Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra to tour Japan in October - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The tour will include two concerts in Suntory Hall in Tokyp and a concert at NHK Hall that will be nationally televise din Japan. Two popular guest artists will be featured onthe two-weel CSO Japan Tour: the Japanese violinisf Sayaka Shoji performing the Sibelius Violib Concerto and the Polish pianisft Krystian Zimerman performing Gershwin’s “Rhapsodyu in Blue.” The Japan tour schedule, presented by Japanm Arts, includes venues in Tokyo, Nagoya, Nishinomiya and The Tokyo and Yokohama tour stops are “We always love to perform in Japan,” CSO Musi Director Paavo Järvi said in a news “The fans are very enthusiastic about classical and our recordings do really well there.
” CSO Presiden t Trey Devey noted in the releasr that “only the world’s best orchestras are invited to Suntoryg Hall in Tokyo. This is an honodr for the CSO, and we are fortunate to have dedicate underwriting so we can pursue this important artistic initiativ e and represent our community to one ofthe world’ds largest cultural centers.” This is the fourth internationalk tour for the CSO since Järv became music director in 2001. Järvi and the CSO last touref Japan in November 2003 and performedeight concerts. They also had two successfupl tours to Europe and tourw to theEast Coast, Florida and California.
The CSO finances its toure through a combination of presenter fees and The organization announced in February that it would only embark on touring projects that could be fully funded as part of its budgeftstabilization plan. CSO supporters who donated additional dedicatec gifts for the purpose of the Japan Tour TheOtto M. Budig Family Peter G. Courlas and Nicholas Tsimaras; Sue and Bill Lois and Dick Jolson; Patrici a and Calvin Linnemann; Chris and Tom Farah and John Palmer; Vicky and Rick Reynolds; Dee and Tom and Sallie and RandolphWadsworth Jr.