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)

The 5th Trumpet Ensemble Concert

7th Friday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Higashi Kumin Bunka Center / ¥500 (elementary school students and under-free) / Ticket information & Inquiries: 090-9467-3244, E-mail: g2160024n@hbg.ac.jp (Hataji)

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

Wadaiko (traditional Japanese drums) Performance

8th Saturday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / ¥1,000 (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / Sakurapia / 090-4807-4388 (Suehiro)

Wadaiko (traditional Japanese drums) Performance

9th Sunday / 1:30 pm (1:00 pm) / Aki Kumin Bunka Center / Advance: Junior high school students and above-¥1,000 3 years old – Elementary school students-¥500; At the door: Junior high school students and above-¥1,200 3 years old – Elementary school students-¥600 / Now on sale / JMS Aster Plaza, Kumin Bunka Centers / Aki Kumin Bunka Center 082-824-1330 (closed on Mondays)

Vocal Concert by Yoshiyasu Hamamoto x Kazuya Kuwata

9th Sunday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Hiroshima Kenmin Bunka Center / \2,000 (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / 1/ 090-8600-4459 or 090-7996-8413

Miho Tokaji Piano Concert

9th Sunday / 3:00 pm (2:30 pm) / lifeone221 Hall / Advance: Adults-¥2,500 Students-¥2,000; At the door: Adults-¥3,000 Students-¥2,500 / Ticket information & inquiries: lifeone music 082-922-0028 E-mail: lifeone@cyber.ocn.ne.jp

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)

Chisho Akitsu: An Evening of Cello

13th Thursday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Hiroshima Kenmin Bunka Center / Adults-¥2,800 Students-¥1,200 / Now on sale / Kenmin Bunka Center, 1/ 080-5944-2052 (Endo)

The 10th Piano Concert by the Members of Hiroshima Deutsche Lieder Gesellschaft

14th Friday / 6:45 pm (6:15 pm) / Higashi Kumin Bunka Center / ¥1,000 / Now on sale / 1,4 / 082-878-3991 (Okano), 082-872-4852 (Ishimaru)

YUCARI Crystal Bowl Live: Moon Magic

15th Saturday / Part 1: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm; Talk show: 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm; Part 2: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm / Gewand Halle / Crystal bowl live-¥6,480 Talk show:-¥1,080 (all non-reserved seats) / Ticket reservations & inquiries: 080-1947-2463 E-mail: m.salonmakana@gmail.com (Masuda)

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.

Sakurapia Civil Opera Orchestra: Concert 2018

17th Monday / 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / Free admission / 090-7136-3025 (Honda)

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

My Heart Concert Special 2018

19th Wednesday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / International Conference Center Hiroshima, Phoenix Hall / Advance: Adults-¥2,700 University, senior high & junior high school students-¥1,800 Elementary school students and under-¥1,000; At the door: Adults-¥3,000 University, senior high & junior high school students-¥2,000 Elementary school students and under-¥1,200 / Now on sale / 1,6, Chugoku Shimbun, Lawson / My Heart Concert Office 082-541-5901

Masaki Ueno: An Evening of Brahms (violin concert)

21st Friday / 6:30 pm / Higashi Kumin Bunka Center / Adults-¥3,000 Students-¥2,000 / Please ask the concert organizer for ticket information. / 090-5168-2848 (Ueno)

Condors (dance company) Japan Tour 2018: Start Me Up in Hiroshima

21st Friday / 7:00 pm (6:30 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Adults-¥6,000 U-20-¥2,000 / Now on sale / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+, Seven Tickets, 1, JMS Aster Plaza / TSS 082-253-1010 (weekdays, 10 am – 6 pm)

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.

The 18th Sakurapia Kagura Performance

23rd Sunday / 10:00 am – 4:45 pm (9:30 am) Intermission: 12:10 pm – 12:55 pm/ Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / Orchestra: High school students and above-¥1,000 Junior high & elementary school students-¥300; Mezzanine: High school students and above-¥800 Junior high & Elementary school students-¥200 / Now on sale / 1, Ticket PIA, Lawson, Sakurapia / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia 0829-20-0111

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)

Kyuhee Park: Premium Guitar Concert

23rd Sunday / 3:00 pm (2:30 pm) / Elisabeth University of Music, Xavier Hall / Advance: Adults-¥4,000 Students-¥2,000; At the door: Adults-¥4,500 Students-¥2,500 / Now on sale / 1 / Executive Committee 080-1647-6782 E-mail: gaichiguitar@me.com

Requiem Project Hiroshima 2018

24th Monday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Hiroshima Kenmin Bunka Center / Advance-¥1,000 At the door-¥1,500 / Now on sale / 1,4 / Executive Committee 080-5181-6692 (Ueda), E-mail: requiem@music.nifty.jp

Projection Mapping Concert

24th Monday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Asaminami Kumin Bunka Center / Free admission / Asaminami Kumin Bunka Center 082-879-3060 (closed on Mondays)

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

YOUNG DREAMS / WOMAN / the Loupes and more…

25th Tueday / 6:30 pm (5:30 pm) / Hiroshima Club Quattro / ¥3,500 / Now on sale / e+, Ticket PIA, Lawson, 1, Tower Records Hiroshima, Stereo Records / Hiroshima 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)

Yasunori Imamura: Theorbo & Baroque Lute Recital

29th Saturday / 4:00 pm (3:30 pm) / lifeone221 Hall / Advance-¥4,000 At the door-¥4,500 / Ticket information & inquiries: lifeone music 082-922-0028, E-mail: lifeone@cyber.ocn.ne.jp

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)

Kagura Performance

30th Sunday / 1:00 pm (noon) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / Advance: S-¥4,800 A-¥3,500 B-¥2,000; At the door: S-¥5,800 A-¥4,500 B-¥3,000 / Now on sale / e+, Ticket PIA, Lawson, Seven-Eleven, 1, 6/ HOME Kagura Office 082-211-0200

Piano &Opera Gala Concert in Hatsukaichi

30th Sunday / 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / Advance: Adults-¥2,500 18 years old and under-¥1,000; At the door: Adults-¥3,000 18 years old and under-¥1,500 / Now on sale / 1, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Sakurapia / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia 0829-20-0111

October

Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen Wind Ensemble & Berlin Philharmonic Brass Trio Special Concert

1st Monday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / Free admission Reservations are required in advance. Please send an e-mail (shiraishi@hbg.ac.jp) or a fax (082-239-2863) with your name and contact number. / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen 082-239-5171, E-mail: shiraishi@hbg.ac.jp (Shiraishi)

Drum TAO: Rhythm of Tribe

1st Monday / 7:00 pm (6:30 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / SS-¥7,000 S-¥6,000 A-¥5,000 / Now on sale / 1, 6, Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+ / Candy Promotion 082-249-8334 (weekdays, 11 am – 6:30 pm)

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

Amaral Vieira Piano Recital

3rd Wednesday / 7:00 pm / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / A-¥5,300 B-¥4,300 / Now on sale / 1,6, Lawson, Ticket PIA / MIN-ON Hiroshima 082-567-0585

Marimba Paradise Vol. 2: Marimba & Percussion Ensemble Concert

4th Thursday / (1) 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) (2) 7:00 pm (6:30 pm) / Nishi Kumin Bunka Center / Advance-¥1,500 At the door-¥2,000 (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / JMS Aster Plaza, Kumin Bunka Centers / Nishi Kumin Bunka Center 082-234-1960 (closed on Mondays)

Tomotaka Okamoto: Concerto del Sopranista 2018

6th Saturday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / ¥4,000 / Now on sale / 1, Sakurapia, Chugoku Shimbun, Ticket PIA, Lawson / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia 0829-20-0111

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

MKU Brass: The 6th Regular Concert “La Mer”

7th Sunday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Minami Kumin Bunka Center / Free admission / MKU Brass 090-5371-1139 (Mizuno)

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

Ensemble H [ákka]

8th Sunday / 4:00 pm (3:45 pm) / Higashi Kumin Bunka Center / Advance: Adults-¥2,000 University, senior high & junior high school students-¥1,000 Elementary school students-¥500 Pair tickets-¥3,600; At the door: Adults-¥2,500 University, senior high & junior high school students-¥1,500 Elementary school students-¥800 / Now on sale / 4,8, Higashi Kumin Bunka Center / Ensemble H [ákka] Office 090-9764-1842, E-mail: akka@ensemble-h.jp

Chihiro Hosokawa Jazz Live 2018

8th Monday / 4:30 pm (4:00 pm) / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / ¥3,500 / Now on sale / 1, Ticket PIA, Lawson, Sakurapia / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia 0829-20-0111

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.

Mayo Amagai Soprano Concert

13th Saturday / 6:00 pm (5:30 pm) / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / Advance: S-¥3,500 A-¥3,000 B-¥2,500; At the door: S-¥4,000 A-¥3,500 B-¥3,000 * Day-of-performance tickets will not be sold if advance tickets are sold out. / Now on sale / FM Hatsukaichi (youme town Hatsukaichi, 3F), Sakurapia / FM Hatsukaichi 0829-32-0500

Hiroshima Opera Ensemble: Mefistofele

(1)13th Saturday (2) 14th Sunday / (1) the 13th: 6:00 pm (5:15 pm) (2) the 14th: 2:00 pm (1:15 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Advance: Adults-¥6,000 High school students and under-¥3,000; At the door: Adults-¥6,500 High school students-¥3,500 / Now on sale / JMS Aster Plaza, 1, 6, 7, Ticket PIA / Hiroshima Opera Ensemble Office 082-294-6144 or 090-3630-1561, E-mail: m.kohno4-9@tune.ocn. ne.jp

This will be played in Italian with Japanese subtitles.

Electronic Acoustic x Piano: Sumihisa Arima Workshop & Concert

14th Sunday / Workshop: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm; Concert: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm / JMS Aster Plaza / Advance-¥2,500 At the door-¥3,000 Workshop-Free / Now on sale / 1 / Sanyo Tokui Rengo E-mail: tokui.ren5@gmail.com, 080-1922-7477, 090-9764-1842

Noriko Suguri (piano) & Stamitz Quartet

14th Sunday / 3:00 pm (2:30 pm) / Gewand Halle / Advance: Adults-¥3,000 Students-¥2,000; At the door: Adults-¥3,500 Students-¥2,500 / Now on sale / 1, 4 / 090-7992-4282, E-mail: n_oriko@sj8.so-net.ne.jp (Suguri)

Meiko Miyazawa Piano Recital 2018

19th Friday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Hiroshima Kenmin Bunka Center / Advance: Adults-¥4,000 High school students and under-¥2,000; At the door: Adults-¥4,500 High school students and under-¥2,500 (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / Lawson / Sanyodo Kikaku 080-3030-9130 (Otagaki)

Steude Quartet Japan Tour 2018

20th Saturday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Kure City Bunka Hall / S-¥4,000 A-¥3,500 Students-¥1,080 / Now on sale / 1, 6, Chugoku Shimbun, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Seven-Eleven / Kure City Bunka Hall 0823-25-7878 (8:30 am – 8 pm)

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

The Concert of Cultural Relationship between France and Japan: Traditional Japanese Music Concert

21st Sunday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm)

PROGRAMS:

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Lecture

3:15 pm – 4:45 pm Workshop

5:15 pm – 6:15 pm Concert with narration

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Main concert

/ Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / Lecture & workshop: Adults-¥2,000 Students-¥1,500; Concert with narration & main concert: Adults-¥2,000 Students-¥1,500; All program tickets: Adults-¥3,000 Students-¥2,000 Pair tickets-¥5,000 / Now on sale / 1, Ticket PIA, Lawson, Sakurapia / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia 0829-20-0111

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

Autumn Classical Music Concert

5th Monday / 7:00 pm (6:30 pm) / lifeone221 Hall / Advance-¥3,000 At the door-¥3,500 / Ticket information & inquiries: lifeone music 082-922-0028, E-mail: lifeone@cyber.ocn.ne.jp

Ocarina Concert

7th Wednesday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Higashi Kumin Bunka Center / Advance-¥2,500 At the door-¥3,000 / Now on sale / Higashi Kumin Bunka Center / 090-1686-4491 (Nakahara) E-mail: c.music.info@gmail.com

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.

Song & Dance 65 by Gekidan Shiki

11th Sunday – 16th Friday (except the 13th) / Ueno Gakuen Hall / S-¥8,640 A-¥6,480 B-¥3,240 / Now on sale / Shiki On-Line Ticket: http://489444.com; Shiki Reservation Center: 0120-489444 (10 am – 6 pm) / Gekidan Shiki Hiroshima Office 082-503-3411 (Mon. – Sat. except national holidays)

Gekidan Shiki (Shiki Theatre Company) is one of the famous theater companies in Japan.

This musical will be played in Japanese.

Time Schedule

Nov. 11 5:30 pm

Nov. 12 6:30 pm

Nov. 14 1:30 pm

Nov. 15 1:30 pm, 6:30 pm

Nov. 16 1:30 pm

Rustavi Ensemble from Georgia

13th Tuesday / (1) 2:00 pm (2) 6:30 pm / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / A-¥7,500 B-¥6,500 Students-¥2,700 (day-of-performance ticket only, student ID required) / Now on sale / 1,6, Lawson, Ticket PIA / MIN-ON Hiroshima 082-567-0585

Modern Tango Quintet with So Kitamura: Piazzolla Tango Night 2018

(1)14th Wednesday (2) 15th Thursday / 7:30 pm (7:00 pm) / Hiroshima Live Juke / ¥4,000 (80 seats) / Reservations & inquiries 082-249-1930, E-mail: mail@live-19-juke.com

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

Gamarjobat: Silent Comedy Japan Tour 2018

24th Saturday / 6:00 pm (5:30 pm) / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / S-¥6,000 A-¥5,000 / From Saturday, August 25 / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+, 1/ Candy Promotion 082-249-8334 (weekdays, 11:00 am – 6:30 pm)i

Autumn Chamber Music Concert

25th Sunday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / lifeone221 Hall / Advance-¥3,500 At the door-¥4,000 / Now on sale / Ticket information & inquiries: 082-922-0028, E-mail: lifeone@cyber.ocn.ne.jp

Monkey Majik Tour 2018 ~Singles Collection~

27th Tuesday / 7:00 pm (6:15 pm) / Hiroshima Club Quattro / Advance-¥5,500 Premium area-¥9,400 / From Saturday, September 29 / e+, Ticket PIA, Lawson, 1, Tower Records Hiroshima / Yumebanchi Hiroshima 082-249-3571

Marimba Paradise Vol. 3: Yukiko Ishihara Marimba Concert

29th Thursday / (1) 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) (2) 7:00 pm (6:30 pm) / Nishi Kumin Bunka Center / Advance-¥1,500 At the door-¥2,000 (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / JMS Aster Plaza, Kumin Bunka Centers / Nishi Kumin Bunka Center 082-234-1960 (closed on Mondays)i

December

Disney on Classic 2018: Find Your Hero

2nd Sunday / 6:00 pm (5:00 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-¥8,300 A-¥6,700 / Now on sale / Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+, 1 / Union Music Office 082-247-6111 (weekdays, 10:30 am – 6:30 pm)

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)

Yoshie Ueno Flute Recital: Door to the 20th Century Classical Music

14th Friday / 7:00 pm (6:30 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Advance: Adults-¥2,500 Students-¥1,500; At the door: Adults-¥3,000 At the door-¥2,000 (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / 1,6, JMS Aster Plaza, Ticket PIA, Lawson, Chugoku Shimbun / Hiroshima Opera and Music Promotion Committee 082-244-8000

Kyogen by Mansaku Nomura

19th Wednesday / (1) 2:30 pm (2) 7:00 pm / JMS Aster Plaza / S-¥4,500 A-¥3,000 B-¥2,000 Wheel chair seats-¥3,000 / From Tuesday, September 18 (from Saturday, September 15 at JMS Aster Plaza) / 1,6, JMS Aster Plaza, Chugoku Shimbun, Ticket PIA, Lawson / JMS Aster Plaza 082-244-8000

This is a traditional Japanese performing art.

Noritaka Ito Piano Recital

24th Monday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Kawai Hiroshima Music Salon ‘Pace’ / Advance-¥3,000 At the door-¥3,500 (50 seats) / Now on sale / 4 / Mimi no Sora 090-7574-3474, E-mail: soranomimi2015@gmail.com

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra: The 382nd Subscription Concert (Rescheduled Concert)

(Toshio Hosokawa: Meditation – to the victims of Tsunami 3.11 –; Messiaen: le Tombeau resplendissant; Stravinsky: L’Oiseau de feu (1910 Edition)) 29th Saturday / 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, September 25 / 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

This is the rescheduled concert. Tickets for the previously scheduled on July 7 will be honored at the December 29th concert.

January

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra: The 386th Subscription Concert

(J. Strauss II: Liebeslieder op. 114; Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K.218; Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”)

19th Saturday / 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 Monday, November 19 / 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

Solo & concert master: Volkhard Steude

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, Discovery Series: Schubert Symphonien Zyklus vol. 8

(Schönberg: Violin Konzert op. 36; Schubert: Symphonie Nr. 8 C-dur, D944 “Die Groβe”)

25th 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, November 25 (from Monday, November 26 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 Violin: Tamaki Kawakubo

February

Marimba Paradise Vol. 4: Marimba & Reading Concert

7th Thursday / (1) 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) (2) 7:00 pm (6:30 pm) / Nishi Kumin Bunka Center / Advance-¥1,500 At the door-¥2,000 (all non-reserved seats) / Now on sale / JMS Aster Plaza, Kumin Bunka Centers / Nishi Kumin Bunka Center 082-234-1960 (closed on Mondays)

Sarah Àlainn Concert in Hiroshima 2019

16th Saturday / 4:00 pm (3:15 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / SS-¥7,500 S-¥7,000 A-¥6,000 / From Saturday, October 13 / TBC / HOME Event Center 082-221-7116 (weekdays, 10 am – 5 pm)