The 44th Kusatsu International Summer Music Academy & Festival
Theme: All Love and Loved Mozart
Concert Leaflet（PDF）
Concert Schedule Click here for the entire schedule
- August 17
- August 18
- August 19 The Concert for Children
- August 19
- August 20
- August 21
- August 22
- August 23
- August 24
- August 25
- August 26
- August 27 Popular Concert
- August 28
- August 29
- August 30 Student Concert
- August 30
Saturday, August 17
Opening Concert/
Memorial for Akira Nishimura/ A.Nishimura: UNIO MYSTICA for Piano snd Orchestra (Posthumous Work)
A.Nishimura: Fantasia for Reed Organ (Organ adaptation by Claudio Brizi)
Claudio Brizi(Org)
A.Nishimura: Avatara for Piano VI. Kalkin
Aki Takahashi (Pf)
A.Nishimura: UNIO MYSTICA for Piano snd Orchestra(2023)
Aki Takahashi (Pf)/ Norichika Iimori (Cond)/ Gunma Symphony Orchestra
W.A.Mozart: Concerto for Flute in D Major, K.314
Karl-Heinz Schütz (Fl)/ Norichika Iimori (Cond)/ Gunma Symphony Orchestra
W.A.Mozart:Symphony No.40 in G Minor, K.550
Norichika Iimori (Cond)/ 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
Sunday, August 18
Shlomo Mintz & Bruno Canino Duo Recital/
Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata
S.Mintz: Sonatine in C Major “Quatre Hommages” (Japan premier)
W.A.Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-flat Major,K.454
F.Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 4 MWV Q12
F.Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Major MWV Q26
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
Monday, August 19
The Concert for Children
Recommended for 0 year-old to junior high school students
Program: TBA
Artists: TBA
Open 10:00/ Start 10:30
Entrance fee: Under 18 Free/ Age 19 and over 500 yen (Advanced online application is required)
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall
*The date of reception starting will be announced at a later date.
Monday, August 19
Christopher Hinterhuber Piano Recital/ Beethoven: Piano Sonata “Tempest”
W.A.Mozart: Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, K.281
F.Liszt: Confutatis und Lacrymosa aus dem Requiem K.626 von Mozart, S550/R229: Lacrymosa
L.v.Beethoven: Piano Sonata in D Minor, Op.31-2 ‘The Tempest’
Christopher Hinterhuber (Pf)
A.Pert: Mozart-Adagio
Christopher Hinterhuber (Pf)/ Karin Adam (Vn)/ Enrico Bronzi (Vc)/
F.Schubert: Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D 960
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
Tuesday, August 20
Enrico Bronzi Violoncello Recital
J.S.Bach: Die Kunst Der Fugue BWV 1080 Contrapuntus 1, 3 and 19
J.S.Bach: Sonata for Viola Da Gamba and Cembalo in G Minor, BWV 1029
Karin Adam (Vn)/ Kazuhiro Takagi (Vn)/ Yoshiko Hannya (Va)/ Enrico Bronzi (Vc)
L.v.Beethoven: 7 Variations on Mozart “Zauberflöte”
Enrico Bronzi (Vc)/ Bruno Canino (Pf)
G.Schedl: “Der, welcher wandert diese Strasse voll Beschwerden…” Lamento on Mozart”Zauberflöte”
Enrico Bronzi (Vc)/ Bruno Canino (Pf)/ Karin Adam (Vn)
C.Ph.E.Bach: Concerto in A Major, Wq.172 H.439/others
Enrico Bronzi (Vc)/ Kazuhiro Takagi (Vn)/ Yuko Takana (Vn)/ Yoshiko Hannya (Va)/ Hajime Otomo (Vc)/ Claudio Brizi(Cemb)
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 21
Chamber Music/ Masterpieces by Beethoven, who respected Mozart
J.G.Albrechtberger: Fuga in D Minor, Op.1 No.6 / Fuga in C Major, Op.7 No.2
L.v.Beethoven: 6 Variations on the duetto “Nel Cor Più Non Mi Sento” from the opera “La Molinara” by Giovanni Paisiello, WoO 70 / Adagio in F Major for A Machanical Organ, WoO 33a No.1
Claudio Brizi(Cemb)
L.v.Beethoven: Variations on “Lá ci darem la mano” from opera “Don Giovanni”, WoO 28
L.v.Beethoven: Trio Op. 87
Thomas Indermühle (Ob)/ Mayu Wakaki (Ob)/ Erika Hashizume (English Horn)
L.v.Beethoven: Piano Trio (with Clarinet), Op. 11
Karin Adam (Vn)/ Hajime Otomo (Vc)/ Christopher Hinterhuber (Pf)
W.A.Mozart (Arr.by Hummel): Concerto for Pian No.24 in C Minor, K.491
Christopher Hinterhuber (Pf)/ Koichi Itoh (Fl)/ Kazuhihiro Takagi (Vn)/ 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
Thursday, August 22
Chamber Music/ Anthony Spiri’s Schubert and Mozart
W.A.Mozart:Fantasy in C Minor, K.475
Anthony Spiri (Pf)
F.Schubert:Fantasy in C Minor, D 48 (Piano for 4 hands)
Anthony Spiri (Pf)/ Aki Takahashi (Pf)
G.B.Martini: Sonata No.2 in C Minor / No.16 in C Major / No.17 in C Major / No.18 in C Major
J.C.Bach: Sonata in D Major, Op.5 No.2
Claudio Brizi(Cemb)
W.A.Mozart: Piano Sonata in F Major, K.533+K.494
Anthony Spiri (Pf)
W.A.Mozart (arr. by J.N.Hummel): Concerto for Piano No.20 in D Minor, K.466
Anthony Spiri (Pf)/ Koichi Itoh (Fl)/ Kazuhihiro Takagi (Vn)/ Hajime Otomo (Vn)
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 23
Chamber Music/ Mozart’s Flute Pieces by Karl-Heinz Schütz
W.A.Mozart: Flute Quartet No.1 in D Major K.285
Karl-Heinz Schütz (Fl)/ Karin Adam (Vn)/ Yuki Hyakutake (Va)/ Enrico Bronzi (Vc)
W.A.Mozart: Oboe Quartet F-dur K. 370 (368b)
Thomas Indermühle (Ob)/ Karin Adam (Vn)/ Yuki Hyakutake (Va)/ Enrico Bronzi (Vc)
W.A.Mozart: Flute Quartet No.2 in G Major K.285a
Karl-Heinz Schütz (Fl)/ Karin Adam (Vn)/ Yuki Hyakutake (Va)/ Enrico Bronzi (Vc)
W.A.Mozart: Adagio and Rondo for Glass Harmonica, K. 617a
Christopher Hinterhuber (Pf)/ Karl-Heinz Schütz (Fl)/ Thomas Indermühle (Ob)/ Yuki Hyakutake (Va)/ Enrico Bronzi (Vc)
W.A.Mozart: Flute Quartet No.3 in C Major K.Anh.171(285b)
Karl-Heinz Schütz (Fl)/ Karin Adam (Vn)/ Yuki Hyakutake (Va)/ Enrico Bronzi (Vc)
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 24
Karl-Heinz Schütz Flute Recital/ Schönberg: Flute Sonata
J.S.Bach: Sonata for Flute and Basso Continuo in E Minor, BWV 1034
Karl-Heinz Schütz (Fl)/ Claudio Brizi(Cemb)/ Claudio Brizi(Cemb)
A.Jolivet: Chant de Linos
J.N.Hummel: Flute Sonate in D major, Op.50
A.Schönberg (Transcripted by F.Greissle): Flute Sonata, Op.26
Karl-Heinz Schütz (Fl)/ 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 25
Chorus and Orchestra/ Zauberfloten Messe (Japan premier) and Mozart’s Concerto
W.A.Mozart: Fluto Concerto No.1 in G Major, K.313 (285c)
Karl-Heinz Schütz (Fl)/ Norichika Iimori (Cond)/ Kusatsu Festival Orchestra
W.A.Mozart: Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in C Major, K.373
Karin Adam (Vn)/ Norichika Iimori (Cond)/ Kusatsu Festival Orchestra
W.A.Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K.364 (320d)
Karin Adam (Vn)/ Yoshiko Hannya (Va)/ Norichika Iimori (Cond)/ Kusatsu Festival Orchestra
W.A.Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in A Major, K.Anh. 104 (320e)
Karin Adam (Vn)/ Yoshiko Hannya (Va)/ Enrico Bronzi (Vc)/ Norichika Iimori (Cond)/ Kusatsu Festival Orchestra
Annonymous: Zauberflötenmesse
Akie Amou (Sop)/ Taeka Hino (M-Sop)/ Iwao Onuki (Ten)/ Norichika Iimori (Cond)/ Fumiaki Kuriyama Acting: Takuya Yokoyama (Chorus Cond)/ Kusatsu Academy Chorus/ Kusatsu Festival Orchestra
F.X.Süssmayr: Ave Verum Corpus
W.A.Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus in D Major, K.618
Norichika Iimori (Cond)/ Fumiaki Kuriyama Acting: Takuya Yokoyama (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 26
Angelika Kirchschlager Mezzo Soprano Recital/ Salieri, Schubert, Beethoven and Mozart
A.Salieri: Opera “Falstaff” Overture (for Piano)
Anthony Spiri (Pf)
A.Salieri: Opera “La Grotta di Trofonio” Aria ‘La Ra La‘ (Act 2 Scene 13) / Opera “Arimida” Aria ‘Schernita, depressa’ (Act 3 Scene 3)
F.Schubert: Morgenlied, Op.4 No.2 D 685
F.X.Mozart: An die Bäche from 6 Lieder, Op.21 No.5
W.A.Mozart: Abendempfindung, K.523
Angelika Kirchschlager (M-Sop)/ Anthony Spiri (Pf)
F.Schubert: 6 Deutsche, D 820 No.1, 2, 3
Anthony Spiri (Pf)
L.v.Beethoven: Zärtliche Liebe WoO 123
W.A.Mozart: Als Luise die Briefe ihres untreuen Liebhabers verbrannte
F.Schubert: Der Unglückliche, Op.87 No.1 D 713
Angelika Kirchschlager (M-Sop)/ Anthony Spiri (Pf)
F.Schubert: 6 Deutsche, D 820 No.4, 5, 6
J.Haydn : The Spirit’s Song, Hob.XXXVIa:41 / 6 Original Canzonettas, Book 1, Hob.XXXVIa:25 “The Mermaid’s Song” / Book 2, Hob.XXXVIa:34 “She Never Told Her Love”
A.Salieri: Opera “Falstaff” Retitativo ‘Oh Tinozza Ambulante!’, Aria ‘Vendetta, Sì Vendetta!’ (Act 1 Scene 6)
Angelika Kirchschlager (M-Sop)/ Anthony Spiri (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 27
Popular Concert/ Mozart’s Chamber Music Evening
W.A.Mozart: Violin Sonata in E minor, K.304
W.A.Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-Flat major, K.378
Anthony Spiri (Pf)/ Karin Adam (Vn)
W.A.Mozart: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, K.498 “Kegelstatt“
Bruno Canino (Pf)/ Seiki Shinohe (Cl)/ Yoshiko Hannya (Va)
L.v.Beethoven: 12 Variationen on “Ein Mädchen oder Weiblichen” from Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” F Major, Op.66
Enrico Bronzi (Vc)/ Anthony Spiri (Pf)
W.A.Mozart: Piano Quartet in G Minor, K.478
Anthony Spiri (Pf)/ Karin Adam (Vn)/ Yoshiko Hannya (Va)/ Enrico Bronzi (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 28
Orchestra/ Mozart’s Concerto by Shlomo Mintz
W.A.Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, K.546
T.Yoshimatsu: And Birds are Still…, Op.72
Norichika Iimori (Cond)/ Kusatsu Festival Orchestra
W.A.Mozart: Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major, K.218
Shlomo Mintz (Vn)/ Norichika Iimori (Cond)/ Kusatsu Festival Orchestra
W.A.Mozart: Symphony No.41 in C Major, K.551 “Jupiter”
Norichika Iimori (Cond)/ 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
Thursday, August 29
Piano and Chamber Music/ From Mozart to Beethoven
F.J.Haydn: String Quartet No.78 in B-Flat Major, Op.76 No.4 Hob.III:78 “The Sunrise”
Quartet Excelsior [Yuka Nishino (Vn)/ Haruna Kitami (Vn)/ Yukiko Yoshida (Va)/ Hajime Otomo (Vn)]
W.A.Mozart: Quintet in E-Flat Major, K.452
Christopher Hinterhuber (Pf)/ Thomas Indermühle (Ob)/ Seiki Shinone (Cl)/ Kazusa Mizutani (Fg)/ Takato Saijo (Hn)
W.A.Mozart : String Quartet No.19 in C Major, K.465
Quartet Excelsior [Yuka Nishino (Vn)/ Haruna Kitami (Vn)/ Yukiko Yoshida (Va)/ Hajime Otomo (Vn)]
L.v.Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-Flat Major, Op.16
Christopher Hinterhuber (Pf)/ Thomas Indermühle (Ob)/ Seiki Shinone (Cl)/ Kazusa Mizutani (Fg)/ Takato Saijo (Hn)
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 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
Friday, August 30
Closing Concert/ Mozart: Gran Partita – Thomas Indermühle
F.Haydn: Divertimento in D Major, Hob.II-D18
W.A.Mozart: Divertimento in F Major, K.253
Thomas Indermühle (Ob)/ Mayu Wakaki (Ob)/ Kazusa Mizutani (Fg)/ Yuki Sato (Fg)/ Takato Saijo (Hn)/ Hideto Matsubara (Hn)
W.A.Mozart : Serenade No.10 B-Flat Major K.361 “Gran Partita”
Thomas Indermühle (Ob)/ Mayu Wakaki (Ob)/ Seiki Shinohe (Cl)/ Yuka Takashi (Cl)/ Kazusa Mizutani (Fg)/ Yuki Sato (Fg)/ Takato Saijo (Hn)/ Hideto Matsubara (Hn)
W.A.Mozart (Arranged by C.F.G.Schwencke): Serenade in E-Flat Major, K.375
Anthony Spiri (Pf)/ Thomas Indermühle (Ob)/ Karin Adam (Vn)/ Yoshiko Hannya (Va)/ Enrico Bronzi (Vc)
Open 15:30/Start 16:00
Entrance fee: (All seats reserved) Adult￥5,000/U-25￥2,500
Venue: Kusatsu Ongakunomori Concert Hall