The 43rd Kusatsu International Summer Music Academy & Festival
Theme: Prague and Wien Two Musical Cities―Brahms and Dvořák
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Concert Schedule Click here for the entire schedule
- August 17
- August 18
- August 19
- August 20
- August 21 The Concert for Children at Tenguyama Resthouse
- August 21
- August 22
- August 23
- August 24
- August 25
- August 26
- August 27
- August 28
- August 29 Popular Concert
- August 30 Student Concert
- August 30
Thursday, August 17
Opening Concert/
Antoni Wit & Gunma Symphony Orchestra with Dieter Flury
J. Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Antoni Wit (Cond)/ Gumma Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
W. A. Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313
Antoni Wit (Cond)/ Dieter Flury (Fl)/ Gumma Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
A. Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
Antoni Wit (Cond)/ Gumma Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Friday, August 18
Chamber Music/ Dvořák: Songs My Mother Taught Me
A. Dvořák: Songs My Mother Taught Me
A. Dvořák: 4 Romantic Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 75 B. 150
A. Dvořák: Humoresque in G-flat major, Op. 101-7
Karin Adam (Vn)/ Hiromi Okada (Pf)
A. Dvořák: 2 Minuets, Op. 28 B. 58
T. Noda: Ode Capricious for Piano Solo
T. Noda: “Troika” from Children’s Album
Hiromi Okada (Pf)
B. Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor “From My Life”
L. Janáčekč: String Quartet No. 1, JW. VII/ 8 “Kreutzer Sonata”
Quartet Excelsior (String Quartet)
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Saturday, August 19
Shlomo Mintz Violin Recital/ Brahms: Violin Sonata
J. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 “Regenlied”
J. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
J. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Shlomo Mintz (Vn)/ Bruno Canino (Pf)
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Sunday, August 20
Chorus and Orchestra/ Dvořák: Stabat Mater
A.Dvořák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58 B. 71
Antoni Wit (Cond)/ Akie Amo (Sop)/ Taeka Hino (Alt)/ Iwao Onuki (Ten)/ Koji Yamashita (Bas)/ Fumiaki Kuriyama (Chorus Cond)/ Kusatsu Academy Chorus/ Kusatsu Festival Orchestra
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Monday, August 21
The Concert for Children
Recommended for 0 year-old to juniour high school students
Akie Amo (Sop)/ Ensemble ONSEN
Program: TBA
Open 10:10/ Start 10:30
Entrance fee: Free (Online Application in advance is required)
Capacity: 300
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall Tenguyama Resthouse
*The venue has been changed.
Monday, August 21
Bruno Canino Piano Recital/ Brahms: 7 Fantasien Op. 116
W. A. Mozart:1 0 Variations in G major on Gluck’s Unser Dummer Pobel Meint, K. 455
F. Schubert: 2 Scherzi, D 593
L. v. Beethoven: 6 Bagatellen, Op. 126
A. Dvořák: Excerpt from Silhouety, Op. 8 B98
L. Janáček: On the Overgrown Path
J. Brahms: Fantasien, Op. 116
Bruno Canino (Pf)
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Tuesday, August 22
Mozart in Prague/ Mozart: Opera “Don Giovanni” for Flute Quartet
W.A.Mozart: From Opera“Don Giovanni” K. 527 for Flute Quartet
“Overture”, “La ci daremm la mano”, “Fin ch’han dal vino”, “Batti, batti”/ Others
Dieter Flury (Fl)/ Karin Adam (Vn)/ Miroslav Sehnoutka (Va)/ Tamás Varga (Vc)
W.A.Mozart: Bella mia fiamma, addio, K. 528
W.A.Mozart: Des kleinen Friedrichs Geburtstag, K. 529
Akie Amo (Sop)/ Christopher Hinterhuber (Pf)
W.A.Mozart: Das Traumbild, K. 530
Toshiyuki Muramatsu(C-Ten)/ Christopher Hinterhuber (Pf)
W.A.Mozart: Piano Quartet in E-Flat major, K. 493
Christopher Hinterhuber (Pf)/ Karin Adam (Vn)/ Miroslav Sehnoutka (Va)/ Tamás Varga (Vc)
W.A.Mozart: String Quintet No.4 in G minor, K. 516
Karin Adam (Vn)/ Kazuhiro Takagi (Vn)/ Miroslav Sehnoutka (Va)/ Yoshiko Hannya (Va)/ Tamás Varga (Vc)
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Wednesday, August 23
Prague and Vienna in the 18th century/ Chamber Music by Flute and Oboe
I. Pleyel: Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola and Violoncello, B. 282
Dieter Flury (Fl)/ Thomas Indermühle (Ob)/ Hajime Otomo (Vc)/ Others
A. Gyrowetz: Nachtmusik No. 3 for Flute, Violin, Viola and Violoncello, Op. 26
Dieter Flury (Fl)/ Hajime Otomo (Vc)/ Others
F. Krommer: Quartet No. 1 in C major for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Violoncello
Thomas Indermühle (Ob)/ Hajime Otomo (Vc)/ Others
A. Dvořák: Serenade for Flute, Violin, Viola and Triangle, B. 15bis
Dieter Flury (Fl)/ Others
F. X. Süssmayr: Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola and Violoncello, SmWV 602
Dieter Flury (Fl)/ Thomas Indermühle (Ob)/ Hajime Otomo (Vc)/ Others
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Thursday, August 24
Dvořák “Cypressen” Song and String Quartet
A. Dvořák: Cypresses for Strin Quartet, B. 152
Karin Adam (Vn)/ Kazuhiro Takagi (Vn)/ Miroslav Sehnoutka (Va)/ Tamás Varga (Vc)/
A. Dvořák: Cypresses for Tenor and Piano, B. 11
Toshiyuki Muramatsu (C-Ten)/ Christopher Hinterhuber (Pf)
A. Dvořák: Ave Maria, Op. 19b, B. 68
Taeka Hino(M-Sop)/ Claudio Brizi(Org)
A. Dvořák: Violin Sonatina in G major, Op. 100, B. 183
Karin Adam (Vn)/ Christopher Hinterhuber (Pf)
A. Dvořák: From Moravian Duets, Op. 32 B. 62
No. 1 A já ti uplynu (From Thee Now), No. 11 Zajatá (The Maid Imprisoned),
No. 13 Šípek (The Wild Rose)
A. Dvořák: From Moravian Duets, Op. 38 B. 69 No. 1 Možnost (Hoping in Vain), No. 4 Hoře (The Smart)
A. Dvořák: From Gypsy Songs, Op. 55, B. 104 No. 4 “Songs My Mother Taught Me”
Akie Amo (Sop)/ Taeka Hino (Alt)/ Others
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Friday, August 25
Tamás Varga Violoncello Recital/ Dvořák, Suk and Brahms
J. Brahms (Arr. by Klengel): Sonata in D major, Op. 78 (Original: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 “Regenlied”)
A. Dvořák: Polonaise in A major, B. 94
A. Dvořák: Rondo in G minor, Op. 94
J. Suk: Ballade and Serenade, Op. 3
L. Janáček: Pohádka, JW VII/5
B. Martinů: Variations on a Slovak Folksong, H. 378
Tamás Varga (Vc)/ Christopher Hinterhuber (Pf)
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Saturday, August 26
Chamber Music/ String Sextet of Dvořák and Brahms
J. Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18
Shlomo Mintz (Vn)/ Kazuhiro Takagi (Vn)/ Miroslav Sehnoutka (Va)/ Yoshiko Hannya (Va)/ Tamás Varga (Vc)/ Hajime Otomo (Vc)
A.Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 No. 1 in C major, No. 8 in G minor/ Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 No. 2 in E minor (for 4 hands)
Bruno Canino (Pf)/ Hiromi Okada (Pf)
A. Dvořák: String Sextet No. 1 in A major, Op. 48 B. 80
Karin Adam (Vn)/ Kazuhiro Takagi (Vn)/ Miroslav Sehnoutka (Va)/ Yoshiko Hannya (Va)/ Tamás Varga (Vc)/ Hajime Otomo (Vc)
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Sunday, August 27
The essense of Chamber Music/ Piano Trio of Beethoven and Smetana
L. v. Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97 “Archduke”
B. Smetana: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15
Others
Karin Adam (Vn)/ Tamás Varga (Vc)/ Christopher Hinterhuber (Pf) / Others
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Monday, August 28
Wind Ensenble Concert/ Dvořák: Serenade for Winds in D minor
B. Martinů: Duo for Violin and Viola No. 2, H. 331 (1950)
Kazuhiro Takagi (Vn)/ Others
B. Martinů: Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano, H. 254 (1936)
Dieter Flury (Fl)/ Aki Takahashi (Pf)/ Others
T. Ichiyanagi: Inexhaustible Fountain (1990)
T. Ichiyanagi: Cloud Atlas I (1985)
T. Takemitsu (Arr. by A.Nishimura): Sayonara (1953/2001)
Aki Takahashi (Pf)
A.Dvořák: Serenade in D Minor, Op.44 B.77
F.Krommer:Partita in B-Flat Major, Op.78
Thomas Indermühle (Ob)/ Mayu Wakaki (Ob)/ Seiki Shinohe (Cl)/ Yuka Takashi (Cl)/ Kazusa Mizutani (Fg)/ Yuka Sakai (Fg)/ Ryoichi Ishikawa (C-Fg)/ Yoshiyuki Uema (Hr)/ Mina Muranaka (Hr)/ Others
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Tuesday, August 29
Popular Concert
Dvořák’s Chamber Music/ Dvořák: String Quartet “American”
With thanks to Panocha String Quartet
A. Dvořák: Miniatures, Op. 75a, B. 149
Karin Adam (Vn)/ Miroslav Sehnoutka (Va) / Others
A. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 B. 179 “American”
Karin Adam (Vn)/ Miroslav Sehnoutka (Va)/ Tamás Varga (Vc)/ Others
A. Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81 B. 155
Quartet Excelsior(String Quartet)/ Christopher Hinterhuber (Pf)
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Wednesday, August 30
Student Concert
This concert is performed by excellent students selected from each master class (free admission). Among the many graduates of the Kusatsu Summer International Music Academy, some of the most active artists of today have left this stage. Please enjoy the enthusiastic performances by promising musicians. Performers, program, and other details of the concert will be announced at the venue on the day of the concert.
Open 8:45／Start 9:00
Entrance fee: free
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Wednesday, August 30
Closing Concert/ Mozart: Symphony “Prague”
J. J. Fux: Overture in D major
Hikotaro Yazaki (Cond)/ Kusatsu Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
W. A. Mozart: Piano Concerto in E-flat major, K. 449
Bruno Canino (Pf)/ Hikotaro Yazaki (Cond)/ Kusatsu Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
A. Salieri: Concerto for Flute and Oboe in C major
Dieter Flury (Fl)/ Thomas Indermühle (Ob)/ Hikotaro Yazaki (Cond)/ Kusatsu Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504
L. Janáček: Adagio for Orchestra
Hikotaro Yazaki (Cond)/ Kusatsu Festival Orchestra (Orchestra)
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall