PRESS RELEASE: TOKYO PHILHARMONIC TO MAKE U.S. DEBUT IN NEW YORK AS PART OF 100TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR

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Concert Conducted by Eiji Oue, Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, to Take Place on Third Anniversary of 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami.

The Tokyo Philharmonic has the longest history and tradition of any orchestra in Japan, having been originally established in Nagoya in 1911. As plans were being made for its centenary celebrations in 2011, a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck east Japan, challenging the nation with an unprecedented crisis. The orchestra's centenary plans were scuttled, as an entire culture adjusted to a solemn new reality.

A cherished dream of the Tokyo Philharmonic will finally come to pass, with a 100th anniversary world tour produced by IMG Artists that will encompass six countries on three continents. Internationally renowned Japanese conductor Eiji Oue will lead the orchestra for the tour. The first concert – Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 7:30 PM at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York City – will mark the U.S. debut of the orchestra, as well as the third anniversary (to the day) of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Two Japanese works – Toshiro Mayuzumi’s Bugaku and Kiyoshige Koyama’s Kobiki-Uta – will be performed, as well as Igor Stravinsky’s iconic orchestral showpiece, Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring).

After New York, the Tokyo Philharmonic will appear in Madrid, Paris, London, Singapore and Bangkok.

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