Saturday, October 2020, 10 Salon Concert to Enjoy Late Autumn
The sounds of the mountains ring out in late autumn in Oku-Atami
We will be holding a one-night-only salon concert on Saturday, January 10th.
This one-day plan offers a one-of-a-kind weekend short trip where you can enjoy a classical music concert, a special experience only possible at our hotel.
The performers at the concert will be violinist Muneyoshi Takahashi and pianist Tomomichi Watanabe.
A special evening with the sounds of these two bands, honed on the global stage, resonating throughout the venue.
Sometimes they intersect, sometimes they become one, evoking doubly or even triple emotions.
Enjoy a variety of masterpieces, including works by J.S. Bach, performed by artists active both in Japan and abroad.
■ Preventive measures against COVID-19 infections at concerts
The concert will be limited to hotel guests only and will be held in small numbers.
To ensure that you can enjoy the event safely and without crowding, we will provide seats in each room at the venue with sufficient distance between each other.
Please see below for information on the hotel's COVID-19 infection prevention measures.
"concert"
Violin: Muneyoshi Takahashi
Piano: Tomomichi Watanabe
Program
・Violin solo
Sonata for solo violin
Adagio in C major BWV1005: J.S. Bach
・Piano solo
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring: J.S. Bach and others
■ Accommodation Plans
Late Autumn Salon Concert Saturday, October 2020, 10 / Dinner and breakfast included
*This event is exclusive to guests staying at the hotel.
Eugene Takahashi
Born in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, he graduated from Toho Gakuen School of Music with top honors. He went to the United States, earned a master's degree at the Eastman School of Music, and spent 10 years performing in New York before returning to Japan in 2017. As a member of the Albany Symphony, he participated in the recording of a Grammy Award-winning CD in 2013 and served as acting principal, and is also a regular member and acting principal of the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra. In the United States, he has performed with many orchestras, including the American Symphony Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and Rochester Orchestra, and has performed with the principal players of the Metropolitan Opera and New York Philharmonic in the Music for Life Institute Special Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. In Japan, he has served as guest concertmaster of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and concertmaster of the Toho Orchestra Academy, and has performed with the NHK Symphony Orchestra, the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, and other orchestras, as well as concerts and live performances at Taro Hakase Classic Theater and other venues. He is also active as a conductor, conducting the Lucidity Chamberistas in New York.
http://www.luciditychamberistas.com/（英語）
Tomomichi Watanabe
Born in Beppu, Oita Prefecture. Based in Tokyo, he performs as a guest performer of concertos, soloists, accompanists, and chamber musicians. In 2018, he formed the Piano Art Research Group, which aims to pursue, revive, and pass on the piano playing and sound as true art that the great masters of the past embodied and are trying to pass on to the next generation. He founded the Romantic Art Music Association with composer and pianist Kazuhiro Karibe and cellist and conductor Yuki Ito, which advocates the revival and passing on of the romantic spirit through technology. He opened Ikenohata Studio, which manages New York Steinway pianos. He is also active in composing and writing. In 2019, he released his debut album "Tomotake Watanabe Bach & Chopin" on an 1887 New York Steinway rosewood piano from Disc Art (published by Comfort). In April 2020, he began publishing the monthly "Ikenohata Live," which features live recordings of his performances. At the same time, he also edits the magazine "Six Magnitude Star."