Tohoku Youth Orchestra Concert 2023 completed successfully!
Thank you very much to all the customers who came to our event.

We will introduce you to the Tokyo performance held at Tokyo Opera City on Sunday, March 26th.

Rehearsal in the morning.

On the last day of the long tour, fatigue began to build up and several people began to complain of feeling unwell.

Captain Kikuchi also did his best to coordinate the group, even though his voice was hoarse, saying, "My throat is so dry."

During rehearsal, captain Kikuchi read a message on behalf of the group members to Director Sakamoto, who was unable to join the tour.

In fact, Director Sakamoto was able to check out the final training camp and each performance via live broadcast.

After the rehearsal, Secretary General Tanaka introduced this year's graduating members.

At the same time as graduating from school, the names of the members who were graduating from TYO were read out.

Vn 1st generation member Abe Himeno

Vn 5th Generation Member Mizoi Anmi

Va 7th Generation member Tomoya Takezawa

5th generation VC Ayaka Takahashi

5th generation VC member Shin Hibino

VC 1st Generation member Hori Kakeru

Cb 3rd grade student Hirohiro Yamazaki

Ob 7th grade student Natsumi Yamakura

Hr 2nd Generation Nazuna Itagaki

Tb 7th generation member Ken Miura

Tuba 8th Generation member Yugo Ibashima

There are many different paths you can take in the future, such as entering the workforce, going on to higher education, or continuing to play music as a freelancer, but we hope you continue to enjoy music!

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Behind the scenes, preparations are steadily underway for the performance to begin.

Panels produced by JA Kyosai are also on display in the foyer.

There was also a panel with messages from the members expressing their enthusiasm.

At the Tokyo performance, many former members came to help out as staff.

The members of the troupe take a commemorative photo backstage with their old seniors.

A message of thanks and appreciation was also presented to committee member Watanabe Masahiro.

Lunch before the show.

On this day, we received gifts from many people, including Yoshinaga Sayuri, Non, the members of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra who performed with us, former members, sponsors and related parties.

thank you very much.

Before the show starts, they wait backstage.

The show is finally about to begin.

Let's start with the pre-concert.

↓Team "Mahiro and Shin"

↓Team "Horn Sextet (performed by seven people)"

The pre-show announcement team at the Tokyo performance.

The cast members are Ayaka Kikuchi, Kandai Yamazaki, Kakeru Hori, Benia Wagatsuma, and Yuna Tanno.

Next comes the fanfare band.

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Part 1

Ryuichi Sakamoto "Time is Tiring"

Performed with Sayuri Yoshinaga's reading (Ryuichi Sakamoto's "Kizuna World" and "aqua")

We played the following.

The percussion section introduced the return gifts on this day.

The participants are Hidezumi To, Koyo Anazawa, Hiroko Onisawa, and Minori Suzuki.

↓During their shift in Part 1, a member of the troupe is engrossed in the recording booth.

After the break, Mahler's Symphony No. 5 will be performed.

After the performance, I received a "Bravo." Thank you very much.

After the show, we received a message from director Ryuichi Sakamoto.

The members of the orchestra presented a message album to conductor Toshio Yanagisawa, Sayuri Yoshinaga, and the staff of the Tokyo and Fukushima offices.

Thank you to all the members for taking time out of your busy tour schedules to collect your messages. It was heartfelt and made me happy.

And then there was a commemorative photo shoot.

Once this day is over, they won't see each other for a while, so they seem to be sad to say goodbye.

Those returning to Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate by Shinkansen hurriedly got ready and departed by bus.

I'm going back to Tohoku!

Thank you to all the members for your hard work on the 9-day, 8-night tour.

Please take some rest.