Subscription Hitaru Concert Series No.20 by Akutagawa, Kanno, Yugo, -tól (2025/2025), Karmester Kentaro Kawase, Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater Hitaru, Sapporo, Japan

2024 fiscal hitaru series aims to introduce Japanese composer’s work, in each concert. Enjoy our Pretalk starting from 18:45. Our resident conductor, Kentaro Kawase, is to introduce two works by Japanese composers. “Triptyque” composed in 1953 by Yasushi Akutagawa has a long historical background. The other work is by Yugo Kanno, who is active in classical to television, drama and film music. This was composed as a request from Dai Miyata, an appearing soloist and was world premiered in 2021. The title “IZAYOI” is a noun in Japanese expressing a night after full moon. Japanese “IZAYOI” is commonly used to express season of autumn or hidden hesitation within.