World Shakuhachi Festvial Opening Gala Concert

The opening speech will be given by Ambassador Tsuruoka Koji.

The programme is varied and shows the versatility of the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)


1. ZENYOJI Keisuke Mukaiji (solo, traditional)
2. TANABE Shozan Midare (YATSUHASHI Kengyo, arr. TANABE Shozan - PREMIERE PERFORMANCE)
Koto: MIYAZAKI Mieko
3. SUTO Shuho Sanya Seiran (solo, traditional)
4. David Kansuke Wheeler Onoe no Matsu (trio)
Shamisen: FUJIMOTO Akiko
Koto: SATO Kikuko
5. KURAHASHI Yodo II Kyorei
6. John Kaizan Neptune Forest Trail and Currents Shakuhachi: John Kaizan Neptune
Ligeti Quartet:
Mandhira de Saram (violin 1)
Patrick Dawkins (violin 2)
Richard Jones (viola)
Val Welbanks (cello)
7. Aomori Min’y? Association & The Min’y? Team Min'y? (folk songs)
8. FURUYA Teruo; KAKIZAKAI Kaoru; MATAMA Kazushi Wadatsumi no Iroko no Miya (FUKUDA Rando)
9. KAWASE Y?suke Usu no Koe (YAMATO Shorei III Koto: SASAKI Chikano, HAGIOKA Yuko Shamisen: WATANABE Okahana
10: Riley Lee, Christopher Yohmei Blasdel Shika no T?ne (trad. duet)

 

Admission: £20 / £15 (con)

NOTE: There will also be two lunch time concerts, one afternoon concert and one evening concert every day of the festival (1-4 August). Please see the following link for details of all concerts: http://wsf2018.com/concerts/