The Philharmonia returns to Japan for the first time since 2015. Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali is joined by two spectacular Japanese musicians, pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii and violinist Fumiaki Miura, for seven concerts across the country.

Starting in Fukuoka on 19 January, then spending a week in Tokyo, Yokohama and Kawasaki, before spending a weekend in Osaka and Nagoya, the Philharmonia performs masterpieces of the classical music canon including Sibelius’ Symphony No.5, Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, and Tchikovsky’s Capriccio Italien, at renowned venues across the country such as Acros Fukuoka Symphony Hall, Suntory Hall, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall, Festival Hall Osaka and Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Concert Hall.

Nobuyuki Tsujii performs two beloved works of the piano repertoires: concertos by Grieg and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1.

Violinist Fumiaki Miura first rose to fame when he became the youngest-ever winner of the Joseph Joachim Hannover International Violin Competition in 2009. On this tour, he shows off his dazzling virtuosity in Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy and Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No.1.

On 23 January Ensemble Resonanz and violinist Leila Josefowicz perform at Antwerp’s De Single as part of their Playful Shadows festival. 

Together, they present a bold and playful programme that perfectly reflects their virtuosity and daring, effortlessly playing works by Leoš Janáček, John Cage and Pauline Oliveros with Dai Fujikura’s Double Concerto for violin, flute and chamber orchestra, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Triple Concerto and Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. The result is a dazzling musical carousel full of surprises, unexpected connections and breathtaking interplay.