Suntory Hall has been hosting Wiener Philharmoniker Week in Japan since 1999, giving Japanese audiences a regular opportunity to enjoy this renowned orchestra, and this year is its twentieth edition. Highly esteemed conductor Tugan Sokhiev will lead the tour, stepping in for Franz Welser-Möst who had to withdraw due to ongoing cancer treatment, and the soloist is the celebrated pianist Lang Lang. Suntory Hall is deeply grateful to Tugan Sokhiev and the Staatskapelle Dresden for making this change possible, and also to the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo for their understanding.
▼Performers ▼Details & Booking ▼Educational Programmes
Presented by Suntory Hall Supported by Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. Under the auspices of Austrian Embassy, Austrian Cultural Forum Tokyo Tour Sponsor ROLEX
The three orchestra-only programmes feature masterpieces by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvořák, and Richard Strauss. Lang Lang is the soloist in Saint-Saëns’s virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 2, which is followed by Prokofiev’s mighty Symphony No. 5, repertoire that Sokhiev excels in.
■Performers
Conductor Tugan Sokhiev
Piano Lang Lang (Nov 14)
Wiener Philharmoniker
■Details & Booking
SUN, NOV 12 | 16:00 (Doors open: 15:20) >Book Now
R. Strauss: “Also sprach Zarathustra,” Op. 30
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
TUE, NOV 14 | 19:00 (Doors open: 18:20) >Book Now
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 100
SAT, NOV 18 | 16:00 (Doors open: 15:20) >Book Now
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
SUN, NOV 19 | 16:00 (Doors open: 15:20) >Book Now
R. Strauss: “Also sprach Zarathustra,” Op. 30
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 (B 163)
■Educational Programmes
During the Wiener Philharmoniker Week in Japan, there will also be education and outreach programmes including Free Open Rehearsal (November 12), Master Class by the orchestra’s trumpet player, Stefan Haimel (November 16), and School Program (November 17). As a new initiative, 90 Youth tickets will be available for the concert on November 12. The programmes reflect the shared desire of the Wiener Philharmoniker and Suntory Hall for the fruitful and prosperous development of musical culture.
▼ Video: Daniel Froschauer, the Chairman of Wiener Philharmoniker, talks about the Education Programmes
SUN, NOV 12 | 11:20 Main Hall
Open Rehearsal
THU, NOV 16 | 19:00 Blue Rose (Small Hall)
Master Class by Member of Wiener Philharmoniker
FRI, NOV 17 | 11:00 Main Hall
Suntory Hall & Wiener Philharmoniker School Program
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The Education Programmes by Wiener Philharmoniker and Suntory Hall
Daniel Froschauer, the Chairman of Wiener Philharmoniker