EVENT

Trouvère Quartet Concertconcert

Saxophone ensemble of the world's highest peak.

“Trouvère Quartet” that is appreciated as one of the greatest Saxophone quartet first appears in Akiyoshidai!
Date24th September, 2018 Start 15:00 / Open 14:15
*Welcome concert by Saxophone Camp Participants / Start 14:25(about 25mins) / Conductor: Nobuya Sugawa
VenueAkiyoshidai International Art Village Concert Hall
TicketAdult: 3,000yen / Student: 1,500yen
*FriendsNet Members 20% discount

Ticket release

25th June, 10:00(JST)

Ticket Agency
・Akiyoshidai International Art Village
・Lawson Ticket L-Code:61855(Phone reservation 0570-084-006)

Program

Khachaturian/Jun Nagao: Kind of Gayaneh
Dvorak/Keisuke Jimbo: String Quartet ‘American’ the first movement
Bernaud: Saxophone Quartet the second and fourth movements
Rivier: Grave et Presto
Piazzolla/Te Ho: Autumn in Buenos-Aires, Winter in Buenos-Aires
Ryota Ishikawa: Napoli! Napoli! Napoli!

Player

Trouvère Quartet (Saxophone Quartet) Nobuya SUGAWA, Shin-ichiro HIKOSAKA, Keisuke JIMBO, Yasuto TANAKA
Piano Minako KOYANAGI

Trouvère Quartet, Saxophone Quartet

Formed in 1987 with Japanese top saxophonists – Nobuya Sugawa, Shin-ichiro Hikosaka, Yasushi Arai and Yasuto Tanaka. Now they are the top-level saxophone quartet marked 30th anniversary of their activities in 2017. The Quartet has been the prizewinners in numerous competitions including the second prize at the Tokyo International Music Competition in 1992 as well as the Fifth Japan Brass Academy Award. became widely and generally known to public by appearance on the famous Japanese TV program “Tetsuko no Heya(Testuko’s Room)” in 1998. In 2000, they were invited to the commemoration concert in Netherlands of 400 Years’ relations between Japan and the Netherlands.
“A Homage to Marcel Mule” that released in 2001 won the 56th National Arts Festival Grand Prize for Best Record awarded by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. The Quartet has released many CDs by Toshiba-EMI and others. The latest CD ” Tipsy Tune” has released by Imagine Best Collection in 2017.

http://www.concert.co.jp/artist/trouvere_quartet/

Minako Koyanagi, Piano

Graduated from Toyko National University of Fine Arts & Music. Her play changes the image of the accompaniment. As the ensemble pianist, her greatest charm is her sensibility of capturing the subtleties of emotion and her flexibility to play along with those emotions of various players. She played as the second-soloist when they performed “Cyber Bird Concerto” by Takashi Yoshimatsu with Philharmonia Orchestra and others. Playing with Nobuya Sugawa and Trouvère Quartet is also a major part of her career. She has been playing with them for long time and made many albums together. Duo ‘Pa De Chat’ with the percussionist, Takiko Yamaguchi has released a CD. One of the member of Trio ‘YaS-375.’

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