Past Concerts

【Autumn Chamber Music Concert 2025】

Following the previous year, we held our second Autumn Chamber Music Concert at the Azabu Community Centre Hall.

The number of participating ensembles doubled, resulting in a more expansive and richly varied programme.

Date: Saturday, 25 October 2025, 13:30–16:30 

Venue: Azabu Community Centre, Community Hall

Part One began with a bright fanfare from Hindemith’s Brass Quartet. 

Mozart’s 13-part woodwind ensemble, the Gran Partita, followed, along with his Flute Quartet No. 3. 

The Mozart segment concluded with the String Quartet No. 2, “The Prussian King”, distinguished by its particularly luminous tone.

Part Two opened with Brahms’ Piano Quartet, followed by Azarashvili’s Nocturne in its original version. 

The highlight was Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8, performed attacca across all movements — its profound resonance enveloped the hall.

Part Three featured Reineberger’s Orchestral Nonet, performed with seamless Romantic interplay. 

Its richly coloured sound warmly embraced the venue, bringing the concert to a gentle close.

The performances, especially in the strings, were of remarkable quality. 

Despite the light rain, over 100 guests attended, and the concert was met with heartfelt praise.

Thank you very much for joining us. 

【Spring Concert 2025】

At the evening performance in the Grand Hall of Suginami Public Hall, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 was delivered with great passion. 

During the second movement, some audience members were visibly moved to tears.

Date: Saturday, 19 April 2025, 19:15–20:30

Venue: Suginami Public Hall, Grand Hall

Conductor: Mamoru Suzuki

Piano: Daisuke Takamatsu

Programme:

String Quartet No. 13 in G major (A. Dvořák)

　　　　　　〈15-minute interval〉

Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 (W. A. Mozart)

Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297 “Paris” (W. A. Mozart)

The first half featured Dvořák’s String Quartet No. 13 — a masterpiece that stands alongside No. 12 “American”, blending national colour with deep emotion. 

With its striking contrasts between movements, it is a demanding work, yet the ensemble delivered it with conviction and expressive intensity.

The second half opened with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20, a first undertaking for the ensemble. 

The demonic tension of the first movement gave way to the tender lyricism of the second, and the finale dazzled with its exhilarating momentum. 

The following Symphony No. 31 “Paris”, though challenging in its three-movement structure, was brought to a close with a performance that swept forward from its uplifting opening gesture.

Despite the short duration of the concert, nearly 200 guests attended. 

We are deeply grateful for your presence.

【Autumn Concert 2024】

Our first autumn chamber music concert was held at the Azabu Community Centre, Community Hall (Torii-zaka).

The performance took place in a lovely, tranquil hall that offered an ideal atmosphere for chamber music.

Date: Saturday, 26 October 2024, 14:00–16:00

Venue: Azabu Community Centre, Community Hall

Part One opened with a wind ensemble.

The horn quartet introduced the concert with Praetorius’s Suite, each movement distinguished by its own rhythm and character, offering a colourful and expressive beginning.

This was followed by Telemann’s concerto and a Baroque suite, performed by a string ensemble with oboe d’amore.

Part Two moved decisively into the modern era with Barber’s *Capricorn Concerto*.

Three soloists — flute, oboe, and trumpet — joined an eleven‑member string ensemble.

Their tightly unified performance, full of tension and vitality, captivated the audience.

Part Three presented two piano trios.

Shostakovich’s trio continued naturally from Barber’s sound world, as if bridging the eras, before the programme returned to the classical period with Beethoven’s *“Song of the Town”* (string version), bringing the concert to a gentle close.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to the nearly sixty audience members who attended this first chamber‑music‑only concert. 

We also express our sincere gratitude to the venue staff for their generous support.

【Spring Concert 2024】

Our first performance at Mitaka Arts and Culture Centre’s Kaze Hall captivated the audience with Mozart’s rarely performed Concerto for Flute and Harp.

Date: Saturday, 27 April 2024, 14:00–16:00 

Venue: Mitaka Arts and Culture Centre, Kaze Hall 

Conductor: Meguru Ota 

Flute: Akane Yokoyama　Harp: Rie Oki

Programme: 

Petite Symphony in B-flat major for nine wind instruments (C. Gounod) 

String Quartet No. 9 in C major, “Razumovsky” No. 3 (L. v. Beethoven) 

　　　　　　〈15-minute interval〉 

Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K. 299 (W. A. Mozart) 

Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 “Prague” (W. A. Mozart)

This concert marked our debut at Kaze Hall, a venue known for its elegance and warmth reminiscent of Europe’s great musical halls.

The first half opened with Gounod’s woodwind nonet, filling the hall with a bright and gentle French tone. 

Beethoven’s “Razumovsky” No. 3 followed, its fugal conclusion bringing the ensemble stage to a taut and focused close.

The second half, our “Mozart Stage,” featured the Concerto for Flute and Harp — a work seldom performed even in professional settings. 

For this project, we welcomed a professional harp soloist for the first time. The concerto‑like dialogue we had cultivated with the flutist matured into a luminous ensemble, filling the hall’s superb acoustics with richness

The programme concluded with the “Prague” Symphony. 

With brief allusions to *The Marriage of Figaro* woven into its score, the performance swept forward from the opening movement to the Presto finale, completing a musical journey from Paris to Vienna and onward to Prague.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the more than 130 guests who attended, and to all those involved for their generous support.

【Spring Concert 2023】

Though rain fell upon Suginami Public Hall, the warm tones of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto gently embraced the hall.

Date: Saturday, 15 April 2023, 14:00–16:00 

Venue: Suginami Public Hall, Main Hall 

Conductor: Meguru Ota 

Clarinet: Takayuki Yokoyama　Cello: Ai Komaki (Kol Nidrei)

Programme:

First movement from String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K. 465 “Dissonance” (W. A. Mozart) 

Sarabande (String Duet) (J. Halvorsen) 

“Scherzo” and “Nocturne” from *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*

 (F. Mendelssohn) 

Kol Nidrei (M. Bruch) 

〈15-minute interval〉 

Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in A major, K. 622 (W. A. Mozart) 

Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385 “Haffner” (W. A. Mozart)

Part One opened with works for string quartet and duet, followed by two orchestral pieces. 

The cello solo in *Kol Nidrei* brought a moment of deep stillness, leading into the warm, lyrical colours of Mendelssohn’s *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*. 

Together, these works formed a richly varied first half.

Part Two featured Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto — one of the most exquisitely beautiful works in his catalogue. In the second movement, a quiet, healing atmosphere settled over the hall, touching both audience and performers alike.

The subsequent *Haffner* Symphony filled the space with vibrant energy, bringing our first public concert to a confident and uplifting close.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the more than eighty guests who joined us despite the rainy weather.

【Spring Concert 2022】

This concert marked the first appearance of our current “mini‑festival” format:

ensemble works in the first half, followed by chamber orchestra in the second. 

Held without an audience as post‑pandemic restrictions eased, the second half featured two Mozart works — the Flute Concerto No. 1 and Symphony No. 29.

At that time, none of us could have imagined that four years later, the concerto would be transposed from G major to F major and performed again, this time by one of Japan’s leading oboist‑virtuosos.

Date: Saturday, 30 April 2022, 19:15–21:00 

Venue: Suginami Public Hall, Grand Hall 

Conductor: Meguru Ota 

Flute: Natsumi Noguchi

Programme: 

Star Wars (String Quartet Version) — J. Williams, arr. A. Ee 

Tafelmusik — F. J. Haydn 

Serenade in D major, Op. 8 for String Trio — L. v. Beethoven 

            〈15‑minute interval〉 

Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313 — W. A. Mozart 

Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201 — W. A. Mozart

The concert opened with a powerful performance of the string quartet version of *Star Wars*, chosen at the performers’ request. 

A woodwind quartet including flute and bassoon then carried us swiftly into the classical world with Haydn, followed by Beethoven’s string trio, which brought focus and clarity to the close of the first half.

The second half presented two works for chamber orchestra by Mozart. 

The Flute Concerto No. 1, demanding considerable precision from the orchestra, revealed the fruits of many rehearsals; the soloist’s bright tone resonated beautifully throughout the hall. 

The subsequent Symphony No. 29 unfolded with delicate, transparent sonorities, bringing this memorable concert to a radiant close.