Main Theme: French and Italian Chamber Music
Tickets will be available on 7th May (Thursday)
Please use the advantage of the discounted tickets!
・Passport (15,000 yen): Enables you to enter all concerts of the Takefu International Music Festival 2026, which will be held at the Echizen City Cultural Center Main Hall.
・Coupon ticket (15,000 yen)… A set of 5 tickets. You can attend all 5 performances by yourself, or attend multiple concerts with 2-3 people.
・Pair ticket (7,000 yen): Up to two people can enter one performance.
Tickets will be available on 7th May 2026 at the following ticket centers!
Lawson Ticket/ Ticket Pia/ e+/ Echizen City Cultural Center/ Echizen City Imadate Art Hall/ Takefu Rakuichi Shopping Mall
For young people under 18 y.o., please use the Takefu International Music Festival 2026 Youth Pass.
30th August (Sunday)
Opening Concert |
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Venue: Echizen City Culture Center Main Hall
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Tickets: Adult 4,000 Yen, Hall Support Club 3,500 Yen, Student 1,000 Yen (Free seating) |
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| Saint-Saëns | Le Cygne | KAMIMURA Ayano, cello / YAMAMOTO Junko, piano |
| Fauré | Sicilienne | SHIBATA Canon, cello / ITOH Kei, piano |
| Takemitsu | A Bird came down the Walk | TAHARA Ayako, viola / KITAMURA Tomoki, piano |
| Paganini | Caprice No. 24 | HOKAMURA Risa, violin |
| Debussy | Syrinx | Mario CAROLI, flute |
| Jolivet | ‘No. 5: O femme qui ne sais que tu portais en toi le monde’ from “Ascèses” | Mario CAROLI, flute |
| Debussy | ‘3rd Movement’ from “String Quartet” | ARAI Rio, violin / HOKAMURA Risa, violin / YAMAMOTO Shu, viola / MIZUNO Yuya, cello |
| Ravel | ‘4th Movement’ from “Sonata for Violin and Cello” | MOHRI Fumika, violin / UENO Michiaki, cello |
| Ravel | Tzigane | YAMANE Kazuhito, violin / ITOH Kei, piano |
| Traditional Shakuhachi | Sokkan (息観) | TAJIMA Tadashi, shakuhachi |
| Japanese Folk Song (arr. HOSOKAWA Toshio) | Kuroda-Bushi | UENO Yoshie, alto flute |
| Sciarrino | Morte Tamburo | SUZUKI Tosiya, recorder |
| Messiaen | Abîme des oiseaux | UEDA Nozomi, clarinet |
| Debussy | Selected songs (TBA) | Ilse EERENS, soprano / KITAMURA Tomoki, piano |
| Xenakis | Rebonds B | KASAI Tomoko, percussion |
| Piazzolla | ‘Café 1930’ from “History of the Tango” | OISHI Masanori, saxophone / OYA Saori, piano |
1st September (Thuesday)
| Masterpieces of French Chamber Music – ITOH Kei Produce 1 – |
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Venue: Echizen City Culture Center Main Hall
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Tickets: Adult 4,000 Yen, Hall Support Club 3,500 Yen, Student 1,000 Yen (Free seating) |
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| Debussy | String Quartet | ARAI Rio, violin / HOKAMURA Risa, violin / YAMAMOTO Shu, viola / MIZUNO Yuya, cello |
| Ravel | Piano Trio | YAMANE Kazuhito, violin / UENO Michiaki, cello / YOSHIMI Yuki, piano |
| Fauré | Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 115 | MOHRI Fumika, violin / ARAI Rio, violin / TAHARA Ayako, viola / SHIBATA Canon, cello / ITOH Kei, piano |
2nd September (Wednesday)
| Esprit of French Vocal and Instrumental Music | ||
Venue: Echizen City Culture Center Main Hall
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Tickets: Adult 4,000 Yen, Hall Support Club 3,500 Yen, Student 1,000 Yen (Free seating) |
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| Ravel | Pavane pour une infante défunte | Mario CAROLI, flute / YOSHINO Naoko, harp |
| Debussy | ‘En sourdine’, ‘Clair de lune’ and ‘Fantoches’ from “Fêtes galantes, Book I” | Ilse EERENS, soprano / KITAMURA Tomoki, piano |
| Chausson | ‘Amour d’Antan’ from “Quatre melodies”, and ‘Le colibri’ and ‘Les papillons’ from “Sept melodies” | Ilse EERENS, soprano / KITAMURA Tomoki, piano |
| Debussy | Beau soir, Mandoline, Nuit d’étoiles and Romance | Ilse EERENS, soprano / KITAMURA Tomoki, piano |
| Debussy | Cello Sonata | UENO Michiaki, cello / KITAMURA Tomoki, piano |
| Messiaen | Le merle noir | UENO Yoshie, flute / OYA Saori, piano |
| Poulenc | Deux poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire | Ilse EERENS, soprano / KITAMURA Tomoki, piano |
| Poulenc | Fiançailles pour rire | Ilse EERENS, soprano / KITAMURA Tomoki, piano |
3rd September (Thursday)
The Four Seasons and Their Legacy |
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Venue: Echizen City Culture Center Main Hall
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Tickets: Adult 4,000 Yen, Hall Support Club 3,500 Yen, Student 1,000 Yen (Free seating) |
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| Casella | Sonata for harp Op. 68 | YOSHINO Naoko, harp |
| Telemann | Concerto for Four Violins in D major, TWV 40:202 | YAMANE Kazuhito, violin / MOHRI Fumika, violin / HOKAMURA Risa, violin / ARAI Rio, violin |
| Francesco Filidei | Concertino d’Autunno | SUZUKI Tosiya, recorder / HEMMI Yasutaka, violin / MATSUMURA Takayo, KASAI Tomoko, YAMADA Ryoko, EBATO Daiki / YAMAMOTO Junko, OI Shun, conductor |
| Vivaldi | The Four Seasons | YAMANE Kazuhito, violin / MOHRI Fumika, violin / HOKAMURA Risa, violin / ARAI Rio, violin / SHIMIZU Reika, violin / YAMAMOTO Shu, viola / TAHARA Ayako, viola / MIZUNO Yuya, cello / KAMIMURA Ayano, cello / KITAMURA Tomoki, harpsichord |
4th September (Friday)
New Horizons Concert I |
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Venue: Echizen City Culture Center Main Hall
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Tickets: Adult 3,000 Yen, Hall Support Club 2,500 Yen, Student 1,000 Yen (Free seating) |
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| YUN Isang | Shao Yang Yin | YAMAMOTO Junko, piano |
| TSUGATA Yasuhisa | Rufe | UEDA Nozomi, clarinet |
| WATANABE Mizuki | New Work [World Premiere] | HEMMI Yasutaka, violin / MATSUMURA Takayo, harp |
| WAGATSUMA Suguru | New Work [World Premiere] | OYA Saori, piano |
| KAMIYAMA Nana | New Work [World Premiere] | SUZUKI Tosiya, recorder / ARIMA Sumihisa, electronics |
| KANAI Isamu | New Work [World Premiere] | OISHI Masanori, saxophone / Mario CAROLI, flute / OYA Saori, piano |
HOSOKAWA Toshio and His Friends |
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Venue: Echizen City Culture Center Main Hall
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Tickets: Adult 4,000 Yen, Hall Support Club 3,500 Yen, Student 1,000 Yen (Free seating) |
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| Hristina Šušak | Winds of Fuji | SUZUKI Tosiya, recorder / Tadashi Tajima, shakuhachi / Sumihisa Arima, electronics |
| Naoki Sakata | New Work [World Premiere] | Mario Caroli, flute |
| Noriko Baba | Bestiarium Musicale IV | Mario Caroli, flute / Ayano Kamimura, cello |
| Francesco Filidei | Finito ogni gesto | Yoshie Ueno, flute / Nozomi Ueda, clarinet / Yuya Nishikawa, horn / Tomoko Kasai, percussion / Yasutaka Hemmi, violin / Canon Shibata, cello / Sumihisa Arima, electronics / Shun Oi, conductor |
| Toshio Hosokawa | Drei Engel-Lieder | Ilse Eerens, soprano / Naoko Yoshino, harp |
| Toshio Hosokawa | The Water of Lethe | Fumika Mohri, violin / Shu Yamamoto, viola / Ayano Kamimura, cello / Kei Itoh, piano |
5th September (Saturday)
New Horizons Concert II |
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Venue: Echizen City Culture Center Main Hall
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Tickets: Adult 3,000 Yen, Hall Support Club 2,500 Yen, Student 1,000 Yen (Free seating) |
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| Pascal Dusapin | IF | UEDA Nozomi, clarinet |
| Noriko Miura | New Work [World Premiere] | OYA Saori, piano |
| Mami Urano | New Work [World Premiere] | Tomoko Kasai, percussion |
| Betsy Jolas | Épisode Quatrième | Masanori Oishi, saxophone |
| Naoki Sakata | Oval Air | Yoshie Ueno, flute / Tosiya Suzuki, recorder / Tadashi Tajima, shakuhachi |
| Noriaki Mori | New Work [World Premiere] | Masanori Oishi, saxophone / Sumihisa Arima, electronics |
| Noriko Baba | Non-Canonic Variations | Yoshie Ueno, flute / Nozomi Ueda, clarinet / Ayako Tahara, viola / Ayano Kamimura, cello |
New Horizons Concert III |
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Venue: Echizen City Culture Center Main Hall
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Tickets: Adult 3,000 Yen, Hall Support Club 2,500 Yen, Student 1,000 Yen (Free seating) |
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| Fabián Panisello | Japanese Pictures | YAMAMOTO Junko, piano |
| Enno Poppe | Haare | HEMMI Yasutaka, violin |
| José María Sánchez-Verdú | Deploratio I | MIZUNO Yuya, cello |
| Francesco Filidei | Una Rosa | KAMIMURA Ayano, cello / OI Shun, piano |
| Iannis Xenakis | Dmaathen | OISHI Masanori, saxophone / KASAI Tomoko, percussion |
| Pierre Jodorowsky | Série Rouge | YAMAMOTO Junko, piano / ARIMA Sumihisa, electronics |
String Quartets “＋” – ITOH Kei Produce 2 – |
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Venue: Echizen City Culture Center Main Hall
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Tickets: Adult 4,000 Yen, Hall Support Club 3,500 Yen, Student 1,000 Yen (Free seating) |
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| Ravel | String Quartet | Aile String Quartet |
| Fauré | Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15 | YAMANE Kazuhito, violin / YAMAMOTO Shu, viola / MIZUNO Yuya, cello / ITOH Kei, piano |
| Franck | Piano Quintet | HOKAMURA Risa, violin / ARAI Rio, violin / TAHARA Ayako, viola / SHIBATA Canon, cello / YOSHIMI Yuki, piano |
6th September (Sunday)
| Morning Concert | ||
Venue: Echizen City Culture Center Main Hall
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Tickets: Adult 2,000 Yen, Hall Support Club 1,500 Yen, Student 1,000 Yen (Free seating) |
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| Mozart | Oboe Duet from Die Zauberflöte | YAMADA Ryoko, oboe / EBATO Daiki, oboe |
| Saint-Saëns | Romance, Op. 36 | NISHIKAWA Yuya, horn / YAMAMOTO Junko, piano |
| Poulenc | Sonata for Oboe and Piano | YAMADA Ryoko, oboe / ITOH Kei, piano |
| Andersen | ‘Solitude’ from “salon piece for flute and piano Op. 6” | SHIMIZU Reika, violin / ITOH Kei, piano |
| Massenet | Méditation (Thaïs) | YOSHIMI Yuki, piano |
| Debussy | Clair de lune | YOSHIMI Yuki, piano |
| Debussy | ‘Feux d’artifice’ from “Préludes, Book II” | YOSHIMI Yuki, piano |
| Chausson | Poème | HOKAMURA Risa, violin / YOSHIMI Yuki, piano |
| Final Concert | ||
Venue: Echizen City Culture Center Main Hall
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Tickets: Adult 4,000 Yen, Hall Support Club 3,500 Yen, Student 1,000 Yen (Free seating) |
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| Gluck | Ballet des Champs-Elysées from Orfeo ed Euridice | YOSHINO Naoko, harp |
| Debussy (arr. Sylvain Blassel) | Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Ensemble | UEDA Nozomi, clarinet / UENO Yoshie, flute / YOSHINO Naoko, harp / HOKAMURA Risa, violin / ARAI Rio, violin / YAMAMOTO Shu, viola / KAMIMURA Ayano, cello |
| Ravel | Introduction and Allegro | YOSHINO Naoko, harp / Aile String Quartet / Mario CAROLI, flute / UEDA Nozomi, clarinet |
| Mozart | Ave verum corpus, K. 618 | OI Shun, conductor / YAMANE Kazuhito, violin / MOHRI Fumika, violin / SHIMIZU Reika, violin / ARAI Rio, violin / HOKAMURA Risa, violin / TAHARA Ayako, viola / YAMAMOTO Shu, viola / UENO Michiaki, cello / MIZUNO Yuya, cello / SHIBATA Canon, cello / SHINOHE Kana, double bass / OYA Saori, keyboard (organ) / Takefu International Music Festival Choir |
| Mozart (arr. KANAI Isamu) | Davide penitente, K. 469 | OI Shun, conductor / Ilse EERENS, soprano / KOBAYASHI Asuki, soprano / YAMAMOTO Kohei, tenor / YAMANE Kazuhito, violin / MOHRI Fumika, violin / SHIMIZU Reika, violin / ARAI Rio, violin / HOKAMURA Risa, violin / TAHARA Ayako, viola / YAMAMOTO Shu, viola / UENO Michiaki, cello / MIZUNO Yuya, cello / SHIBATA Canon, cello / SHINOHE Kana, double bass / UENO Yoshie, flute / UEDA Nozomi, clarinet / YAMADA Ryoko, oboe / EBATO Daiki, oboe / HANYU Hisayo, bassoon / NAGAI Koji, horn / NISHIKAWA Yuya, horn / TAKIMURA Hiroko, trumpet / NISHITANI Yoshihiko, trumpet / YAMADA Takayuki, trombone / YAMAGUCHI Mariko, tuba / KASAI Tomoko, percussion / OYA Saori, keyboard / Takefu International Music Festival Choir |
[Last Update 01.04.2026]