Symphony to tour Japan in October
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has announced that it will perform seven concerts in four Japanese cities this October, including two concerts in the esteemed Suntory Hall and a nationally-televised appearance at NHK Hall.”Only the world’s best orchestras are invited to Suntory Hall in Tokyo,” says CSO president Trey Devey. “This is an honor for the CSO and we are fortunate to have dedicated underwriting so that we can pursue this important artistic initiative and represent our community to one of the world’s largest cultural centers.”According to the CSO, the tour repertoire will showcase the orchestra’s recorded works and pay homage to its United States home, including pieces by composers such as Copland, Barber, Bernstein and Gershwin, as well as Dvorák’s New World Symphony, written about America.This is the fourth international tour for the CSO since 2001, and its first trip to Japan since 2003.Read the full release here.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has announced that it will perform seven concerts in four Japanese cities this October, including two concerts in the esteemed Suntory Hall and a nationally-televised appearance at NHK Hall.
“Only the world’s best orchestras are invited to Suntory Hall in Tokyo,” says CSO president Trey Devey. “This is an honor for the CSO and we are fortunate to have dedicated underwriting so that we can pursue this important artistic initiative and represent our community to one of the world’s largest cultural centers.”
According to the CSO, the tour repertoire will showcase the orchestra’s recorded works and pay homage to its United States home, including pieces by composers such as Copland, Barber, Bernstein and Gershwin, as well as Dvorák’s New World Symphony, written about America.
This is the fourth international tour for the CSO since 2001, and its first trip to Japan since 2003.
Read the full release here.
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