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The 26th Suzuki Method Cello National Competition in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the cello department
2025/04/06(su.) 13:30 Starting
It was the great wish of Mr. Shinichi Suzuki, the founder of the Suzuki Method, to establish a cello department. His wish was granted and the cello department was established in January 1954, two and a half years after the return to Japan of Yoshio Sato, the first Japanese cellist to be trained by Casals. Casals' teachings from the great master were generously projected into a collection of compositions, and the story of his interaction with Suzuki children at the Bunkyo Public Hall in April 1961 is still told today. For the 70th anniversary of the cello department, we will receive a message from the Casals Foundation in Spain, as well as a performance from children studying cello in the Valencia region of Spain. The Valencia region was severely affected by the heavy rain disaster at the end of October 2024, and they will be performing for this commemoration.
Our guest performer will be cellist and Suzuki Method special instructor Hiroyasu Yamamoto, and we will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Suzuki Method Cello Department on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at the Bunkyo Civic Hall Main Hall. Mr. Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, who was originally asked to perform, will not be performing due to his ongoing treatment for arthritis, but will be joining us for an on-stage talk with Mr. Hiroyasu Yamamoto as the "teacher on CD" that everyone who studies cello at Suzuki listens to every day. Please look forward to it.
The students will begin their concert with a large-scale performance of Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major, 1st movement, as only Suzuki can. Then, alumni and alumnae will join the cello ensemble works, including a cello ensemble work by Casals, and the cello students will perform together with the violin department, and the cello students will play together in unison with overwhelming power, showcasing the unique and thick sound of the cello.
Admission tickets are on sale at Ticket Pia from January 20, 2025 until April 5, 2025. Same-day tickets will be sold at the Bunkyo Civic Hall on the day of the concert.
Program
Suite for Unaccompanied Cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (Bach)
Nigra Sum from the Chant Book (Casals)
Religioso, Goltermann
Concerto in a-moll, 1st movement (Vivaldi)
Two Enemies from Sonata a-moll, Schumann
Sonata in a-moll, 1st and 2nd movements (Vivaldi) for strings
Concerto No. 1, 1st movement (Haydn)
Siciliano (Paradis/Dushkin)
The Swan (Saint-Saens)
Sonata (Brevard)
Scherzo (Webster)
Moon over the Deserted Castle in G minor (Taki Rentaro)
Long Long Ago (Bailey)
Minuet No. 2 (Bach)
Ligordon in C minor by Purcell
Allegro (Shinichi Suzuki)
Kogitsune - French Folk Song (Foreign Folk Song)
Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Star Variation (Shinichi Suzuki)
Performer
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Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi
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Hiroyasu Yamamoto
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Current cello students
cello
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Cello Department OB/OG
cello
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Current Violin Students
violin
Admission and ticket purchase
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How to buy
Advance tickets can be purchased at Ticket Pia, P code: 287234.
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Admission of a preschool child
*Preschool children are also admitted, but tickets are required if seats are needed.