Around the Music Festival

On October 7, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra announced its performance lineup for the 2027/2028 season (April 2027–March 2028). The 2026/27 season marks the second year for Lorenzo Viotti, who assumed the role of the orchestra’s fourth music director; his tenure was recently extended through March 2034.

In the new season, Viotti will conduct eleven performances across seven programs, demonstrating remarkable versatility with a diverse repertoire that includes a concert performance of Wagner’s 《Lohengrin》, Verdi’s Requiem, Stravinsky’s symphonies, Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 《The Great》, Messiaen’s 《Sept Haïkaï》, Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 《Romantic》, Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 《Song of the Night》, Richard Strauss’s 《Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments》, Mozart’s Symphony No. 39, Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 《Rhenish》, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.

The lineup of guest conductors includes Osmo Vänskä, Krzysztof Urbański, Pablo Heras-Casado, Gen Ota, Ryusuke Numajiri, Daichi Deguchi, Keitaro Harada, Naoto Otomo, Tatsuya Shimono, Adam Hickox.

PHOTO：Tokyo Symphony Orchestra


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