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The chamber music concerts will feature one of the world's top quartets, the Juilliard String Quartet, as well as one of Japan's master trios playing two classic pieces.
The orchestra concerts this year will present powerful orchestral music by composers from Germany and Vienna.
The final day will conclude with an elegant finale with chamber orchestra joined by the celebrated cellist Jian Wang.
Sat 9 May
Doors open 15:00
Concert begins 16:00
Kirishima Music Festival Collaborative Concert
70 years with the people of Miyazaki Prefecture - Miyazaki Nichinichi Shimbun opens the musical gates.
Concert 1 Two Classic Piano Trios
Venue: Theater
Beethoven: Piano Trio No.7 in B flat major, Op.97 'Archduke'
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op.50 'In Memory of a Great Artist'
Violin: Tsugio Tokunaga Cello: Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi Piano: Shigeo Neriki
Sun 10 May
Doors open 15:00
Concert begins 16:00
Most Inspiring Classical Music Presented By The Miyazaki Taiyo Bank
Concert 2 Juilliard String Quartet - Chamber Music at its Finest
Venue: Theater
Beethoven: String Quartet No.12 in E flat major, Op.127
Juilliard String Quartet
Schubert: Oktett in F major, D803
Juilliard String Quartet Contrabass: Yoshio Nagashima
Clarinet: Hidemi Mikai Fagotto: Masaru Yoshida Horn: Hiroshi Matsuzaki
Fri 15 May
Doors open 18:00
Concert begins 19:00
A pre-concert talk is scheduled 15 minutes before the concert.
The Miyazaki Bank Presents
Concert 3 Forest of Vienna
Venue: Isaac Stern Hall
Weber: Opera 'Euryanthe',Op.81,Overture
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, Op.73 'Emperor'
Piano: Yu Kosuge
Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98
Conductor: Charles Dutoit with the Miyazaki International Music Festival Orchestra
Sun 17 May
Doors open 15:00
Concert begins 16:00
A pre-concert talk is scheduled 15 minutes before the concert.
Serving the people of Miyazaki for 40 years: UMK Classics
Concert 4 Glory of Vienna
Venue: Isaac Stern Hall
Mozart: Opera 'The Marriage of Figaro', K.492,Overture
Weill: The Seven Deadly Sins
Anna: Akiko Nakajima The Family: Members of the Hudson Shad
Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D major, 'Titan'
Conductor: Charles Dutoit with the Miyazaki International Music Festival Orchestra
Sat 23 May
Doors open 15:00
Concert begins 16:00
The Asahi KASEI Presents
Concert 5 Journey to Vienna
Venue: Isaac Stern Hall
Mozart: Symphony No.41 in C major, K.511 'Jupiter'
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola and Orchestra in E flat major, K.364
Violin: Tsugio Tokunaga Viola: Masao Kawasaki
Haydn: Concert for Cello and Orchestra No.2 in D major, Hob.Ⅶb-2
Cello: Jian Wang
The Miyazaki International Music Festival Chamber Orchestra
Performances are not only held at the Medikit Arts Center; and there are performances in a number of other venues.
Tue 5 May
Concert begins 15:30
Street Concert
Tsugio Tokunaga: The Captivating Tango (Admission free)
Venue:
Purpose-built stage located at the intersection of Tachibana-dori 3-chome,
Miyazaki City
In case of rain: Shiki Fureai Mall
Violin: Tsugio Tokunaga Bandoneon: Koji Kyotani Piano: Nahoko Awaji
Bass: Shinji Tanaka
Thu 7 May
Doors open 13:30
Concert begins 14:00
Miyazaki International Music Festival Special Performance in Fukuoka
ACROS Afternoon Concert Vol. 1: Charles Dutoit presents "The Soldier's Tale"
Venue: ACROS Fukuoka, Fukuoka Symphony Hall
Stravinsky: 'The Soldier's Tale'
Conductor: Charles Dutoit Violin: Chantal Juillet Contrabass: Shu Yoshida
Clarinet: Tetsuya Takao Fagotto: Masaru Yoshida Trumpet: Osamu Takahashi
Trombone: Hiroyuki Odagiri Percussion: Kazunori Meguro
Story-teller: Kunihiko Hashimoto The Soldier: Keisuke Endo
The Princess: Michi Watanabe The Devil: Yasunori Yuasa Stage Director: Tomoko Kuroki
Sponsors: ACROS Fukuoka, others
Tue 12 May
Doors open 18:30
Concert begins 19:00
Juilliard String Quartet Concert
Venue: Nichinan Cultural Hall
Haydn: Selected 'Sun Quartets'
String Quartet No.35 in F minor,op.20-5
String Quartet No.34 in D major,op.20-4
String Quartet No.32 in C major,op.20-2
Juilliard String Quartet
Co-sponsors: Nichinan City, Nichinan City Board of Education
Wed 20 May
Doors open 18:30
Concert begins 19:00
MRT Miyazaki Broadcasting Company Presents
Jian Wang Cello Recital
~Jian Wang plays Bach unaccompanied cello suites~
Venue: Isaac Stern Hall
J.S.Bach: Suite for Solo Cello No.1 in G major, BWV1007
J.S.Bach: Suite for Solo Cello No.4 in E flat major, BWV1010
J.S.Bach: Suite for Solo Cello No.6 in D major, BWV1012
Jian Wang
Fri 22 May
Doors open 18:00
Concert begins 19:00
The Phoenix Seagaia Resort Presents ~The World of Charles Dutoit~
Experimental Concert
Venue: Theater
Webern: Bagatelle for String Quartet, op.9
Violin: Chantal Juillet, Tomoko Kawada Viola: Masao Kawasaki
Cello: Noboru Kamimura
Weill: Concert for Violin and Wind Orchestra, Op.12
Violin: Chantal Juillet
Stravinsky: Ragtime pour 11 instruments
Stravinsky: Renard (A Burlesque to be sung and acted)
Tenor,Bass: Members of the Hudson Shad
Conductor: Charles Dutoit with the Miyazaki International Music Festival Chamber Orchestra
| Performance | Date/time | Venue, co-host | Ticket price |
| Program 1 | 5/13(Wed) 19:00~ *Canceled in case of rain |
Front garden of the prefectural office main building | Outdoors, no admission fee |
| Program 2 | 5/14(Thu) 18:00~ | La Dish Ohashi dining restaurant | 3,500 yen (includes dinner and one drink) |
| Program 3 | 5/18(Mon) 14:00~ | CORNER | 2,000 yen (includes cake set) |
| Program 4 | 5/19(Tue) 18:30~ | Hidaka Honten Pro Shop 2F salon | 1,000 yen |
These concerts are presented with the support of the co-host at each venue.
Tickets will be available for purchase from each venue and from the Medikit Arts Center ticket office. Please be aware that ticket quantities are limited.