Tokyo Tower Arts Festival VIII ＠Tokyo Tower Paid Seat Ticket Sales

Tokyo Tower Arts Festival VIII ＠Tokyo Tower

Date / Times:
January 19 2025, 12:00 p.m. to 17:00 p.m.
Location: Tokyo Tower Observation Deck Main Deck club333 Special Stage
Program: Traditional music from Japan and abroad, contemporary music, piano pieces, Korea-Japan collaboration concert

Date / Times:
January 25 2025, 13:00 p.m. to 15:30 p.m.
Location: Tokyo Tower Observation Deck Main Deck club333 Special Stage
Program:　Uzbekistan-Japan, Malaysia-Japan
Collaboration concert


Concert admission: Free (paid tickets available for front seats),
(Tokyo Tower observation deck admission required)

Program
Japan Now: Professional Japanese traditional and contemporary music & international exchange concert

Patr1
January 19 2025, 12:00 p.m.〜
= From Japan to the Silk Road=
1.“Seishunfu”　Comp. by Shigenari Kaneda/Kie Saito(Soprano), Maho Morita(Piano)
2.“Freedom II” “Jazzy” Comp. by Itsumi Taira/Itsumi Taira(Piano）
3. “Ballades No.3”Comp. by Seiichi Ono/Moe Takahashi(Piano）
= South Korea×Japan=
4. Japanese songs, Korean songs
“Buding Hill” Comp. by Hideko Ohki 1960、
“Okbinyo” Comp. by Chunggil Kim 1981、
“Cradle Song” Comp. by Dongjin Kim 1970 、
“Sleeping Hill ” Comp. by Hideko Ohki 1960
Lim Hyun-Mook（Piano）
= Various bonds are born from traditional Japanese instruments =
5. “Kizuna no Sho” Comp. by Katsuhiro Tsubonou/Isshin Yamamoto（Banbooflute）,Saori Yashiro（Shakuhachi）
6. Japanese Folk Songs“Nanbu ushioi uta” “Akita Nikata Bushi”/Royoji Miyake(Singer), Second generation Eisho Harada（Shamisen）、Ryuho Masuda（Dancer）　
7. Korean Traditional Music“ 설장구 가락 Seoljanggu garak（Janggu solo）”“Geomungo Sanjo”
　／Bark sun-young（Geomungo）、Lee Chang-seop（Janggu）
8. “A print of sakeglass at the corner of score (2024) ” Comp.by Sangbin Rhie Commissioned World Premiere / Lee Chang-seop（Janggu）, Lim Hyun-mook（Piano）,other
9.CSPC Theme Song “Flowers on the azure sky”Comp.by Kenji Kanemasu Performance by all the performers

Part2
January 19 2025, 14:30 p.m.〜

=A Message to the Next Generation and the Steinway Special Classic Concert=
10. International Exchange Symposium
Panel talk with participants of international art exhibitions
11. Cultural introductions by embassies of various countries
12. From Minato-City, Tokyo to the world　
Piano Performance：Rosemary Music School Azabu Classroom（Piano）
Student introduction navigator: Sumie Matsuda(Representative Rosemary Music School)
＝For the next generation of children＝
“Forest Concert” “Circus” Comp.by Masao Tsutusmi /Yuko Tsutsumi（Piano）

13. Bilingual Rakugo／Performance：Hanabi Ryusuitei
14. “Zanha” Comp.by Kazuhisa Takahashi/Yuka Nagatani（20-gen Koto）
15. Hamamatsu International Piano Competition Special Concert
Kaito Kobayashi（Piano）＝3rd Place Winner 2024＝

16. Takako Nojiri Piano Special Concert
・Beethoven, Ludwig van:Sonate für Klavier Nr.23“Appassionata”f-mollop.57
・eethoven, Ludwig van:Sonate für Klavier Nr.21 “Waldstein”C-Durop.53
・Chopin, Frederic: “Ballade”no.1 g-moll Op.23　op.23
・Chopin, Frederic: “Ballade”no.3 As-Durop.47
/Takako Nojiri（Piano）

PART3
January 25 2025, 13:00 p.m. to 15:00 p.m.

Circus Artists International Exchange Concert & Symposium
１）Japan x Uzbekistan
Performer：Djamaldinov Alisher（Director of R.Glier）, Usmanov Shavkatjon(Doira) , Nobuko Ikumura（Koto）、Naoyuki Endo（Shauhachi）、Ibragimova Zilola（Soprano）, TANiqlov Doston（Qonun）, MadaminovA Farxodbek(Gijjak) , Turdaliyeva Sayyora（Traditional vocals）

Uzbekistan：The Republican Specialized Music School (Boarding School) named after R.Glier
Japan：Toride Shotoku Girls' High School Koto Club & Japanese Traditional Music Ensemble “Ayane”

　・Traditional Uzbek Music
　・“Three Ballads　To Hida”Comp.by Katsutoshi Nagasawa、Arr.by Urinboev Fkhriddin, Arrangement commissioned and world premiere　– 3 Koto, 17gen-Koto，Shakuhachi, Gijjak, Qonun, Doira -
・“Oriental fresco” Comp.by N. A.Narimanovnak, cmmissioned and world premiere　
- Shakuhachi、Gijjak, Qonun, Doira、17gen-Koto
・“Lullaby” Comp.by Seiichi Kotani, Arr. by Urinboev Fkhriddin- Soprano、Gijjak, Qonun, Doira –


２）International Exchange Symposium 2　
・Panel talk with international festival participants
・CSPC Theme Song “Flowers on the azure sky”Comp.by Kenji Kanemasu Performance by all the performers

３）Japan x Malaysia　
　Performer：Kelly Teh（Ukulele）, Tamaki Ando（Koto）, Takao Shirakawa（Clarinet) , Malaysia :The Persatuan Pencinta Muzik Ukulele Malaysia (PPMUM),　others
・Malaysian Traditional Music　- Song，Ukulele –
・“Mai” Comp.by Takao Shirakawa- Clarinet solo -
・“Rasa Sayang”Malaysian Traditional Music、Arr.by Kenji Kanemasu, commissioned World Premiere　- Ukulele, Koto, Clarinet -
　
〜In the venue、"WORLD OF MANY COLORS: СULTURES, OUR NARRATIVES"
(Poland International Festival) Exhibition of selected works（kaori Kumaya、Chinatsu Nijima）、Cultural exhibitions of various countries、CD & sheet music on sale〜

Moderator：Hanabi Ryusuitei

Event Planning:CSPC・Silk Road・Band
Music Director: Katsuhiro Tsubonou
General Producer: Haruka Tachibana
Organizing:Cultural Sending Promotion Committee (CSPC)

Grant by: Toshiba International Foundation;
Approved by: Association for Corporate Support of the Arts, Japan
Exhibition cooperation: Kaori Kumagaya, Chinatsu Nijima
Event Special Cooperation: OKYO TOWER Co. Ltd., Steinway Japan Co.Ltd., Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Japan Association of Uzbekistan, embassies of each country in Japan, cultural associations of each country,other
Supported by：Minato City, Minato City Board of Education, Minato Tourism Association, Tokyo Tourism Foundation, Korean Embassy in Japan/Korean Cultural Center, Embassy of Malaysia, Minato International Exchange Association, Japan Foundation,J-COM Tokyo Port/Shinjuku Bureau, 7artscafe, Minato City Sports Fureai Culture and Health Foundation (Kiss Port Foundation) , Hogaku Journal, Tokyo Global Rotary Club, Mother Earth Co., Ltd.,others


Organizing:Cultural Sending Promotion Committee (CSPC)

Contact:
Cultural Sending Promotion Committee (CSPC) 03-3455-6881