The 662nd Subscription Concert 2024.June.29（Sat）17:00～
/ June.30（Sun）13:00～ Sapporo Concert Hall; Kitara

Charles Dutoit（conductor）

Captivating audiences throughout the world, Charles Dutoit is one of today's most sought-after conductors, having performed with all the major orchestras on most stages of the five continents. Presently Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, he recently celebrated his 30-year artistic collaboration with the Philadelphia Orchestra, who in turn, bestowed upon him the title of Conductor Laureate. He collaborates every season with the orchestras of Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles and is also a regular guest on the stages in London, Berlin, Paris, Munich, Moscow, Sydney, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, amongst others. His more than 200 recordings for Decca, Deutsche Grammophone, EMI, Philips and Erato have garnered multiple awards and distinctions including two Grammys. For 25 years, Charles Dutoit was Artistic Director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, a dynamic musical team recognised the world over. From 1991 to 2001, he was Music Director of the Orchestre National de France and in 1996, was appointed Principal Conductor and soon thereafter, Music Director of the NHK Symphony Orchestra (Tokyo). He is today Music Director Emeritus of this Orchestra. He was for 10 years Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra's season at the Mann Music Center and for 21 years, at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Charles Dutoit's interest in the younger generation has always held an important place in his career and he has successively been Music Director of the Sapporo Pacific Music Festival and Miyazaki International Music Festival in Japan as well as the Canton International Summer Music Academy in Guangzhou. In 2009, he became Music Director of the Verbier Festival Orchestra. When still in his early 20's, Charles Dutoit was invited by Von Karajan to conduct the Vienna State Opera. He has since conducted at Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Deutsche Oper in Berlin, the Rome Opera and Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. In 1991, he was made Honorary Citizen of the City of Philadelphia, in 1995, Grand Officier de l'Ordre national du Québec, in 1996, Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the government of France and in 1998, he was invested as Honorary Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2007, he received the Gold Medal of the city of Lausanne, his birthplace. He holds Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of McGill, Montreal, Laval and the Curtis School of Music. Charles Dutoit's extensive musical training included violin, viola, piano, percussion, history of music and composition at the Conservatoires and Music Academies of Geneva, Siena, Venice and Boston. A globetrotter motivated by his passion for history and archaeology, political science, art and architecture, he has traveled in all 196 nations of the world. (from https://www.kajimotomusic.com/eng/artists-projects/charles-dutoit/)

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Mayumi KANAGAWA（violin）

Mayumi Kanagawa is a Berlin based, Japanese-American violinist known for her rich, dark sound and focused, engaging musicality. Prizewinner at the 2019 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and 2018 Long-Thibaud Crespin competition in Paris, she is establishing herself as a soloist and chamber musician in Japan, Europe, and North America. The 2022-23 season includes solo engagements with the leading orchestras of Japan including NHK, Tokyo Metropolitan, Yomiuri, Sapporo Symphony orchestras, the Pilsen Philharmonic, Göttinger Symphoniker, and Royal Philharmonic in repertoire ranging from Brahms to Bacewicz. Chamber music and duo recitals and projects bring Mayumi to Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and England, among others. Mayumi has performed with many orchestras including the Mariinsky Orchestra, Belgian National Symphony, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Her unique talent for communicating the love and joy of music making in varied repertoire and venues have also brought her to many outreach programs and schools around the world, from San Francisco to Novosibirsk. Mayumi’s musical education has been shaped by Kolja Blacher, Yoshiko Nakura, Masao Kawasaki, and Robert Lipsett. She currently performs on the 1725 “Wilhelmj” Stradivarius violin on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation. (from https://mayumikanagawa.com/about/)