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2026/03/13

Opening Gala Concert – An Evening of Chamber Music I Announcement of an artist and program change

We would like to announce a change in the artist and program of Opening Gala Concert - An Evening of Chamber Music I.
Sadao Harada (cello), who was originally scheduled to perform Brahms:Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor op.25 – I.Allegro is unable to appear due to illness. As a result, the originally scheduled Brahms work will be replaced with the following program.

• Britten:Lachrymae ──Reflections on a Song by John Dowland op.48
Performed by Mazumi Tanamura (Viola) and Hiroyuki Kato (Piano)
• Mozart:Sonata for Violin and Piano No.17 in C major K.296
Performed by Federico Agostini (Violin) and Hiroyuki Kato (Piano)

Accordingly, the order of the program has also been revised. Please see the details below or visit the concert page for further information.

We sincerely apologize for this change.
Thank you for your kind understanding.


Spring Festival in Tokyo Executive Committee

Opening Gala Concert - An Evening of Chamber Music I

Date/Place

March 13 [Fri.], 2026 at 19:00(Door Open at 18:30)
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Recital Hall

Before change

Brahms:Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor op.25 – I.Allegro
 Violin:Federico Agostini
 Viola:Mazumi Tanamura
 Cello:Sadao Harada
 Piano:Hiroshi Kato



After change

Britten:Lachrymae ──Reflections on a Song by John Dowland op.48
Viola:Mazumi Tanamura
Piano:Hiroyuki Kato

Mozart:Sonata for Violin and Piano No.17 in C major K.296
Violin:Federico Agostini
Piano:Hiroyuki Kato




Artists/Program

Mozart:Sonata for Violin and Piano No.17 in C major K.296
 Violin:Federico Agostini
 Piano:Hiroshi Kato

Britten:Lachrymae ──Reflections on a Song by John Dowland op.48
 Viola:Mazumi Tanamura
 Piano:Hiroshi Kato

Schubert:Piano Trio in E-Flat Major D897 "Notturno"
 Violin:Masafumi Hori
 Cello:Rei Tsujimoto
 Piano:Ichiro Nodaira

〜 Intermission 〜

Schumann:6 Impromptus “Bilder aus Osten” op.66 - I. II. V. VI.
 Piano:Hiroshi Kato, Yuya Tsuda

Mendelssohn:String Octet in E-flat major op.20
 Violin:Sunao Goko, Ryosuke Suho, Akira Mizutani, Koichi Yokomizo
 Viola:Ryo Sasaki, Tomomi Shinozaki
 Cello:Rei Tsujimoto, Gen Yokosaka

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