New West Symphony: A Tour of Japan

“Perhaps it is music that will save the world.” ~Shinichi Suzuki Thousands of teachers have taught music to hundreds of thousands of students since the mid-20th century with the Suzuki Method. The composers who feature in this masterful teaching strategy—Bach, Schubert, Mozart and Beethoven—are performed by the New West Symphony, featuring violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, alongside the mesmerizing sounds of Japanese traditional music and music from Japan over recent decades. Presented from Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Streamed online Michael Christie, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers and Alyssa Park, violins Reiko Obata, koto Benjamin Krasner, piano Miyake, performed by Makoto Taiko, Japanese drum ensemble MICHIO MIYAGI Haru No Umi (“Sea in Spring”) TORU TAKEMITSU Three Film Scores SHINICHI YUIZE Concerto No. 2 for Koto and Strings (3rd mvt.) SCHUBERT Ave Maria BEETHOVEN Für Elise J.S. BACH Concerto for Two Violins in D minor MOZART Serenade in D Major All to be premiered online on Sunday, October 18, and available on-demand until November 14. Tickets: $15 per household for the concert; $25 for an All-Access Passport, which provides access to the concert plus complementary content exploring both music and cultural traditions https://newwestsymphony.org/tour-of-japan-october/