■About Performance
The “Waseda University Symphony Orchestra Germany and Austria Tour” is the Waseda University Symphony Orchestra’s first overseas performance tour. In September 1978, we performed in four cities, including participating in the 5th International Youth Orchestra Competition (commonly known as the Karajan Competition).
*On September 5th, a public recording of North German Radio (NDR) was made at the North German Radio Studio in Hamburg.
*Participated in the 5th Youth Orchestra Competition at Berlin Hochshu Lethal, Berlin. They performed on September 15th, the opening day of the competition, and were selected as first place in the symphony/orchestra section presentation on the 18th.
■Concert Overview
| Place | Conductor | Concert Hall |
|---|---|---|
| ◇Germany | ||
| Hamburg | Shigenobu Yamaoka | Studio of Norddeutscher Rundfunk |
| Köln | Japanisches Kulturinstitut | |
| Berlin | Universität der Künste Berlin(Berlin Hochschule Saal) | |
| Berlin | Philharmonie Saal | |
| ◇Austria | ||
| Linz | Shigenobu Yamaoka | Brucknerhaus |
■Conductors
- Maki Ishii/“Kyo-so”for percussions and orchestra
- Verdi/Overture to “La Forza del Destino”
- Gabrieli/Sonata Octavi Toni
- Gounod/Petite Symphonie in B flat minor
- Stravinskiy/“The rite of spring”
- Yuzo Toyama/Rhapsody for Orchestra
- Haydn/Cello Concerto in D major
- Mozart/Symphony No.29 in A major
■Solist
- Jorg Baumann/Cello
