Nov. 15, 2013
Toyota to Hold 30th Toyota Youth Orchestra Camp and
Special Public Concert at Suntory Hall
Toyota City, Japan, November 15, 2013―Toyota Motor Corporation announces that Toyota and the Federation of Japan Amateur Orchestras Corporation (JAO) will jointly hold the 30th Toyota Youth Orchestra Camp at the Ueno Gakuen in Taito Ward, Tokyo from March 27 to 30, 2014. In addition, a special public concert marking the camp's 30th anniversary will be held at Suntory Hall in Tokyo's Minato Ward on March 30.
The Toyota Youth Orchestra Camp, sponsored by Toyota as part of its social contribution activities, has been conducted in conjunction with the JAO as a four-day study program since 1985 to cultivate and train young* musicians from across Japan. Leading professional musicians act as instructors, encouraging the pupils to grow independently and helping them develop performance skills and techniques with the aim that valuable experience be taken away and exercised in regional orchestras. To date, the camp has been host to more than 5,000 pupils, with many past participants now active in such orchestras.
The annual camp operates on a two-year cycle, and in the second year, participants form the Japan Youth Symphony Orchestra and give a special public concert on the final day of the camp to showcase the results of their efforts.
The special public performance will be conducted by Junichi Hirokami, who has performed with many orchestras around the world and has extensive conducting experience. He is passionate about training the next generation of musicians and is chief conductor of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra as well as a professor of conducting at the Tokyo College of Music. Fumiaki Miura will be appearing as a violin soloist. In 2009, Miura became the youngest-ever first prize winner of the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover, said to be one of the world's most difficult, at the age of 16. Miura, who is approximately the same age as the camp participants, will perform Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 in A-minor and other works with the 160-member-strong orchestra. Miura will also perform with his father, Akihiro, who is also serving as one of the camp instructors and is a concert master of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
More information (in Japanese) on the camp and the special public concert is available at www.toyota-global.com/sustainability/corporate_citizenship/society_and_culture/toyota_youth_orchestra_camp.html while general information (in English) on the camp is available below.
The media and the general public are welcome to visit the camp.
*From 13 to 23 years of age
The Toyota Youth Orchestra Camp, sponsored by Toyota as part of its social contribution activities, has been conducted in conjunction with the JAO as a four-day study program since 1985 to cultivate and train young* musicians from across Japan. Leading professional musicians act as instructors, encouraging the pupils to grow independently and helping them develop performance skills and techniques with the aim that valuable experience be taken away and exercised in regional orchestras. To date, the camp has been host to more than 5,000 pupils, with many past participants now active in such orchestras.
The annual camp operates on a two-year cycle, and in the second year, participants form the Japan Youth Symphony Orchestra and give a special public concert on the final day of the camp to showcase the results of their efforts.
The special public performance will be conducted by Junichi Hirokami, who has performed with many orchestras around the world and has extensive conducting experience. He is passionate about training the next generation of musicians and is chief conductor of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra as well as a professor of conducting at the Tokyo College of Music. Fumiaki Miura will be appearing as a violin soloist. In 2009, Miura became the youngest-ever first prize winner of the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover, said to be one of the world's most difficult, at the age of 16. Miura, who is approximately the same age as the camp participants, will perform Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 in A-minor and other works with the 160-member-strong orchestra. Miura will also perform with his father, Akihiro, who is also serving as one of the camp instructors and is a concert master of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
More information (in Japanese) on the camp and the special public concert is available at www.toyota-global.com/sustainability/corporate_citizenship/society_and_culture/toyota_youth_orchestra_camp.html while general information (in English) on the camp is available below.
The media and the general public are welcome to visit the camp.
*From 13 to 23 years of age
1. Overview of 30th Toyota Youth Orchestra Camp
| Schedule | March 27, 2014 to March 30, 2014 | |
| Venue | Ueno Gakuen University (http://www.uenogakuen.ac.jp/english/index.html) 4-24-12 Higashiueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8642, Japan Tel: +81-3-3842-1021 |
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| Camp Administrative bodies | Host | The Federation of Japan Amateur Orchestras Corp. (JAO) |
| Co-host | Toyota Motor Corporation | |
| Cooperation | UENO College, local Toyota dealers | |
| Support | Gastec Service, Inc., Wagner Society O.B. Orchestra,　Toptour Corporation, Sunshine City Prince Hotel | |
| Sponsor | Minato City, Minato City Board of Education | |
| Sheet music | Toyota Music Library | |
| Supervision | JAO Youth Orchestra Committee | |
| Instructors (tentative) | Conductor | Junichi Hirokami (Chief conductor of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra and professor of conducting at the Tokyo College of Music) |
| 1st Violin | Akihiro Miura (Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra), Kaoru Kondo (Kyushu Symphony Orchestra) | |
| 2nd Violin | Atsushi Shirai (NHK Symphony Orchestra), Hiroyuki Matsuda (NHK Symphony Orchestra) | |
| Viola | Daisuke Inobe (former member of NHK Symphony Orchestra) | |
| Cello | Yamanouchi Shunsuke (NHK Symphony Orchestra), Kenichi Nishiyama (NHK Symphony Orchestra) | |
| Contrabass | Kato Masayuki (former member of Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra) | |
| Flute | Jun Sugawara (NHK Symphony Orchestra) | |
| Oboe | Masaichi Ishibashi (Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music) | |
| Clarinet | Yasue Sawamura (New Japan Philharmonic) | |
| Bassoon | Yoshihide Kiryu (Showa University of Music) | |
| Trumpet | Hiroshi Hashimoto (Japan Philharmonic Orchestra) | |
| French horn | Tsutomu Maruyama (Japan Philharmonic Orchestra) | |
| Trombone | Masakatsu Kurita (NHK Symphony Orchestra) | |
| Tuba | Kensuke Yao (Showa University of Music) | |
| Percussion | Mitsuaki Imamura (former member of NHK Symphony Orchestra) | |
2. Japan Youth Symphony Orchestra Special Public Concert
| Schedule | March 30, 2014 (Doors open: 13:00; Performance: 14:00) | |
| Venue | Suntory Hall (http://www.suntory.com/culture-sports/suntoryhall/) Akasaka 1-13-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8403, Japan Tel: +81-3-3505-1001 |
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| Songs to be performed |
Saint-Saëns | Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Avec Orgue" (Organ: Mizuki Iketani) |
| Shostakovich | Violin Concerto No.1 in A-minor (Violin: Fumiaki Miura) | |
| Respighi | Symphonic poem "The Pines of Rome" | |
| Conductor | Junichi Hirokami (Chief conductor of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra and professor of conducting at the Tokyo College of Music) | |
| Admission | Free (tickets are required) | |
| How to request tickets |
Apply using one of the following methods, indicating clearly name, address (including postal code) and telephone number. If a large number of ticket requests are received, recipients will be selected by lottery and will be notified when tickets are mailed in early March. Deadline: Requests must be received by February 28, 2014 Postcards to be mailed to: CKC, "TYOC 30th Year" Office 1-11-5-303 Akabane-minami, Kita-ku, Tokyo, 115-0044, Japan Fax: +81-3-3598-6731 Internet: JAO Homepage (http://www.jao.or.jp/) |
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| Contact information | 30th Concert Administrative Office (within CKC) Tel: +81-120-6721-99 (weekdays 10:00 – 18:00) |
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NOTE: Please direct press inquiries and tour requests to Mr. Sakada of the Toyota Motor Corporation Corporate Citizenship Division (Tel. +81-3-3817-9604).
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