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Suntory Hall Summer Festival 2025

The 35th Competition of Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition

Date/Time
Saturday, August 30 2025 | 15:00 (Doors open 14:20)
Venue
Main Hall
Programme
Yasushi Akutagawa: “Musica per Orchestra Sinfonica”

Wataru Mukai (2023 awardee) : “QUEEN” for Euphonium, Electric Guitar, Female Voice Ensemble and Large Orchestra (with Organ)
[World Premiere, Commissioned by Suntory Foundation for the Arts]
 Euphonium: Ayaka Sato Electric Guitar: Koki Fujimoto
 Female Voice Ensemble: Risa Matsushima / Haruka Okazaki / Chihiro Asano / Coco Mayumi Callas / Emi Shoji

〇 Nominated Works for the 35th Competition of Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition
- Takuma Saito: “Antigone et Créon” for Soprano, Ensemble and Electronics (2024)
- Satori Hironiwa: “The silent girl(s)” for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (2024)
- Junichi Matsumoto: “The Society of Space-Embroidery” for Orchestra (2024)

Conductor: Yoichi Sugiyama
New Japan Philharmonic

〇 Open Screening (MC: Seiji Choki)
 Jury: Sunao Isaji / Noriko Koide / Akio Yasuraoka
Tickets
Advance Ticket
Reserved Seating ¥3,000 Under 25 ¥1,500
* Advance tickets will be available until 12 noon on the day of the performance at the Suntory Hall Ticket Center (WEB).

Door Ticket
Reserved Seating ¥3,500 / Under 25 ¥2,000

Booking opens: Friday, May 10, 2025 10:00
* Pre-sale for Suntory Hall Members Club: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 10:00 - Thursday, May 9
 Please join the Suntory Hall Members Club via our website: http://suntoryhall.pia.jp
 (only in Japanese/membership eligible for residents in Japan)
 Pre-sale is not operated at Box Office.
 
Presented by Suntory Hall
Supported by The Japan Federation of Composers Inc. / Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers / Japan Society for Contemporary Music
Coordinated by Tokyo Concerts, Inc.
Contact

Suntory Hall

0570-55-0017 [from Japan]

Suntory Hall

81-(0)3-3584-4402 [from abroad]

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