The premiere of “Irohanihohe to String Quartet Songbook”, a fusion of Japanese traditional culture and classical music, will be held at Ginza Yamaha Hall on Sunday, August 14th.

Featured classical musicians, violinist Mayuko Ishigami, mezzo-soprano Yuga Yamashita and others premiered. Announcing a new song as a project subsidized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, with the theme of playing tag, hide-and-seek, Hana Ichi Monme, and Daruma-san's fall.

The premiere performance of "Irohanihoheto String Quartet", a collection of string quartet songs that explores the harmony between traditional Japanese culture and classical music, will be held at Ginza Yamaha Hall on Sunday, August 14, 2022. .. Tickets will be on sale today, June 10, 2022 (Friday).

YHIAISM Co., Ltd. will premiere the "Irohanihoheto Project", which is sponsored by the Institute for Cultural Creation of Japan, and the "Irohanihoheto String Quadruple Song Collection", which is a project subsidized by the Cultural Agency. We are entrusted with the planning and operation, and announce that we will hold the premiere performance at Yamaha Hall (Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) on Sunday, August 14, 2022.
Official website https://www.jccr.or.jp/iroha
Ticket sales https://eplus.jp/sf/detail/3647530001-P0030001

A string quartet using Japanese traditional play (tag, hide-and-seek, Hana Ichi Monme, Daruma-san, etc.) and a collection of new songs by meso-soplano, noted musicians mezo-soplano Yuga Yamashita and violinist Mayuko Ishigami. , Violinist Keisuke Sakuma, violinist Mari Adachi, and cellist Rentaro Tomioka.

The composition is by Kunio Matsuzaki *, who became a hot topic in the opera released worldwide last year, and the poetry is by Fumihito Kawamiya.



* Kunio Matsuzaki's "saki" is officially written as standing saki.

・ Songs

"Irohanihoheto String Quartet Songbook"

From Japanese folklore play

Overture 1st song 2nd song 3rd song 4th song

Composed by Kunio Matsuzaki *
Poetry Fumihito Kawamiya

Traditional play ・ Children's songs “Tag”, “Hide and Seek”, “Hana Ichi Monme”, “You are here”, “Marutake”, etc.

* Kunio Matsuzaki's "saki" is officially written as standing saki.

・ Appearance

Yuga Yamashita (Mezzo-soprano)
Mayuko Ishigami (violin)
Keisuke Tsushima (violin)
Mari Adachi (Viola)
Rentaro Tomioka (cello)

・ Performance overview

Performance date Sunday, August 14, 2022

Opening time 14:30
Start time 15:00
Venue Yamaha Hall 5 minutes walk from Ginza Station, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
https://www.yamahamusic.jp/shop/ginza/access-map-parking.html

Ticket sales (eplus)
https://eplus.jp/sf/detail/3647530001-P0030001

Produced by Tadakazu Izumi Shitani Planning and management YHIAISM Co., Ltd. Sponsored by Japan Cultural Creation Institute, sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs "ARTS for the future! 2"

・ Company profile

YHIAISM Co., Ltd. (Reading: Ear Ism)

Official site: https://yhiaism.co.jp
Company profile: As an innovation farm for cultural arts management, we carry out diversified businesses that are responsible for the creative integration of cultural arts and management economy.
Main business: Cultural Innovation Leadership (CIL) World's first game opera Opera Dots (Opera Dots) Strategic consulting for all cultural arts business

Inquiries: https://www.yhiaism.co.jp/contact

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