Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra “2025-26 Season Concert Schedule” announced

Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra “2025-26 Season Concert Schedule” announced ​
Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra General Incorporated Association Press release: November 13, 2024 Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra “2025-26 Season Concert Schedule” announced In the 2025-26 season, the number of regular concerts will be increased to five, and will be held at two venues: Tokyo Opera City and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre. A team of conductors, both old and new, will bring together a richly varied program to deliver even more fulfilling music. Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra (location: Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Motohisa Katsukawa, hereinafter referred to as TKWO) has announced the concert schedule for the 2025-26 season. A total of five regular concerts will be held at two venues: Tokyo Opera City (2 performances) and Tokyo Metropolitan Theater (3 performances). The conductors are a solid lineup with deep ties to TKWO. In addition to re-performances of commissioned works such as Maslanka Chikurus, which started last season, and original works for wind orchestra, we will also be presenting commissioned new works by up-and-coming composer Hibiki Mukai, with cellist Dai Miyata as soloist. In addition, we offer a wide variety of concerts, including the popular “Special Song Concert” and “Fantastic☆Christmas.” Please come to the venue and enjoy the brilliance and splendor of TKWO’s sound.
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2025-26 season program Sounds of the world flying from TKWO In the 2025-26 season, we will increase the number of regular concerts from 4 to 5, return to the same venue as before, Tokyo Metropolitan Theater, and deliver even more fulfilling music to everyone. The contents are rich in variety. We are confident that our program of outstanding works from all over the world will allow you to experience the diverse expressive power of wind music throughout the season. Permanent conductor Oi appeared on stage twice. One program includes Maslanka Chikuls’ third “Symphony No. 5,” which began last season. This time, works by Satoshi Kaneda, whose 90th birthday will be celebrated in September 2025, will be displayed. In addition to three pieces commissioned by TKWO, we will look back on the achievements of the master master who built Japan’s postwar wind band world through the masterpiece “Passacaglia” and lesser-known works. The other was a program with a focus on birds and the theme of flight. There will be a re-performance of a past TKWO commissioned work by Fujikura, who is based in the UK and has received high acclaim around the world, and a premiere of a new TKWO commissioned work by Mukai, a young Toshihide who was born in 1993 and is currently studying in Spain. Masu. Together with popular works such as Haga’s work, which won first place at an international composition competition in Switzerland, this piece will take you soaring into the future. Principal guest conductor Iimori’s episode is an all-Spanish program. Individual works by Navarro and Ferran are often performed, but it is rare that original works by Spanish composers for wind orchestra are presented together. Be sure to experience the unique sounds of Spain’s symphonic wind instruments at the venue, such as Alarcón’s “Symphony No. 2,” which was created as a homage to the great composers of the Romantic period. Former permanent conductor Bostock appears for the first time in a while. This is the first time I have performed with TKWO since the 120th regular concert in September 2014. A number of masterpieces from Bostock’s homeland, England, are played during the tact. There are noble and sophisticated pieces lined up, ranging from classical masterpieces by Holst and Jacob to “Color Symphony” by Spark, one of the leading composers in the modern wind band world. The reunion between Bostock and TKWO after almost 10 years will be of interest even to those who have heard their previous performances. Special guest conductor Sanderling will also be performing at a regular concert for the first time since February 2020 after the coronavirus pandemic. Mozart’s “Gran Partita” performed by the master master’s tact will once again demonstrate the value of wind orchestra as classical music. It is also a unique opportunity for Sanderling, who studied at the Leningrad Conservatory, to perform Myaskovsky’s work, a symphony for wind orchestra composed during the former Soviet Union. As with last season, we will be delving deeper into the highlights of these regular concerts at the “Wiss Band Café” by resident conductor Oi and musician Nakahashi, so we hope you enjoy this as well. . In addition to this, we also have fun concerts such as the popular “Recommended Songs Concert” and “Fantastic☆Christmas,” which will brighten up the Christmas Eve. Enjoy TKWO’s wide variety of
performances this season as well! (TKWO musician Aki Nakahashi) 2025-26 season regular concert Tokyo Opera City Series (2 performances in total) 168th regular concert Sunday, April 13, 2025 Show starts at 14:00 (doors open at 13:15) Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall: Takemitsu Memorial Conductor: Norichika Iimori (Principal Guest Conductor) Song list Montserrat/F. Ferran Symphony No. 2 / L. Serrano Alarcón Libertadores/O. Navarro Enuma Elish/J. Sunyar-Oliola
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/126867/6/126867-6-db7aeddafef137c9dfc824df6fedcd53-834×835.png 169th regular concert Wednesday, June 25, 2025 19:00 start (doors open at 18:15) Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall: Takemitsu Memorial Conductor: Thomas Sanderling (special guest conductor) Song list Serenade No. 10 in B flat major “Gran Partita” / W.A. Mozart Symphony No. 19 in E flat major / N. Myaskowski Suite “Gaine” / A.I. Khachaturian / Edited by Takuzo Inagaki
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/126867/6/126867-6-55b0e551c6fc6fc16219b1724b154f10-1080×1080.png Tokyo Metropolitan Theater Series (3 performances in total) 170th regular concert ~Maslanka Chikurus Vol.3~ Sunday, September 28, 2025 Show starts at 14:00 (doors open at 13:00) Tokyo Metropolitan Theater Concert Hall Conductor: Tsuyoshi Oi (Permanent Conductor) Song list 30th Anniversary Fanfare [Commissioned work in 1990] / Satoshi Kaneda Passacaglia for symphonic band / Satoshi Kaneda Rondo March/Satoshi Kaneda Locomotive Chuchu/Satoshi Kaneda Symphonic Variations for Wind Orchestra [1977 commissioned work] / Satoshi Kaneda Ballad IV for wind orchestra [commissioned work in 1997] / Satoshi Kaneda Symphony No. 5/D. Maslanka
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/126867/6/126867-6-57e6748bac1da44429a17fa2747265ac-300×300.png 171st regular concert Sunday, November 23, 2025 Show starts at 14:00 (doors open at 13:00) Tokyo Metropolitan Theater Concert Hall Conducted by Douglas Bostock Song list Flourish/R. Vaughan Williams “Hammersmith” Prelude and Scherzo/G. Holst William Byrd Suite/G. Jacob Fire Dance/G. Woolfenden Symphony No. 3 “Color Symphony” / P. Spark
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/126867/6/126867-6-24f8b03ba4765169cc721f6dad62e587-1080×1080.png 172nd regular concert Sunday, January 11, 2026 Show starts at 14:00 (doors open at 13:00) Tokyo Metropolitan Theater Concert Hall Conductor: Tsuyoshi Oi (Permanent Conductor) Solo Dai Miyata (cello) Song list Wings of Joy/J. Curnow Cello Concerto (tentative title) [New work commissioned by TKWO, world premiere] / Hibiki Mukai my butterflies for wind orchestra [Co-commissioned piece with DuPaul University School of Music in 2012] / Dai Fujikura Colorful birds / Suguru Haga Peace, peace and the birds sing/Yasuhide Ito
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/126867/6/126867-6-7fa5ee71b4b65de1d0a779a2cbb462a3-1080×2160.png Other sponsored performances Fantastic☆Christmas 2025 Friday, December 19, 2025 19:00 start Suntory Hall Large Hall Conductor Keita Matsui Special concert February 11, 2026 (Wednesday holiday) Tokyo
Metropolitan Theater Concert Hall Conductor: Takeshi Oi (Permanent Conductor) Assigned song concert 2026 Scheduled for March 2026 (under adjustment) Conductor: Takeshi Oi (Permanent Conductor)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/126867/6/126867-6-3fce0606a287efa5931a9a5cdd3d21c2-1908×2700.png 2025-26 season concert schedule ・2025-26 season pamphlet (PDF) https://www.tkwo.jp/information/2025-26season_web.pdf Regular membership ticket release schedule There are two types of regular membership tickets: the “Tokyo Opera City Series” and the “Tokyo Metropolitan Theater Series,” which allow you to listen to music from the same seat in each hall. ・2025-26 season regular membership ticket https://www.tkwo.jp/ticket/subscription/ Membership first From Tuesday, December 3, 2024 * Regular member ・ Supporters Club For members General sale From Tuesday, December 10, 2024 *Tokyo Opera City Series until Saturday, April 12, 2025 *Tokyo Metropolitan Theater Series until Saturday, September 27, 2025 *It is possible to purchase both the Tokyo Opera City series and Tokyo Metropolitan Theater series at the same time, or only one of them. *The membership period is from the time of purchase of a regular membership ticket to the end of March 2026 for both Tokyo Opera City Series members and Tokyo Metropolitan Theater Series members. “TKWO Brass Band Cafe” will also be held, where you can enjoy regular concerts even more! “TKWO Brass Band Cafe” will be held prior to each regular concert in the 2025-26 season! Tsuyoshi Oi (permanent conductor) and Aki Nakahashi (musician) will talk about the pieces performed at the performance and anecdotes related to the composer, from a perspective that is a little different from the usual commentary on music. There are also behind-the-scenes stories exclusive to the venue that can only be heard here. Please enjoy Oi & Nakahashi’s lighthearted talk at the venue! (Archived videos are available on YouTube.) ・TKWO Brass Band Cafe
https://www.tkwo.jp/information/concert/cafe.html
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/126867/6/126867-6-7be5909d7591147393c1b860b2e253d0-1280×853.jpg Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Established in May 1960 as the “Kosei Wind Orchestra”, the name was later changed to “Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra” in 1973. Japan’s world-class professional wind orchestra has been active as the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra since April 2022. Through performances of a wide range of repertoire, including original wind orchestra works, classical arrangements, pop music, and popular music, the band creates a high level of musical artistry, and has developed wind ensembles that many people can enjoy, and has been well received at concerts around the country. He is also working to improve, popularize, and develop wind band culture through numerous recordings and media. ・Official site https://www.tkwo.jp/ “Create. Pack. Connect.” Our five-year policy starting from the 2024-25 season is “Create. Pack. Connect.” By “creating sound, wrapping it in sound, and connecting sounds,” we are engaged in the following activities in order to contribute to the development of orchestras and, by extension, the world of wind instruments as a whole. ・Sequential increase in the number of regular performances ・Maslanka Chikurus ・New song commission ・Re-performance of past commissioned works
・Implementation of TKWO brass band cafe
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/126867/6/126867-6-a89cb30391e5c0066e24355dd087b1bf-1280×853.jpg (C)Atsushi Yokota