Tokyo Geidai Symphony Orchestra Promenade Concert Unofficial

This year's program featured works in youthful and gorgeous tones, befitting the season of vivid fresh greenery.

Mozart's Symphony No. 35 was compiled based on a serenade composed in commemoration of his childhood friend, the Haffner family, who became nobility. The entire piece is overflowing with festive sounds.

Richard Strauss's symphonic poem "The Delightful Mischief of Till Eulenspiegel" is based on the folklore of a man who is said to have existed in medieval northern Germany. Till plays a number of pranks and escapes with a high laugh, but what is Till's fate?

Brahms's Symphony No. 2 is the brighter of the four symphonies he left behind, evoking the transitions of a rural landscape. We hope you will enjoy the drama as it builds to a joyful, frenetic climax.

Please come and hear how the young orchestra under the baton of Mr. Toshiaki Umeda will make this gorgeous program sound.

Hidemi Sankai, Associate Professor, Department of Instrumental Music, Faculty of Music