ITOCHU Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Masahiro Okafuji, President & CEO; hereinafter "ITOCHU") announced today that it would organize the First ITOCHU Summer Concert performance of the New York Symphonic Ensemble (hereinafter "NYSE") at Suntory Hall in Minato-ku, Tokyo on Wednesday, July 22. General ticket sales will begin on Monday, April 6.

As part of its support of the arts, ITOCHU has invited the New York Symphonic Ensemble to its Tokyo Headquarters and held concerts in the lobby every year since 1992. Redefining the concert series with NYSE, which has taken place 23 times and is an opportunity for more members of the local community to have a cultural experience and to enjoy music performance, ITOCHU has decided to hold this year's concert at Suntory Hall for the first time.
For this inaugural event in the new series, NYSE will play classic numbers such as Symphony No.40 in G minor composed by Mozart. At the end of the concert, the NYSE will be joined by members of the Orchestra Club of Tokyo Metropolitan Aoyama High School to perform together Triumphal March from Opera Aida composed by Giuseppe Verdi. At Aoyama High School, a rehearsal with conductor Mamoru Takahara is scheduled about one month before the real stage performance. On the day, the performers from the high school will fully display the results of their training to deliver a lively and refreshing performance.

During the intermission, there will be a special talk between actress Keiko Takeshita, who acted as a master of ceremonies in the past concert series, and Eizo Kobayashi, the chairman of ITOCHU Corporation.

ITOCHU will endeavor to make the ITOCHU Summer Concerts into a series that will be beloved by many people for a long time from the perspective of developing future generations and making a contribution to local communities.


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