Information on the 2025 "Machikado Concert"

(Updated on 9/24/2025)

With the support of Sumida Ward's hometown tax-paying crowdfunding, we are holding a "Machikado Concert" that creates a place to meet music.

Upcoming Concerts

For details on the Sumida Street Jazz Festival 2025, please click here (official page)
Date and time: Saturday, October 18th and Sunday, October 19th, 2025
Location: Kinshi Park and other locations
■Performers
String Quartet by New Japan Philharmonic
For details on the 50th Sumida Festival and the 55th Children's Festival, please click here (official page)
Date and time: Saturday, October 4, 2025, 10:00
■Performers
New Japan Philharmonic
Location: Gymnasium Stage

Date and time: Saturday, October 4, 2025, 1:30 PM
■Performers
String Quartet by New Japan Philharmonic
Location: Rakutenchi Building Stage

Date and time: Sunday, October 5, 2025, 1:30 PM
■Performers
Brass Quintet by New Japan Philharmonic
Location: Rakutenchi Building Stage
New Japan Philharmonic "Parent-child Concert for ages 0 and up"
Date and time: Sunday, October 5, 2025, 11:00 AM
place: Hikifune Cultural Center Theater Hall
■ Program
Taro Hakase: Passion Continent
Instrument Introduction
Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee, Saint-Saëns: "The Elephant" from "The Carnival of the Animals", Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 1, 1st Movement, Philip Sparke: Manhattan, 1st Movement, Kazufumi Miyazawa: I Want to Be the Wind
Tchaikovsky: "Waltz of the Flowers" from "The Nutcracker"
Anderson: Waltzing Cat
Joe Hisaishi: Ghibli Medley

■Performers
Violin: Mari Hirota, Contrabass: Yuko Muramatsu, Horn: Keisuke Yamada, Trumpet: Riho Kozaki, Percussion: Hiroki Mano

Tickets on sale now: General 500 yen, Parent and child lap seats 500 yen, Children (under 18) 0 yen
New Japan Philharmonic Corner Concert SP (elementary school students and above)
Date and time: Sunday, October 5, 2025, starting at 2:00 PM
place: Hikifune Cultural Center Theater Hall 
■ Program
Taro Hakase: Passion Continent
Instrument Introduction
Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee, Saint-Saëns: "The Elephant" from "The Carnival of the Animals", Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 1, 1st Movement, Philip Sparke: Manhattan, 1st Movement, Kazufumi Miyazawa: I Want to Be the Wind
Tchaikovsky: "Waltz of the Flowers" from "The Nutcracker"
Anderson: Waltzing Cat
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5
Ravel: Pavane of the Dead Princess
Joe Hisaishi: Ghibli Medley

■Performers
Violin: Mari Hirota, Contrabass: Yuko Muramatsu, Horn: Keisuke Yamada, Trumpet: Riho Kozaki, Percussion: Hiroki Mano

Tickets on sale now: Adults 500 yen, Children (under 18) 0 yen

Concerts held

New Japan Philharmonic Street Corner Concert
Date and time: Wednesday, September 10, 2025, starting at 7:00 PM
Location: Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo 6F Bamboo Light Garden
■Performers
String Quartet by New Japan Philharmonic

No reservation required/Free admission
Street Corner Concert Sound Creation Workshop
Date and time: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Location: Sumida Lifelong Learning Center (Utoria)
■Performers
New Japan Philharmonic
New Japan Philharmonic "Parent-child Concert for ages 0 and up"
Date and time: Sunday, July 27, 2025, 10:30 AM
place: Sumida Triphony Hall Hall Small Hall
■ Program
Bizet: From "Carmen"
Tchaikovsky: "Waltz of the Flowers" from "The Nutcracker"
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
"A Whole New World" from the movie "Aladdin"
others
■Performers
Violin: Gen Tamai
Contrabass: Yuko Muramatsu
Clarinet: Urahata Shogo
Percussion: Soichiro Yamauchi
New Japan Philharmonic Street Corner Concert SP
Date and time: Sunday, July 27, 2025, 2:00 PM
place: Sumida Triphony Hall Hall Small Hall
■ Program
Bizet: From "Carmen"
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Tchaikovsky: "Waltz of the Flowers" from "The Nutcracker"
Ghibli Medley
others
■Performers
Violin: Gen Tamai
Contrabass: Yuko Muramatsu
Clarinet: Urahata Shogo
Percussion: Soichiro Yamauchi
New Japan Philharmonic Concert for Parents and Children from 0 Years Old (Morning)
Date and time: Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 10:30 AM
place: Sumida Triphony Hall Hall Small Hall
■ Program
Taro Hakase: Passion Continent
Mozart: 1st Movement from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Saint-Saëns: "The Swan" and "The Elephant" from "The Carnival of the Animals"
Gen Hoshino: Doraemon
From Super Mario Bros.
Khachaturian: Sabre Dance
Tchaikovsky: "Waltz of the Flowers" from "The Nutcracker"
J. Strauss II: The Beautiful Blue Danube
■Performers
Violin: Gen Tamai
Cello: Kenichi Sako
Contrabass: Yuko Muramatsu
Clarinet & Bass Clarinet: Chiaki Takimoto
Percussion: Mana Koshino

Free admission
New Japan Philharmonic Concert for Parents and Children from 0 Years Old (Afternoon)
Date and time: Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 13:00 start
place: Sumida Triphony Hall Hall Small Hall
■ Program
Taro Hakase: Passion Continent
Mozart: 1st Movement from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Saint-Saëns: "The Swan" and "The Elephant" from "The Carnival of the Animals"
Gen Hoshino: Doraemon
From Super Mario Bros.
Khachaturian: Sabre Dance
Tchaikovsky: "Waltz of the Flowers" from "The Nutcracker"
J. Strauss II: The Beautiful Blue Danube
■Performers
Violin: Gen Tamai
Cello: Kenichi Sako
Contrabass: Yuko Muramatsu
Clarinet & Bass Clarinet: Chiaki Takimoto
Percussion: Mana Koshino

Free admission

What is New Japan Philharmonic hometown tax-type crowdfunding project "Invigorating people and cities through the power of music" 2025?

New Japan Philharmonic (New Japan Philharmonic) was formed in 1972 under conductor Seiji Ozawa, and based in Sumida Ward, has performed performance activities, educational activities, and social contribution activities.
Music that has the power to move people's hearts. We believe in this power, and we are striving every day for music activities so that we can convey a lot of excitement to many people. This project is a project to deliver music to a wide range of people who usually have few opportunities to come into contact with music. Thank you for your support.

Click here for details (Furusato Choice)