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Special Program for the Spring Holidays
– Stories and Music for Children and Adults – Your Friend from Afar
Pre-school children may not enter
- Friday, April 4, 2025Starts at 3:00 P.M.
- Seijo Hall Access MapLink to Google Maps
Address: 6-2-1 Seijo, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Note: No parking is available. Please use the train or bus.Access:
By train, take the Odakyu Line, and get off at ‘Seijo Gakuenmae’. (4 min walk)
This is a concert for children during their spring holidays. A story written by Yoko Tawada will be read, and music written for this story will be performed. The music was composed by the internationally celebrated Toshio Hosokawa. It will be performed by a talented ensemble of young musicians, offering a rich experience that can be enjoyed even by adults.
[Story]
“You” stay at a hotel near the ocean during a holiday. At night after the family has gone to sleep, you are invited by a talking cat to the shore, where you….
This is a story of an adventure “you” go on, with talking animals and a robot.
- Performers
Fumika Mohri (violin) profile…
Ayako Tahara (viola) profile…
Michiaki Ueno (cello) profile…
Yoshie Ueno (flute) profile…
Tomoya Nishikawa (clarinet) profile…
Tomohiro Nishikubo (percussion) profile…
Tomoki Kitamura (piano) profile…
Rena Fujii (soprano/storytelling) profile…
- Program
Franz Shubert: Frühlingsglaube D686 / Heidenröslein D257 / Die Forelle D550 / Ständchen D957 / Der Musensohn D764
Toshio Hosokawa: Deine Freunde aus der Ferne for narrator and ensemble
- Admission fees
Elementary, junior and senior high school students: 1,000yen(ID required on the day)
General: 4,000yen
Setagaya Arts Card and Setagaya Public Theatre Club members: 3,600yen (advance sales only)*Reserved seats only / Includes consumption tax
*Pre-school children may not enter*Elementary, junior and senior high school students must present student IDs or proof of age before entering
*Wheelchair spaces available (limited / reservations required)
Fee: 3,600yen with free admission for one escort
Call the Setagaya Public Theatre Ticket Centre (03-5432-1515) by 7:00 P.M. on the day before the performance.- Start of sales
10:00 A.M. Monday, January 6, 2025
*Tickets will be sold online and via telephone on the first day of sales. They will become available over the counter from the following day.
Profile
Fumika Mohri (violin)
Ayako Tahara (viola)
Michiaki Ueno (cello)
Yoshie Ueno (flute)
Tomoya Nishikawa (clarinet)
Tomohiro Nishikubo (percussion)
Tomoki Kitamura (piano)
Rena Fujii (soprano/storytelling)
- Music Director
Shinichiro Ikebe
- Sponsor
Setagaya Arts Foundation Music Project Department
- Support
City of Setagaya
Setagaya City Board of Education- Cooperation
Matsumoto Memorial Music Guest House
Setagaya General Service Co., Ltd., Community Radio Station FM Setagaya
Taishidou Musical Instrument Store
