Performance List

1 May 2026, 19:00, Katsushika Symphony Hills (Tokyo, Japan)

• Arnold Schönberg: 1. Kammersymphonie für 15 Soloinstrumente (Universal Edition)

Masato Miyagawa –conductor, musica AKTANA

2 May 2026, 19:30, Swarovski Kristallwelten (Wattens, Austria)

listening closely 2026

• Toru Takemitsu: Distance de Fée for violin and piano (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Viktoria Mullova –violin, Reinis Zariņš –piano [more info]

3 May 2026, 14:30, Kyoto Concert Hall (Kyoto, Japan)

• Serge Prokofieff: Symphony No. 2 (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Serge Prokofieff: Symphony No. 3 (Boosey & Hawkes)

Nodoka Okisawa –conductor, City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra [more info]

3 May 2026, 10:15, Tokyo International Forum (Tokyo, Japan)

La Folle Journée Tokyo 2026

• Johann Strauss II/Michael Rot: Expreß Polka – Polka schnell für Orchester - 2. Auflage (Strauss Edition Wien)

Kazufumi Yamashita –conductor, Chiba Symphony Orchestra [more info]

3 May 2026, 9:30, Tokyo International Forum (Tokyo, Japan)

La Folle Journée Tokyo 2026

• Toru Takemitsu: Between Tides for violin, violoncello and piano (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Olivier Charlier –violin, Sung-Won Yang –violoncello, Emmanuel Strosser –piano [more info]

4 May 2026, 13:30, Kanagawa Prefectural Lake Sagami-ko Exchange Center (Kanagawa, Japan)

INC. PERCUSSION DAYS 2026 SAGAMIKO

• Atsuhiko Gondai: Angelus / Vesper Bell for 7 vibraphones
• Atsuhiko Gondai: Au-dela de "Si" for marimba and vibraphone

Kuniko Kato, Masayuki Nino, Koichi Hosono, Karin Tozaki, Maico Tomita, Itaru Akuhara, Ryohei Fujimoto, Chihiro Furuya, Haruka Hamanaka, Tetsuaki Murata, Misaki Matsuno, Kana Yokouchi, Haruka Aoyagi –percussion

4 May 2026, 14:00, Tokyo International Forum (Tokyo, Japan)

La Folle Journée Tokyo 2026

• Atsuhiko Gondai: Crazily, Crasily, I too aspire the Light
• Atsuhiko Gondai: Kairos for piano (Schott Music [Tokyo])
• Atsuhiko Gondai: l’heure bleue for piano

Chisato Taniguchi –piano [more info]

4 May 2026, 14:00, Mito City Civic Center (Ibaraki, Japan)

• Toru Takemitsu: Nami no Bon for orchestra (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Kohei Ueno –conductor, Ibaraki Symphony Orchestra

4 May 2026, 18:30, Tokyo International Forum (Tokyo, Japan)

La Folle Journée Tokyo 2026

• Richard Wagner: from Das Rheingold - aus "Der Ring des Nibelungen" - Vorabend (Fassung des Erstdrucks) (Schott Music [Mainz])

Tetsuji Honna –conductor, New Japan Philharmonic [more info]

5 May 2026, 10:30, Tokyo International Forum (Tokyo, Japan)

La Folle Journée Tokyo 2026

• Alberto Ginastera: from Dances from 'Estancia' (Boosey & Hawkes)

Keiko Mitsuhashi –conductor, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra [more info]

5 May 2026, 14:00, Kanagawa Art Hall (Kanagawa, Japan)

• Joe Hisaishi: Runner of the Spirit (Wonder City Inc.)

Satoshi Kurihara –conductor, Tompei Wind Orchestra

5 May 2026, 14:00, Mie Center for the Arts (Mie, Japan)

• Gustav Mahler/Yoel H Gamzou: Symphonie Nr.10 – Realisation and elaboration of the unfinished drafts [National Premiere] (Schott Music [Mainz])
• Toru Takemitsu: Nami no Bon for orchestra (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Masato Otani –conductor, Ise Orchestra

5 May 2026, 14:30, Onikuru (Osaka, Japan)

• David Maslanka: Symphony No. 8 (Carl Fischer)

Yoshinori Kubota –conductor, King's Gambit Wind Orchestra

6 May 2026, 13:30, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (Kanagawa, Japan)

• Leroy Anderson: Concerto in C for Piano and Orchestra (Theodore Presser)

Yusuke Takahashi –piano, Mirai Abe –conductor, PROST Symphony Orchestra

8 May 2026, 19:00, Fukinoto Hall (Hokkaido, Japan)

• Toru Takemitsu: Les yeux clos II for piano (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Shunya Hondo –piano

9 May 2026, 18:30, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tokyo, Japan)

• Toshi Ichiyanagi: Still Time IV – In Memory of Toru Takemitsu for flute (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Ikue Koike –flute

9 May 2026, 14:00, Hyogo Performing Arts Center (Hyogo, Japan)

• Jacques Offenbach: from Orphée aux Enfers (1874 version) (Bote & Bock)

Minami Matsubara –soprano, Takuto Yuasa –bass baritone, Daichi Deguchi –conductor, Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra

10 May 2026, 14:00, May Theater (Osaka, Japan)

• Zoltán Kodály: Variations on a Hungarian Folksong “The Peacock” (Boosey & Hawkes)

Takeshi Shintani –conductor, Suita-City Symphony Orchestra

10 May 2026, 11:00, Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Lowell Liebermann: from Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra, Op. 50 (Theodore Presser)

Mariko Hamasaki –piccolo, Kosuke Tsunoda –conductor, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra [more info]

10 May 2026, 14:00, Nagano City Arts Center (Nagano, Japan)

• Carl Orff: Carmina Burana (Schott Music [Mainz])

Maki Mori –soprano, Tadashi Miroku –tenor, Toru Kaku –baritone, Ryuichiro Sonoda –conductor, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Carmina Burana 2026 Special Chorus, Nagano City Arts Center Junior Chorus

10 May 2026, 14:00, Ishikawa Ongakudo (Ishikawa, Japan)

• Serge Prokofieff: from Piano Concerto No. 3 (Boosey & Hawkes)

Ryuken Kawai –piano, Junichi Hirokami –conductor, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa [more info]

10 May 2026, 14:00, Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall (Kanagawa, Japan)

• Igor Stravinsky: Concerto en Ré for violin and orchestra (Schott Music [Mainz])

Mayumi Kanagawa –violin, So Awatsuji –conductor, Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra

13 May 2026, 18:30, Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara (Hokkaido, Japan)

• Zoltán Kodály: Variations on a Hungarian Folksong “The Peacock” (Boosey & Hawkes)

Kanade Yokoyama –conductor, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra [more info]

13 May 2026, 19:00, Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Gustav Mahler: Symphonie Nr. 4 [Editor : Erwin Ratz] (Universal Edition)

Yui Takahashi –soprano, Andrea Battistoni –conductor, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra [more info]

14 May 2026, 19:00, Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Concerto funebre for solo-violin and string orchestra (Schott Music [Mainz])
• Paul Hindemith: Symphonie "Mathis der Maler" (Schott Music [Mainz])

Suyoen Kim –violin, Kazuki Yamada –conductor, NHK Symphony Orchestra [more info]

14 May 2026, 20:00, Anneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr (Bochum, Germany)

• Toshio Hosokawa: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra "Im Nebel" (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Jeroen Berwaerts –trumpet, Jun Märkl –conductor, Bochumer Symphoniker [more info]

14 May 2026, 19:00, Besední dům (Brno, Czech Republic)

• Toshio Hosokawa: Lotus under the Moonlight – hommage à Mozart for piano and orchestra [National Premiere] (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Momo Kodama –piano, Ryusuke Numajiri –conductor, Filharmonie Brno [more info]

15 May 2026, 19:00, Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Concerto funebre for solo-violin and string orchestra (Schott Music [Mainz])
• Paul Hindemith: Symphonie "Mathis der Maler" (Schott Music [Mainz])

Suyoen Kim –violin, Kazuki Yamada –conductor, NHK Symphony Orchestra [more info]

15 May 2026, 20:00, Anneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr (Bochum, Germany)

• Toshio Hosokawa: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra "Im Nebel" (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Jeroen Berwaerts –trumpet, Jun Märkl –conductor, Bochumer Symphoniker [more info]

15 May 2026, 19:00, Besední dům (Brno, Czech Republic)

• Toshio Hosokawa: Lotus under the Moonlight – hommage à Mozart for piano and orchestra (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Momo Kodama –piano, Ryusuke Numajiri –conductor, Filharmonie Brno [more info]

15 May 2026, 19:00, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tokyo, Japan)

• Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments (Boosey & Hawkes)

Ryoma Takagi –piano, Shimpei Sasaki –conductor, Tokyo Wind Symphony Orchestra

16 May 2026, 18:00, Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Gustav Mahler: 1. Symphonie (Universal Edition)

Lorenzo Viotti –conductor, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra [more info]

16 May 2026, 14:00, Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall (Kanagawa, Japan)

• Gustav Mahler: 1. Symphonie – New revised version by Stark-Voit/Kubik (Universal Edition)
• Gustav Mahler: from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Universal Edition)
• Anton Webern: Passacaglia (Universal Edition)

Saki Nakae –soprano, Ken Takaseki –conductor, Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra [more info]

16 May 2026, 15:00, Kobe Bunka Hall (Hyogo, Japan)

• Nino Rota: Concerto No.2 for violoncello and orchestra (Schott Music [Mainz])

Tamás Varga –violoncello, Hidemi Suzuki –conductor, Kobe City Chamber Orchestra

17 May 2026, 16:00, Kumamoto Prefectural Theater (Kumamoto, Japan)

• Leonard Bernstein: Candide Overture (Boosey & Hawkes)

Shimpei Sasaki –conductor, Kumamoto Symphony Orchestra

17 May 2026, 15:00, Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall [Hiroshimashi Bunka Koryu Kaikan] (Hiroshima, Japan)

• Aaron Copland: Clarinet Concerto (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Aaron Copland: Music for the Movies (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Sinfonie in Fis (Schott Music [Mainz])

Tatsuyoshi Mikai –clarinet, John Axelrod –conductor, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra

17 May 2026, 15:00, Kurume City Plaza (Fukuoka, Japan)

• Ikuma Dan: from Yuzuru (Boosey & Hawkes)

Sara Kobayashi –soprano, Ichiro Saito –conductor, Kyushu Symphony Orchestra

17 May 2026, 14:00, Shimonoseki civic hall (Yamaguchi, Japan)

• Zoltán Kodály: Variations on a Hungarian Folksong “The Peacock” (Boosey & Hawkes)

Masaaki Tanokura –conductor, Shimonoseki Civic Orchestra

17 May 2026, 15:00, Murayama Shimin Kaikan (Yamagata, Japan)

• Fritz Kreisler/Péter Wolf: Liebesfreud for violin and chamber orchestra (Schott Music [Mainz])
• Fritz Kreisler/Péter Wolf: Liebesleid for violin and chamber orchestra (Schott Music [Mainz])
• Fritz Kreisler/Péter Wolf: Schön Rosmarin for violin and chamber orchestra (Schott Music [Mainz])

Rino Yoshimoto –violin, Tetsuro Ban –conductor, Yamagata Symphony Orchestra [more info]

17 May 2026, 14:00, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (Kanagawa, Japan)

• Gustav Mahler: 1. Symphonie (Universal Edition)

Lorenzo Viotti –conductor, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra [more info]

17 May 2026, 14:00, Marinart (Shizuoka, Japan)

• Gustav Mahler: from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Universal Edition)

Naoto Ito –baritone, Hiroyasu Matsumoto –conductor, Shimizu Philharmonic Orchestra

17 May 2026, 15:00, Bunkamura Orchard Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Gustav Mahler: Symphonie Nr. 4 [Editor : Erwin Ratz] (Universal Edition)

Yui Takahashi –soprano, Andrea Battistoni –conductor, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra [more info]

17 May 2026, 14:00, The Symphony Hall (Osaka, Japan)

• Serge Prokofieff: Classical Symphony (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Serge Prokofieff: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Boosey & Hawkes)

Risa Daido –piano, Maiku Shibata –conductor, Osaka Symphony Orchestra

17 May 2026, 14:00, Sagawa Bunko (Ibaraki, Japan)

• Toru Takemitsu: Between Tides for violin, violoncello and piano (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Kyoko Ogawa –violin, Yu Ito –violoncello, Kosuke Akimoto –piano

17 May 2026, 15:00, Alte Oper Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany)

• Toru Takemitsu: Distance de Fée for violin and piano (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Hana Chang –violin, Boris Kusnezow –piano [more info]

19 May 2026, 11:00, Okaya Nagoya Hall (Aichi, Japan)

• Noriko Koide: Shachihoko Golden March for orchestra (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Yukari Saito –conductor, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra [more info]

20 May 2026, 19:00, Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Donghoon Shin: Threadsuns – concerto for viola and orchestra [National Premiere] (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Anton Webern: Passacaglia (Universal Edition)

Amihai Grosz –viola, Sylvain Cambreling –conductor, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra [more info]

20 May 2026, 15:00, Toyonaka Performing Arts Center (Osaka, Japan)

• Toru Takemitsu: from 12 Songs for Guitar (Schott Music [Tokyo])
• Toru Takemitsu: All in Twilight – Four pieces for guitar (Schott Music [Tokyo])
• Toru Takemitsu: Equinox for guitar (Schott Music [Tokyo])
• Toru Takemitsu: In the Woods – Three pieces for guitar (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Kiyoshi Shomura –guitar

21 May 2026, 19:00, Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• John Adams: Naive and Sentimental Music for orchestra [National Premiere] (Boosey & Hawkes)

John Adams –conductor, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra [more info]

22 May 2026, 19:00, Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai [Sendai-shi Seinen Bunka Center] (Miyagi, Japan)

• Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Benjamin Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra – Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell for orchestra with narrator ad lib (Boosey & Hawkes)

Ken Takaseki –conductor, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra

22 May 2026, 19:00, Festival Hall (Osaka, Japan)

• Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite (Boosey & Hawkes)

Michel Tabachnik –conductor, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra [more info]

22 May 2026, 19:00, Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Toru Takemitsu: Archipelago S. for 21 players (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Alexander Liebreich –conductor, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra [more info]

22 May 2026, 19:00, Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

• Toru Takemitsu: Rain Coming for chamber orchestra (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Manuel Nawri –conductor, Echo Ensemble [more info]

23 May 2026, 15:00, Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai [Sendai-shi Seinen Bunka Center] (Miyagi, Japan)

• Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem (Boosey & Hawkes)
• Benjamin Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra – Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell for orchestra with narrator ad lib (Boosey & Hawkes)

Ken Takaseki –conductor, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra

23 May 2026, 15:00, Church of Christ in Japan Sapporo kita1jo church (Hokkaido, Japan)

• Atsuhiko Gondai: Vom Himmel hoch for organ

Kensuke Ohira –organ

23 May 2026, 18:30, Curian (Tokyo, Japan)

• Modeste Moussorgsky/Maurice Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition (Boosey & Hawkes)

Katsuto Yokoshima –conductor, Shinagawa Civic Orchestra

23 May 2026, 14:30, Aichi Prefectural Art Theater (Aichi, Japan)

• Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs for soprano and orchestra (Boosey & Hawkes)

Maki Mori –soprano, Kosuke Tsunoda –conductor, Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra

23 May 2026, 14:00, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (Kanagawa, Japan)

• Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs for soprano and orchestra (Boosey & Hawkes)

Marina Rebeka –soprano, Lorenzo Viotti –conductor, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra [more info]

23 May 2026, 15:00, Festival Hall (Osaka, Japan)

• Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite (Boosey & Hawkes)

Michel Tabachnik –conductor, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra [more info]

23 May 2026, 14:00, Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Toru Takemitsu: Archipelago S. for 21 players (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Alexander Liebreich –conductor, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra [more info]

24 May 2026, 14:00, Nagaokakyo Memorial Cultural Hall (Kyoto, Japan)

• George Gershwin/Frank Campbell-Watson: An American in Paris (Gershwin Music)

Shungo Moriyama –conductor, Nagaokakyo Citizen Orchestra

24 May 2026, 14:00, Saga City Cultural Hall (Saga, Japan)

• Joe Hisaishi: Runner of the Spirit (Wonder City Inc.)

Takahiro Minamisato –conductor, Saga Civic Wind Orchestra

24 May 2026, 14:00, Yawata-shi Bunka Center (Kyoto, Japan)

• Zoltán Kodály: Variations on a Hungarian Folksong “The Peacock” (Boosey & Hawkes)

So Awatsuji –conductor, Yawata Civic Orchestra

24 May 2026, 14:00, Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall (Kanagawa, Japan)

• Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Konzert D-Dur für Violine und Orchester (Schott Music [Mainz])

Ilya Gringolts –violin, Sylvain Cambreling –conductor, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra [more info]

24 May 2026, 13:30, Sumida Triphony Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Gustav Mahler: Adagio aus der Symphonie Nr. 10 (Universal Edition)

Kyohei Tomihira –conductor, Orchestra HA’MON [more info]

24 May 2026, 14:00, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (Kanagawa, Japan)

• Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs for soprano and orchestra (Boosey & Hawkes)

Marina Rebeka –soprano, Lorenzo Viotti –conductor, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra [more info]

24 May 2026, 14:00, Kyoto Concert Hall (Kyoto, Japan)

• Igor Stravinsky: Der Feuervogel Suite (1919) (Schott Music [Mainz])

Shurihito Matsumoto –conductor, Kyoto Civic Philharmonic

26 May 2026, 19:00, Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Konzert D-Dur für Violine und Orchester (Schott Music [Mainz])

Ilya Gringolts –violin, Sylvain Cambreling –conductor, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra [more info]

26 May 2026, 19:00, Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

Viola Space 2026

• Franz Schubert/Dobrinka Tabakova: Arpeggione Sonata for solo viola (or solo violin or solo cello) and string orchestra (Schott Music [London])

Amihai Grosz –viola, Toho Gakuen Orchestra [more info]

27 May 2026, 19:30, Lincoln Center (New York, U.S.)

• Noriko Koide: Swaddling Silks and Gossamer Rain for orchestra (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Elim Chan –conductor, New York Philharmonic [more info]

28 May 2026, 19:30, Lincoln Center (New York, U.S.)

• Noriko Koide: Swaddling Silks and Gossamer Rain for orchestra (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Elim Chan –conductor, New York Philharmonic [more info]

28 May 2026, 19:00, Tokyo Concerts Lab. (Tokyo, Japan)

• Joji Yuasa: Cosmos Haptic IV for violoncello and piano (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Kei Yamazawa –violoncello, Ayako Toba –piano

29 May 2026, 19:30, Lincoln Center (New York, U.S.)

• Noriko Koide: Swaddling Silks and Gossamer Rain for orchestra (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Elim Chan –conductor, New York Philharmonic [more info]

29 May 2026, 19:00, NHK Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Peteris Vasks: Pateicības Dziedājums – (Chant of Gratefulness / Gesang der Dankbarkeit) for string orchestra [National Premiere] (Schott Music [Mainz])

Andris Poga –conductor, NHK Symphony Orchestra [more info]

30 May 2026, 14:00, Showa Kougyo Nijiiro Hall [Kasukabe City Bunka Kaikan] (Saitama, Japan)

• Aaron Copland/Kazuhiro Morita: Appalachian Spring Suite (Boosey & Hawkes)

Yoshikatsu Matsuoka –conductor, Kasukabe Higashi High School

30 May 2026, 19:30, Lincoln Center (New York, U.S.)

• Noriko Koide: Swaddling Silks and Gossamer Rain for orchestra (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Elim Chan –conductor, New York Philharmonic [more info]

30 May 2026, 17:00, Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara (Hokkaido, Japan)

• Gustav Mahler: 3. Symphonie (Universal Edition)

Gerhild Romberger –contralto, Elias Grandy –conductor, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, Sapporo Symphony Chorus, HBC Junior Chorus [more info]

30 May 2026, 15:00, Hirakata Performing & Visual Arts Center (Osaka, Japan)

• Igor Stravinsky: Der Feuervogel Suite (1919) (Schott Music [Mainz])

Ryusuke Numajiri –conductor, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra [more info]

30 May 2026, 19:00, Maezawa Garden Open Air Theater (Toyama, Japan)

• Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring ^† (Boosey & Hawkes)

Noism0, Noism1 [more info]

30 May 2026, 14:00, Munetsugu Hall (Aichi, Japan)

• Toru Takemitsu: All That the Man Left Behind When He Died – from Songs (Schott Music [Tokyo])
• Toru Takemitsu: I Just Sing – from Songs (Schott Music [Tokyo])
• Toru Takemitsu: Small Sky – from Songs (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Shunsuke Imai –baritone, Noriyuki Hamano –piano

30 May 2026, 15:00, Halle Runde (Aichi, Japan)

• Toru Takemitsu: Distance de Fée for violin and piano (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Sonoko Numata –violin, Akemi Tadenuma –piano

30 May 2026, 14:00, NHK Hall (Tokyo, Japan)

• Peteris Vasks: Pateicības Dziedājums – (Chant of Gratefulness / Gesang der Dankbarkeit) for string orchestra (Schott Music [Mainz])

Andris Poga –conductor, NHK Symphony Orchestra [more info]

31 May 2026, 14:00, Fenice Sacay [Sakai Performing Arts Center] (Osaka, Japan)

• James Barnes: Arioso and Presto for Alto Saxophone and Band (Lauren Keiser)

Toru Fukuda –alto saxophone, Toshiyuki Ise –conductor, Soka Gakkai Kansai Wind Orchestra

31 May 2026, 17:00, Ryutopia Niigata City Performing Arts Center (Niigata, Japan)

• Joe Hisaishi: Symphonic Variation "Merry-Go-Round+Cave of Mind" – from Howl's Moving Castle (Wonder City Inc.)

Gen Ohta –conductor, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra [more info]

31 May 2026, 13:00, Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara (Hokkaido, Japan)

• Gustav Mahler: 3. Symphonie (Universal Edition)

Gerhild Romberger –contralto, Elias Grandy –conductor, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, Sapporo Symphony Chorus, HBC Junior Chorus [more info]

31 May 2026, 19:00, Maezawa Garden Open Air Theater (Toyama, Japan)

• Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring ^† (Boosey & Hawkes)

Noism0, Noism1 [more info]

31 May 2026, 18:00, Anneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr (Bochum, Germany)

• Toru Takemitsu: And then I knew ’twas Wind for flute, viola and harp (Schott Music [Tokyo])

Alexander Schütz –flute, Marko Genero –viola, Meret Eve Haug –harp [more info]