The 45th Kusatsu International Summer Music Academy & Festival
Theme:
Two great “S” ～The 200th memorials for A. Salieri and J. Strauss
Concert Leaflet（PDF） To be announced later
Concert Schedule Click here for the entire schedule
- August 17 Opening Concert
- August 18
- August 19
- August 19 After-bath Concert Ⅰ – performed by Enrico Bronzi (Vc)
- August 20 Concert for children
- August 20
- August 20 After-bath Concert Ⅱ – performed by Thomas Indermühle (Ob)
- August 21 Forest Concert Vol.1
- August 21 Forest Concert Vol.2
- August 22
- August 23
- August 24
- August 25 Forest Concert Vol.3
- August 25 Forest Concert Vol.4
- August 26
- August 27
- August 28
- August 29
- August 30 Student Concert
- August 30 Closing Concert
Sunday, August 17
Opening concert: The Viennese winds echo through Kusatsu/ Gunma Synphony Orchestra with Cristoph Koncz
J. Strauss II: Operetta “Die Fledermaus” Overture
J. Strauss II: Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op.333
J. Strauss II: Perpetuum mobile, Op.257
J. Strauss II: Rosen aus dem Süden, Op.388
A.Salieri: Opera “Palmira, Regina di Persia” Orchestersuite
J. Strauss II：Ｗaltz “Wo die Zitronen blūhen”, Op.364
J. Strauss II：Neue Pizzicato-Polka, Op.449
J. Strauss II：Polka “Leichtes Blut Polka”, Op.319
J. Strauss II: Kaiserwalzer, Op.437
J. Strauss II: Unter Donner und Blitz, Polka, Op.324 ／Others
Christoph koncz（Conductor）、Gunma Symphony 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 18
Shlomo Mintz Violin Recital
F. Schubert: Sonatine for Piano and Violin in D Major, D 384 Op.137 No.1
F. Schubert: Fantasy for Piano and Violin in C Major, D 934 Op.159
R.Strauss: Sonata for Violin in E-Flat Major, Op.18
B.Bartok: Rhapsody No.1, Sz86 (BB94a)
Shlomo Mintz（Vn）、Hiromi Okada（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 19
After-bath Concert Ⅰ perfomed by Enrico Bronzi (Vc)
A.Grünfeld: Entr´act in F Major/ Valse Ｍélancolique, Op.53/3
A.Grünfeld: Causerie in E Major, Op.50/4
A.Grünfeld: Sérénade Napolitaine in A Major, Op.47/2
A.Grünfeld: Sérénade Orientale in B-Flat Minor, Op.44/1
A.Grünfeld: Albumblatt 11, in F Major/ Albumblatt 13, in E-flat Major
A.Grünfeld: Danse-Caprice in A-Flat Major, Op.46/ Diner-Walzer in E-Flat Major
A.Grünfeld: Kleine Serenade for Violin and Piano
J.Strauss (arr.by A.Grünfeld): Concert Paraphrase on Johan Strauss II’s Waltz “Fruhlingsstimmen”, Op.57
A.Grünfeld: ”Soirée de Vienna” ～Paraphrase on Johan Strauss II’s Waltz-Motives , Op.56
J.Brahms: Scherzo from ‘F.A.E.’ Sonata
J.Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violin No.3 in D Minor, Op.108
Karin Adam（Vn）、Doris Adam（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 19
Yuagari Concert Ⅰ perfomed by Enrico Bronzi (Vc)
J.Dowland/Schildt: Pavana Lachrima (transcr. E. Bronzi)
J.S.Bach: Suite n.3
Masao Yokoyama: Gin-Ei
F.Tarrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra (transcr. E. Bronzi)
Open 19:50/Start 20:00/Finish 20:30
Entrance fee（Free seating） One adult（Junior high school student and over）2000 yen
Kids free admission
Venue: Goza-no-yu Yugen-no-ma
Capacity: 40 people
※An admission fee for Goza-no-yu is required. Infomation
Wednesday, August 20
Concert for Children
F.Kuster / De Söreberger
Kosei Murata：Steps for a trombone performer (2024)
Swiss Folk Song ：The Cuckoo (arr. Edger Howarth)
Heinrich Schäffer (1808-1874) ：Die Post Im Walde Op 12
Swiss Folk Song ： O Vreneli
J.Haydn：String Quartet No. 53 in D Major, Op. 64, No. 5, Hob.III:63, “The Lark” 1st.Mov./ others
Amou Akie(Sop)、Kazuhiro Takagi（Vn）、Yuko Tanaka（Vn）、Yoshiko Hannya（Va）、Hajime Otomo（Vc）
Open 10:00/Start 10:30/Finish 11:15
Entrance fee（Free seating） One adult（19 and over）500 yen
Kids free admission
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Wednesday, August 20
Christopher Hinterhuber Piano Recital/ Magnificent Viennese pianism
L.v.Beethoven: 10 Variations on ‘La stessa, la stessissima’ from Opera “Falstaff” by A.Salieri, WoO.73
O.Schulhof: Spieluhr-Polka～3 Bearbeitungen nach Motiven von Johann Strauss, Op. 9 No.3
L.Godowsky: No.2 “Die Fledermaus”～Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by J.Strauss
O.Schulhof): Pizzicato-Polka～3 Bearbeitungen nach Motiven von Johann Strauss, Op. 9 No.2
M.Ravel: La Valse
F. Schubert: Sonata for Piano in G Major, Op.78 D 894
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 20
Yuagari Concert Ⅱ – performed by Thomas Indermühle (Ob)
J.S.Bach：from Invention
W.A.Mozart :Duo for Oboe and English Horn K.424 (Original :Duo for Violin and Viola)/others
Thomas Indermuhle(Ob)、Mayu Wakaki(Ob&English Horn)
Open 19:50/Start 20:00/Finish 20:30
Entrance fee（Free seating） One adult（Junior high school student and over）2000 yen
Kids free admission
Venue: Goza-no-yu Yugen-no-ma
Capacity: 40 people
※An admission fee for Goza-no-yu is required. Infomation
Thursday, August 21
“Forest of Masterpieces” ~ Forest Concert Vol.1
J. Strauss II: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op.325(for String Quartet)
A.Dvorak: Waldesruhe, Op.68-5 B.133(for String Quartet)
A.Nishimura: KODAMA for Violin Solo
C.Debussy: Suite bergamasque “Clair de lune”(for String Quartet)
J. Strauss II: Vergnügungszug, Polka schnell, Op.281 /others(for String Quartet)
W.A.Mozart：String Quartet in B-Flat Major, K.458 1st Movment
Kazuhiro Takagi（Vn）、Yuko Tanaka（Vn）、Yoshiko Hannya（Va）、Hajime Otomo（Vc）
Open 10:30/Start 11:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥2,000/U-25￥1,000
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Thursday, August 21
Enrico Bronzi Violoncello Recital ~Forest Concert Vol.2
L.v.Beethoven: Sonata for Violoncello in G Minor, Op.5 No.2
F. Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata in A Minor, D 821／Others
Enrico Bronzi（Vc）、Christopher Hinterhuber（Pf）
Open 15:30/Start 16:00/Finish 17:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥3,000/U-25￥1,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Friday, August 22
J. Strauss at the Schönberg House: Fin de siècle Vienna meets the waltz
J.Strauss (arr. by A. Schoenberg): Kaiserwalzer, Op.437
J.Strauss(arr.by A.Schoenberg): Rosen aus dem Süden, Op.388
J.Strauss (arr. by A. Berg): Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op.333
J.Strauss (arr. by A.Webern): Schatzwalzer, Op.418 aus “Der Zigeunerbaron”
J. Strauss II: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op.214
J. Strauss II: Annen-Polka, Op.117
J. Strauss II: Künstler-Leben, Op. 316 (arr. for string sextet)／Others
Karin Adam（Vn）、Kazuhiro Takagi（Vn）、Yuki Hyakutake（Va）、Enrico Bronzi（Vc）、
Hannya Yoshiko（Va）、Hajime Otomo（Vc）、Doris Adam（Pf）／他
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 23
The bond between Salieri and Beethoven: A Fascinating Duo Recital by the Adam Sisters
L.v.Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No.1 in D Major, Op.12 No.1
L.v.Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No.5 “Frühling” in F Major, Op.24
L.v.Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No.9 “Kreutzer” in A Major, Op.47
Karin Adam（Vn）、Doris Adam（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 24
Chorus and Orchestra: The music of〈S〉s portrayed by voice.
A.Salieri: Symphonia Concertante for Oboe, Violin and Violoncello in D Major
A.Nishimura (arr.by T.Indermühle): Oboe Concerto〈Shijin-The Four Symbols〉 “The White Tiger: Autumn”（２０１８／２０２５〈Oboe solo〉）
A.Salieri: Salve Regina
J. Strauss II: Tu qui regis totum orbem
A.Salieri: Geburtstags-Kantate〈Japan Premiere〉
Hikotaro Yazaki(Conductor), Karin Adam(Vn), Thomas Indermühle(Ob), Takuya Yokoyama(Chorus Conductor), Akie Amou(Sop), Taeka Hino(Alt), Iwao Onuki(Ten), Hiroshi Okawa(Bas), Akiko Kuwagata(Cemb), 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 25
The truth and lies of the film “Amadeus”~ Forest Concert Vol.3
W.A.Mozart: Symphony No.25 in G Minor, K.183（173dB）1st movement（Version for Chamber music）
W.A.Mozart: “Salieri March”（W.A.Mozart: Aria ‘Non piu andrai’ from Opera “Le nozze di Figaro”）
F.L.Gassmann: String Quartet in G Minor, H.478 1st movement
A.Salieri: ‘Torna, schiavo infelice’ from Opera “Armida”
W.A.Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K.626 No.8 “Lacrimosa”
Akie Amou(Sop), Taeka Hino(Alt), Iwao Onuki(Ten), Hiroshi Okawa(Bas), Kazuhiro Takagi(Vn), Yoshiko Hannya(Va), Hajime Otomo(Vc) and others
Open 10:30/Start 11:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥2,000/U-25￥1,000
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Monday, August 25
Smiling Salieri: Humor in Music ~ Forest Concert Vol.4
W.A.Mozart:：Divertimento in F Major, K.522 “Ein musikalischer Spaß” excerpt
A.Salieri: La fuga (Version for Stiring Quartet)
A.Salieri: Scherzi instrumentali a4
A.Salieri: Canon
E.Angerer: Toy Symphony
Karin Adam(Vn), Keiko Shimada(Vn), Yoshiko Hannya(Va), Yuki Hyakutake(Va), Hajime Otomo(Vc), Akie Amou(Sop), Taeka Hino(Alt), Iwao Onuki(Ten), HIroshi Okawa(Bas) and others
Open 15:30/Start 16:00/Finish 17:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥3,000/U-25￥1,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Tuesday, August 26
Doris Adam Piano Recital: J. Strauss and F. Schubert
F. Schubert: 16 Deutsche Tanze, D 783
J.Strauss (arr.by A.Grünfeld): Kaiserwalzer, Op.437
A.Grünfeld: Valse Mignonne in A-Flat Major, Op.51/4
A.Grünfeld: Mazurka a la viennois in C Minor, Op.51/3 /Mazurka in A Minor
A.Grünfeld: Petite Valse in E-Flat Major, Op.44/3
R.Strauss: ‘Walzer’ from Opera “Der Rosenkavalier”
F. Schubert: Sonata for Violin in A Major, D 574
J.Strauss(arr.by E.Schütt): Wiener Blut, Op.354
F.Kreisler: Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta
Karin Adam（Vn）、Doris Adam（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 27
Chamber Orchestra: Celebrating Great Court Musicians
A.Salieri: 3 Menuette in B Major, in G Major, in D Major
C.Ph.E.Bach: Concerto for Flute in D Minor, Wq.22
A.Salieri: Concerto for Piano in B-Flat Major
W.A.Mozart: Symphony No.29 in A Major, K.201
Karl-Heinz Schütz (Fl), Christopher Hinterhuber(Pf), Daisuke Mogi(Conductor), 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
Friday, August 28
Karl-Heinz Schütz Flute Recital
F.Kuhlau: Introduction and Variations on Theme from Opera “Euryanthe” by C.M.v.Weber, Op.63
S.Prokoffiev: Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op.94
C.Chaminade: Serenade aux etoiles und concertino,Op.142
F.Poulenc: Sonata for Flute, FP164
B.Godard: Suite(Moderato/idylle/valse), Op.116
Karl-Heinz Schütz (Fl), 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 29
Salieri and Mozart: The flute takes you to the world of opera
A.Salieri: Opera “Les Danaides” Overture
W.A.Mozart: Opera “Don Giovanni”, K.527 （for Flute Quartet）excerpt
W.A.Mozart: Opera “Le Nozze di Figaro”, K.492 （for Flute Quartet）excerpt
W.A.Mozart（arr.by J.N.Hunmel）: Symphony No.38 in D Major, K.504 “Prague” (for Piano Quartet)
Karl-Heinz Schütz (Fl), Karin Adam（Vn）、Yoshiko Hannya（Va）／他
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 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 9:00／Start 9:30
Entrance fee: free
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
Saturday, August 30
Closing Concert: Two〈S〉s performed by Wind Ensemble
J.Haydn: Bariton Trio in D Major, Hob.XI：113（for Bariton Oboe, Englishhorn and Bassoon）
J. Strauss II: Opera “Die Fledermaus”（Version for Wind Ensemble）
A.Salieri: Serenade No.1 in C Major
L.v.Beethoven: Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93（Version for Wind Ensemble）
Thomas Indermühle（Ob）、Mayu Wakaki（Ob）、Seiki Shinohe（Cl）、Yu Hozaki（Fg）、Mikina Takeshita（Fg）／Others
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall