The Story of Sakichi Toyoda
Sakichi Toyoda, the founder of Toyota Industries Corporation, possessed a strong ambition to contribute to society from his days as a youth. He had devoted his 63-year-long life to invention.
Toyota Industries Corporation has been holding concerts since 2008 using music as a vehicle to promote local culture and contribute to the development of the next generation of young people.
The concerts are a way to expose everyone in the community to quality musical performances by world-class musicians while contributing to the development of a richer and more peaceful society. We also want to encourage and inspire high school students in the community who might be interested in pursuing music as a career.
Since 2010, a portion of the proceeds from these concerts is used to fund our elementary school mini-concert visits. More than 20,000 elementary school students have had the opportunity to listen to music performed by top-class musicians.
Every year, carefully selected musical programs are presented to the delight of both classical music fans and those not so familiar with the classical genre. These intimate live performances continue.
Date, time, and place | Wednesday October13, 2022 at 6:45 PM Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, Concert Hall |
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Conductor | Tadaaki Otaka |
Soloist | Akiko Suwanai (Violin) |
Orchestra | Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra |
Program |
Brahms - Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77 Tchaikovsky - Ballet "Swan Lake" Op. 20 Excerpt [Tadaaki Otaka Edition] |
Date, time, and place | Wednesday October16, 2019 at 6:45 PM Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, Concert Hall |
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Conductor | Tadaaki Otaka |
Soloist | Dai Miyata (Cello) |
Orchestra | Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra |
Program |
Beethoven - The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43, Overture |
Date, time, and place | Wednesday November 7, 2018 at 6:45 PM Kariya City Cultural Center, Large Hall |
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Conductor | Tadaaki Otaka |
Soloist | Yu Kosuge(Piano) |
Orchestra | Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra |
Program | Sibelius - Finlandia, Op.26 Grieg - Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op.16 Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 |
Date, time, and place | Thursday October 11, 2017 at 6:45 PM Kariya City Cultural Center, Large Hall |
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Conductor | Tadaaki Otaka |
Soloist | Akiko Suwanai (Violin) |
Orchestra | Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra |
Program | Beethoven - Overture to Egmont, Op. 84 Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Brahms - Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 |
Date, time, and place | Thursday December1, 2016 at 6:45 PM Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, Concert Hall |
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Conductor | Tadaaki Otaka |
Soloist | Makoto Ozone (Piano) |
Orchestra | Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra |
Program | Mozart - Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 Brahms - Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 |
Date, time, and place | Thursday October 22, 2015 at 6:45 PM Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, Concert Hall |
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Conductor | Tadaaki Otaka |
Soloist | Dai Miyata (Cello) |
Orchestra | Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra |
Program | Mozart - Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385, "Haffner" Saint-Saëns - Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, "Pathetique" |
Date, time, and place | Thursday September 18, 2014 at 6:45 PM Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, Concert Hall |
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Conductor | Tadaaki Otaka |
Soloist | Makoto Ozone (Piano) |
Orchestra | Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra |
Program | Barber - Adagio for strings Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F Dvořák - Symphony No.9 in E minor Op. 95 "From the New World" |
Date, time, and place | Wednesday December 18, 2013 at 6:45 PM Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, Concert Hall |
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Conductor | Tadaaki Otaka |
Soloist | Ikuyo Nakamichi (Piano) |
Orchestra | Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra |
Program | Mozart - Overture to the Magic Flute K. 620 Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Heroic" |
Date, time, and place | Thursday September 20, 2012 at 6:45 PM Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, Concert Hall |
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Conductor | Tadaaki Otaka |
Soloist | Ikuyo Nakamichi (Piano) |
Orchestra | Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra |
Program | Dvořák - Carnival Overture Op. 92 Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K . 466 Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 |
Date, time, and place | Friday September 2, 2011 at 6:45 PM Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, Concert Hall |
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Conductor | Tadaaki Otaka |
Soloist | Akiko Suwanai (Violin) |
Orchestra | Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra |
Program | Mozart - Overture to the Abduction from the Seraglio K. 384 Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 |
Date, time and place | Friday September 25, 2009 at 6:45 PM Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, Concert Hall |
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Conductor | Tadaaki Otaka |
Soloist | Yukiko Odaka/Michiko Ueda (Piano) Akiko Suwanai (Violin) |
Orchestra | Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra |
Program | Saint-Saëns - The Carnival of the Animals Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 "Turkish" Brahms - Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 |
Date, time and place |
Thursday October 28, 2008 at 6:45 PM |
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Conductor | Tadaaki Otaka |
Soloist | Ayako Takagi (Flute) Naoko Yoshino (Harp) |
Orchestra | Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra |
Program | Mendelssohn - Overture to the Hebrides Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave" Mozart - Flute and Harp Concerto in C major, K. 299 Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 |