Nagoya Sinfonia Orchestra

In addition to conductor Mitsunobu Takatani, who will perform with the orchestra for the fourth time, the guest concertmasters are Yu Koizumi, concertmaster, and Kazuya Ota, principal cellist, for a full program. Mr. Koizumi and Mr. Ota have been active in the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra for many years, and have also served as trainers for the orchestra for some time.
The concert opens with the overture to Glinka's lively opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila" and continues with Tchaikovsky's hidden masterpiece "Orchestral Suite No. 3. The suite begins with an elegy with Tchaikovsky's characteristic sweet melody, followed by a melancholic waltz, a unique scherzo, and then a variation in which one theme is transformed into 12 figures. The woodwinds and brass instruments also play a spectacular role in this suite, which is the essence of Tchaikovsky's music. And in Rimsky-Korsakov's symphonic suite "Scheherazade," one can experience in music the world of the mysterious tale (The Thousand and One Nights) that the brilliant Queen Scheherazade told King Shariat by night, risking her own life. The sea and Sinbad's ship, the story of Prince Calendar, the young prince and princess, the festival of Baghdad and the sea... Sometimes intense, sometimes graceful, the music transports you to an exotic world of fantasy. Don't miss the beautiful violin and cello solos that color the story!