Monday, 1 September, 2025|13:00-13:30
J.S. Bach: Air on the G String
(2024) for violin, cello, and shamisen [arrangement work]E. Satie: Gymnopédie No.1
(2025) for violin, cello, and shamisen [arrangement work]Traditional Hauta song 'Hagi no Siorido'
(2019) for shamisen with voice, violin, and cello [arrangement work]Traditional Hauta song 'Nenchūgyōji'
(2019) for shamisen with voice, violin, and cello [arrangement work]W.A.Mozart=Yu Kuwabara: Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je Maman' Awai-Za versions
(2019) for violin, cello, and shamisen
Lobby Concert at Biwako Hall, Shiga — Related Program of C³ vol.3
Biwako Hall Main Lobby, 15-1 Uchidehama, Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Admission free
Awai-Za
Shungo Mise, violin|Seiko Takemoto, cello
Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen and voice|Yu Kuwabara, composition and arrangement
biwako-mingle.art/event/music/511/
biwako-hall.or.jp/performance/250901lobby_con
Presented by: The Biwako Arts Foundation and Shiga Prefectural Theater Biwako Hall
TEL: 077-523-7150, Biwako Hall Planning Department
Sunday, 7 September 2025|14:00 start (doors open at 13:30)
Music for 'Gauche the Cellist' (2019)
(2019) for kamishibai (Japanese picture storytelling), narrator, and cello [arrangement]Music for 'The Restaurant of Many Orders'
(2022) for kamishibai (Japanese picture storytelling), narrator, and clarinet in B flatMusic for 'Yamanashi'
(2020) for kamishibai (Japanese picture storytelling), narrator, clarinet in B flat, and celloMusic for 'Kogane no Fune'
(2024) for kamishibai (Japanese picture storytelling), narrator, flute, violin, and cello
20th Anniversary Special Project of Yutorogi Hall
Seikō Morohashi’s Giant Music Kamishibai Performance
Primo Hall Yutorogi (Hamura City Lifelong Learning Center) Small Hall, 1-2-1 Higashisakanoue, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Tickets: advance ¥1,000|at the door ¥1,500|¥500 for high school students and younger
Seikō Morohashi, script and illustrations
Yu Kuwabara, direction and composition:
Yoshie Kikuchi, Tomoki Shibata, and Azusa Fukushima, narration
Sho Sato, cello|Kaoru Nishimura, clarinet|Jeong Inae, flute|Eyuko Suzuki, violin
Kayako Morohashi, scroll-handler
www.city.hamura.tokyo.jp/0000019744.html
Tickets available from Tuesday, 17 June
Yutorogi Internet Ticket Service
Sunday, 7 September 2025|19:00 start
Falling Leaves Moon Steps
(2023) for shakuhachi, shamisen, and orchestra [European premiere]
Japan Week Celebration Concert
Hallé St Peter’s, 40 Blossom St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6BF, UK
Shozan Hasegawa, shakuhachi|Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
Euan Shields, conductor|Hallé Youth Orchestra
euanshields.com/event/japan-week-celebration-concert/
Tuesday, 8 October 2025
Minori no Ame (Dharma Rain)
(2024) for solo piano [commissioned work, world premiere]
Aki Takahashi Piano Recital 2025
Toyosu Civic Center Hall, 2-2-18 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Aki Takahashi, piano
Sunday, 28 October 2025|19:30 start
Bai and Dharani
(2020–21) for solo violin
MYSTERY & TRANSFORMATION
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 435 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30308, US
ensemble vim
Featuring a collaborative dance performance by Wabi Sabi Terminus
ensemblevim.org/season7
Monday (Holiday), 20 November 2025|14:00 start (doors open at 13:30)
Shijimi-uri (The Clam Seller)
(2025) for rakugo, shamisen, violin, and cello [commissioned work, world premiere]
Shinsuke Semi no kai
Ongaku no Tomo Hall, 6-30 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tickets: ¥4,000 (reserved seating)
Shinsuke Kokontei, rakugo
Awai-za
Shungo Mise, violin|Seiko Takemoto, cello|Hidejiro Honjoh, shamisen
0874sinsuke.com/performance/special#special_2217
Ticket reservation page
TEL: 070–3108−7878 (Shinsuke-no-kai)
Saturday, 13 December 2025
Awai-Za Edo×New Music Vol.8Tuesday–Wednesday, 17–18 February 2026
New Commissioned Work (Set Piece)
(2024–25) for solo piano [commissioned work, world premiere]
6th Takamatsu International Piano Competition – Third Round
Sunport Hall Takamatsu, Grand Hall, 2-1 Sunport, Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
tipc.jp/composer01_ja.html
tipc.jp/competition_overview_ja.html