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New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra in Abu Dhabi

Name: New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra in Abu Dhabi
Start: 2025-02-08T19:00:00+0400
End: 2025-02-08T21:30:00+0400
Location: Emirates Palace Hotel - Auditorium

Experience the New Japan Philharmonic: two nights of Puccini, Rachmaninov, and Tchaikovsky.

Emirates Palace Hotel - Auditorium

Fri 07 Feb - Sat 08 Feb

Emirates Palace Hotel - Auditorium

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New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra│Yutaka Sado│Jonathan Tetelman│Kyohei Sorita
7 February 2025

The New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1972 by legendary conductors Seiji Ozawa and Naozumi Yamamoto. Charismatic Japanese conductor, Yutaka Sado, has been the music director since 2023 and he conducts two concerts to open the 2025 Abu Dhabi Festival. In the first concert, star tenor Jonathan Tetelman, praised for his ‘radiant and distinctive sound’, sings Arias by Puccini from Manon Lescaut, Le Villi, and Turandot.

The pianist Kyohei Sorita, winner of the silver medal at the 2021 Chopin Competition in Warsaw, plays Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and the orchestra plays Dvořák’s New World Symphony No. 9.

New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra│Yutaka Sado│Kyohei Sorita

8 February 2025

In the second concert for the 2025 Abu Dhabi Festival, rising star pianist Kyohei Sorita plays Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and the orchestra plays Yasushi Akutagawa’s Triptyque for Strings and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. With his world-renowned signature sound, Sorita’s artistry has made him one of the most sought-after artists on the Japanese concert scene.

Beyond his home country, he has become increasingly popular in Germany, Austria, Poland, and Australia, particularly in the 19th-century Romantic repertory.

New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

The New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1972 by the conductors Seiji Ozawa and Naozumi Yamamoto as an orchestra operated independently by the musicians. In 1975 Kazuhiro Koizumi was appointed as the first music director, and in 1983, Michiyoshi Inoue was appointed as the second music director. In 1997 it moved to Sumida Ward, a city of history and tradition, with the Sumida Triphony Hall, which opened in the same year, as the base for its activities. In 1999 Seiji Ozawa was appointed Conductor Laureate.
In 2004 Ozawa launched the New Japan Philharmonic World Dream Orchestra, with the musician Joe Hisaishi, and the Chamber Music Series, which was independently proposed by orchestra members. In collaboration with Hisaishi, he conducted the orchestral music for the highly successful films Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea.
From 2003 to 2013 Christian Arming was music director, leading the orchestra in its participation in the Hadyn Project in 2009, the 200th anniversary of Haydn’s death. In 2011 the Beethoven Project was also a great success. Daniel Harding joined as lead guest conductor in 2010 and conducted a charity concert in aid of victims of the 2011 earthquake in Japan. This became the subject of a television documentary.
In 2013 Ingo Metzmacher joined Harding as the orchestra’s conductor in residence, conducting a programme of contemporary songs and the first act of Wagner’s Die Walküre.
In 2016 Toshiyuki Kamioka was appointed as music director and made a number of recordings with the orchestra including Mahler’s First, Third, and Fifth Symphonies and the Verdi Requiem.
The conductor Yutaka Sado became the orchestra’s fifth music director in April 2023.

By car: To reach your destination, take King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud St onto Corniche St.

By taxi: You can easily find taxis or ride-hailing apps to reach the venue.

Emirates Palace Hotel - Auditorium

West Corniche Road - Al Ras Al Akhdar - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates