Concerts & Subscriptions
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The YNSO offers five different kinds of subscription packages to cater to music lovers of all types.
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Subscription Concerts
Venue: Suntory Hall in Akasaka, Tokyo
Concerts from 7 p.m. on weekdays, 6 p.m. on weekends and national holiday.
Annual Membership: ¥29,000 - ¥46,000
Semiannual Membership (April to September) : ¥15,000 - ¥27,000
Suntory Hall Popular Series
Venue: Suntory Hall in Akasaka, Tokyo
Concerts from 7 p.m. on weekdays, 6 p.m. on weekends and national holidays.
Annual Membership: ¥29,000 - ¥46,000
Semiannual Membership (April to September) : ¥15,000 - ¥27,000
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Matinée Series
Venue : Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo
Concerts from 2 p.m.
Annual Membership: ¥28,000 - ¥45,000
Semiannual Membership (April to September) : ¥13,000 - ¥22,000
Yokohama Minato Mirai Holiday Popular Series
Venue: Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall
Concerts from 2 p.m.
Annual Membership: ¥15,000 - ¥33,000
Semiannual Membership (April to September) : ¥7,800 - ¥17,400
Yomikyo College
Venue: Bunkyo Civic Hall in Korakuen, Tokyo
Concerts from 8 p.m. (Pre concert talks from 7:30 p.m.)
Annual Membership: ¥19,200- ¥25,600
Semiannual Membership (April to September): ¥10,200- ¥13,600
Yomikyo Metropolitan Series
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre in Ikebukuro, Tokyo
Concerts from 7 p.m.
Annual Membership: ¥14,400- ¥35,200
Tokyo Opera City Premium Series
Venue: Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall in Hatsudai, Tokyo
Concerts from 7 p.m. (Solo & Chamber music performances from 6:30 p.m.)
Annual Membership: ¥12,000- ¥29,600
| Subscription Concerts | Suntory Hall Popular Series | Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Matinée Series | Yokohama Minato Mirai Holiday Popular Series | Yomikyo College | |
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| Apr. | The 525th Subscription 4/22(Mon)19:00 Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi Smetana/ My Fatherland (complete) |
The 559th Suntory Hall Popular 4/28(Sun)18:00 Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka Piano: Tomoki Kitamura Dvořák/ Carnival overture, op.92 Mozart/ Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488 Dvořák/ Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95, “From the New World” |
The 154th Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Matinee 4/20(Sat)14:00 Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi Smetana/ My Fatherland (complete) |
The 63rd Yokohama Minato Mirai Holiday Popular 4/27(Sat)14:00 Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka Piano: Tomoki Kitamura Dvořák/ Carnival overture, op.92 Mozart/ Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488 Dvořák/ Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95, “From the New World” |
The 1st Yomikyo College 4/12(Fri)20:00 Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi Violin: Mai Suzuki Beethoven/ Overture “Leonore” No.3, op.72b Beethoven/ Romance No. 2 in F major, op.50 Beethoven/ Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67 |
| May | The 526th Subscription 5/17(Fri)19:00 Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov Shostakovich/ Symphony No.1 in F minor, op.10 Dvořák/ Symphony No.8 in G major, op.88 |
The 560th Suntory Hall Popular 5/10(Fri)19:00 Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov Piano: Hisako Kawamura Rachmaninoff/ Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18 Tchaikovsky/ Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.74 “Pathétique” |
The 155th Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Matinee 5/12(Sun)14:00 Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov Piano: Hisako Kawamura Rachmaninoff/ Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18 Tchaikovsky/ Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.74 “Pathétique” |
The 64th Yokohama Minato Mirai Holiday Popular 5/19(Sun)14:00 Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov Shostakovich/ Symphony No.1 in F minor, op.10 Dvořák/ Symphony No.8 in G major, op.88 |
The 2nd Yomikyo College 5/31(Fri)20:00 Conductor: Taijiro Iimori Verdi/ “La forza del destino” Overture Verdi/ “La traviata” Prelude to Act I Verdi/ “Aida” Triumphal march Wagner/ “Tannhäuser” Overture Wagner/ “Lohengrin” Prelude to Act I Wagner/ “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” Prelude to Act I |
| June | The 527th Subscription 6/21(Fri)19:00 Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe Cello: Clemens Hagen Schubert/ Symphony No.6 in C major, D.589 “Little” Schumann/ Cello Concerto in A minor, op.129 Schumann/ Symphony No.3 in E flat major, op.97 “Rhenish” |
The 561st Suntory Hall Popular 6/16(Sun)18:00 Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe Beethoven/ Coriolan overture, op.62 Beethoven/ Symphony No.1 in C major, op.21 Beethoven/ Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92 |
The 156th Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Matinee 6/15(Sat)14:00 Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe Beethoven/ Coriolan overture, op.62 Beethoven/ Symphony No.1 in C major, op.21 Beethoven/ Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92 |
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| July | The 528th Subscription 7/19(Fri)19:00 Conductor: Hugh Wolff Violin: Julian Rachlin Mussorgsky (arr. Shostakovich)/ Dawn on the Moscow River - Prelude to “Khovanshchina” Shostakovich/ Violin Concerto No.2 in C sharp minor, op.129 Shostakovich/ Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.47 |
The 562nd Suntory Hall Popular 7/6(Sat)18:00 Conductor: Hugh Wolff Piano: Javier Perianes Beethoven/ Coriolan overture, op.62 Beethoven / Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, op.73 “Emperor” Beethoven/ Symphony No.6 in F major, op.68 “Pastorale” |
The 157th Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Matinee 7/13(Sat)14:00 Conductor: Hugh Wolff Bernstein: Overture “Candide” Ives/ Three places in New England Gershwin/ An American in Paris Bernstein/ Symphonic dances from “West side story” |
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The 3rd Yomikyo College 7/26(Fri)20:00 Conductor: Masahiko Enkoji Piano: Kyoko Tabe Mozart/ “Le nozze di Figaro” Overture Mozart/ Serenade in G major, K. 525 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” Mozart/ Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K.466 |
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The 65th Yokohama Minato Mirai Holiday Popular 8/17(Sat)14:00 Conductor: Junichi Hirokami Violin: Miki Kobayashi Cello: Dmitry Feygin Piano: Hibiki Tamura Mendelssohn/ Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 Dvořák/ Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104 Tchaikovsky/ Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23 |
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| Sep. | The 529th Subscription 9/3(Tue)19:00 Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling Viola: Yasuhiro Suzuki (YNSO Solo Viola) Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus Britten/ Lachrymae, op.48a Britten/ Sinfonia da requiem, op.20 Ustvolskaya/ Composition No.2 “Dies irae” Stravinsky/ Symphonie de psaumes |
The 563rd Suntory Hall Popular 9/13(Fri)19:00 Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling Violin: Naoko Ogihara Viola: Naoko Shimizu Mozart/ Symphony No.29 in A major, K.201 Mozart/ Sinfonia concertante in E flat major, K.364 Mendelssohn/ Symphony No.3 in A minor, op.56 “Scottish” |
The 158th Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Matinee 9/8(Sun)14:00 Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling Debussy/ Suite symphonique “Printemps” Schumann/ Symphony No.1 in B flat major, op.38 “Spring” Stravinsky/ Rite of Spring (100th anniversary of world premiere) |
The 66th Yokohama Minato Mirai Holiday Popular 9/14(Sat)14:00 Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling Violin: Naoko Ogihara Viola: Naoko Shimizu Mozart/ Symphony No.29 in A major, K.201 Mozart/ Sinfonia concertante in E flat major, K.364 Mendelssohn/ Symphony No.3 in A minor, op.56 “Scottish” |
The 4th Yomikyo College 9/20(Fri)20:00 Conductor: Tatsuya Shimono Brahms/ Akademische Festouvertüre, op.80 Brahms/ Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68 |
| Oct. | The 530th Subscription 10/12(Sat)18:00 Conductor: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Skrowaczewski/ Passacaglia Immaginaria Bruckner/ Symphony No.4 in E flat major “Romantic” |
The 564th Suntory Hall Popular 10/2(Wed)19:00 Conductor: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Berlioz/ Excerpts from “Romeo and Juliet” op.17 Shostakovich/ Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.47 |
The 159th Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Matinee 10/14(Mon)14:00 Conductor: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Skrowaczewski/ Passacaglia Immaginaria Bruckner/ Symphony No.4 in E flat major “Romantic” |
The 67th Yokohama Minato Mirai Holiday Popular 10/6(Sun)14:00 Conductor: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Berlioz/ Excerpts from “Romeo and Juliet” op.17 Shostakovich/ Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.47 |
The 5th Yomikyo College 10/18(Fri)20:00 Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi Berlioz/ Overture “Le carnaval romain”, op.9 Berlioz/ Symphonie fantastique, op.14 |
| Nov. | The 531st Subscription 11/22(Fri)19:00 Conductor: Toshiyuki Kamioka Piano: Dezsö Ránki Brahms/ Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.83 Brahms/ Symphony No.3 in F major, op.90 |
The 565th Suntory Hall Popular 11/27(Wed)19:00 Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi Piano: Gerhard Oppitz Brahms/ Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, op.15 Brahms/ Symphony No.4 in E minor, op.98 |
The 160th Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Matinee 11/24(Sun)14:00 Conductor: Toshiyuki Kamioka Piano: Dezsö Ránki Brahms/ Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.83 Brahms/ Symphony No.3 in F major, op.90 |
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The 6th Yomikyo College 11/15(Fri)20:00 Conductor: Yuki Kakiuchi Tchaikovsky/ Serenade for string orchestra in C major, op.48, 1st movement Tchaikovsky/ Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op.64 |
| Dec. | The 532nd Subscription 12/10(Tue)19:00 Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling Piano: Miyuji Kaneko Ligeti/ Lontano Bartók/ Piano Concerto No.3 Bartók/ Romanian folk dances Bartók/ Suite “The miraculous mandarin” |
The 566th Suntory Hall Popular 12/18(Wed)19:00 Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies Soprano: Mihoko Kinoshita Mezzo-Soprano: Michiko Hayashi Tenor: Jun Takahashi Baritone: Kei Yonashiro Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus (Chorusmaster: Hirofumi Misawa) Beethoven/ Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 “Choral” |
The 161st Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Matinee 12/21(Sat)14:00 Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies Soprano: Mihoko Kinoshita Mezzo-Soprano: Michiko Hayashi Tenor: Jun Takahashi Baritone: Kei Yonashiro Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus (Chorusmaster: Hirofumi Misawa) Beethoven/ Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 “Choral” |
The 68th Yokohama Minato Mirai Holiday Popular 12/23(Mon)14:00 Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies Soprano: Mihoko Kinoshita Mezzo-Soprano: Michiko Hayashi Tenor: Jun Takahashi Baritone: Kei Yonashiro Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus (Chorusmaster: Hirofumi Misawa) Beethoven/ Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 “Choral” |
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| Jan. | The 533rd Subscription 1/14(Tue)19:00 Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling Viola: Yasuhiro Suzuki (YNSO Solo Viola) Gabrieli/ Canzoni (opus: TBA) Berio/ Formazioni Berlioz/ Harold in Italy, op.16 |
The 567th Suntory Hall Popular 1/7(Tue)19:00 Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling Piano: Roger Muraro Schumann / Overture “Manfred” Schumann/ Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54 Ravel/ Valses nobles et sentimentales Ravel/ Rapsodie espagnole |
The 162nd Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Matinee 1/18(Sat)14:00 Conductor: Tatsuya Shimono J.S.Bach (arr.Honegger)/ Präludium und Fuge in C major, BWV545 J.S.Bach (arr.Reger)/ "O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross", BWV622 J.S.Bach (arr.Holst)/ Fugue à la gigue in G major, BWV577 J.S.Bach (arr.Raff)/ Chaconne, BWV1004 Mussorgsky (arr. Wood)/ Pictures at an exhibition |
The 69th Yokohama Minato Mirai Holiday Popular 1/19(Sun)14:00 Conductor: Tatsuya Shimono J.S.Bach (arr.Honegger)/ Präludium und Fuge in C major, BWV545 J.S.Bach (arr.Reger)/ "O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross", BWV622 J.S.Bach (arr.Holst)/ Fugue à la gigue in G major, BWV577 J.S.Bach (arr.Raff)/ Chaconne, BWV1004 Mussorgsky (arr. Wood)/ Pictures at an exhibition |
The 7th Yomikyo College 1/30(Thu)20:00 Conductor: Takeshi Ooi Dvořák/ Slavonic dances, op.46-1, op.72-2 and op.46-8 Dvořák/ Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95, “From the New World” |
| Feb. | The 534th Subscription 2/21(Fri)19:00 Conductor: Clemens Schuldt Violin: Serge Zimmermann Ligeti/ Concerto Romanesc Bruch/ Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.26 Bartók/ Concerto for Orchestra |
The 568th Suntory Hall Popular 2/28(Fri)19:00 Conductor: Kazuki Yamada Beethoven/ Symphony No.3 in E flat major, op.55 “Eroica” R. Strauss/ Ein Heldenleben, op.40 |
The 163rd Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Matinee 2/15(Sat)14:00 Conductor: Clemens Schuldt Piano: Yeol-Eum Son Tchaikovsky/ Capriccio italien, op.45 Tchaikovsky/ Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23 Tchaikovsky/ Symphony No.5 in E minor, op.64 |
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| Mar. | The 535th Subscription 3/12(Wed)19:00 Conductor: Tatsuya Shimono Soprano: Akiko Nakajima Mezzo-Soprano: Mihoko Fujimura Tenor: Hiroyuki Yoshida Bass: Hidekazu Tsumaya Chorus: Kunitachi College of Music Dvořák/ Requiem op.89 |
The 569th Suntory Hall Popular 3/18(Tue)19:00 Conductor: Tatsuya Shimono Piano: Kiyotaka Noda Lalo/ “Le Roi d’Ys” Overture Yashiro/ Piano Concerto Franck/ Symphony in D minor |
The 164th Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Matinee 3/22(Sat)14:00 Conductor: Kristjan Järvi Violin: Hyeyoon Park Pritsker : Selections from “Cloud Atlas Symphony” (Japan premiere) Korngold/ Violin Concerto in D major, op.35 Brahms (arr. Schoenberg)/ Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, op.25 |
The 70th Yokohama Minato Mirai Holiday Popular 3/23(Sun)14:00 Conductor: Kristjan Järvi Violin: Hyeyoon Park Pritsker : Selections from “Cloud Atlas Symphony” (Japan premiere) Korngold/ Violin Concerto in D major, op.35 Brahms (arr. Schoenberg)/ Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, op.25 |
The 8th Yomikyo College 3/7(Fri)20:00 Conductor: Naoto Otomo Violin: Rina Matsuda Ravel/ Ma mère l’oye suite Ravel/ Tzigane Ravel/ Pavane pour une infante défunte Ravel/ Boléro |
| Yomikyo Metropolitan Series | Tokyo Opera City Premium Series |
|---|---|
| The 1st Yomikyo Metropolitan 4/26(Fri)19:00 Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka Piano: Tomoki Kitamura Dvořák/ Carnival overture, op.92 Mozart/ Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488 Dvořák/ Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95, “From the New World” |
The 1st Tokyo Opera City Premium 4/11(Thu)18:30 Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi Violin: Volkhard Steude Chamber music performed by Volkhard Steude & YNSO musicians Beethoven/ “Egmont” Overture Beethoven/ Violin Concerto in D major, op.61 Beethoven/ Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67 |
| The 2nd Yomikyo Metropolitan 7/12(Fri)19:00 Conductor: Hugh Wolff Bernstein: Overture “Candide” Ives/ Three places in New England Gershwin/ An American in Paris Bernstein/ Symphonic dances from “West side story” |
The 2nd Tokyo Opera City Premium 7/5(Fri)18:30 Conductor: Hugh Wolff Piano: Javier Perianes Short recital by Javier Perianes Beethoven/ Coriolan overture, op.62 Beethoven / Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, op.73 “Emperor” Beethoven/ Symphony No.6 in F major, op.68 “Pastorale” |
| The 3rd Yomikyo Metropolitan 10/17(Thu)19:00 Conductor: Kenichiro Kobayashi Cello: Mari Endo Berlioz/ Overture “Carnaval romain”, op.9 Saint- Saëns/ Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op.33 Berlioz/ Symphonie fantastique, op.14 |
The 3rd Tokyo Opera City Premium 10/3(Thu)18:30 Conductor: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Chamber music performed by YNSO musicians Berlioz/ Excerpts from “Romeo and Juliet” op.17 Shostakovich/ Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.47 |
| The 4th Yomikyo Metropolitan 12/20(Fri)19:00 Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies Soprano: Mihoko Kinoshita Mezzo-Soprano: Michiko Hayashi Tenor: Jun Takahashi Baritone: Kei Yonashiro Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus (Chorusmaster: Hirofumi Misawa) Beethoven/ Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 “Choral” |
The 4th Tokyo Opera City Premium 12/25(Wed)18:30 Conductor: Dennis Russel Davies Soprano: Mihoko Kinoshita Mezzo-Soprano: Michiko Hayashi Tenor: Jun Takahashi Baritone: Kei Yonashiro Chorus: New National Theatre Chorus (Chorusmaster: Hirofumi Misawa) Chamber music performed by YNSO musicians Beethoven/ Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 “Choral” |
| The 5th Yomikyo Metropolitan 1/9(Thu)19:00 Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling Piano: Roger Muraro Schumann / Overture “Manfred” Schumann/ Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54 Ravel/ Valses nobles et sentimentales Ravel/ Rapsodie espagnole |
The 5th Tokyo Opera City Premium 1/8(Wed)18:30 Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling Piano: Roger Muraro Short recital by Roger Muraro Schumann / Overture “Manfred” Schumann/ Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54 Ravel/ Valses nobles et sentimentales Ravel/ Rapsodie espagnole |
| The 6th Yomikyo Metropolitan 2/27(Thu)19:00 Conductor: Kazuki Yamada Beethoven/ Symphony No.3 in E flat major, op.55 “Eroica” R. Strauss/ Ein Heldenleben, op.40 |
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