Enjoy the video recording of the 2021 OICMA final concert at Daiichi Seimei Hall from September 14th (Tuesday)!

Through an intense training camp and concert in the wonderful environment of Okushiga Kogen, the academy students dove deep into chamber music study. This year’s OICMA culminated in an incredible concert in Tokyo.
Please enjoy the passionate and powerful music of the four Quartets and student ensemble with fantastic camera work.

We hope that this broadcast will reach those who could not come to the venue and young musicians who would like to apply to OICMA someday in the future!

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“Ozawa International Chamber Music Academy Okushiga Tokyo Performance” held at Daiichi Seimei Hall on September 14, 2021

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◎Program
Mozart String Quartet No. 19 K. 465, 1st mov.
　　Violin：Mai Kinomura, Sayaka Ogura
　　Viola：Shiiko Nakamura　Cello：Haruka Takikawa
Ravel: String Quartet, 3rd mov.
　　Violin：Saaya Tanimoto, Saeko Fujioka
　　Viola：Moyuru Shibauchi　Cello：Hikari Matsukage
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15, 1st & 3rd mov.
　　Violin：Mio Yoshie, Taiga Tojo
　　Viola：Shu Yamamoto　Cello：Yusuke Yabe
Brahms: String Quartet No. 2, 1st mov.
　　Violin：Ryo Shimakata（1st）、Kanon Aoki（2nd）
　　Viola：Momoka Okada　Cello：Mahiro Kurokawa
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro
By all OICMA academy students

◎Tutors
Sadao Harada, Cello
Yoshiko Kawamoto, Violin
Federco Agostini, Violin
Seiji Ozawa

photo : Michiharu Okubo_2021OICMA
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The “36th Ozawa Concert” (closed performance) was held at the Yamanouchi Junior High School Gymnasium in Yamanouchi Town, Nagano Prefecture on the morning of September 13th (Monday).
”Ozawa Concert” started in 1986 has roots in Seiji Ozawa’s strong passion to deliver first-class music to the young.
Seiji Ozawa visited Okushiga when his children attended a ski school, and fell in love with the nature full of land and its people. Seiji eventually began to organize concerts with his fellow musicians in Okushiga, then with the cooperation of the local people, the “Ozawa Concert” came to be organized at the Yamanouchi Junior High School. This special concert has a history long before OICMA was founded.
This year, OICMA academy students first performed a few songs, and then the video of the students chorus was played as a sign of gratitude.
It is customary for everyone to play the school song together, however, the academy students played the school song under the direction of the student this year for Covid-19 precaution.
Hopefully everyone can play together next year! !!
Tomorrow, September 14th (Tuesday) night will be a much anticipated performance in Tokyo!
A few On-the-day tickets will be sold at the reception from 18:15. (Advance reservations have been closed)

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photo : Michiharu Okubo_2021OICMA

At 15:30 on September 12th (Sun), the performance was held at the Music Hall in Okushiga Kogen Hotel at last!
The performance was fruitful. Each quartet performed well and showed a wonderful performance with outstanding concentration, while the instructors who gave strict but heartful guidance every day during the camp watched over the concert.
The hexagonal concert hall, which represents snowflakes, and built with lots of wood, which gives the warm atmosphere, The Music Hall in Okushiga Kogen Hotel was filled with the string music of young talented musicians.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the audience who came to the concert, as well as the members of the Okushiga Kogen Jokai, and the supporters of the event, have been hosting the concert for many years.
The journey of OICMA goes on. Tomorrow, September 13th (Monday) will be a concert (closed performance) at Yamanouchi Junior High School. Stay tuned for the updates!
Then, the journey continues to the Tokyo performance (starting at 19:00, Dai-ichi Seimei Hall) on September 14th (Tuesday). The Tokyo performance will be held as scheduled.
Please look forward to the performance full of youth and seriousness!
Concert details can be found at;
https://ozawa-academy.com/en/concert/

Under the treasure filled guidance of the instructors, the students continue to explore music in the clear air and forest of Okushiga Kogen.
All the OICMA participants study string ensembles every year as Seiji Ozawa values it’s importance. This year “Introduction and Allegro Op. 47” by British composer Elgar (1857-1934) was selected. This is one of the masterpieces of the string ensembles. It is played by a string quartet with a string orchestra, and the　dramatic music amuses the audience from the beginning to the end.

On Saturday, September 11th, OICMA participants practiced Elgar’s music at the Music Hall in Okushiga Kogen Hotel for tomorrow’s performance. In the superb acoustics of the concert hall, the music changes constantly, it becomes more vivid and condensed.
Contrabassist Ms. Ayane Okamoto is joining as a support musician. Her talent helps support the basis of the ensemble and adds depth to the music.
Finally, tomorrow, September 12th (Sun), we will have a concert at the Music Hall in Okushiga Kogen Hotel.
Please look forward to the enthusiastic performance!

photo : Michiharu Okubo_2021OICMA

On the evening of September 9th (Thursday) , the 4th day of the ensemble training camp, the OICMA’s customary “Ensemble Session ” was held at the Music Hall in Okushiga Kogen Hotel, which is also to be the venue for the final performance.

The Music Hall in Okushiga Kogen Hotel is a concert hall created on the directions and vision of Seiji Ozawa. The hall is lined with high quality tone woods that allow for great acoustics. There are no boundaries between the stage and the audience, which creates an intimate atmosphere for both the performers and concert goers. It is in this unique hall that each quartet plays the music they have been working on in front of the other academy participants.
On the journey of searching for their special interpretations during the OICMA camp, everyone benefited from the ensemble session. Playing in public gave the quartet members a chance to feel and consider many points about the music even though the performances are not yet perfect. The quartets were motivated and inspired by listening to the fellow academy musicians as well.
The final concert day in Okushiga is approaching soon. The academy students will continue to strive for the ultimate performance until the end!

It was a refreshing sunny day! Academy participants practiced intensely in four quartets starting this morning.
Bearing Seiji Ozawa’s philosophy in mind that “The quartet is fundamental to string players, whether they are soloists or orchestral performers,” our world class tutors Sadao Harada (cello), Yoshiko Kawamoto (Viola), and Federico Agostini (violin) worked hard together with the students.

Thanks to the enthusiastic instruction, the academy students continue their diligent study to dig deeper into their music, aiming for a more free, bold, delicate, and imaginative performance.

At night, everyone played the ensemble for the first time. This year, the students are working on Elgar’s “Introduction and Allegro for strings, Op. 47”.

Okushiga Kogen is already cool with the hint of autumn. The night temperature drops to about 7 degrees Celsius. Daytime on the plateau Gentiana flowers still reminded us of the remnants of summer.

photo : Michiharu Okubo_2021OICMA

Today, the students and the tutors have arrived in Okushiga, and the academy has begun!!

◎ Sun 12 September @ The Music Hall (Okushiga Kogen Hotel, Nagano Prefecture)
◎ Tue 14 September @ Dai-ichi Seimei Hall (Tokyo)
The concerts will be held as scheduled.

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