TOUR LOCATIONS
April 2019
Thu 25 Concert 1: Hamamatsu Act City Concert Hall (prog 1)
Fri 26 Concert 2: Harmony Hall, Fukui (prog 1)
Sat 27 Concert 3: Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya (prog 1)
Sun 28 Concert 4: Osaka Festival Hall (prog 2)
Mon 29 Concert 5: Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen (prog 1)
Tue 30 Concert 6: Suntory Hall, Tokyo (prog 2)
PROGRAMME
Programme 1:
SIBELIUS: Finlandia, Op. 26 (9’)
PÄRT: Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten (7’)
PROKOFIEV: Concerto for Violin No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 (with Midori) (25’)
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 (45’)
PROGRAMME
Programme 2:
PÄRT: Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten (7’)
SIBELIUS: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47 (with Midori) (30’)
-Interval-
TÜÜR: Incantation of Tempest (5’)
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 (43’)
In April 2019 the Estonian Festival Orchestra made its Japanese debut with an exciting six-concert tour in Hamamatsu, Fukui, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima and Tokyo along with founder and conductor Paavo Järvi and soloist Midori Gotō. The programme comprised Sibelius’ Finlandia, Arvo Pärt’s Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten, Prokofiev’s Concerto for Violin No.1, Erkki-Sven Tüür’s Incantation of Tempest and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5.
The tour began at Hamamatsu’s City Concert Hall (25 April), followed by Fukui’s Harmony Hall (26 April), Nagoya’s Aichi Arts Center (27 April), Osaka’s Festival Hall (28 April), Hiroshima’s Bunka Gakuen Hall (29 April) and finishing in Tokyo’s Suntory Hall (30 April).
Their debut in Japan followed successful tours in Europe, including their debut at the BBC Proms and Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, last summer.
