TOKYO SUMMER FESTIVAL : ARION-EDO FOUNDATION

Concert name / Introduction

Date

Venue

<Opening Concert>
Ozawa Conducts Berlioz :
"Symphonie fantastique" and "Lélio"
Two consecutive pieces by the Young Berlioz based on his own life, rarely performed in sequence. The monodrama (one-man drama) "Lélio" performed by Dotbcheff is not to be missed.

July 2 (Tue)
7:00 p.m.

Suntry Hall

<Symposium>
Music and Literature
American, Russian, and German poets gather to discuss the world of music and poetry.

July 4 (Thu)
6:30 p.m.

Hall of German Cultural Center

<Live Performance: Poetry / Music 1>
Gary Snyder "Mountains and Rivers Without End"
Poetry reading by Gary Snyder. In a collaboration with musicians, he celebrates the majesty of nature and perpetuity of time.

July 5 (Fri)
7:00 p.m.

Sogetsu Hall

<Colloquium>
Literary Characteristics in German Music --E.T.A.Hoffmann, Thomas Mann and Others
Discussing the phases of music and literature from German Romanticism to the contemporary.

July 6 (Sat)
2:00 p.m.

Hall of German Cultural Center

Special Performance
<The Ultimate in A Capella Chorus> Collegium Vocale Gent
The foremost mediaeval chorus from Belgium!

July 7 (Sun)
6:00 p.m.

Musashino Civic Cultural Hall

<Contemporary Russian Poetry and Music>
Gennady Aygi and Sofiya Gubaydulina Meet
The celebrated poet Aygi, born of the Chuvashi people of Russia.
Hear Aygi read his own poetry to Gubaydulina's music, inspired by the detachedness and subdued ambience of his work.

July 9 (Tue)
7:00 p.m.

Kioi Hall

Special Performance
<Marie Devellereau: Soprano Recital>
Victor Hugo's Poetry: A Musical Homage
In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Victor Hugo's birth, the spirited French soprano Marie Devellereau spins a tale of the sweet poetic sentiment of his work.

July 9(Tue)
7:00p.m.

July 10(Wed)
7:00p.m.

Maison Franco-Japonaise

<Music and Literature in Japan 1>
Mediaeval Literature as told through Biwa Music
Biwa music performed to the singing of a tale. Masters of the Heike Biwa, Satsuma Biwa, and Chikuzen Biwa gather on one stage to present the essence of biwa: quite a rare treat to hear the vying performances of folk music.

July 12 (Fri)
7:00 p.m.

Sogetsu Hall

<Music and Literature in Japan 2>
Gozo Yoshimasu: Poet Improvising with Music
Gozo Yoshimasu, dashing through the world of poetry, presents an unexplored creative space in which the simple voice and ensemble inspire each other.

July 13 (Sat)
4:00 p.m.

Sogetsu Hall

<Music and Literature in Japan 3>
Where Literature Brings Forth Music
Hear the moment born from the encounter of music and literature! First performance by Saruya Toshiro at the request of the Tokyo Summer Festival.

July 13 (Sat)
7:00 p.m.

Sogetsu Hall

<Music Stories for Children>
My First Concert with Paddington Bear!
Come to a concert with Paddington Bear! With Kishida Kyoko as storyteller, top class music and stage art make for a wonderful present for children.

July 13 (Sat)
(1)2:00p.m. (2)6:30p.m.

Aoyama Enkei Gekijo

<"Winterreise" 1 : Contemporary Version>
Winterreise : A "Compositional Interpretation" by Hans Zender
A startling piece, boldly restructuring Schubert commingling with stage performance: enjoy comparing with master tenor Prégardien's original accompaniment as well (Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, July 19).

July 18 (Thu)
7:00p.m.

Ota-kumin Hall aprico

<"Winterreise" 2 : Original Version>
Christoph Prégardien sings "Winterreise"
Enjoy the true charm of Lied music. Become a wanderer in the wilderness, exhilarated by Pre�gardien's singing.

July 19 (Fri)
7:00p.m.

Hamarikyu Asahi Hall

<Poetry and Music of Iran>
Hossein Alizâdeh: Iranian Classical Music in the Contemporary World
Hossein Alizâdeh's first performance in Japan. Enjoy the wondrous charm of improvised consonance of Alizâdeh's music with a young promising tonbak musician and female singer.

July 21 (Sun)
5:00p.m.

Hamarikyu Asahi Hall

<Promising Young Musicians>
James Ehnes Violin Recital
Promising young Canadian Ehnes, already renowned in Europe and North America for his extraordinary performance, presents an unforgettable program.

July 22 (Mon)
7:00p.m.

Tsuda Hall

<Live Performance: Poetry / Music 2>
Toru Emori Recites "Enoch Arden" & "Platero y Yo"
English Poet Laureate Tennyson's classic "Enoch Arden" and Nobel Award winner Jimenez' "Platero y Yo", performed by distinguished actor Emori with dazzling accompaniments by piano and guitar.

July 23 (tue)
7:00p.m.

Daiichi Seimei Hall

<Chamber Music Concert>
In search of Proust's Music
Novelist and Thinker Afanassiev's rather striking program inspired by Proust's literary world.

July 24 (Wed)
7:00p.m.

Kioi Hall

<Duo Recital>
Mario Brunello & Valéry Afanassiev
Fifteen years after they first performed together at the Tokyo Summer Festival, these two musical geniuses come together once again with a highly polished and out-of-the-ordinary program.

July 26 (Fri)
7:00p.m.

Kioi Hall

<Lecture> Music and Literature
Afanashev is not only a gifted pianist, but also a composer and an author. He is not only well-versed in western literature, but in Taoism and Indian philosophy as well, discoursing freely on the myriad aspects of music and literature.

July 19 (Fri)
4:30p.m.

Waseda University

<Participatory performances 1>
Shakespeare's Musick / Musicians of The Globe
Songs from Shakespeare's famous plays come back to life along with the music which accompanied them in the Globe Theatre of old.

July 8 (Mon)
7:00p.m.

Tsuda Hall

<Participatory performances 2>
Japanese Literature and Japanese Traditional Music:
Reading Session "Shun kin sho" by Tanizaki Jun'ichiro
A fine representation of Japanese tradition-rooted musical oral-reading drama played out in a cozy space at Kioi Hall. Live Jiuta (Edo-period singing with shamisen) and Jiuta-mai (dance accompaniment) performed to Tanizaki Jun'ichiro's "Shun Kin Sho"

July 12 (Fri)
2:00p.m./6:30p.m.

July 13 (Sat)
1:00p.m./5:00p.m.

Kioi Hall (small hall)

<Prticipatory performances 3>
"Shi Zhong You Yue"; "In Poetry There is Music"
An evening of poetic entertainment through the richly musical Chinese poetry and famous musical pieces.

July 19 (Fri)
7:00p.m.

Tsuda Hall

<Related programs 1>
Marathon Reading 2002
Chain-reading by poets -- Songs, poetry and phrases connected by voices.

July 6 (Sat)
2:00p.m.

Hamarikyu Asahi Hall (small hall)

<Related programs 2>
"Dulces exuviae" -- Reviving the Ancient Roman Laments from the Manuscript in Renaissance Era
Ancient Roman Laments return to life after 500 years to be heard in Japan for the first time.

July 26 (Fri)
7:00p.m.

Catholic Meguro Church

<Related programs 3>
Fairy Tales for Grown-ups
"Flickering Fume through Altar"
"A Legend from the Azure Stone Lake"
(stories) x (music)+(imagination)= A wondrous dream-tale

July 27 (Sat)
1:30p.m. / 3:30p.m.
5:30p.m. / 7:30p.m.

Musicasa in Yoyogi-Uehara