Symphony Orchestra Hayabusa 10th Anniversary Special Concert "Invitation to the Universe II

On October 5, 2025, Hayabusa Symphony Orchestra will return to Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall for the first time in seven years for a sold-out performance of "Invitation to the Universe!

In addition, with the full cooperation of JAXA, a special lecture will be held at the same time!
The lecturer will be Mr. Makoto Yoshikawa, Mission Manager of the asteroid probe Hayabusa2!
He is one of the leading scientists in Japan and has been selected as one of the "Ten People of the Year" by the science magazine Nature.

After the lecture, the concert will open with the opening of "Zarathustra: A Space Odyssey," the most famous piece of classical music in history, which was the opening theme of "2001: A Space Odyssey," a blockbuster movie that will remain in the history of science fiction films.

The first half of the piece is a masterpiece by Maurice Ravel, a musical genius celebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth.
La Valse," in which a brilliant waltz gradually disintegrates, and "Bolero," which rises from silence to a grand climax - the tension and exuberance of these two dances will be the "prelude" before the flight into space.

The second half will feature G. Holst's magnificent suite "The Planets". The music depicts the seven stars, from the battles of Mars, the peacefulness of Venus, the joy of Jupiter, and the mysterious Neptune, creating an experience like a journey through the galaxy.

Chikara Iwamura, Resident Conductor of the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra, will be the pianist.
The co-conductors are Keishi Omori, horn player of the Chiba Symphony Orchestra and brass section instructor of the Hayabusa Symphony Orchestra; Akito Okabe, principal percussionist of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and percussion section instructor of the Hayabusa Symphony Orchestra; and Riki Iwamura, a graduate of the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, who is currently the Principal Fagor of the Yomiuri Symphony Orchestra. Kenichi Furuya, who is currently principal bassoonist of the Yomiuri Symphony Orchestra and a former member of the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic, will join us.

In addition, the Yokohama Boys and Girls Choir will join us for "Neptune," the final piece of "The Planets," to gently color the lingering atmosphere of the mysterious universe.

The young performers, who bear the future, sound hot, intense, and infinitely free.
The young performers, who hold the key to the future, invite you to enter the universe with their music!