Nov. 22, 2011
TMC to Hold 2012 Toyota Master Players Concert Series
Tohoku Charity Concerts to be Held as Part of Kokoro Hakobu Project
Toyota City, Japan, November 22, 2011―Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that, as part of its social contribution activities in support of the arts and culture, it will hold a series of classical-music concerts featuring 30 leading musicians selected from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra. Seven Toyota Master Players concerts will be held in seven cities throughout Japan, between April 3 and April 11, 2012, with tickets to go on sale nationwide through Cnplayguide and other ticket agencies on December 10, 2011.
The Toyota Master Players concert series has been conducted since 2000, however the 2011 performances were canceled due to the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The 11th series of performances will be held in 2012 with special cooperation from the Vienna State Opera. As part of the Kokoro Hakobu Project* initiative for disaster relief, all proceeds from ticket sales for the Morioka and Sendai performances will be donated to the northeast prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, where the direct effects of the disaster were most felt.
Tickets are priced reasonably to give many people the opportunity to appreciate world-class music performances.
The 2012 series comprises six Wien Premium Concerts, featuring the "Toyota Master Players, Wien", in Sapporo, Morioka, Sendai, Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka and a Wien Grand Concert in Nagoya with the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Wien Premium Concerts will feature soloists from Japan and Vienna in a conductorless program that includes Mozart's Symphony No. 40, while the Wien Grand Concert, conducted by Mr. Tadaaki Otaka, will include well-known pieces such as Tchaikovsky's "Piano Concerto No. 1" and Richard Strauss' "A Hero's Life".
The soloists (instrumental and vocal) scheduled are well-known Japanese pianist Michie Koyama, rising-star violinist Fumiaki Miura and internationally successful soprano Akie Amo.
Information regarding tickets and concert content is available from the Toyota Master Players Secretariat at +81-3-5210-7555.
Additionally, a special program aimed at developing musical appreciation will run throughout the series, with people 24 years of age and below encouraged to apply for complimentary tickets to the concerts and public rehearsals (April 3, Nagoya; April 4, Tokyo; April 5, Sapporo). There will also be separate concerts at elementary schools and child welfare facilities (April 2, Nagoya; April 12, Tokyo), and in addition this year, there will be concerts held in Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures (specific locations still to be determined).
