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No. 2017 Subscription (Program B)
Conductor : Fabio Luisi
Piano : Alessandro Taverna
Schubert / Overture in the Italian Style No. 2 C Major D.591
Schumann / Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 54
Beethoven / Symphony No. 7 A Major Op. 92
No. 2018 Subscription (Program C)
Conductor : Tadaaki Otaka
Cello : Rei Tsujimoto (Principal Cello, NHKSO)*
Tchaikovsky / Variation on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (Edited by Fitzenhagen) *
Tchaikovsky / The Swan Lake, ballet Op. 20 (Excerpts)
No. 2019 Subscription (Program B)
Conductor : Herbert Blomstedt
Clarinet : Kei Ito (Principal Clarinet, NHKSO)
Sibelius / 4 Legends, sym. poem―The Swan of Tuonela
Nielsen / Clarinet Concerto Op. 57
Berwald / Symphony No. 4 E-flat Major, Sinfonie naïve
No. 2020 Subscription (Program A)
Conductor : Herbert Blomstedt
Honegger / Symphony No. 3, Liturgique
Brahms / Symphony No. 4 E Minor Op. 98
No. 2021 Subscription (Program C)
Conductor : Herbert Blomstedt
Schubert / Symphony No. 7 B Minor D. 759, Unvollendete (Unifinished Symphony)
Schubert / Symphony No. 8 C Major D. 944, Große (The Great)
No. 2022 Subscription (Program A)
Conductor : Kazuki Yamada
Piano : Francesco Piemontesi
Bartók / Piano Concerto No. 3
Ravel / Valses nobles et sentimentales (Noble and Sentimental Waltzes)
Debussy / Images for Orchestra — Iberia etc.
News
NHK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
TOKYOProfile of NHKSO
The NHK Symphony Orchestra performs about 120 concerts across Japan annually including 54 subscription concerts which are broadcast nationwide on NHK television and NHK FM radio, and some of which are introduced to the world’s audience through international broadcast services. In August 2013, it made its first appearance at the Salzburg Festival, and in the spring of 2020, presented concerts in nine major European cities including Berlin and Vienna, earning high artistic acclaim for its performances and activities.
It will invite Fabio Luisi as its Chief Conductor from September 2022.
Social Contributions
Music can lift people’s spirits and give them a moment of consolation. The NHK Symphony Orchestra hopes to contribute to society by presenting high quality music not only at concert halls but also at many other venues.