April

Sunao Saka Violin Recital

8th Sun. / 3:00 pm (2:30 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / 500 yen (all non-reserved seats) Tickets will not be sold on the concert day. / Now on sale / 1 / Sunao Saka Violin Recital Office 090-7505-0285

Berlin Komische Oper: Die Zauberflöte (by W. A. Mozart)

11th Wed. / (1)2:00 pm (1:15 pm) (2) 7:00 pm (6:15 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-26,000 yen A-21,000 yen B-17,000 yen C-13,000 yen D-9,000 yen SS-32,000 yen / Now on sale / 1, Lawson, Seven-Eleven, FamilyMart, CircleK Sunkus, Ticket PIA / Kyodo Nishinihon 092-714-0159 (weekdasy., 10 am – 7 pm; Sat., 10 am – 5 pm)

The 2nd Keiko Abe International Junior Marimba Music Festival in Hiroshima

15th Sun. / 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Hiroshima Kenmin Bunka Center / Advance-2,500 yen At the door-2,900 yen (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / 1, Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia, Hiroshima Kenmin Bunka Center / 080-1903-6067 (Inoue) Performers: Benjamin Hellert (USA), Steije Maurer (Netherlands) & Hiroshima Junior Marimba Ensemble (Japan)

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra: The 379th Subscription Concert

(Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414 (385p); Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A major (First Edition))

15th Sun. / 3:00 pm (2:00 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-5,200 yen A-4,700 yen B- 4,200 yen Students-1,500 yen (Student tickets are only sold at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office.) / Now on sale / 1,2,5,6,7,8, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Chugoku Shimbun & Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office / Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office 082-532-3080 E-mail: info@hirokyo.or.jp

Conductor: Tatsuya Shimono / Piano: André Laplante

“Mezamashi Classics” in Kure

15th Sun. / 3:00 pm (2:30 pm) / Kure City Bunka Hall / S-5,500 yen A-4,500 yen / Now on sale / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+, Seven-Eleven, 1,6 / TSS Event Office 082-253-1010 (weekdays, 10 am – 6 pm); Kure City Bunka Hall 0823-25-7878

Smiley & the Underclass:Japan 1st Tour 2018

18th Wed. / 7:00 pm (6:00 pm) / Hiroshima Club Quattro / Advance-3,500 yen At the door-4,000 yen/ Now on sale / e+, Ticket PIA, Lawson, 1, Tower Records Hiroshima, Stereo Records / Hiroshima Club Quattro 082-542-2280

Yamaha Salon Concert 2018:Nana Sumimura Piano Recital

22nd Sun. / 3:00 pm (2:30 pm) / Yamaha Music Hiroshima, 7F / 1,000yen (40 seats) / Now on sale / 2 / Hiroshima Summer Concert Executive Committee 0829-39-6902 (Kojima)

Chor Blume: The 11th Concert

28th Sat. / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Hiroshima Kenmin Bunka Center / 900 yen / Please ask the concert organizer for ticket office information. / 090-4140-3569 (Yamanoue)

May

LA LA LAND in Concert Hiroshima

1st Tue. / 7:00 pm (6:15 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-9,800 yen A-7,800 yen / Now on sale / Ticket PIA, Lawson, e+ / HOME Event Center 082-221-7116 (weekdays, 10 am – 5 pm)

Cembalo & Saxophone Concert

3rd Thurs. / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Higashi Kumin Bunka Center / Adults-2,500 yen High school students and under-1,500 / Now on sale yen / 1, Higashi Kumin Bunka Center / 090-7508-2012 (Oda)

Mandolin Ensemble Regina: The 8th Concert

4th Fri. / 1:30 pm (1:00 pm) / Higashi Kumin Bunka Center / Free admission / 090-3174-4305 (Yasui)

The 35th Anniversary of Tokyo Disney Resort: “Happiest Celebration!” in Concert

4th Fri. / 5:00 pm (4:30 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-8,500 yen A-7,500 yen / Now on sale / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+, CN Play Guide, Seven-Eleven, Rakuten Ticket, 1/ Yumebanchi Hiroshima 082-249-3571 (weekdays, 11 am – 7 pm)

Special Concert 2018 in Hiroshima

4th Fri. / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Elisabeth University of Music, Cecilia Hall / Adults-2,000 yen Students-800 yen / Please ask the concert organizer for ticket office information. / 082-287-0380 (Takemoto)

Ancoro Mochi: The 1st Concert

6th Sun. / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Nishi Kumin Bunka Center / Free admission / 082-548-0722 (Matsushita)

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra: Bouquet of Music HSO Masterpiece Concert~ Spring ~

(Richard Strauss: Horn Cpncerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 11, TrV117; Smetana: Ma vlast, ~Vlasta; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

12th Sat. / 3:00 pm (2:00 pm) / International Conference Center Hiroshima, Phoenix Hall / S-4,200 yen Pair tickets (S seats)-6,400 yen A-3,200 yen B-2,200 yen Students-1,500 yen (Student tickets are only sold at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office.) / Now on sale / 1,2,5,6,7,8, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Chugoku Shimbun & Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office / Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office 082-532-3080 E-mail: info@hirokyo.or.jp

Conductor: Masaru Kumakura, Horn: Alessio Allegrini

Kalani Pe’a Hawaiian Concert

12th Sat. / 4:30 pm (4:00 pm) / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / High school students and up-5,000 yen Junior high school students and under-2,500 yen / Now on sale / 1, Ticket PIA, Lawson, Sakurapia / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia 0829-20-0111

Charles Richard-Hamelin Piano Recital:All Chopin Program

13th Sun. / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / 4,500 yen / Now on sale / 1,6,7, Sakurapia, Lawson, Ticket PIA / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia 0829-20-0111 (9 am – 7 pm, closed on Mondays); HOME Event Center 082-221-7116 (weekdays, 10 am – 5 pm)

Flute Quartet Bacc-Quar Concert Vol. 8

15th Tue. / 6:45 pm (6:15 pm) / Higashi Kumin Bunka Center / Advance: Adults & University students-2,000 yen High school students and under-1,000 yen; At the door: Adults & University students-2,500 yen High school students and under-1,500 yen / Please ask the concert organizer for ticket office information. / 090-9464-3840 (Neishi)

God Save the Queen Japan Tour Hiroshima

18th Fri. / 7:00 pm (6:15 pm) / Hiroshima Club Quattro / 6,600 yen / Now on sale / 1,6, Ticket PIA, Lawson, Seven-Eleven, e+ / HOME Event Center 082-221-7116 (weekdays, 10 am – 5 pm)

Hiroshima Happy New Ear 25: Music as Witchcraft

18th Fri. / 7:00 pm (6:30 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Advance: Adults-2,500 yen Students-1,500 yen; At the door: Adults-3,000 yen Students-2,000 yen / Now on sale / 1,6, Ticket PIA, Lawson, Chugoku Shimbun, JMS Aster Plaza / Hiroshima Opera and Music Promotion Committee 082-244-8000

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra: The 380th Subscription Concert

(Leonard Bernstein’s 100th Anniversary Bernstein: Candide, Overture; Bernstein: Serenade for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion; Bernstein: Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety”)

25th Fri. / 6:45 pm (5:45 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-5,200 yen A-4,700 yen B- 4,200 yen Students-1,500 yen (Student tickets are only sold at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office.) / Now on sale / 1,2,5,6,7,8, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Chugoku Shimbun & Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office / Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office 082-532-3080 E-mail: info@hirokyo.or.jp

Conductor: Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Violin: Soichi Sakuma / Piano: Sara Davis Buechner

KONISHIKI Hawaiian Concert

26th Sat. / (1)2:00 pm (1:30 pm) (2)6:00 pm (5:30 pm) / Hiroshima Kenmin Bunka Center / 3,800 yen (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / 1,6, Ticket PIA / Green Concert Hiroshima 082-241-8868

Live Green 2018

27th Sun. / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (noon) / Honganji Temple Hiroshima Betsuin / Advance-3,000 yen At the door-3,500 yen (all non-reserved seats) Free admission for one child (elementary school student and under) with his/her guardian (500 yen for each extra child) / Now on sale / Ticket PIA, Seven-Eleven, Lawson, 1,6 / RCC 082-222-1133 (weekdays, 10 am – 5 pm)

Live Act: Kazumi Nikaido and others

This is a music event held at a temple. A talk show, workshops, cafés & a marché (food market) will also be held. This is a rain-or-shine event.

Hiroshima String Players: The 15th Concert

27th Sun. / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Nishi Kumin Bunka Center / Free admission / 090-6410-6019 (Komoto)

Dansu 2018

31st Thurs. / 7:00 pm (6:30 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / 6,000 yen / Now on sale / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+, Seven-Eleven, 1, JMS Aster Plaza / TSS Office 082-253-1010 (weekdays, 10 am – 6 pm)

Contemporary dance performance

June

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra: The 381st Subscription Concert

(Zandonai: Il flauto notturo, for Flute and Orchestra; Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313 (285c); Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F major, op. 36) 8th Fri. / 6:45 pm (5:45 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-5,200 yen A-4,700 yen B- 4,200 yen Students-1,500 yen (Student tickets are only sold at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office.) / From Sun., April 8 (from Mon., April 9 at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office) / 1,2,5,6,7,8, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Chugoku Shimbun & Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office / Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office 082-532-3080 E-mail: info@hirokyo.or.jp

Conductor: Kah Chun Wong, Flute: Karl-Heinz Schütz

Legend: La Speranza

9th Sat. / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Hiroshima Kenmin Bunka Center / 6,000 yen / Now on sale / Ticket PIA, Lawson, e+, 1 / UNION Music Office 082-247-6111

LEGEND is an operatic vocal group consisting of five men.

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, Discovery Series: Schubert Symphonuen Zyklus vol. 2

(Suppé: Dichter und Bauer, Ouvertüre; Schöenberg: Theme and Variations, op. 43b; Schubert (arr. Webern): Deutsche Tänze, D820; Schubert: Symphonie Nr. B-dur, D485)

29th Fri. / 6:45 pm (5:45 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / S-5,200 yen A-4,200 yen B- 3,200 yen Students-1,000 yen (Student tickets are only sold at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office.) / From Sun., April 29 (from Tue., May 1 at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office) / 1,2,5,6,7,8, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Chugoku Shimbun, JMS Aster Plaza & Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office / Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office 082-532-3080 E-mail: info@hirokyo.or.jp

Conductor: Tatsuya Shimono

JULY

MACHINE HEAD: Catharsis Japan Tour 2018

5th Thurs. / 7:00 pm (6:00 pm) / Hiroshima Club Quattro / 8,000 yen / Now on sale / Hiroshima Club Quattro, e+, Ticket PIA, Lawson, 1, Tower Records Hiroshima / Hiroshima Club Quattro 082-542-2280

Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra & Dai Miyata (cello)

6th Fri. / 6:45 pm (6:15 pm) / Ueno Gakuen Hall / SS-12,000 yen S-10,000 yen A-8,000 yen B-6,000 yen / Now on sale / 1,6 / Green Concert Hiroshima 082-241-8868

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra: The 382nd Subscription Concert

(Toshio Hosokawa: Meditation – to the victims of Tsunami 3.11 –; Messiaen: le Tombeau resplendissant; Stravinsky: L’Oiseau de feu (1910 Edition))

7th Sat. / 3:00 pm (2:00 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-5,200 yen A-4,700 yen B- 4,200 yen Students-1,500 yen (Student tickets are only sold at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office.) / From Mon., May 7 / 1,2,5,6,7,8, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Chugoku Shimbun & Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office / Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office 082-532-3080 E-mail: info@hirokyo.or.jp

Conductor: Jun Märkl

Hiromitsu Agatsuma: “Standard Songs” feat. Chikuzen Sato 2018

8th Sun. / 4:00 pm (3:30 pm) / Blue Live Hiroshima / 6,800 yen / From Sat., April 21 / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+, 1,6 / Candy Promotion 082-249-8334

This is a shamisen (traditional Japanese guitar) and piano concert.

Kyoko Sako Mandolin Recital

14th Sat. / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Elisabeth University of Music, Xavier Hall / Advance: Adults-2,500 yen Students-1,000 yen; At the door: Adults-3,000 yen Students-1,500 yen (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / 1 /

Mandolin: Kyoko Sako / Electronics: Shintaro Imai

Kiev Ballet: A Best Selection of Classical Ballet

24th Tue. / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / 6,500 yen / Now on sale / Ticket PIA, Lawson, 1, Sakurapia / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia 0829-20-0111

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, Discovery Series: Schubert Symphonuen Zyklus vol. 2

(Suppé: Boccaccio, Overtüre; Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder; Schubert: Symphony Nr. 6 C-dur, D589)

27th Fri. / 6:45 pm (5:45 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / S-5,200 yen A-4,200 yen B- 3,200 yen Students-1,000 yen(Student tickets are only sold at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office.) / From Sun., May 27 (from Mon., May 28 at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office) / 1,2,5,6,7,8, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Chugoku Shimbun, JMS Aster Plaza & Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office / Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office 082-532-3080 E-mail: info@hirokyo.or.jp

Conductor: Tatsuya Shimono, Soprano: Miwako Handa

Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra:Dragon Quest Concert in Hiroshima

28th Sat. / 5:00 pm (4:00 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-5,000 yen A-4,000 yen / Now on sale / 1,6, Ticket PIA, Lawson, Seven-Eleven, e+ / HOME Event Center 082-221-7116 (weekdays, 10 am – 5 pm)

“Dragon Quest” is a famous PRG series in Japan. Its music is also famous.

August

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra: An Evening of Peace Concert

(Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, op. 90; Brahms: Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83)

5th Sun. / 3:00 pm (2:00 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall/ S-5,000 yen A-4,000 yen Students-2,000 yen (Student tickets are only sold at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office.) / From Tue., Jun. 5 / 1,2,5,6,7,8, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Chugoku Shimbun & Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office / Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office 082-532-3080 E-mail: info@hirokyo.or.jp

Conductor: Kazuyoshi Akiyama / Piano: Nelson Freire

KAGURA for Peace 2018 in Hiroshima: Hiroshima – Kagura and (OROCHI for Kagura and Orchestra) Repose of Souls and Resurgence

(1)18th Sat. (2) 19th Sun. / (1) 6:00 pm (5:30 pm) (2) 1:30 pm (1:00 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Now on sale / 1,3,5,6,7, JMS Aster Plaza, Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / Hiroshima Bijutsu Kenkyusho 082-506-3060

TICKET PRICES: All non-reserved seats

Ticket for Aug. 18

Advance: Adults-3,000 yen Students-2,000 yen Elementary school students-1,000 yen Pair tickets-5,000 yen

At the door: Adults-3,500 yen Students-2,500 yen Elementary school students-1,500 yen Pair tickets-5,500 yen

Ticket for Aug. 19

Advance: Adults-4,000 yen Students-3,000 yen Elementary school students-1,000 yen Pair tickets-7,000 yen

At the door: Adults-4,500 yen Students-3,500 yen Elementary school students-1,500 yen Pair tickets-7,500 yen

2-day Tickets: 6,000 yen

Ventures Japan Tour 2018

23rd Thurs. / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / 6,000 yen / From Sat., May 12 / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+, 1,6, Sakurapia / Candy Promotion Hiroshima 082-249-8334; Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia 0829-20-0111

2018 ~ Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo ~

27th Mon. / (1) 1:00 pm (12:30 pm) (2) 3:30 pm (3:00 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / 3,000 yen / From Sun., April 1 / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+ / Candy Promotion Hiroshima 082-249-8334

September

Tsukemen Live 2018 “X”

1st Sat. / 3:00 pm (2:30 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / 5,000 yen / From Sat., April 28 / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+ / UNION Music Office 082-247-6111

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra: The 383rd Subscription Concert

(Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527 Overture; Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271 “Jeunehomme”; Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60)

7th Fri. / 6:45 pm (5:45 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-5,200 yen A-4,700 yen B- 4,200 yen Students-1,500 yen (Student tickets are only sold at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office.) / From Sat., July 7 (from Mon., July 9 at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office) / 1,2,5,6,7,8, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Chugoku Shimbun & Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office / Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office 082-532-3080 E-mail: info@hirokyo.or.jp

Conductor: Gaetano d’Espinosa, Piano: Kim Hyun Jung

Mami Hagiwara Piano Recital

24th Mon. / 4:00 pm (3:30 pm) / Elisabeth University of Music, Cecilia Hall / 4,000 yen / From Sun., May 27 / 1,6,7, Lawson, Ticket PIA / HOME Event Center 082-221-7116 (weekdays, 10 am – 5 pm)