: Akira Wakabayashi
String quartet: Carmina Quartett
Selected Fellows of Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy

Concert #2
You will hear intellectual musical approach and depth by Reiko Watanabe who resides in New York City and performs all over the world.

Fri, June 14 19:00

Vn: Reiko Watanabe
Va: Yoshiko Kawamoto
Selected Fellows of Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy

Reserved seats: ¥3,000 Side-view seats: ¥2,000
Reserved pair seats: ¥5,000 (2 persons, #1 & #2 ) Students: ¥1,000

Ticket Sales: February 2013

Founded in 1984, Carmina Quartett is one of the finest string quartets of the world, based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Wed, June 12 14:00

Blue Rose(Small Hall)

Carmina Quartett
Suntory Hall Chamber Music Academy Fellows

Non-reserved seats: ¥1,000

Ticket Sales: February 2013

Enjoy grand gala by all the virtuosi of CMG !

Sun, June 16 13: 30

Blue Rose(Small Hall)

Vc: Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Clemens Hagen
Pf: Michie Koyama
String Quartet : Borromeo String Quartet,Quartet Excelsior

Reserved seats: ¥5,000 Side-view seats: ¥4,000 Students: ¥1,000

Ticket Sales: February 2013

Very special exciting day for kids to get to know the pipe organ. Kids will have widerange of experiences which are only possible at Suntory Hall. We also present an authentic program for grown-ups.

Sun, Jul 21

Ticket Sales: April 2013

60 minute concerts for 3~6 years old produced originally at Carnegie Hall, New York. Listen, feel and express excitement of music with full body !

Sun, Jul 28/ Mon Jul 29

Blue Rose(Small Hall)

Ticket Sales: April 2013

Suntory hall commissions orchestral work to forefront composers and present worldpremieres. Such composers include John Cage, Luigi Nono, Tan Dun, Oliver Knussen, Esa-Pekka Salonen. In 2012, Toshio Hosokawa, the great composer of our time, and new supervisor of this series, will present what is on in the world today. His new composition will be introduced.

Thu, Sep 5

Presented by Suntory Foundation for Arts, Suntory Holdings Limited
Co-operated by Suntory Hall

Ticket Sales: May 2013

Members of Suntory Hall Opera Academy coached by Giuseppe Sbbatini perform "COSI FAN TUTTE" in Blue Rose(Small Hall).

Sun, Sep 29

Blue Rose (Small Hall)

Ticket Sales: June 2013

Started in 2011 to celebrate its 25th anniversary, Suntory Hall Festival is the biggest festive events of the season. You will get to hear various top star artists during the festival.

The special dress-up concert to enjoy festive atmosphere and grand artists.

Sat, Oct 5 18:00

Ticket Sales: July 2013

Casual concert series to get to know the world of organ on Saturday. Experience grand sound of one of the biggest organs in the world.

Sat, Oct 26 11:00

Talk: Tsuguo Hirono
Organ: Megumi Tokuoka

Reserved seats: ¥3,000
Students: ¥1,000

Ticket sales: June 2013

Mitsuko Uchida, who gave memorable performances at Special Stage for 2010-11, will be a host of Special Stage for 2013 and present recital programs by Mozart, Schumann etc. as well as a special talk event.

Ticket Sales: July 2013

Invitations only

Mon, Oct 28 19:00

Blue Rose (Small Hall)

Vn: Itamar Zorman
Pf: Kwan Yi

Ticket Sales: July 2013

Suntory Hall supports performers who explore new horizon of musics at Blue Rose (Small Hall). We present them in autumn during, Suntory Hall Festival.

Wed, Oct 30 20:00
Thu, Oct 31 15:00, 19: 30
Fri, Nov 1 15:00, 20:00

Blue Rose (Small Hall)

Reserved seats: ¥3,500

from Fri, Nov 8 – to Sun, Nov 17

Date & Program

Ludwing van Beethoven: Symphony

Fri, Nov 8 19:00

Sun, Nov 10 16:00

Fri, Nov 15 19:00

Sun, Nov 17 16:00

Date & Program

Ludwing van Beethoven: Piano Concento

Tue, Nov 12 19:00

Wed, Nov 13 19:00

Ticket Sales: June 2013

Sat, Nov 9 14:00

Lecture: Prof. Dr. Clemens Hellsberg
String Quartet: Küchl Quartett
 Vn: Rainer Küchl, Daniel Froschauer
 Va: Heinrich Koll
 Vc: Robert Nagy
 Cl: Matthias Schorn
 Fg: Stepan Turnovsky
 Hrn: Ronald Janezic
 DB: Michael Bladerer

Reserved seats: ¥4,000
Students: ¥1,000

Ticket Sales: July 2013

Sat, Nov 9 18:00

Blue Rose (Small Hall)

Lecture: Rainer Küchl

Non-Reserved Seats: ¥1,000

Ticket Sales: July 2013

A concert with a specially designed program for junior and senior high school students as part of Suntory Hall's music education initiative for young people. Schools only may apply (individual applications will not be accepted).

Wed, Nov 13 12:00

Pf & Cond, lecture: Rudolf Buchbinder

Program: Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat major, op.73 "Emperor"

Reserved seats: ¥2,000 (Scools only apply)

In the 200th anniversary year of Verdi, Suntory Hall presents a special concert to commemorate the great East Japan Earthquake.
※This Concert will be also held in Koriyama-City, Fukushima on Nov 7.

Wed, Nov 6 19:00

Cond: Nicola Luisotti
S: Maria Agresta
M-s: Margaret Mezzacappa
T: Francesco Demuro
Bs: Ferruccio Furlanetto
Chorus master: Giuseppe Sabbatini
Chorus: Fujiwara Opera Chorus
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Reserved seats:
S: ¥18,000
A: ¥12,000
B: ¥8,000
P: ¥4,000

Ticket Sales: June 2013

Along with Suntory Hall Festival, musical events are held in October. Enjoy live performances at Ark Karajan Platz in front of the hall. Various mini concerts and events will be held in the neighborhood hotels and museums as well.

BCJ, which enjoys the highest international reputation for interpretation and performance of Bach music, will give annual" Messiah" concert under the baton of Masaaki Suzuki.

Mon, Dec 23

Cond: Masaaki Suzuki
Chorus & Orchestra: Bach Collegium Japan

Ticket Sales: September 2013

Have an elegant Christmas evening with heartmoving beautiful organ sound.

Tue, Dec 24

Ticket Sales: September 2013

The special annual concert to close the year end and welcomes the New Year with delightful Viennese music in a festive mood.

Tue, Dec 31

Cond & Vn: Ola Rudner
Symphonie-Orchester der Volksoper Wien
Dance: Members of "Verein Ballett der Volksoper Wien"

Ticket Sales: September 2013

Once a month (except August), we present a 30 minute organ concert during lunch hour with free admission. The world biggest organ with 5,898 pipes leads you to exceptional music world.

Every Thursday of Jan 24 / Feb 14 /Mar 14 / Apr 11 / May 16 / Jun 20 /Jul 11 / Sep 19 / Oct 10 / Nov 14 /Dec 12

Admission free