Masterpieces Concert" by members of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra

The "Master Players of Japanese Orchestras" is a chamber music series that has attracted a great deal of attention from orchestra fans nationwide. This is a new original series presented by the Hiraji Cultural and Art Center, which opened its doors in August 2021 as a new cultural and artistic center in Osaka.
The long-awaited fourth installment features the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra!
The Yomiuri Symphony Orchestra's star-studded ensemble, led by special guest concertmaster Sayako Kusaka, who is also active on the world stage as a soloist and chamber musician, will form a special ensemble just for this occasion. In addition to Mozart's famous "Clarinet Quintet," the ensemble will perform a number of masterpieces featuring a variety of instrumental combinations.
This is a one-night-only concert by five of the Yomiuri Symphony Orchestra's master musicians, heard in an intimate, acoustically excellent new hall with seating for only 300. Don't miss this "dream performance of a Japanese orchestra" that can only be heard here in Hirakata!

Performers
Members of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
Sayako Kusaka (Special Guest Concertmaster)
Moenoka Kishimoto (Assistant Violinist)
Yasuhiro Suzuki, solo viola player
Mari Endo, solo cello player
Souji Nakadate, Principal Clarinet

Scheduled Program
Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K.136
Mozart: Duet for Violin and Viola in G major, K.423
Halvorsen: Passacaglia on a theme by Handel
Sibelius: Andante festivo
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581

Organized by: Hirakata City Center for Arts and Culture, Designated Administrator: Art City Hirakata Joint Venture
Supported by Japan Federation of Orchestras
Planning Cooperation: Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
Planning and production: Ebony and Ivory LLC