Gargantua Music Festival 2026 OEK Top Players and Aya Tsurumi Brahms Masterpieces Unofficial

The top players of the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa (OEK) and the talented pianist Aya Tsurumi will perform together in a supreme program at the Gargantua Music Festival 2026 to be held at Art Hall in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The program will feature the "Piano Quintet" composed by Johannes Brahms. With its profound harmonies and passionate melodies, it is known as one of Brahms' greatest chamber music masterpieces. The quintet is composed by master pianists Abigail Young, Chie Ehara, Shu Yamamoto, and Akio Ueki, and Aya Tsurumi, who boasts of her sensitive and powerful expressiveness, will perform the quintet in a way that allows them to breathe in unison as they explore the depths of Brahms' masterpiece. The tension and excitement created by the close dialogue that only chamber music can bring about. We hope you will enjoy this luxurious moment at the venue, where you can fully experience the atmosphere of the music festival.