Armonia Musica N Symphony Orchestra Principal: Ryoichi Fujimori and his gorgeous friends

Armonia Musica: Light Up Your Heart with Music
The principal player and the concertmaster of a prestigious orchestra at Toshima Kumin Center!

The concert of chamber music by Japan's leading performers
Chamber Music Concert by Japan's Leading Performers

October 27, 2024 (Sun) 19:00 - Toshima Kumin Center Small Hall
Toshima Kumin Center Small Hall (6F)
　　1-20-10 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku
6-minute walk from Ikebukuro Station (East Exit) on JR and other lines
All seats unreserved 4,000 yen (4,500 yen at the door)
Junior high school students and under: 1,000 yen (reservations required, reservations must be made on the day of the performance)

Masahiro Morita, violin
Mitsuru Shiogai, violin
Ena Naka, viola
Ryoichi Fujimori cello
Yuko MURASAWA, piano
Ikumi Kuroda Announcements, Commentary, Readings

Understanding the Tones of Instruments Part 1
Shostakovich:

Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano
　　　　　　　　　Masahiro Morita, Mitsuru Shiogai
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro op. 70
　　　 Ena Naka
Saint-Saens: The Swan
Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody
　　　　　 Ryoichi Fujimori

Quintet is so great Part 2

Recitation: Ikumi Kuroda
Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Borodin: Dances of the Dagatans
Taki Rentaro: Moon over the Deserted Castle
Monti: Charlemagne

In the first part of the program, the audience will compare the sound of the instruments, which are getting bigger and bigger: violin, viola, and cello,
Masahiro Morita, Principal of the NHK Symphony Orchestra, will play the violin.

Mitsuru Shiogai, solo concertmaster of the Tokyo Pacific Orchestra (also active overseas for a long time), will play the violin.

Ms. Ena Naka, former first chair of the New Japan Philharmonic and well-known on TV, will play the viola.

Ryoichi Fujimori, Principal of the NHK Symphony Orchestra on cello.

Commentary by freelance announcer Ikumi Kuroda

Piano will be played by Hiroko Murasawa of Armonia Musica.

The second part of the concert will be performed by all the members.
In the second part, we will perform a quintet of Dvořák's "Moon over the Deserted Castle," "Czardasz," and other well-known pieces by the railroad enthusiast.

Please come to Toshima Kumin Center Small Hall on October 27.

For inquiries, please contact Armonia Musica
armonia328@yahoo.co.jp
080-1037-7468