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August 12 2024

SUNTORY HALL ORGAN DAY

Organ Day is back again this summer. The day will be filled with activities, from child-friendly events to performances of organ masterpieces Everyone from children to adults, organ novices to fans, will be sure to enjoy the Organ Day!
* Conducted in Japanese

SUNTORY HALL ORGAN DAY Organ: Yuka Ishimaru (2023)

Mon AUG 12
Venue: Main Hall & Blue Rose (Small Hall)

Organ Laboratory

11:00 (Doors open 10:00) > Booking
* Approx running time: 50 minutes
Main Hall

Organ: Yuka Ishimaru
and others
- This program offers children a rewarding opportunity to learn more about the organ and its construction.
- Navigated in Japanese language only
- Recommended for the first few years of elementary school
- Admission for age 4 and over

Organ Laboratory (Past events)

Street Organ at Blue Rose

12:00 (Doors open 11:45) > Booking
* Approx running time: 45 minutes
Blue Rose (Small Hall)

Street Organ: Koji Koji Moheji

Fucík: “Einzug der Gladiatoren,” Op. 68
Masaki Kurihara: “Pythagora Switch” Opening Theme
Anderson: “The Typewriter”
Anderson: “Bugler’s Holiday”
Joplin: “The Entertainer”
and others

- Admission for age 4 and over

Koji Koji Moheji

The Masterpieces of Organ Works

13:30 (Doors open 13:00) > Booking
* Approx running time: 80 minutes
Main Hall

Organ: Keiko Nakata
Conductor: Shimpei Sasaki
String Ensemble: ZANMAI Special Ensemble

Franck: No. 2 in B Minor from 3 Chorales
Respighi: Suite in G Major for Strings and Organ
Poulenc: Concerto in G Minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani

Keiko Nakata © Toru Hiraiwa / Shimpei Sasaki © S. Arita

Organ Next Generation

15:15 (Doors open 14:45) > Booking
* Approx running time: 30 minutes
Blue Rose (Small Hall)

Positive Organ: Masaki Shiozawa

Handel: Organ Concerto in D Major, HWV 299 - V. Menuet: Un poco larghetto
Pachelbel: Chaconne in F Minor
Böhm: “Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ”
J. S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat Minor, BWV 867 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Shiozawa: 5→4→3→2→1→, Improvisation

- Admission for age 4 and over

Masaki Shiozawa

ELISABETH – The Musical on the Organ

16:30 (Doors open 16:00) > Sold Out
* Approx running time: 80 minutes
Main Hall

Organ: Mari Mihara
Narrator*: Mari Hanafusa, Kenji Urai
* in Japanese language only

Stage Reading “Elisabeth”
A Musical by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay

Book and Lyrics: Michael Kunze
Music and Orchestrations: Sylvester Levay
Original Production by Vereinigte Bühnen Wien

Arrangement for Organ by Hina Sakamoto

Mari Mihara, Mari Hanafusa, Kenji Urai

Presented by Suntory Hall
Supported by Yamaha Corporation
Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan through the Japan Arts Council (Organ Laboratory)
Supported by TOHO CO., LTD. (ELISABETH – The Musical on the Organ)