December

Elisabeth University of Music Graduate’s Association: Jubilate Concert

1st Saturday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Asminami Kumin Bunka Center / ¥999 / Now on sale / 1,8 / 090-2860-4327 (Takenaka)

Cantiamo Insieme VI

2nd Sunday / 3:00 pm (2:30 pm) / Hiroshima Nagarekawa Church / ¥2,000 / Please ask the concert organizer for ticket information. / 082-284-5523 (Maki)

Hiroshima Wind Orchestra: The 50th Regular Concert

2nd Sunday / 3:00 pm (2:15 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Reserved seats: Advance-¥3,800 At the door-¥4,000; Non-reserved seats: Advance: Adults-¥2,800 University students and under-¥1,800, At the door: Adults-¥3,000 University students and under-¥2,000 (Tickets for reserved seats are only sold at the Hiroshima Wind Orchestra Office.) / Now on sale / 1,2,8, JMS Aster Plaza / Hiroshima Wind Orchestra 080-1647-5951 E-mail: info@ h-wind.com

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)

Kubelik Trio 2018 in Hiroshima

5th Wednesday / 6:45 pm (6:15 pm) / Elisabeth University of Music, Xavier Hall / Advance-¥4,000 At the door-¥4,500 (all tickets are for non-reserved seats.) / Now on sale / 1 / Kubelik Trio in Hiroshima Executive Committee 090-8606-7303 (Kakemoto)

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

Ototsumiki Marimba Live

7th Friday / 7:00 pm (6:30 pm) / Live Juke / Advance: Adults-¥2,500 Students-¥2,000; At the door: Adults-¥3,000 Students-¥2,500 / Now on sale / 1, Live Juke (1pm – 6 pm) / Ototsumiki Music Office info@ototsumiki.com

Elisabeth University of Music Flute Orchestra: The 30th Regular Concert

8th Saturday / 3:00 pm (2:30 pm) / Elisabeth University of Music, Cecilia Hall / Advance-¥800 At the door-¥1,000 (All tickets are for non-reserved seats.) / Now on sale / 1,8 / 090-6417-8644

Koka X (baroque music concert)

8th Saturday / 6:00 pm (5:30 pm) / Higashi Kumin Bunka Center / ¥3,000 / Now on sale / 1, Higashi Kumin Bunka Center / 090-4144-8014 (Matsuoka)

Dansu

9th Sunday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Adults: Advance-¥4,000 At the door-¥4,500; U-20-¥1,000 (identification showing your date of birth is required.) (all tickets are for non-reserved seats.) / Now on sale / Ticket PIA, e+, Lawson / C/Ompany E-mail: cslash.production@gmail.com

Contemporary dance performance

Christmas Concert

9th Sunday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Hiroshima Church, United Church of Christ Japan / Free admission / Hiroshima Church 082-243-0520 E-mail: Hiroshima-tk@kca biglobe.n.ejp

Concert for Promising Young Musicians Hiroshima 2018

12th Wednesday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Advance: Adults & university students-¥1,800 Senior, junior high & elementary school students-¥1,200; At the door: Adults & university students-¥2,100 Senior, junior high, elementary school students-¥1,400 (all tickets are for non-reserved seats.) / Now on sale / 1,6,7, Chugoku Shimbun, Ticket PIA, Lawson, JMS Aster Plaza, Kumin Bunka Centers / Hiroshima City Culture Foundation 082-244-0750

Flute Quartet Winter Concert

14th Friday / 6:45 pm (6:15 pm) / Higashi Kumin Bunka Center / Advance: Adults & university students-¥1,000 High school students and under-¥1,000; At the door: Adults & university students-¥2,500 High school students and under-¥1,500 / Ticket Reservations & Inquiries: 090-9464-3840 (Neishi), E-mail: picfl4rupinus@gmail.com (Sakata)

Spanish Dance Studio Aqui: The 9th Recital – Alma de Flamenco –

9th Sunday / 2:30 pm (2:00 pm) / Minami Kumin Bunka Center / Advance-¥2,500 At the door-¥2,800 (All tickets are for non-reserved seats.) / Ticket reservations & inquiries: 082-962-6388 E-mail: mail@flamenco-aqui.net

J-Squad: 2nd Album Release Tour in Hiroshima

9th Sunday / 5:00 pm (4:15 pm) / International Conference Center Hiroshima, Phoenix Hall / ¥5,400 / Now on sale / Lawson, Ticket PIA, Seven-Eleven, e+, 1,6/ HOME Event Center 082-221-7116 (weekdays, 10 am – 5 pm) Jazz concert

Christmas Charity Concert

12th Wednesday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Elisabeth University of Music, Cecilia Hall / ¥1,000 (All tickets are for non-reserved seats.) / Now on sale / Elisabeth University of Music, Ticket PIA, 1,6 / Elisabeth University of Music 082-225-8004 E-mail: enso01@eum.ac.jp

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

Toshimitsu Kamigaichi Guitar Concert

15th Saturday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Elisabeth University of Music, Cecilia Hall / Advance: Adults-¥3,000 Students-¥2,000; At the door: Adults-¥3,500 Students-¥2,500 / Now on sale / 1 / Ticket reservations & inquiries: Executive Committee 080-1647-6728 E-mail: gaichiguitar@ me.com

“Dai-ku” Hiroshima 2018

16th Sunday / 3:00 pm (2:00 pm) / Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall / Advance: Reserved seats-¥4,300 Non-reserved seats-¥3,800; At the door: Reserved seats-¥4,800 Non-reserved seats-¥4,500 / Now on sale / 1,6,7, Chugoku Shimbun, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Seven-Eleven / RCC “Dai-ku” Office 082-222-1133 (weekdays, 10 am – 5 pm)

“Dai-ku” is Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op. 125 “Choral” composed by Beethoven. It is usually called “Dai-ku” in Japanese.

Performers: Conductor: Tatsuya Shimono / Guest: Fumiaki Miura (violin) / Soprano: Fumiko Ando /Alto: Kasumi Shimizu / Tenor: Keiro Obara / Baritone: Denys Vyshnia/ Orchestra: Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra / Choir: Dai-ku Hiroshima 2018 Choir

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.

Charity Concert (chamber music concert)

22nd Saturday / 4:00 pm (3:30 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Adults-¥3,000 Students-¥1,500 (All tickets are for non-reserved seats.) / Now on sale / JMS Aster Plaza, 1 / Executive Committee 090-9818-3849 (Kumazawa), E-mail: ens.hibiki@gmail.com

Christmas Concert

23rd Sunday / 2:00 pm (1:30 pm) / Saeki Kumin Bunka Center / Advance: Adults-¥1,000 High school students and under-¥700; At the door: Adults-¥1,200 High school students and under-¥800 (all tickets are for non-reserved seats.) / Now on sale / Kumin Bunka Centers, JMS Aster Plaza, 1,7, Chugoku Shimbun / Saeki Kumin Bunka Center 082-921-7550 (closed on Mondays)

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

Clarinet, Bassoon & Piano Concert

27th Thursday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) / Kawai Hiroshima Concert Salon “Pace”/ ¥2,500 (all tickets are for non-reserved seats.) / Now on sale / 4 / Ticket reservations & inquiries: clfgpfconcert@ 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

2019 Kagura Festival

(1)2nd Wednesday (2)3rd Thursday / Noon – 6:00 pm (11:00 am) / Ueno Gakuen Hall / Advance: S-¥3,000 A-¥2,000; At the door: S-¥3,500 A-¥2,500 / Now on sale / RCC Culture Center, Ticket PIA, 1,3,6,7 / RCC Culture Center 082-222-0044

Vienna Walzer Orchestra

10th Thursday / 6:30 pm (6:00 pm) /JMS Aster Plaza / ¥6,000 / Now on sale / Koransha Ticket Center, Ticket PIA, Lawson, 1,6,7 / Koransha Ticket Center 050-3776-6184 (weekdays, 10 am – 6 pm), HOME Event Center 082-221-7116 (weekdays, 10 am – 5 pm)

2019 Kure New Year Concert

13th Sunday / 2:30 pm (2:00 pm) / Kure City Bunka Hall / S-¥4,320 A-¥3,240 Students (27 years old and under)-¥1,080* *Student tickets are only sold at Kure City Bunka Hall, Lawson, Ticket PIA and Seven-Eleven, Student ID will be required. / Now on sale / 1,6, Chugoku Shimbun, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Seven-Eleven / Kure City Bunka Hall 0823-25-7878 (8:30 am – 8:00 pm)

Conductor: Hideaki Matsumura / Saxophone: Nobuya Sugawa / Orchestra: Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra

Only Chmaber Music Ensemble Concert Series 17: All New Year Concert with Eric Robberecht

14th Monday / 3:00 pm (2:30 pm) / JMS Aster Plaza / Adults-¥3,000 Students-¥2,000 / Please ask the concert organizer for ticket information. / Only Chamber Music Office 082-577-8114

Disney Hawaiian Concert 2019 in Hiroshima

18th Friday / 6:30 pm (5:45 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-¥9,500 A-¥8,500 / Now on sale / Rakuten Ticket, e-get, e+, Lawson, Ticket PIA, Seven-Eleven, 1 / Hiroshima TV Disney Office 082-263-5599 (weekdays, 10 am – 6 pm)

Kirameki Vol. 14: New Year Concert

18th Friday / 6:45 pm (6:15 pm) / Elisabeth University of Music, Cecilia Hall / Advance-¥2,000 At the door-¥2,500 / Now on sale / 1 / Powell Flute Japan Osaka 06-6377-1117 Flute concert by 16 flutists

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

Sekkyo Genji-bushi Ningyo Shibai Choraku-za (Japanese puppet show)

27th Sunday / 1:00 pm (12:30 pm) / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia / Adults-¥500 High school students and under-¥300 *Student tickets are sold at Sakurapia only. / Now on sale / 1, Sakurapia, Ticket PIA / Hatsukaichi Bunka Hall Sakurapia 0829-20-0111

Choraku-za is a traditional Japanese puppet show. It has been designated as a Hiroshima Prefectural intangible folklore cultural asset.

Dramatic Tango: Gran Historia

31st Thursday / 6:30 pm / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / A-¥6,500 B-¥5,500 Students-¥2,000 *Student tickets will be sold on the performance day only. Student ID will be required. / Now on sale / 1,6, Lawson, Ticket PIA / MIN-ON Hiroshima 082-567-0585

Akira Sakata & Rie Nakajima Live Performance

31st Thursday / 7:30 pm (7:00 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

February

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

(David: Trombone Concertino in E-flat Major, Op. 4; Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Ravel: La Calse; Ravel: Boléro)

2nd Saturday / 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 Monday, October 29 / 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: Ryuichiro Sonoda

Trombone: Fabrice Millischer

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra: The 387th Subscription Concert

(Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, Prelude; Wagner (orch. Mottl): Wesendonck Lieder, WWV91; Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen (Study for 23 solo strings), TrV290; Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, Pantomime)

6th Wednesday / 6:45 pm (5:45 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 Thursday, December 6 / 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

Mezzo Soprano: Mihoko Fujimura

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)

TOTO: 40 Trips around the Sun Tour

14th Thursday / 7:00 pm (6:00 pm) / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-¥14,000 A-¥13,000 / Now on sale / Lawson, e+, Ticket PIA, 1 / Yumebanchi Hiroshima 082-249-3571 (weekdays, 11 am – 7 pm), TSS 082-253-1010 (weekdays, 10 am – 6 pm)

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)

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra: Music for Peace Concert

(Graupner: Sinfonia in F major, GWV 566; Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra in C minor, Op. 35; Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92)

24th Sunday / 3:00 pm / Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall / S-¥5,000 A-¥4,000 Students-¥1,500 (Student tickets are only sold at the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Office.) / From Wednesday, October 24 / 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 / Timpani: Mathias Müller / Jazz Paino: Makoto Ozone / Trumpet: Shoko Kanai

March

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra: The 388th Subscription Concert

(Dvořák: Othello, Overture, op 93; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35; Smetana (orch. George Szell): String Quartet No. 1 in E minor “From My Life”)

3rd 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 Thursday, January 3, 2019 (from Monday, January 7, 2019 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: Charles Olivieri-Munroe

Violin: Naoka Aoki

The 38th TOSHIBA Grand Concert 2019: Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Luisi

(Nielsen: “Maskarade” Overture; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 “Emperor”; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64)

17th Sunday / 4:00 pm (3:30 pm) / Ueno Gakuen Hall / S-¥12,000 A-¥9,000 B-¥8,000 C-¥6,000 Students-¥4,000* *Student ID will be required on the concert day. / From Saturday, November 24 / 1,6,7, Lawson, Seven-Eleven, Ticket PIA / TSS Event Office 082-253-1010 (weekdays, 10 am – 6 pm)

Piano: Yukio Yokoyama

May

Black Earth: Burning Bridges 20th Anniversary Japan Tour

27th Monday / 7:00 pm (6:00 pm) / Hiroshima Club Quattro / Adults-¥8,000 Students-¥4,000 (Students ID will be required on the concert day. Student tickets are sold at Lawson, Ticket PIA and e+. only.) / Now on sale / e+, Ticket PIA, Lawson, 1, Tower Records Hiroshima / Hiroshima Club Quattro 082-542-2280