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“Fantastic Gala Concert 2018” invited by Yasunao Ishida

石田泰尚さんがいざなう『ファンタスティック・ガラコンサート 2018』

The annual "Fantastic Gala Concert" is held at the end of the year. This year, celebrating the 160th anniversary of Japan-France relations, we will be delivering a stylish and elegant program with a French theme.
A gorgeous lineup, from Japan's leading artists to promising young performers, will gather at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall! Among them, this time we spoke to Yasunao Ishida, principal solo concertmaster of the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra.

*From the 2016 performance ©Kiyonori Hasegawa

"Fantastic Gala Concert 2018" will be held for the 13th time this year.

I agree. I have been participating since 2015.
I still remember the first time I went on stage. The seats on the third floor of the prefectural hall, which can hold over 2,000 people, were filled with customers, and I thought, ``This is amazing.'' You can tell from the applause that all the guests are looking forward to this concert and that they want to ``enjoy it to the fullest.'' This is the happiest thing for me as a performer.

Each program is very diverse, from orchestral music to opera and ballet music.

It's wonderfully diverse. To be honest, it's quite difficult because we have to perform this in one day (lol). However, the soloists are all top-notch, so it's true that it's a lot of fun to play.
In addition, baritone Masumitsu Miyamoto, who will also serve as the emcee, not only sings wonderfully, but is also good at getting the audience excited, so I'm looking forward to hearing that as well.

The well-known ballerina Mizuka Ueno will also perform at the Kenmin Hall.

Yes, I'm really looking forward to it. I have collaborated with Mr. Ueno before for this gala performance, and it was truly beautiful. I don't usually have the opportunity to watch ballet, so when I see it up close, I'm moved by how beautiful it is. This time, the Adagio from the ballet "Swan Lake" is scheduled, and since it has a violin solo, I'm looking forward to performing together.

I heard that the special session will be performed as a duo with pianist Tsuyoshi Nakajima.

We will be playing Piazzolla's ``Le Grand Tango.''
Piazzolla is one of my favorite musicians, but I think of his music as a genre of "Piazzolla" rather than classical or tango.
The song itself is not long, about 7-8 minutes. But it's cool anyway. This song was originally written for cello, but it's also great and cool for violin. I'll definitely liven it up.

What kind of year was 2018 for you?

I feel that this year has been more fulfilling than ever before. We performed all 10 of Beethoven's violin sonatas in one day, and the "Ishida-gumi" I produce also recorded BS.
It looks like I'll be busy next year, so I think I have to take care of my health.

What would you like to try in the future?

I want to try something that no one else has ever done. When I performed Beethoven's complete works this year, I thought to myself, ``There will be no one else to play it'' (lol). I have a lot of desires, goals, and things I want to do, so I always want to try new things.

Please give a message to Magcal readers.

“Fantastic Gala Concert 2018” is a concert that cannot be experienced anywhere else. There's singing, there's piano, there's ballet, and you can even listen to live orchestral music. There's so much going on that I think even people who don't usually go to classical concerts will have a lot of fun. Please come and visit us.

This event has ended.
"Fantastic Gala Concert 2018 "

[Date and time] Saturday, December 29th, 15:00 start (doors open at 14:15)

[Venue] Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Large Hall

[Appearance]
Conductor: Yoko Matsuo
Host/Baritone: Masumitsu Miyamoto
Soprano: Makiko Kame
Tenor: Yukimasa Sawahara
Ballet: Mizuka Ueno, Dan Emoto (Tokyo Ballet)
Piano: Yuki Yoshimi
Violin: Yasunao Ishida
Orchestra: Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra

[program]
【orchestra】
・Gounod: Ballet music No. 1 from the opera “Faust” Nubian dance
・Mussorgsky (arranged by Ravel): From “Pictures at an Exhibition” Promenade, Great Gate of Kiev
・Prokofiev: 1st movement from Piano Concerto No. 3 <<Yoshimi Yuki>>
・Debussy: From Suite IV. Ballet
・Massenet: Meditation of Thaïs <<Yasunao Ishida>>

[Opera]
・Gounod: From "Faust" Before leaving my hometown <Masumitsu Miyamoto>
・Wagner: Song of the Evening Star from “Tannhäuser” <Masumitsu Miyamoto>
・Lehar: Viria's song from "The Merry Widow" <Makiko Kame>
・Mascagni: Ave Maria << Makiko Kame >>
・Bizet: Flower Song from "Carmen" <<Yukimasa Sawahara>>
・Puccini: Cold Hand from "La Bohème" <<Yukimasa Sawahara>>

[Ballet] ≪Mizuka Ueno/dan Emoto≫
・Tchaikovsky: Adagio from “Swan Lake”
・Delibes: Delibes Suite

[Tango] ≪Yasunao Ishida (violin), Tsuyoshi Nakajima (piano) special session≫
・Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango

*Performers, music, etc. may change due to unavoidable circumstances.

[Fee]
S seat ¥7,000, S seat pair ¥13,000, A seat ¥5,000, B seat ¥4,000, C seat ¥3,000, Student (under 24 years old, limited number of tickets) ¥2,000

[TEL] 0570-015-415 (Ticket Kanagawa)

*Please refrain from allowing preschool children to enter.

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Applications for the giveaway have ended. Thank you for your many applications.
[Application summary]
We will be giving away tickets to 2 people per group to see ``Fantastic Gala Concert 2018'' which will be performed at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall from 15:00 on Saturday, December 29th.
【Application method】
If you would like to receive a viewing ticket, please apply using the application form below. We look forward to receiving your applications.
[Application deadline]
Until December 20th ( Thursday ) 24:00
[Lottery/Winner Announcement]
Winners will be notified by email, so please be careful of your spam email settings. Emails will be sent from the Magcul.net Management Office (info.magcul@gmail.com).

The announcement of the winner will be replaced by notification of the winner via the above email. On the day of the performance, please present your winning notification email at the "Kanagawa Kenmin Hall" counter at the venue. The staff will give you a ticket.
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