Waseda Symphony Orchestra Tokyowith taiko ensemble Eitetsu Fu-un no Kai, conducted by Kiyotaka Teraoka
Archaic drums meet symphonic grandeur: the Waseda Symphony Orchestra Tokyo takes the Japanese taiko tradition centre stage and, together with the ensemble Eitetsu Fu-un no Kai, blends pulsating rhythms and orchestral colours in Christian Jost’s new composition Seven Samurai.
Archaic drums meet symphonic grandeur: the Waseda Symphony Orchestra Tokyo takes the Japanese taiko tradition centre stage and, together with the ensemble Eitetsu Fu-un no Kai, blends pulsating rhythms and orchestral colours in Christian Jost’s new composition Seven Samurai.
With Holst’s seven-movement orchestral suite, the orchestra also expresses to its guiding principle of promoting artistic discourse and uniting traditional Far Eastern music with Western orchestral culture.
Immerse yourself in this exciting fusion of musical worlds and experience a thrilling concert adventure as well as a feast for the eyes with the spectacular sight of drumming at its most exhilarating.
Programme
- Dvořák: Concert overture to Carnival, Op 92
- Christian Jost: Sieben Samurai – Five Shadows of Time for taiko ensemble and orchestra
- Holst: The Planets, Op 32
With
- Taiko ensemble Eitetsu Fu-un no Kai
- Kiyotaka Teraoka, conductor
- Waseda Symphony Orchestra Tokyo
