- 13:00~ Blue Rose
- Concert for KIDS – Classical Music from Age Zero <Special Version>
Photo © Takafumi Ueno
Photo © Takafumi Ueno
The Sony Music Foundation and the SUNTORY FOUNDATION for the ARTS give children one of the world’s biggest classical music festivals!
The Music Festival for Children and Young People is a joint production by the Sony Music Foundation and the SUNTORY FOUNDATION for the ARTS, both possessing ample experience in child-oriented concerts, and is one of the world’s biggest true classical music festivals.
Please look forward to special events found nowhere else in the world which are suited to children’s ages, letting you get your fill of fun with elaborate concerts, workshops, and other programmes throughout the festival period.
A rich variety of programmes in key with different ages!
Enjoy orchestra and wind orchestra performances, recitals, chamber music, opera and a host of other programmes suitable to every age from babies in their mothers’ bellies and infants under a year old to preschoolers, elementary schoolers, junior high and high schoolers, and graduated teens.
Over 300 world’s top artists come together at Suntory Hall!
This lavish classical music festival is held for four days primarily at Suntory Hall, a concert hall with the concept of ‘In pursuit of the world’s most beautiful sound’. More than 300 artists make an appearance.
Artist
*Japanese text only
FESTIVAL OUTLINE
- Period
- Four days from Wed, May 4 to Sat, May 7, 2022
- Venue
- Suntory Hall Main Hall and Blue Rose (Small Hall)
ARK Karajan Place and other designated facilities around Akasaka ARK Hills in Minato-ku, Tokyo. - Presented by
- Sony Music Foundation / SUNTORY FOUNDATION for the ARTS
- Special sponsored by *in the order of the Japanese syllabary
- INPEX CORPORATION / Sony Group Corporation
- Sponsored by *in the order of the Japanese syllabary
- KDDI CORPORATION / Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC / Ralph Lauren Corporation
- Cooperated by
- Mori Building Co., Ltd. / The Okura Tokyo / ANA InterContinental Tokyo
- Media partner
- TV Asahi
- Supported by
- Sony Music Solutions Inc. / LIVE EXSAM Inc.
- Under the auspices of
- Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education
VENUE
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Suntory Hall, Main Hall -
Suntory Hall, Blue Rose (Small Hall) -
ARK Karajan Place
ACCESS
- Main Venue
- Suntory Hall
1-13-1, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Akasaka ARK Hills)
Dear Visitors
- Events will be held with precautionary measures for infectious diseases. Details
- Stroller parking, nursing rooms, and diaper changing spaces are available, letting those with young children take part without any hassle.
CONCERT PROGRAMMES
DAY1 / Wednesday, May 4
- 14:30~ Main Hall
- Opening Gala Concert
- 16:30~ Blue Rose
- Concerts with audience-requested Program
- Secrets of Musical Instruments <Strings>
- 19:00~ Blue Rose
- Concerts with audience-requested Program
- Secrets of Musical Instruments <Saxophone>
DAY2 / Thursday, May 5
- 10:30~ Main Hall
- Concert for KIDS from Age Zero with Orchestra
- 12:00~ Blue Rose
- “Iro-iro Dore-dore” Special Concert
- 15:00~ Blue Rose
- Piano Etudes played by Professional
- 16:30~ Main Hall
- Classical Music in Classic Animations
(“Fantasia”, “Tom&Jerry”, and more)
- 18:00~ Blue Rose
- Concerts with audience-requested Program
-Secrets of Musical Instruments <Brass>
DAY3 / Friday, May 6
- 10:00~ Main Hall
- Organ Promenade Concert for Kids
*Admission free
- 11:00~ Blue Rose
- Concert for KIDS from Age Zero with KODO
- 14:00~ Blue Rose
- Concert for KIDS from Age Zero with KODO
- 17:00~ Main Hall
- Opera “Hansel and Gretel”
(Highlights, Sung in Japanese, Semi-staged performance)
DAY4 / Saturday, May 7
- 10:30~ Main Hall
- Piano Festival – from Solo to 6 Pianos!
- 12:00~ Blue Rose
- Cello Concert for Expectant Families
- 14:30~ Main Hall
- The Best of Wind Ensemble for Teens
- 17:00~ Blue Rose
- Concert under the Stars
- 19:00~ Main Hall
- Closing Concert – Discover Orchestra!
TICKET
General sales: Starting at 10:00 on Sat, Mar. 12
Notice
- Please refrain from purchasing parent/guardian tickets only by adult as this festival is to be enjoyed by children and their families together.
- Ages allowed differ by performance (age on the date of the performance). See each performance page for details.
- One ticket per even baby is required for ticketed concerts.
- Age may be verified on the day of the performance.
Special sponsored by
in the order of the Japanese syllabary
Sponsored by
in the order of the Japanese syllabary
Image is for illustration purposes.