City Office NoticesConcerts & Plays 2018

Event schedules are subject to change. Please contact the event office before you go.

Ticket Offices
1. EDION Play Guide (SUNMALL, 1F) (Kamiya-cho, Naka-ku; Tel. 247-5111)
2. YAMAHA Music (Kamiya-cho, Naka-ku; Tel. 244-3779 Closed on the 1st & the 3rd Wednesdays)
3. Hiroshima Yume Plaza (Hondori, Naka-ku; Tel. 544-1122 Closed on Wednesdays)
4. Kawai Hiroshima (2-2-6 Kamiya-cho, Naka-ku; Tel. 243-9291 Closed on Mondays)
5. Fukuya Department Store, Hatchobori (7F) (Ebisu-cho, Naka-ku; Tel. 246-6111)
6. Fukuya Department Store, Hiroshima Station (7F) (Matsubara-cho, Minami-ku; Tel. 568-3111)
7. Alpark Tenmaya (3F) (Inokuchi-myojin, Nishi-ku; Tel. 501-1111)
8. Hiroshima Arts Gakki (Hatchoboru, Naka-ku; Tel. 227-6601)

Date / Starting Time (Opening Time) / Venue / Ticket Price / Tickets Go on Sale Date / Ticket Offices / Inquiries

Event Halls

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

Music History Concert vol. II-3: Romantic Music

7th Saturday / 2:00 pm / Aki Kumin Bunka Center / Adults-¥2,500 High school students and under-¥1,500 / Now on sale / 1, Aki Kumin Bunka Center / 090-7508-2012

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

Hiroshima City Harmony Brass Band: Regular Concert 2018

8th Sunday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Minami Kumin Bunka Center / Free admission / Hiroshima City Harmony Brass Band 050-5274-7295

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.

Classical Music Concert for Children: The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats

14th Saturday / 1:00 pm (12:30 pm) / Aki Kumin Bunka Center / Advance: Junior high school students and above-¥1,000 Elementary school students and preschoolers (3 years old and above)-¥500; At the door: Junior high school students and above-¥1,200 Elementary school students and preschoolers (3 years old and above)-¥600 / Now on sale / JMS Aster Plaza, Kumin Bunka Centers / Aki Kumin Bunka Center 082-824-1330 (closed on Mondays)

Opera: La Bohème

17th Saturday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Gewand Halle / ¥4,000 (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / 1,5,6/ Executive Committee 082-255-4349

This will be played in Italian with Japanese subtitles.

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

Ikuyo Nakamichi Piano Recital

16th Monday / 1:30 pm (1:00 pm) / International Conference Center Hiroshima, Phoenix Hall / Reserved seats: ¥3,500; Non-reserved seats: High school students and above-¥2,500 Junior high and elementary school students-¥1,000 / Please ask the concert organizer for ticket information. / Hiroshima Tomo no Kai 080-4558-5546

Saaya Kimura Violin Concert

21st Saturday / 4:00 pm (3:30 pm) / lifeone221 / Advance: Adults-¥2,000 Senior & junior high school students-¥1,500 Elementary school students and under-¥500; At the door: Adults-¥2,500 Senior & junior high school students-¥2,000 Elementary school students-¥1,000 / Please ask the concert organizer for ticket office information. / lifeone music 082-922-0028 E-mail: lifeone@cyber.ocn.ne.jp

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra: The 28th Subscription Concert in Kure

(Mozart: Die Entfuhring aus dem Serail, K. 384 Overture; Chopin: Piano Concerto No. I in E Minor, Op. II; Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphony Suite “Scheherazade” Op. 35)

22nd Sunday / 2:30 pm (2:00 pm) / Kure City Bunka Hall / S-¥3,700 A-¥3,200 B-¥2,700 Students-¥1,000 *Student ID will be required on the concert day. / Now on sale / 1,2,5,6, Chugoku Shimbun, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Seven-Eleven, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office / Kure City Bunka Hall 0823-25-7878; Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office 082-532-3080

Conductor: Shigeo Genda / Piano: Ikuyo Nakamichi

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.

Masaya Yamashita & Yayoi Tominaga: Saxophone & Piano Salon Concert

28th Saturday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Aki Kumin Bunka Center / Adults-¥2,000 High school students and under-¥1,000 / Ticket reservations & Inquiries: MY Project 050-3740-8570 E-mail: sax.piano.myproject@gmail.ocm

Hatsukaichi Peace Concert 2018

29th Sunday / 1:30 pm (1:00 pm) / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / Advance: 19 years old and above-¥1,000 18 years old and under-¥500; At the door: 19 years old and above-¥1,200 18 years old and under-¥700 / From Sunday, May 6 / Sakurapia / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia 0829-20-0111

Yasuji Ohagi & Masakazu Tokutake Guitar Duo Recital

29th Sunday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / lifeone221 / Advance-¥4,500 At the door-¥5,000 *80 seats only / Ticket reservations & Inquiries: lifeone music 082-922-0028 E-mail: lifeone@cyber.ocn.ne.jp

Eusebius Quartett: The 1st Conert

29th Sunday / 4:00 pm (3:30 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Adults-¥3,000 Students-¥1,000 (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / JMS Aster Plaza, 1 / Eusebius Quartett E-mail: eusebiusQ@gmail.com 090-9818-3849 (Kumazawa)

Pacific Music Festival (PMF) 2018

31st Tuesday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / International Conference Center Hiroshima, Phoenix Hall / S-¥5,000 A-¥4,000 B-¥3,000 / Now on sale / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+, 1 / Candy Promotion Hiroshima 082-249-8334

Conductor: Valery Gergiev

August

Elisabeth University of Music Concert Series Summer Vocal Concert

1st Wednesday / 6:45 pm (6:15 pm) / Elisabeth University of Music, Cecilia Hall / Advance-¥2,000 At the door-¥2,500 / Now on sale / Elisabeth University of Music, Ticket PIA / Elisabeth University of Music 082-225-8004 or 082-221-0918 E-mail: enso01@eum.ac.jp

Sandii & Dennis Bovell

3rd Friday / 8:00 pm (7:00 pm) / Hiroshima Club Quattro / Advance-¥4,800 At the door-¥5,300 / Now on sale / Club Quattro, e+, Ticket PIA, Lawson, 1, Tower Records Hiroshima / Hiroshima Club Quattro 082-542-2280

Requiem in Hiroshima vol. 18

4th Saturday / 4:30 pm (4:00 pm) / Hiroshima Kenmin Bunka Center / Advance: Adults-¥2,500 Students-¥1,500; At the door: Adults-¥2,800 Students-¥1,800 / Now on sale / 1,6,7 / 090-1014-8498 (Kobayashi)

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

Peace Concert in Hiroshima

6th Monday / 6:00 pm (5:30 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / ¥1,000 (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / 4, Ticket PIA / 090-9733-6962 E-mail: peaceconcert. hiroshima@gmail.com

Hiroshima Junior Marimba Ensemble Concert Vol. 28

11th Saturday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Advance-¥1,000 At the door-¥1,200 (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / 1, Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / 082-271-1477 (Asada)

Kagura

12th Sunday / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (noon) / JMS Aster Plaza / Advance-¥1,500 At the door-¥1,800 (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / 1,3, JMS Aster Plaza / JMS Aster Plaza 082-244-8000

Ensemble Preghiera: The 5th Concert in Hiroshima

14th Tuesday / 7:00 pm (6:30 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Adults-¥3,000 Students-¥1,000 (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / 1, JMS Aster Plaza / Executive Committee 090-9818-3849, E-mail: ens. preg@gmail.com (Kumazawa)

Paul Pesthy with Hirokyo (Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra) Strings

15th Wednesday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Advance: Adults-¥3,000 Students-¥2,000; At the door: Adults-¥3,500 Students-¥2,500 / Now on sale / JMS Aster Plaza / Hirokyo Strings 090-8301-5204 E-mail: catalto.1125@gmail.com

Paul Pesthy is a 1st principal viola of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Ken Boothe with Cool Wise Man Japan Tour Hiroshima

15th Wednesday / 7:30 pm (7:00 pm) / Hiroshima Club Quattro / ¥6,000 / Now on sale / e+, Ticket PIA, Lawson, 1, Tower Records Hiroshima / Hiroshima Club Quattro 082-542-2280

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

Orchestra di Roma Italia: Film Music Concert

23rd Thursday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Kure City Bunka Hall / S-¥6,500 A-¥5,000 / Now on sale / 1,6, Ticket PIA, Lawson, e+ / TSS Office 082-253-1010; Kure City Bunka Hall 0823-25-7878

Legare Concert Vol. 4

25th Saturday / 2:30 pm (2:00 pm) / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / Advance: Adults-¥2,000 Students-¥1,000; At the door: Adults-¥2,500 Students-¥1,500 / Please ask the concert organizer for ticket office information. / 090-9413-7959 (Ukena)

This is a concert by piano, flute & soprano.

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

Freiburger Domisingknaben (Freiburg Cathedral Boys’ Choir) 2018 Japan Tour

31st Friday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Kure City Bunka Hall / Reserved seats: Adults-¥2,500 Students-¥1,500; Non-reserved seats: Adults-¥1,500 Students-¥1,000 / Now on sale / 1,6, Chugoku Shimbun / Kure City Bunka Hall 0823-25-7878

Disney on Ice Japan Tour 2018: Mickey’s Special Celebration

August 31 (Fri.), September 1 (Sat.) & 2 (Sun.) / Hiroshima Green Arena / Now on sale / Rakuten Ticket, e-get, e+, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Seven-Eleven, 1/ Disney on Ice Hiroshima Office (inside Hiroshima TV) 082-541-5599 (Mon. – Fri., 10 am – 6 pm)

Disney on Ice Schedule

Aug. 31 Sept. 1 Sept. 2
10:00 am10:00 am
2:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm
6:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm

Doors will open 45 min. before the times above.

Ticket Prices

Aug. 31Sept. 1 & 2
Adults1Children2AdultsChildren
Premium Seats3¥8,000¥8,000¥8,000¥8,000
S ¥5,500¥4,500¥6,000¥5,000
Pair Tickets4¥10,000-¥11,000-
NOTICE
1  Junior high school students and above
2  3 years old to elementary school 6th grade
3  Premium seats are front-row seats of the arena.
4  Pair tickets are available for 6:30 pm on Aug. 31 and 6:00 pm on Sept. 1 & 2.
Children under 2 years old are free if they sit on the lap of an accompanying adult (one child per adult). Tickets are required for them if they take their own seats.

September

Masayuki Hirahara Piano Concert

1st Saturday / 2:30 pm (2:00 pm) / Blue Live Hiroshima / ¥5,500 (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / Blue Live Ticket Center, Ticket PIA / Blue Live Hiroshima 082-250-5522

Guest: Keita Orimoto (shakuhachi & so*) *Shakuhachi: traditional Japanese bamboo flute So: traditional Japanese harp

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

Kojima Musica Collegia: The 28th Regular Concert

2nd Sunday / 4:00 pm (3:00 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Advance: Adults-¥2,500 Students-¥1,500 Family pair tickets-¥3,500 Reserved seats-¥3,500; At the door: Adults-¥2,800 Students-¥1,700 Family pair tickets-¥3,800 Reserved seats-¥3,800 / Now on sale / 1 / 080-1944-2383 (Kojima)

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

The Show a Tribute to ABBA

12th Wednesday / 7:00 pm (6:30 pm) / Ueno Gakuen Hall / S-¥11,800 A-¥9,800 / Now on sale / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+ / HIGHERSELF 082-545-0082 (weekdays, 11 am – 7 pm)

Shochiku Kabuki

15th Saturday / 1. Noon (11:30 am) 2. 4:30 pm (4:00 pm) / Kure City Bunka Hall / S-¥6,200 A-¥4,200 B-¥3,100 Students (those who are 27 years old and under)-¥1,080 (Student tickets are only sold at Kure City Bunka Hall, Ticket PIA, Lawson, Seven-Eleven. Student ID will be required at the entrance on the performance day.) / From Saturday, June 9 / 1,6, Ticket PIA, Lawson, Seven-Eleven / Kure City Bunka Hall 0823-25-7878

This is a traditional Japanese performing art.

Piano Cosmos Concert Vol. 6

17th Monday / 2:30 pm (2:00 pm) / Gewand Halle / Adults-¥2,000 Students-¥1,000 / Please ask the concert organizer for ticket office information. / 082-942-2987 (Kyomoto) E-mail: pianocosmos 2000@gmail.com

Hiroshima Opera Renaissance Mozart Series Vol. 2: Idomeneo

(1)22nd Sat. (2)23rd Sun. / 2:00 pm (1:15 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / SS-¥8,000 S-¥6,500 A-¥5,000 B-¥3,500 Students-¥2,000 *SS tickets are sold at JMS Aster Plaza only. Student tickets will be sold at the door on each performance date. / Now on sale / 1,6, Chugoku Shimbun, JMS Aster Plaza, Ticket PIA, Lawson / Hiroshima Opera and Music Promotion Committee 082-244-8000

This will be played in Italian with Japanese subtitles.

Alice Sara Ott Piano Recital

23rd Sunday / 3:00 pm (2:30 pm) / International Conference Center Hiroshima, Phoenix Hall / S-¥6,000 A-¥4,800 B-¥3,800 / From Saturday, June 2 / 1, e+, Ticket PIA, Lawson / Hiroshima TV Event Information Center 082-249-1218 (Mon. – Fri., 10 am – 6 pm)

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)

Char 2018 Tour “Old News”

24th Monday / 4:00 pm (3:30 pm) / Blue Live Hiroshima / ¥7,800 / Now on sale / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+ / Yumebanchi Hiroshima 082-249-3571 (weekdays, 11 am – 7 pm)

Wilko Johnson

24th Monday / 6:00 pm (5:00 pm) / Hiroshima Club Quattro / ¥6,500 / Now on sale / e+, Ticket PIA, Lawson, 1, Tower Records Hiroshima / Hirosima Club Quattro 082-542-2280

An Evening of Piano & Violin Duo Concert

25th Tuesday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Gewand Halle / Adults-¥2,500 Students-¥1,500 At the door-¥3,000 / Now on sale / 1,4 / 082-239-2373 (Yajima)

Estonian National Male Choir

27th Thursday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / S-¥5,500 A-¥4,500 B-¥3,500 / From Sunday, May 27 / 1,6,7, JMS Aster Plaza, Lawson, Ticket PIA / HOME Event Center 082-221-7116 (weekdays, 10 am – 5 pm)

Il Divo: Timeless

29th Saturday / 6:00 pm (5:30 pm) / Ueno Gakuen Hall / S-¥15,000 A-¥13,000 B-¥11,000 / Now on sale / 1,6, Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+ / HOME Event Center 082-221-7116 (weekdays, 10 am – 5 pm); Yumebanchi Hiroshima 082-249-3571 (weekdays, 11 am – 7 pm)

October

Bunraku (traditional Japanese puppet play)

3rd Wednesday / (1) 1:30 pm (1:00 pm) (2) 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Stalls-¥4,500 Balcony seats-¥2,500 Wheel chair seats-¥4,500 *Wheel chair seats will be sold at JMS Aster Plaza only. / From Tuesday, July 10 (from Saturday, July 7 at JMS Aster Plaza) / JMS Aster Plaza, 1,6, Chugoku Shimbun, Ticket PIA, Lawson / JMS Aster Plaza 082-244-8000

Misa Shitaka Piano Recital

6th Saturday / 3:00 pm (2:30 pm) / Hamamatsu Piano-sha 3F, Hall / Advance-¥3,000 At the door-¥3,300 / Now on sale / e+, FamilyMart, Hamamatsu Piano-sha, 1 / Nakayama Midori Art House 080-1359-0925

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra: The 384th Subscription Concert

(Smetana: Blaník, from Má Vlast; Bruckner (arr. Skrowaczewski for string orchestra): String Quintet in F major, WAB 112: III. Adagio; Dvořák (arr. Tatsuhiko Nakahara): Songs My Mother Taught Me (orchestra version); Husa: Music for Prague 1968)

7th Sunday / 3:00 pm (2:00 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-¥5,200 A-¥4,700 B- ¥4,200 Students-¥1,500 (Student tickets are only sold at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office.) / From Tuesday, August 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: Tatsuya Shimono

Jake Shimabukuro: The Greatest Day Tour in Japan 2018

13th Saturday / 5:00 pm (4:00 pm) / Blue Live Hiroshima / ¥7,300 / From Saturday, July 7 / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+ / Yumebanchi Hiroshima 082-249-3571 (weekdays, 11 am – 7 pm)

Jake Shimabukuro is an ukulele player from Hawaii.

Deep Purple “The Long Goodbye”

20th Saturday / 6:00 pm (5:30 pm) / Ueno Gakuen Hall / S-¥15,000 A-¥14,000 / Now on sale / Lawson, e+, Ticket PIA, 1 / Yumebanchi Hiroshima 082-249-3571

Hiroshima Chamber Soloists Concert Vol. 16

22nd Monday / 6:45 pm (6:00 pm) / Hiroshima Kenmin Bunka Center / Adults: Advance-¥4,000 At the door-¥4,500; Students-¥2,000 / Now on sale / Hiroshima Kenmin Bunka Center, 1,5,6 / 082-252-4721

K-Ballet Company: Romio & Juliet

23rd Tuesday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / SS-¥18,000 S-¥15,000 A-¥11,000 B-¥8,000 / From Saturday, June 23 / Seven-Eleven, 1,6 / RCC 082-222-1133

Elisabeth University of Music Concert Series: The 77th Regular Concert

27th Saturday / 3:00 pm (2:30 pm) / Elisabeth University of Music, Cecilia Hall / ¥1,000 (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / Elisabeth University of Music, Ticket PIA / Elisabeth University of Music 082-225-8004 E-mail: enso01@eum.ac.jp

S** t kingz “The Library”

(1)27th Saturday (2) 28th Sunday / (1) the 27th: 1:00 pm / 6:00 pm (2) the 28th: Noon / JMS Aster Plaza / ¥6,500 / From Saturday, July 7 / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+ / TSS Office 082-253-1010 (weekdays, 10 am – 6 pm); Candy Promotion Hiroshima 082-249-8334 (weekdays, 11 am – 6:30 pm)

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

(Haydn: Trumpet Concerto, in E-flat major, Hob. Vlle: 1; Liszt: Les Preludes, S97/R414; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43)

28th Sunday / 3:00 pm (2:00 pm) / International Conference Center Hiroshima, Phoenix Hall / S-¥4,200 Pair tickets (S seats)-¥6,400 A-¥3,200 B-¥2,200 Students-¥1,500 (Student tickets are only sold at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office.) / From Sunday, May 13 (from Monday, May 14 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: Gen Ohta, Trumpet: Uwe Komischke, Navigator: Shogo Kariyazaki

November

Taro Hakase Concert Tour 2018

2nd Friday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / ¥7,800 / From Saturday, August 18 / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+ / Candy Promotion Hiroshima 082-249-8334

Kodo – Muguru –

9th Friday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / S-¥6,000 A-¥4,000 / From Saturday, July 14 / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+, Seven-Eleven, 1, 6/ TSS Office 082-253-1010 (weekdays, 10 am – 6 pm)

Kodo is a taiko (traditional Japanese drums) performance company.

Iceland Symphony Orchestra with Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) x Nobuyuki Tsujii (piano)

9th Friday / 6:45 pm (6:00 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-¥17,000 A-¥14,000 B-¥11,000 C-¥9,000 / From Sunday, June 17 / 1,6,7, Ticket PIA, Lawson / HOME Event Center 082-221-7116 (weekdays, 10 am – 5 pm)

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra: The 385th Subscription Concert

(Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77; Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E major, op. 98)

16th Friday / 6:45 pm (5:45 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-¥6,200 A-¥5,700 B- ¥5,200 Students-¥1,500 (Student tickets are only sold at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office.) / From Sunday, September 16 (from Tuesday, September 18 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: Christian Arming, Violin: Akiko Suwanai

December

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

(Suppé: Leichte Kavallerie, Ouvertüre; Schubert: Symphonie Nr. 7 h-moll, D759 “Unvollendete”; Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht op. 4)

7th Friday / 6:45 pm (5:45 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / S-¥5,200 A-¥4,200 B- ¥3,200 Students-¥1,000 (Student tickets are only sold at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office.) / From Sunday, October 7 (from Tuesday, October 9 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

King Crimson: Uncertain Times

14th Friday / 7:00 pm (6:00 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / SS-¥20,000 S-¥16,000 / From Saturday, June 2 / Lawson, e+, Ticket PIA, 1 / Yumebanchi Hiroshima 082-249-3571 (Mon. – Fri., 11 am – 7 pm); TSS 082-253-1010 (Mon. – Fri., 10 am – 6 pm)