Saturday, January 31 from 5pm and Sunday, February 1 from 1pm（Door opens 40 minutes before start of the concert）

674th Subscription Concert in Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara will present

with Elias Grandy, Chief Conductor, and Benjamin Appl, baritone, present

Toru Takemitu／A Way a Lone II, Mahler／Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen - Songs of a Wayfarer and R. Strauss／Ein Heldenleben - A Hero's Life, op.40.

【Ticket Information】

■On the day of the concert（at Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara Box Office）

Saturday, January 31 from 4pm ／Sunday, February 1 from noon　

＜Ticket Price＞SS 8,000 yen, S 7,000 yen, A 6,000 yen, B 5,000 yen, C 4,000 yen, U25 (B,C)1,000 yen, Smile Reserved seat 2,000 yen　Total of 100 tickets each day

※Number of tickets available may vary to ticket classes.

※U25 is for those who were born in 2000 or after. Needs to show the birth certificate.

※Smile Seat：Smile area in P Block (row 8 and above) only; reserved seating on the day of the concert and cannot select the seat. (cash only)

※No reservation is acceptable for tickets to be purchased on the day of the concert.

※Sapporo Symphony Orchestra accepts credit cards and e-money (digital cash) payments.　Only cash is accepted for a Smile Seat. ＜credit cards and digital e-money cards that can be used＞

※≪Lawson Tickets≫handles ticket sales until opening of the concert.

≪If you wish to purchase tickets beforehand≫

•Kitara Ticket Center, Doshin Playguide, Citizen Community Plaza Ticket Center and Ticket PIA handle tickets until their closing hour on Thursday, Jan. 29. (Seicomart finished selling)

• Each ticket office handles different seats-some may be sold out.

 

 

【Lobby Concert】

■Saturday, Jan. 31 from 4:30pm／ Sunday, Feb. 1 from 0:30pm at Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara 1st floor foyer

with solo double bass-Rou Shimokawa, Akiko Okabe and Sayura Akama, violin; Hayato Suzuki, viola; Yuji Ishikawa, cello and Seiya Yoshida, double bass.

Program: Bottesini／Capriccio di Bravura

【Orchestra member leaving and changing the position】

・Rou Shimokawa, double bass, is to resign Sapporo Symphony Orchestra as of January 31, 2026. He joined the orchestra on January 1, 2020.

・Hitoshi Araki, cello, is to move to Secretariat Office as of February 1, and assumes responsibility of General Manager of the orchestra. His role as the orchestra member completes on February 5, at the Tokyo Concert. He joined the orchestra in December 1993, and has been associate principal cello, and acting associate principal. He was a member of Non-non Maria String Quartet, the quartet consists of Sakkyo members, and the group was awarded Sapporo Cultural Promotion Award.

【Sakkyo Players File】

Enjoy our YouTube session with Sakkyo members (from Jan. 27)

with Takahiro Tajima, concertmaster.

●Sakkyo YouTube Channel→　 from here

 

 

【CD and Stationeries】

Sakkyo CD and stationeries, hand towels and many more will be on sale by Sakkyo Volunteer Group Pricky (only cash is accepted). There will be a limited sales of CDs of the artist appearing in the concert.

※There is no parking space in Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara. There happens to be some guests who arrive late because of the nearby paid parking spaces fully occupied. Please allow enough time for your arrival.

※We may not be able to guide to your designated seat if you enter after start of the concert or leave your seat during the concert.

※While purchasing the ticket, kindly confirm the contents indicated in Terms and Conditions (www.sso.or.jp/viewpolicy/en.php)beforehand.

※We may request to retire from the hall if you refuse to follow staff instructions. Sapporo Symphony Orchestra and the theater will not take any responsibility against accidents or any other unforeseen actions taken by the guests not following staff instructions. ≪Precautions≫