Ogikubo Festival Orchestra 18th Regular Concert

［Greetings.]
Our vision is to create a "local community centered on music", and we aim to create an orchestra with rich "Ogikubo colors" that everyone involved in the orchestra can enjoy.

This year's festival will open with the overture to Humperdinck's masterpiece, "Hansel and Gretel". The conductor at the time of the premiere of this opera was Richard Strauss, the composer of the horn concerto No. 1, which will be performed next. The concerto was written for his father, who was a famous horn player, and its lively melody echoes through the forest. Mr. Shusai Nobusue, one of the best horn players in Japan and principal of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, which has a friendly relationship with Suginami Ward, will enchant you with his beautiful solo.

The main program will be Brahms' Symphony No. 4. Brahms himself recognized it as his masterpiece as it is the culmination of his original compositional techniques while using classical elements. Richard Strauss also praised this work highly and is said to have played the triangle in the first performance.

We look forward to seeing you at the concert.

［Tunes]
 E. Humperdinck: Overture to the opera "Hansel and Gretel
R. Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, op. 11
 J.Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E minor op.98

［Performances]
Yuhito Goto, conductor
Horn Solo: Shusai Nobusue

［Organizer]
Organizer: Ogikubo Festival Orchestra
Suginami City Board of Education, "Ogikubo, a town where classical music is enjoyed" (Ogikubo Music Festival), Suginami Public Hall (Keio Facilities Service Co., Ltd.), Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Ogikubo Association of Public Interest Incorporated Associations

［Ticket purchase requirements]
Ticket purchase from teket is required for admission. If you wish to purchase tickets, please do so from the orchestra's website.
■Sales period:
Tuesday, April 1, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to the end of the concert.
*Sales will end when all tickets are gone.
■Fare: 1,000 yen / all seats reserved *Advance reservations required