About the First "Salon Concert"
August 8th is Bach Day. In the hotel, where the fresh breeze of Sendai, the city of trees, blows through along with the music of Bach, we will be holding our first salon concert, where you can also enjoy cocktails that are only available on this day.
Enjoy this one-off music-filled experience with finger food.
■ Overview of the 1st "Salon Concert" at Hotel GrandBach Sendai
Date Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Appearance Classical guitar Tomomi Kono
Part XNUMX
13:00-13:30 Cocktail (XNUMX drink), finger food
13:30～14:15 Concert
Part XNUMX
19:00-19:30 Cocktail (XNUMX drink), finger food
19:30～20:15 Concert
Program
1. Cathedral (A. Barrios)
2. Final Tremolo (A. Barrios)
3. Largo from Sonata No. 1005 for solo violin, BWVXNUMX (J.S. Bach)
997. Sarabande from Lute Suite (Partita) BWVXNUMX (J.S. Bach)
5. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Ryuichi Sakamoto - Hirokazu Sato)
6. Trilogy (F. Hand)
7. Prayer (F. Hand)
Venue Hotel GrandBach Sendai 7F Lobby Lounge
Address: 983-0852-7 Tsutsumioka, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, 33-XNUMX
Access: 5 minutes on foot from the East Exit of JR Sendai Station / 3 minutes on foot from the North Exit 1 of Miyaginodori Station on the Tozai Subway Line
Phone 022-296-0660
Prices 6,000 yen (tax included) *Price includes (XNUMX cocktail, finger food, concert)
Reservation method Please make a reservation by phone at 022-296-0660 or online via the reservation site below.
In addition to booking tickets for the concert only, we also have plans available for accommodation on the final day of Tanabata, including accommodation only and breakfast included.
Click here for the 1st Salon Concert ticket reservation site
Hotel GrandBach Sendai accommodation reservation site here
Hotel GrandBach Sendai day use reservation site here
Classical guitar Tomomi Kohno
In addition to winning the Classical Guitar Competition, he has won prizes at competitions both in Japan and abroad, including the Tokyo International Guitar Competition and the Asia International Guitar Competition. He has released CDs from R. Infini: "Prayer" (2013), jazz classical collection "Luxe" (2015), all-Bach album "The BACH" (2017), and Spanish collection "The Spain" (2019), all of which were selected as special albums by the Record Geijutsu magazine. In particular, the album "Luxe," which focuses on contemporary composer guitarists, was praised by music critic Shigeo Hamada as "the highest achievement among guitar albums." In 2020, he performed two great guitar concertos, "Concierto de Aranjuez" and "Fantasia for a Gentleman," at Suntory Hall under the direction of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and Toshiaki Umeda. The concert was released as a live album in the fall and was recommended by the Asahi Shimbun. The release of a live recording of the two great guitar concertos is said to be the first attempt in the world. His music has been praised for being "emotional and warm, and touches the heart" and "music that touches the hearts of those who listen." He is also involved in training the next generation of musicians at Showa University of Music and at his own music school.
■About the cocktails available on this day only
Along with cocktails supervised by Naoto Ogawa, brand ambassador for Campari, a leading Italian liqueur brand, there will also be original cocktails created by Takahashi Tsukasa, head bartender at Hotel GrandBach Tokyo Ginza, available only for this day. In addition, in the first part starting at 13:00, Takahashi Tsukasa from Hotel GrandBach Tokyo Ginza will personally serve cocktails, so don't miss this opportunity. One drink is included in the concert fee, but after the second drink, you can enjoy it for 1,000 yen. We recommend that you try both of the cocktails available only for this day.
Great Fantasia
This drink was created with the image of Bach's "Fantasia and Fugue." The complex intertwining melodies are the motif, creating a dynamic and fantastical taste. (Campari brand ambassador Naoto Ogawa)
B to C
This is a Bach Celebrate cocktail to celebrate Bach Day. It is also inspired by the Campari Beermoni cocktail, which is an acronym for Beer Campari, and is a simple, light-tasting cocktail that is easy to drink. (Takahashi Tsukasa, Head Bartender at Hotel GrandBach Tokyo Ginza)
Campari Brand Ambassador Naoto OGAWA
Born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.
After studying abroad in New Zealand and Australia, he trained as a bartender at Bar elixir de longue vie, a long-established bar in Kobe. In addition to winning awards in various cocktail competitions, he became the Japanese champion at the CAMPARI Cocktail Competition Asia 2018 and represented Japan at the Asian competition held in Milan. He then started working as the official brand ambassador for the Campari Group in Japan. In addition to training and developing cocktails for Campari and other Campari Group brands, he also does guest bartending at bars across the country. In the summer of 2022, he was invited as a guest bartender to Schumann's Bar (Munich, Germany) by world-famous "legendary bartender" Charles Schumann, and his delicate yet well-balanced flavors were highly praised overseas.
Head bartender at Hotel GrandBach Tokyo Ginza Tsukasa Takahashi
In 2014, he won first place in the Nikka Whisky Forum Cocktail Competition, and has since won numerous awards at competitions hosted by the Japan Bartenders Association. He was also selected as a Japan Finalist at the 2018 Hennessy Cocktail Competition and as a Japan Finalist at the 2018 Ron Sakapalam Competition. Since 2021, he has been working as the head bartender at Hotel GrandBach Tokyo Ginza.