Summer Academy and Festival

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Duration: From: August 15, 2026 to: August 21, 2026
Venue: Saitama Arts Theatre,
Uemine 3-15-1,
3380014 Saitama,
Japan.
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Lecturers:
Conduct Naoki Sugiyama


Further information:
Registration deadline: 2026-03-31
Cost Adult (25+): 1,200 Euro
Early bird fee 1,000 Euro Apply and pay by March 30, 2026 to take advantage of the early bird rate.
Student of Music Universities/Colleges under 25: 600 euros
Registration/Information: The Association of Japanese-German Music Lovers
Uemine 3/13/23/302
3380014 Saitama
Japan
Telephone: 06766884420
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Remarks: Final concerts for all participants!
The Summer Academy and Festival 2026, organized by the Japanese-German Philharmonic Society, will be held from August 15 to August 21, 2026, at the Saitama Arts Theater in northern Tokyo. Lessons will take place with piano (two or four hands, or two pianos), ensemble, and orchestra. The Masterclass offers young conductors and singers the opportunity to work with an experienced faculty and a professional orchestra. The Masterclass is open to all conductors of orchestras, brass bands, and choirs, with no age limit. It is also open to those who wish to begin studying conducting. Participants will receive essential instruction in orchestral conducting from experienced teachers. The purpose of the Masterclass is to foster individual musical excellence and to develop and support conducting skills and talent. Each participant will have the opportunity to rehearse with the orchestra for up to 60 minutes.

Program:
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 4 in G Major (Universal/International Mahler Society 1963)
Gustav Mahler - Kindertotenlieder (Universal/Philharmonia)
Gustav Mahler - Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Universal/Philharmonia)
Gustav Mahler - Rückert Lieder (Universal/Philharmonia)
Johannes Brahms - Variations on the Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b (Breitkopf & Härtel/Dover)
Zoltán Kodály - Dances of Galanta (Universal/Philharmonia)

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