■About Performance
The Waseda University Symphony Orchestra France-Switzerland Concert Tour is the Waseda University Symphony Orchestra’s second overseas performance trip. In May 1979, after winning the Karajan Competition, he was invited to perform at the Evian Festival in France. *We performed at the 4th Evian Music Festival on May 5th and 12th. *We recorded “The Rite of Spring” by Maison de Carriop in Thonon, France.
■Concert Overview
| Place | Concert Hall |
|---|---|
| ◇France | |
| Évian | Casino Auditorium |
| Lyon | Maurice Ravel Auditorium |
| Chalon | Chalon Cultural Center |
| ◇Switzerland | |
| Zürich | Tonhalle |
■Conductors
- Cristobal Halffter
- Serge Zehnneckar
- Shigenobu Yamaoka
■Program
- Stravinskiy/“The rite of spring”
- Tchaikovsky/Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor
- Yuzo Toyama/Rhapsody for Orchestra
- Halffter/Cello Concerto
- Berlioz/Overture to “Benvenuto Cellini”
- Ravel/Alborada del gracioso
- Respighi/Pines of Rome
■Solists
- Siegfried Palm/Cello
- Alexis Weissenberg/Piano
