Orchestra Tonkünstler announces 2020-21 season
March 20, 2020Amid this uncertain time of the ongoing Corona Virus threat, a bit of hopeful news.
Austria's Orchestra Tonkünstler, of which Mo. Yutaka Sado is their chief conductor, has announced their 2020-21 season.
Nobuyuki Tsujii is listed among their feature guest soloists. Also announced are two tours: October 2020 in U.K. and February 2021 in Japan; it is known that Nobu is the soloist for the U.K. tour, and chances are that the same holds for the Japan tour.
https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20200320_OTS0019/tonkuenstler-orchester-erweitert-abonnement-angebot-in-wien
Tonkünstler-Orchester erweitert Abonnement-Angebot in Wien
Presseinformation zur Konzertsaison 20–21
[Tonkunstler Orchestra extends subscription offer in Vienna
Press information on the 20–21 concert season]
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Als Solistinnen und Solisten treten unter anderem Alice Sara Ott, Nobuyuki Tsujii, Alexander Ullman, Emmanuel Tjeknavorian sowie Lucas und Arthur Jussen auf.
[Soloists include Alice Sara Ott, Nobuyuki Tsujii, Alexander Ullman, Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, as well as Lucas and Arthur Jussen.]
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Zu den Höhepunkten der Saison 20–21 gehören zwei Tourneen: Im Oktober 2020 reisen die Tonkünstler und Chefdirigent Yutaka Sado erneut nach Großbritannien, im Februar 2021 nach Japan, um in Millionenstädten wie Tokio, Osaka und Nagoya aufzutreten.
[The highlights of the 20–21 season include two tours: in October 2020, the Tonkunstler and chief conductor Yutaka Sado will travel to Great Britain again, in February 2021 to Japan, to appear in cities of over a million cities such as Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.]
Presseinformation zur Konzertsaison 20–21
[Tonkunstler Orchestra extends subscription offer in Vienna
Press information on the 20–21 concert season]
...
Als Solistinnen und Solisten treten unter anderem Alice Sara Ott, Nobuyuki Tsujii, Alexander Ullman, Emmanuel Tjeknavorian sowie Lucas und Arthur Jussen auf.
[Soloists include Alice Sara Ott, Nobuyuki Tsujii, Alexander Ullman, Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, as well as Lucas and Arthur Jussen.]
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Zu den Höhepunkten der Saison 20–21 gehören zwei Tourneen: Im Oktober 2020 reisen die Tonkünstler und Chefdirigent Yutaka Sado erneut nach Großbritannien, im Februar 2021 nach Japan, um in Millionenstädten wie Tokio, Osaka und Nagoya aufzutreten.
[The highlights of the 20–21 season include two tours: in October 2020, the Tonkunstler and chief conductor Yutaka Sado will travel to Great Britain again, in February 2021 to Japan, to appear in cities of over a million cities such as Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.]
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I looked up the concert schedule of the Orchestra Tonkünstler and came upon this information.
https://www.tonkuenstler.at/en/tickets/events/great-britain-tour-2020-birmingham#47400
Great Britain Tour 2020
I looked up the concert schedule of the Orchestra Tonkünstler and came upon this information.
https://www.tonkuenstler.at/en/tickets/events/great-britain-tour-2020-birmingham#47400
Great Britain Tour 2020
Tu Oct 27 07 30 PM Birmingham Symphony Hall
We Oct 28 07 30 PM Great Britain Tour 2020: Cardiff Cardiff St David's Hall
Th Oct 29 07 30 PM Great Britain Tour 2020: Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Fr Oct 30 07 30 PM Great Britain Tour 2020: London London Cadogan Hall
Sa Oct 31 07 30 PM Great Britain Tour 2020: Leeds Leeds Town Hall
Su Nov 1 03 00 PM Great Britain Tour 2020: Edinburgh Edinburgh Usher Hall
ProgramWe Oct 28 07 30 PM Great Britain Tour 2020: Cardiff Cardiff St David's Hall
Th Oct 29 07 30 PM Great Britain Tour 2020: Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Fr Oct 30 07 30 PM Great Britain Tour 2020: London London Cadogan Hall
Sa Oct 31 07 30 PM Great Britain Tour 2020: Leeds Leeds Town Hall
Su Nov 1 03 00 PM Great Britain Tour 2020: Edinburgh Edinburgh Usher Hall
Jean Sibelius «Finlandia» op. 26
Richard Strauss «Don Juan» Tone poem op. 20
Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 7 op. 105
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Maurice RavelConcerto for Piano and Orchestra in G major
Frédéric Chopin Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante for Piano and Orchestra in E-flat major op. 22
Maurice RavelBoléro
The Ravel pieces (concerto and Boléro) are tracks on an audio album "Maurice Ravel Works" recently released by the orchestra.Richard Strauss «Don Juan» Tone poem op. 20
Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 7 op. 105
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Maurice RavelConcerto for Piano and Orchestra in G major
Frédéric Chopin Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante for Piano and Orchestra in E-flat major op. 22
Maurice RavelBoléro
Assuming that Nobu will be the soloist for the Chopin spinato, this will be his first orchestra performance of the Chopin's Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante -- quite a treat!
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Mo. Yutaka Sado and Nobu go back a long way. Mo. Sado is a mentor and family friend, and is among the people whose support and guidance have given us the gift of Nobuyuki Tsujii.
They have toured in Japan, U.K. and Austria numerous times in the past.
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