■About Performance
From February to March 2012, the Waseda University Symphony Orchestra held the 13th Overseas Tour in Europe 2012. The tour toured 13 venues in three countries, Japan, Germany, and Austria, and received rave reviews for works such as R. Strauss’s “Alpine Symphony.”
In addition, the world premiere of the “Concerto for Japanese Taiko and Orchestra” created by Mr. Kazuki Yutani (an alumnus of the orchestra) for this tour was held, and the wonderful collaboration between Japanese instruments and orchestra was met with loud applause and standing ovation.
■Concert overview
| Schedule | Place | Conductor | Concert Hall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/22 | Frankfurt am Main | Kazufumi Yamashita | Alte Oper |
| 2/23 | Leipzig | Kazuhumi Yamashita | Gewandhaus |
| 2/25 | Bayreuth | Kazufumi Yamashita | Grosses Stadthaus |
| 2/28 | Salzburg | Masahiko Tanaka | Grosses Festspielhaus |
| 3/1 | Klagenfurt | Kazufumi Yamashita | Konzerthaus |
| 3/3 | Wien | Masahiko Tanaka | Musikverein |
| 3/6 | München | Masahiko Tanaka | Gasteig |
| 3/7 | Nürnberg | Kazufumi Yamashita | Meistersingerhalle |
| 3/8 | Hoyerswerda | Kazufumi Yamashita | Lausitzhalle |
| 3/11 | Berlin | Masahiko Tanaka | Philharmonie |
| 3/13 | Oberhausen | Kazufumi Yamashita | Luise-Albertz-Halle |
| 3/15 | Wiesbaden | Kazufumi Yamashita | Kurhaus |
| 3/20 | Tokyo | Kazufumi Yamashita | Suntory Hall |
■Program
- Richard Strauss / Eine Alpensinfonie Op.64
- Richard Strauss / Tone Poem “Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streichen” Op.28
- Kzuki Yutani (Alumni of our orchestra) / Concerto for Japanese drums and orchestra
- W.A.Mozart / Flute Concerto No. 2 in D-dur K.314
- Richard Wagner / Overture to “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”
- Weber (arranged by Berlioz) / Aufforderung zum Tanz Op.65
- Rentoro Taki / Kojo no Tsuki (The moon over the castle ruins)
- Yuzo Toyama / Rhapsody for Orchestra
- Lincke / The Air in Berlin
