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Presenting Live Recording Streams From 2nd NEC Gala Concert

The second concert in the "Your choice! NEC Gala Concert" series was held on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at Hamarikyu Asahi Hall before a very enthusiastic audience.
One of NEC Corporation's public service programs, the gala concerts are planned according to an innovative concept of enlisting music fans to vote online for participating artists and their preferences among the repertoires submitted by the artists. The participating artists were among this site’s catalog of classical music artists. This year’s concert featured the six artists among ten entrants who received the most votes.
Both the sponsors and the planners are hoping that this initiative will bring a new perspective to counter the orthodoxy that tends to dominate classical concerts, while serving as a means to make step-by-step improvements in the way concerts are organized.
Following are the performances from the concert. The only thing these six artists' have in common is work that is uniquely their own and infused with energy that speaks eloquently to audiences. Enjoy!
You can find out more about an artist by following the link to his or her profile page. Contact information is also available.
"Your choice! The 2nd NEC Gala Concert"
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Program
Kunihiko Komori
Kunihiko Komori (marimba)
Toshio Hosokawa: Reminiscence for Solo Marimba
Roger Reynolds: Autumn Island (Islands from Archipelago: II)
(The above two sound clips are the artist's specified excerpts from the concert performance. )
Ryoko Yano
Ryoko Yano (violin) piano: Ayumi Yokoyama
Ysaye: Poeme elegiaque Op. 12
Waxman: Carmen Fantasy-
 
 
Tomoko Akasaka
Tomoko Akasaka (viola) piano: Kiyotaka Noda
Brahms: Viola sonata Op.120-1

I. Allegro appssionato

II. Andante un poco Adagio

III. Allegretto grazioso

IV. Vivace

Kreisler Arrangement of Londonderry air: old Irish song

Kaeko Mukoyama
Kaeko Mukoyama (cello) piano: Eri Hayashi
Chopin: Introduction et poronaise brillante Op.3
  Fauré: Elégie Op.24
  Saint-Saëns: The Swan
Paganini: Fantasia "Mose"
Akiko Ono
Akiko Ono (violin) piano: Chika Nishiwaki
Bartok: First Rhapsody
  J.Strauss/V.Přihoda: ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ Waltzer
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen Op.20
Curtain call
from left: Chika Nishiwaki (Pf), Akiko Ono (Vn), Eri Hayashi (Pf), Kaeko Mukoyama (Vc), Kiyotaka Noda (Pf), Tomoko Akasaka (Va), Ayumi Yokoyama (Pf), Ryoko Yano (Vn), Genzoh Takehisa (Cem) and Kunihiko Komori(Mar)
Date : March 15, 2008 14:00
Place : Hamarikyu Asahi Hall (Tokyo, Japan)
Presented by : Japan Association of Classical Music Presenters
Supporters : Concert Service Co., Ltd/ Entertainment Plus Inc..
PIA CORPORATION/ PTNA/ Website Classic News
In cooperation with: Aspen Incorporated / Malta music service corp.
Million Concert Co. Ltd. / TO-ON KIKAKU CO
Sponsored by: : NEC
Recorded by NAMI Records Co.,Ltd.
older audio files
“Your Choice! The 1st NEC Gala Concert” (March 29, 2007 at Kioi Hall)
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