Press Announcement:
Japanese
conductor Yoshikazu Fukumura leads the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra in its
third concert season on November 16, 2012, 8PM at the Cultural Center of the
Philippines’ Main Theater.
Entitled
‘Fukumura Conducts Brahms’, the program includes Delius' Irmelin Prelude,
Kodaly's Dances of Galanta, and Brahms' Symphony No. 2.
Yoshikazu
Fukumura, recognized as one of the most famous maestros in Japan, is the former
music director of the Tokyo Ballet, Kyoto Municipal Symphony, and Nagoya
Philharmonic. He received a national recognition in Japan for conducting the
NHK TV Concert Series entitled 'Music of the World’ in 1970. He has also
conducted the Japan Philharmonic, New Japan Philharmonic, Tokyo Symphony, Tokyo
Philharmonic, Yomiuri Japan Symphony, Osaka Philharmonic, Tokyo Metropolitan
Symphony, Gunma Symphony, Sapporo Symphony, Kyushu Symphony, and other
well-acclaimed performances abroad including Europe, Latin America, and in
Asia. He has found a huge satisfaction in working with Asian orchestras - from
making recordings to conducting festivals and subscription concerts in almost
all parts of Asia. He was assigned as the first chief conductor of ASEAN
Symphony Orchestra - consisting of 80 musicians carefully selected from some of
the ASEAN countries, at the 17th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi on October 2010 as
supported by the Nippon Foundation.
Fukumura
has been the Honorary Principal Guest Conductor of the Cuba National Symphony
Orchestra since 1995. He, under the support of the Japanese embassy in
Cuba, again collaborated with the Cuba
National Symphony Orchestra on September 2011 for the Great East Japan
Earthquake mourning concert along with violin soloist Ryu Goto and oboist
Keisuke Wakao.
Popular
for conducting charity concerts, Yoshikazu Fukumura was appointed as the music
director for the charity concert of the special orchestra in support to the
Association of the Blind in Phnohm Penh, Cambodia in the same year. The concert
was the pioneer symphonic concert in Cambodia after the civil war took place.
Ticket
prices: P1000/P800/P350/P200, with discounts available to students, senior
citizens, and groups. For inquiries and subscriptions, please call the CCP
Marketing Department (832-3704) or Ticketworld at National Bookstore
(891-9999).
