Russian maestro returns to Hiroshima in May to stage “Melody for Peace”
Apr. 2, 2015
by Taiki Yomura, Staff Writer
The Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (formerly Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra) led by Vladimir Fedoseyev, 82, Russia’s world-renowned conductor, will perform “Melody for Peace” to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing. The benefit concert will be held on May 27 at the HBG Hall in the Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen in Naka Ward. Mr. Fedoseyev, who feels deep affection for the city of Hiroshima, extended the offer to stage his first concert in Hiroshima in 22 years.
Mr. Fedoseyev was born in Leningrad (present-day St. Petersburg), a city seized and occupied by German military forces during World War II, then suffered from mass starvation and death. Mr. Fedoseyev's intense feelings for peace led him to present a concert at the Red Cross Atomic-bomb Hospital in Hiroshima in 1993. Saddened by the tragedy he learned about at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Mr. Fedoseyev dedicated the performance to the citizens of Hiroshima who have endured deep sorrow. At this 1993 concert, a unified feeling was created among conductor, orchestra, and audience, and this memory was etched deeply in his mind.
Learning about the landslide disaster in Hiroshima last summer, Mr. Fedoseyev contacted the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra and proposed a benefit performance for the city of Hiroshima. A committee of local businesses have organized this event to be held in May during a break in the symphony’s Japan tour.
The Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra will perform a three-piece program: Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique” which deeply moved the audience back in 1993; a string serenade performed by 120 musicians including members of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra; and a meditation piece to be performed by the celebrated violinist Vadim Viktorovitch Repin as soloist.
Admission is 5,000 yen for adults and 2,000 yen for students. (Tickets are limited.) The proceeds from the concert will go to A-bomb-related facilities and areas affected by last year’s landslides. The event will be jointly hosted by the Chugoku Shimbun.
For tickets and inquiries, contact the Hiroshima City Cultural Exchange Hall at 082-243-8488.
(Originally published on March 24, 2015)
The Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (formerly Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra) led by Vladimir Fedoseyev, 82, Russia’s world-renowned conductor, will perform “Melody for Peace” to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing. The benefit concert will be held on May 27 at the HBG Hall in the Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen in Naka Ward. Mr. Fedoseyev, who feels deep affection for the city of Hiroshima, extended the offer to stage his first concert in Hiroshima in 22 years.
Mr. Fedoseyev was born in Leningrad (present-day St. Petersburg), a city seized and occupied by German military forces during World War II, then suffered from mass starvation and death. Mr. Fedoseyev's intense feelings for peace led him to present a concert at the Red Cross Atomic-bomb Hospital in Hiroshima in 1993. Saddened by the tragedy he learned about at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Mr. Fedoseyev dedicated the performance to the citizens of Hiroshima who have endured deep sorrow. At this 1993 concert, a unified feeling was created among conductor, orchestra, and audience, and this memory was etched deeply in his mind.
Learning about the landslide disaster in Hiroshima last summer, Mr. Fedoseyev contacted the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra and proposed a benefit performance for the city of Hiroshima. A committee of local businesses have organized this event to be held in May during a break in the symphony’s Japan tour.
The Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra will perform a three-piece program: Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique” which deeply moved the audience back in 1993; a string serenade performed by 120 musicians including members of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra; and a meditation piece to be performed by the celebrated violinist Vadim Viktorovitch Repin as soloist.
Admission is 5,000 yen for adults and 2,000 yen for students. (Tickets are limited.) The proceeds from the concert will go to A-bomb-related facilities and areas affected by last year’s landslides. The event will be jointly hosted by the Chugoku Shimbun.
For tickets and inquiries, contact the Hiroshima City Cultural Exchange Hall at 082-243-8488.
(Originally published on March 24, 2015)
