The 41st Kusatsu International Summer Music Academy & Festival
Theme: from Beethoven to Contemporary
Concert Leaflet（PDF）
Concert Schedule Click here for the entire schedule
- August 17
- August 18
- August 19
- August 20
- August 21 (Cancelled) *A special concert will be held.
- August 22
- August 23
- August 24
- August 25
- August 26
- August 27
- August 28
- August 29
- Popular Concert
Tuesday, August 17
Opening Concert/
Hikotaro Yazaki & Gumma Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven and Dvořák, Nishimura
A. Nishimura: Meditation KARUNA for Strings (2012)
Hikotaro Yazaki（Conduct）／Gumma Symphony Orchestra（Orchestra）
L. v. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op.15
Hikotaro Yazaki（Conduct）／Hiromi Okada（Piano）／Gumma Symphony Orchestra（Orchestra）
A. Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 B. 163
Hikotaro Yazaki（Conduct）／Gumma Symphony Orchestra（Orchestra）
Encore
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Polonaise from opera “Eugene Onegin”
Open 15：30／Start 16：00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥4,300／Elementary school children￥2,200
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Wednesday, August 18
There will be no events at the venue
Thursday, August 19
Sawa Quartet/
Beethoven Rasumovsky No. 1, Webern, Yun: Oboe Quartet
A. Webern: String Quartet (1905)
Sawa Quartet（String Quartet）
I. Yun: Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Violoncello (1994)
Shota Takahashi（Oboe）／Kazuki Sawa（Violin）／Toshihiko Ichitsubo（Viola）／Toshihiko Hayashi（Violoncello）
L. v. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59-1
Sawa Quartet（String Quartet）
Encore
L. v. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135-3 Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
Open 15：30／Start 16：00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥4,300／Elementary school children￥2,200
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Friday, August 20
Jazz Concert/
Yosuke Yamashita & Kazumi Watanabe
Y.Yamashita：Communication
Y.Yamashita：Piro-Lee
Yosuke Yamashita（Piano）
B. Powell: Cleopatra’s Dream
G.Wood：My One and Only Love
Y.Yamashita：Jong’s Jump
Yosuke Yamashita（Piano）／Kazumi Watanabe（Guiter）
K.Watanabe：TO CHI KA
M.Davis：Milestones
Kazumi Watanabe（Guiter）
Y. Yamashita: Spider
Y.Yamashita：Drifting On D
K. Watanabe: Yensyu Tsubame-Gaeshi
Yosuke Yamashita（Piano）／Kazumi Watanabe（Guiter）
Encore
K.Watanabe：HAVANA
Open 15：30／Start 16：00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥4,300／Elementary school children￥2,200
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Saturday, August 21
Kuniko Kato Percussion Recital/
Bartok: Sonata for 2 pianos
Canceled
This concert has been canceled.
In stead of the concert, we will have a special concert as follows.
Special Concert “From Beethoven to Contemporary”
L.v.Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27-2 “Moon Light”
Hiromi Okada（Piano）
F.Schubert: Fantasie in F Minor, Op. 103, D 940
Aki Takahashi（Piano）／Toshio Nakagawa（Piano）
H.Wolf: Anakreons Grab from “Gedichte von J. W. v. Goethe”
H.Wolf: In dern Schatten einer Locken from “Spanisches Liederbuch”
Taeka Hino（Mezzo Soprano）／Nanako Egami（Piano）
O.Shoeck: Marianlied from 6 Lieder, Op. 6, No. 5
V.Ullmann: Marianlied from Geisliche Lieder, Op. 20, No. 4
Akie Amou（Soprano）／Nanako Egami（Piano）
R. Strauss: Du meines Herzens Kronelein, Op. 21-2
R. Strauss: Die Nacht from 8 Gedichte aus “Letzte Blatter”, Op. 10, TrV 141-3
R. Strauss: Standchen from 6 Lieder, Op. 17 TrV 149-2
Taeka Hino（Mezzo Soprano）／Nanako Egami（Piano）
A. Reimann: Kinderlieder, No. 1, 7, 8
E.W. Korngold: War du mir bist? from 3 Lieder, Op. 22 (1928/29)
Akie Amou（Soprano）／Nanako Egami（Piano）
T.Nakagawa: Nocturne from “19 Developments for Piano” No.1
T.Nakagawa:「アルバムの綴(つづ)り」第１集 (2019〜21)
Toshio Nakagawa（ピアノ）
J.Lenon＆P.McCartony (arr. by F.Rzewski): Short Fantasy on “Give Peace a Chance”
Aki Takahashi（Piano）
Encore
I.Stravinsky: Valse from “3 Pieces Faciles”
Open 15：30／Start 16：00
Entrance fee: free
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Sunday, August 22
Vocal Concert from Beetoven: Adelaide to Nishimura
L. v. Beethoven: Adelaide, Op. 46
L. v. Beethoven: Ich liebe dich
Iwao Onuki（Tenor）／Nanako Egami（Piano）
G. Mahler: No. 4 “Rheinregendchen” from “Das Knaben Wunderhorn”
A. Schonberg: No. 1 “Erwartung” from 4 Lieder, Op. 2
Taeka Hino（Mezo-soprano）／Nanako Egami（Piano）
A. Schonberg: No.1 “Waldsonne” from 4 Lieder, Op. 2
V. Ullmann: No. 1 “Wo hast du all die schonheit hergenommen” from 5 Liebeslieder, Op. 26
V. Ullmann: No. 2 “Am Klavier” from 5 Liebeslieder, Op. 26
Akie Amou（Soprano）／Nanako Egami（Piano）
A. Zemlinsky: No. 3 “Meeraugen” from Irmelin Rose und andere Gesange, Op. 7
A. Zemlinsky: No. 4 “Irmlein Rose” from Irmelin Rose und andere Gesange, Op. 7
A. Zemlinsky: No. 2 “Selige Stunde” Ehetanzlied and other Gesange, Op. 10
Taeka Hino（Mezo-soprano）／Nanako Egami（Piano）
R. Strauss: No. 2 “Ich wollt ein Strausslein binden” from Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Clemens Brentano, Op. 68 TrV 235
R. Strauss: No. 5 “Amor” from Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Clemens Brentano, Op. 68 TrV 235
Akie Amou（Soprano）／Nanako Egami（Piano）
R. Strauss: No. 3 “Hneimliche Aufforderung”/ No. 4 “Morgen” from 4 Lieder, Op. 27 TrV 170
R. Strauss: No. 1 “Zueignung” from 8 Lieder aus Letste Blatter,Op.10 TrV 141
Iwao Onuki（Tenor）／Nanako Egami（Piano）
I. Stravinsky: The Owl and the Pussycat
Takashi Matsudaira（Baritone）／Toshio Nakagawa（Piano）
G. Ligeti: Der Sommer
Akane Kudo（Soprano）／Toshio Nakagawa（Piano）
H. Nakazawa: Song “Order” No. 1
Takashi Matsudaira（Baritone）／Toshio Nakagawa（Piano）
L. Berio: Sequenza III
Akane Kudo（Soprano）
T. Nakagawa: Pater Noster I
Takashi Matsudaira（Baritone）／Toshio Nakagawa（Piano）
A. Yamane: Dots Collection No. 02 (2007)
Akane Kudo（Soprano）／Toshio Nakagawa（Piano）
A. Nishimura: Cat Town
Takashi Matsudaira（Baritone）／Akane Kudo（Soprano）／Toshio Nakagawa（Piano）
Open 15：30／Start 16：00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥4,800／Elementary school children￥2,200
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Monday, August 23
Quartet Excelsior/
Beethoven: Rasumovsky No. 3, Shostakovich, Glass
P. Glass: String Quartet No. 3 “Mishima” (1985)
D. Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73 (1946)
L. v. Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59-3 “Rasumovsky No. 3”
Quartet Excelsior（String Quartet）
Encore
F. J. Haydn: Scherzo from String Quartet No. 33-2, Hob. III-38 The Joke
Open 15：30／Start 16：00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥4,300／Elementary school children￥2,200
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Tuesday, August 24
Takemitsu: Wings/ Toru Takemitsu Singin’ Music
Piano, Songs and Guitar
T. Takemitsu: Uninterrupted Rest I (1952), II (1959), III (1959）
T. Takemitsu: Piano Distance (1961)
T. Takemitsu: Les yeux clos
T. Takemitsu: Piano Pieces for Children (1979/1980)
J. Lennon & P. McCartney (arr. by T. Takemitsu): Golden Slumbers(1992)
Aki Takahashi（Piano）
T. Takemitsu: Small Sky (1962)
T. Takemitsu: Wings (1982)
T. Takemitsu: The Encounter
T. Takemitsu: To the Lsland
T. Takemitsu: All that the Man Left Behind when He Died (1965)
Toshiyuki Muramatsu（Counter-tenor）／Hiroko Takada（Piano）
A. Nakata (arr. by T. Takemitsu): A Song of early Spring from12 Songs for Guitar
J. Lennon & P. McCartney (arr. by T. Takemitsu): Yesterday
Daisuke Suzuki（Guitar）
K. Watanabe: Tamagonojikan -For Takemitsu-
Kazumi Watanabe（Guitar）
T. Takemitsu: Dodes’kaden
T. Takemitsu: In the Month of March
T. Takemitsu: Badboy
T. Takemitsu: I Vitelloni form Sharaku
T. Takemitsu: Hymn to a Man
T. Takemitsu: Jose Torres
Daisuke Suzuki（Guitar）／Kazumi Watanabe（Guitar）
Open 15：30／Start 16：00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥4,300／Elementary school children￥2,200
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Wednesday, August 25
Gounod:Ave Maria/
Concert dedicate to Keiko Toyama (1)
Ch. Gounod: Ave Maria (for Flute and Cembalo)
Xavier Luck（Flute）／Akiko Kuwagata（Cembalo）
C. Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
Xavier Luck（Flute）／Mai Fukui（Harp）／Satoshi Ono（Viola）
A. Nishimura: Gig (caricatures) for Guitar solo
Daisuke Suzuki（Guitar）
F. Chopin: Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 15-3
Kazue Kojima (Piano)
F. Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op.27-1
Keiko Yamaguchi (Piano)
F. Chopin: Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op.27-2
Makiko Kodaka (Piano)
F. Chopin: Nocturne in B-sharp Minor, Op.48-2
Ritsuko Tsuchiya (Piano)
F. Chopin: Nocturne in B-sharp Minor, Op. posth., Lento con gran espressione
Mayo Yoshimura (Piano)
F. Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9-2
Hiromi Okada (Piano)
A. Nishimura: “Everlasting Smile” in Memory of Keiko Toyama (World Premiere)
Akira Nishimura（Piano）
Open 15：30／Start 16：00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥3,600／Elementary school children￥1,600
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Thursday, August 26
Lecture
Lecturer: Akira Nishimura（Composer/Music director）
Open 10：00／Start 10：30
Entrance fee：(All seats reserved) Advance ticket￥1,500／Ticket at the door ￥2,000
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Thursday, August 26
Concert dedicate to Wolgang Boettcher/
Akiko Kuwagata plays Academy New Cembalo
J. J. Froberger: Partita in C major, FbWV612
Lamento sopra la dolorosa perdita della Real Maesta di Ferdinando IV/ giga/corrente/sarabanda
B. Jolas: Aupres (1973)
F. Couperin: Prelude No. 4 from L’art de toucher le clavecin
F. Couperin: “La marche des gris-vetus” “Enjouemens bachiques” “Tendresses bachiques”
“Fureurs bachiques” “La pateline” “Le reveil-matin” from Pieces de clavecin premier livre Ordre No. 4
J. S. Bach: No. 1 in C major, BWV870/No. 14 in F-sharp Minor, BWV883/No. 19 in A Major, BWV888/ No. 24 in B Minor, BWV893 from Das wohltemperierte Clavier, 2 teil, 24 Praludien und Fugen
Akiko Kuwagata（Cembalo）
A. Vivaldi: Violoncello Sonata No. 5 in E Minor, RV40
Yui Arai（Violoncello）／Akiko Kuwagata（Cembalo）
L. Boccherini: Violoncello Sonata No. 6 in A Major, G. 4
Yo Kitamura（Violoncello）／Yui Arai（Violoncello）／Akiko Kuwagata（Cembalo）
J. Barriere: Sonata in G Major for 2 Violoncellos
Yo Kitamura（Violoncello）／Yui Arai（Violoncello）
Encore
G. F. Handel: Largo from Trio Sonata HWV387
Open 15：30／Start 16：00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥4,300／Elementary school children￥2,200
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Friday, August 27
Yuji Takahashi Piano Receital:
Satie-Cage/ Socrates with Aki Takahashi
E. Satie: Trois Sarabandes (1887)
Y. Takahashi: Bachiana Afroasiatica (2007)
J. Cage: The Seasons (Piano Version) (1950)
L. C. Smith: Velvet
E. Satie (arrangeded by J. Cage): Socrate (for 2 Pianos)
Yuji Takahashi（Piano）／Aki Takahashi（Piano）
Open 15：30／Start 16：00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥4,300／Elementary school children￥2,200
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Saturday, August 28
Keiko Toyama’s favorited clarinet trio
Hiromi Okada, Seiki Shinohe & Satoshi Ono
L. v. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor,Op27-2 “Mondscheinsonate”
Hiromi Okada（Piano）
W. A. Mozart: Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Viola in E-flat Major, K. 498 “Kegelstatt”
Hiromi Okada（Piano）／Seiki Shinohe（Clarinet）／Satoshi Ono（Viola）
L. v. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata”
Hiromi Okada（Piano）
R. Schumann: Marchenerzahlungen, Op. 132
Hiromi Okada（Piano）／Seiki Shinohe（Clarinet）／Satoshi Ono（Viola）
Open 15：30／Start 16：00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥4,800／Elementary school children￥2,200
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Sunday, August 29
Concert dedicate to Keiko Toyama (2)
Dvořák Serenade/ Koji Toyoda & String Ensemble of Gumma Symphony Orchestra
J. S. Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042
Koji Toyoda（Conduct）／Ayano Ito（Violin）／Gumma Symphony Orchestra String Ensemble
G. Faure: Elegie, Op. 24 for Solo Violoncello and String Ensemble
G. Faure: Apres un Reve for Solo Violoncello and String Ensemble from Trois melodies, Op. 7-1
Koji Toyoda（Conduct）／Hajime Ootomo（Violoncello）／Gumma Symphony Orchestra String Ensemble
A. Dvořák: Serenade in E Major, Op. 22 B. 52
Koji Toyoda（Conduct）／Gumma Symphony Orchestra String Ensemble
Encore
J. S. Bach: Air from Overture Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV1068
Open 15：30／Start 16：00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥4,800／Elementary school children￥2,200
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall