The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Consulate General of Japan invite you to a concert for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Free admission (RSVP required).
The number of seat is limited, so please contact me via email at “satoshi (at) satoshikanazawa.com” or RSVP directly to the German Consulate General at “germanconsulatenyc (at) gmail.com”.
Participating Artists:
Satoshi Kanazawa (Composition, Piano)
Naoko Nakagawa (Soprano)
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out of the sky – dedicated to Japanese earthquake victims (world premiere)
Flowing as time goes by
A song cycle based on the poetry of Misuzu Kaneko
Un Bel Dì Vedremo (One Beautiful Day, We Will See) from the opera Madama Butterfly (featuring soprano Naoko Nakagawa)
Tsugaru (featuring “Nebuta”, a traditional Japanese summer festival in Aomori)
Ayako Shirasaki (Jazz Piano)
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Bill Evans – Turn Out The Stars (solo piano)
Ayako Shirasaki – Far Away (solo piano)
Thelonious Monk – Rhythm-A-Ning (as trio with Philipp and Kai from the Hammer Klavier Trio)
Hammer Klavier Trio
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Boris Netsvetaev – Crazy Eights
Boris Netsvetaev – Tekla
Boris Netsvetaev- The Nesessity Of An Escape
S. Prokofiev – Intermezzo
Jay Livingston – Never Let Me Go
Boris Netsvetaev – Harold Mabern
The German Consulate General accepts a contribution to help victims of the earthquake, the German Consulate General suggests Malteser International. The organization currently supports Fujinosono, a home for children and youth from two to 18 years of age in the small city of Ichinoseki, which was heavily damaged by the tsunami.
For more information, please visit the website of German Missions in the United States.