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GUNMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
GUNMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Concert information
Concerts
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August 1 2026
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GT Symphonic Concert vol.3 Midsummer Selection of Japanese Film Music 2026-2027
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Doors open 13:00 Performance starts 14:00
Takasaki City Theatre Grand Theatre
Conductor: Satoshi Yoneda
Guide/Satoshi Asaoka (Concert Sommelier)Part XNUMX
Toru Takemitsu / Three Film Scores (Films "José Torres," "Black Rain," and "The Face of Another")
Joe Hisaishi / Spirited Away Suite (Suite from "Spirited Away")
Part XNUMX
Naosumi Yamamoto, Junnosuke Yamamoto / From the movie "Tora-san": "Welcome Back, Tora-san", "Sakura's Theme ~ Shibamata Theme", "Tora-san Main Theme - Orchestral Version"
From Yasushi Akutagawa's film suite "Yatsuhaka Village" (1977, original score): 'Main Title', 'Armored Warrior - Memories of a Father', 'Tragedy - The Murder of 32 People', 'The Abyss of the Blue Will-o'-the-Wisp (Theme of the Journey)', 'The End of the Cursed Blood (Theme of the Fallen Warrior)', 'Ending'
Akira Ifukube / SF Symphonic Fantasy No. 1 (Based on films such as "Godzilla," "King Kong vs. Godzilla," "Battle in Outer Space," "Frankenstein vs. Baragon," "Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster," and "Destroy All Monsters") -
August 13 2026
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The 20th Gunma Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Concert: Enjoying the World of Brass Ensembles Produced by Tuba Player Hiroyuki Matsushita – Featuring Tuba Player Noriyoshi Murakami of the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Turkey.
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Doors open 18:30 Starts 19:00
Takasaki City Theatre Concert Hall
Trumpet / Yasushi Ota (Principal)
Trumpet/Kikuchi Yoshiko
Horn/Masaaki Mukai
Trombone / Kazuhiko Tanada (Principal)
Euphonium / Natsumi Minobe (Guest Performer)
Euphonium / Yuya Miyajima (Guest Performer)
Tuba/Hiroyuki Matsushita
Guest Tuba: Noriyoshi MurakamiL. Niehaus / The Whale Story
WA Mozart (arranged by J. Fletcher) / Eine Kleine Tubammusik
J.S. Bach (arranged by D. Warden) / Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
J. Stevens / Manhattan Suite, Movements 1 & 2
Miho Hazama / The Four Seasons
J. Horowitz / Music Hall Suite
Original Dixieland Jazz Band (arranged by L. Henderson) / Tuba Tiger Rag [solo: Noriyoshi Murakami]
V. Ewald (arranged by R. King) / Symphony for Brass (Brass Quintet No. 1) -
August 16 2026
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Afternoon Masterpiece Concert No. 2 - 46th Kusatsu International Summer Music Academy & Festival Pre-Concert
Sunday, August 16, 2026
Doors open 13:00 Starts 14:00
Takasaki City Theatre Grand Theatre
Conductor: Johanna Malangre
Violin/Kaho Murata *J.S. Bach (arranged by Mahler) / Orchestral Suites
Mendelssohn / Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 MVW014*
Brahms / Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 -
August 23 2026
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Meet the Orchestra! 2026 Gunma Symphony Orchestra Summer Concert: Magical Orchestra!
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Doors open: 14:00 Start: 15:00
Takasaki City Theatre Grand Theatre
Conductor/Takashi Oi
Guide: Ami Ishii
Soprano / Kanna Ogawa
Baritone / Toru Kakui
Piano: Yuki Osaki
Ballet / Reiko Yamamoto Ballet CompanyWagner / Prelude to Act 3 of the opera "Lohengrin"
Rimsky-Korsakov / Flight of the Bumblebee
From Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute": "I am a bird catcher," "A desire for revenge burns in my heart like hell."
From Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique
J. Williams / "Hedwig's Theme" from Harry Potter
Joe Hisaishi / Kiki's Delivery Service
A. Menken / "A Whole New World" and "Friend Like Me" from Aladdin
H. Arlen / "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz
Dukas / Symphonic Poem "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" -
August 29 2026
Prefectural music plaza
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Prefectural Music Square Gunma Symphony Orchestra Special Concert in Numata
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Doors open: 13:00 Start: 14:00
Tonenumata Bunka Kaikan
Conductor: Ryuichiro Sonoda
Baritone/Uchuu Onishi *Rossini / Overture to the opera "The Barber of Seville"
Rossini / Opera "The Barber of Seville" "I am the jack-of-all-trades of the town"*
Mozart / Overture to the opera "The Magic Flute"
Mozart / Opera "The Magic Flute" - "I am a bird catcher"*
Bizet / Prelude to the opera "Carmen"
Bizet / Opera "Carmen" "Toreador Song"*
Beethoven / Symphony No. 6 in F major, "Pastoral" -
September 13 2026
Subscription Concert
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621th Subscription Concert
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Doors open 15:00 Performance starts 16:00
Takasaki City Theatre Grand Theatre
Conductor: Kensho Watanabe
Soprano/Mari Moriya
Mezzo-soprano/Lynn Shin-young
Chorus: Gunma Symphony Orchestra Chorus (Choir Conductor: Jun Abe)Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
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September 19 2026
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GT Symphonic Concert vol.4 Gunma Symphony Orchestra x Ensemble Wien-Berlin Mozart Concerto Feast 2026-2027
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Doors open 13:00 Performance starts 14:00
Takasaki City Theatre Grand Theatre
Soloist/Ensemble Wien-Berlin
Horn / Stefan Dohr
Flute / Karl-Heinz Schütz
Oboe / Jonathan Kelly
Clarinet / Gerald Pachinger
Bassoon / Richard GallerAll-Mozart Program
Oboe Concerto in C major, K.314
Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K.313
Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447
Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K.191
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622 -
October 24 2026
Subscription Concert
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622th Subscription Concert
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Doors open 15:00 Performance starts 16:00
Takasaki City Theatre Grand Theatre
Conductor: David Leyland
Flute/Fabian Johannes Egger*
Horn/Muneo Hamachi (Principal Hornist of the Gunma Symphony Orchestra)**Camille Pepin / Fireworks (2025) [Japan Premiere]
Ibert/Flute Concerto *
Tomasi/Horn Concerto **
Saint-Saëns / Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "with organ" -
October 25 2026
Tokyo Subscription concert
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Tokyo regular concert (Sumida Triphony Hall)
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Doors open 14:00 Performance starts 15:00
Sumida Triphony Hall Main Hall
Conductor: David Leyland
Flute/Fabian Johannes Egger*
Horn/Muneo Hamachi (Principal Hornist of the Gunma Symphony Orchestra)**Camille Pepin / Fireworks (2025) [Japan Premiere]
Ibert/Flute Concerto *
Tomasi/Horn Concerto **
Saint-Saëns / Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "with organ" -
November 2 2026
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The 21st Gunma Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Concert: Violinist Hana Matsumoto presents a carnival of 11 musicians and animals!
Monday, November 2, 2026
Doors open 18:30 Starts 19:00
Takasaki City Theatre Concert Hall
Violin/Hana Matsumoto
Violin/Miwako Hara
Viola / Kanako Tamiya
Cello/Tsuneaki Matsumoto
Double Bass / Yu Ishigami
Flute / Hideki Nakajo (Principal)
Clarinet / Yuka Takako
Percussion / Atsushi Mihashi (Principal)
Percussion: Koda Yamamoto
Guest Piano Duo / TAKAKO × MISAKO (Takako Takahashi & Misako Mihara)Chopin / Waltz No. 6 in D-flat major, "Minute Waltz," Op. 64-1
Chopin / Waltz No. 4 in F major, "Kitten Waltz," Op. 34-3
J. Donjon / Nightingale, Op. 8
Rimsky-Korsakov / Flight of the Bumblebee
Bartók / 44 Double Concertos BB104, Vol.2, No. 22 "The Mosquito Dance"
Keiko Abe / Tree Frog
Pierre Delvaux / From the suite "Battery Sketches": "The Snake Charmer" and "Gallop"
Mozart / String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, "The Hunt," K. 458, 1st movement
Anderson / Waltzing Cat
Saint-Saëns / Suite "The Carnival of the Animals"
*The track order may be subject to change.
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