Author Archives: Hanae Uwajima
Japan Solidarity Concert
On 11th June, Charity concert « CONCERT SOLIDARITE JAPON » was held in a small town called ETAMPES where is one hour away from Paris. The concert was realized at Theatre d’Etampes by Japanese women resident in ETAMPES city called out to various people.
The players were Keiko Imamura for the soprano singer, Yukari Kaneko for the flute and fumiwo Mathushima for piano. The three musicians Began with « Ave Maria » by G. Caccini. Then Mr. Matsushima for the piano solo for « walnut percent doll » by Tchaikovsky and « Etude Op42 » by A.Scriabin, the flute by the piano accompaniment for « Fantaisie sur le Freishutz » by P. Taffanel and « Ballet des Champs-Elysees » by C.W. Gluck was played. At the end four pieces of melody including « Je te veux » by E.Satie, « Les chemins de l’amour » by F. Poulenc, « Air de Rusalka » by A. Dvorak and « Air de Wally » by A. Catalani were sung by Imamura of the soprano singer by the piano accompaniment and were sung « the song of the beach » by the last encore.
920.80euros, the total amount of the donation of this concert will be transferred to the Japanese Red Cross via the Embassy of Japan in Paris.
We thank to all the musicians and all people who joined us to dedicate our thoughts to the victims of Japan.
Prayer of 200 years, F. Liszt
19th June, the International concerts to the profit of the reconstruction after the Earthquakes in Japan was held in Madeleine temple in Paris.
The concert committee of organization for ‘Prayer of 200 years, F. Liszt’ is the support group in succession to Liszt’s intention for the earthquake disaster. On the occasion of the disaster by the flood that attacked the Danube basin in 1838, Liszt held a charity concert himself. also it was the Liszt’s 200th years birth day.
Since the earthquake, The concerts has been given in Paris, Warsaw, Vienna, Kyoto and Tokyo on the initiative of this committee. A big concert is planned in Sendai where is the stricken area on 11th March 2012. In addition, each concerts are planned in prestigious and symbolic places as the Madeleine Temple in Paris, infront of the statue of Chopin in Warsaw, in the mecca of classic music hall in VIenna, in the Imperial Palace and the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto.
The concert at the madeleine temple of this day began by a passionate performance of the Hungarian Rhapsody No,12. The elegant sound of ‘the dream of the love’ and from the song from an opera ‘quota’ by V.Bellini, 2 duets of a soprano and the mezzo-soprano sounded in the Madeleine temple. The second part, there was the beautiful sound which was different depth with Part 1 played. The last part of the concert was finished with « A funeral march » of Chopin by Katsaris.
2855.79 euros, the total amount of the donation of this concert will be transferred to the Japanese Red Cross via the Home of Japanese Culture in Paris.
We thank to all the performers, the musicians of the members of the concert ommittee of organization for ‘Prayer of 200 years, F. Liszt’ and all people who joined us to dedicate our thoughts to the victims of Japan.
Musicians :
Cyprien KATSARIS (Piano)
Sachi Segawa (violin)
Ryoko Yano (violin)
Ritsuko Nazé-Ohashi (alto)
Hanna Sato (flute)
Akiko Kawakubo (piano)
Mieko Kamiya (soprano)
Agnieszka Lucya (mezzo-soprano)
Chinatsu Saito (soprano)
Madoka Fukami (piano)
Yuki Kondo (piano)
Shinichi Inoguchi (piano)
Lionel Wantelez (violincello)
Jean-Michel Kim (piano)
Yuki Kondo (piano)
Seiko Kawasaki (arrangement)
Pasdeloup Orchestre
direction and piano: Kanako ABE
Epistle concert for Japan – Henri-IV high school
On 28th May, the concert titled « the letter to Japan » by humanitarian support group SEME was performed in a chapel of French noble high school HenriIV places on Pantheon. With the performance by a soprano singer, a fluter and a pianist, the concert was composed of reading recitation of poem by the member of Ecritures aujourd’hui (Ms.Jacqueline Aupetit sponsorship).
The opening begins with the soprano singer’s clear emotion in song of Victor Hugo and the harmony of a flute and the piano, a label and Debussy, the works of the modern composer were played successively.
Reading recitation of poem as the letter addressed to Japan continues between performances. The last of the concert was played with the collected lieder of Toru Takemitsu. When the Japanese song which was with full of feelings of Lucille Marchel-Seumois played, it let beautiful Japanese sound through the concert hall.
It became the wonderful concert with being supported by the warm applause of all of you. The amount of donation achived 483.90 euros. These donations will be transferred to Japan through Japanese KNK.
Musiciens:
Lucille Marchel-Seumois (soprano),
Sophie Peltier (flute),
Keiko Tsujii (piano)
Reader « Ecritures aujourd’hui » Ms. Jacqueline Aupetit
We thank to all the performers, the member of « Ecritures aujourd’hui » and of course for all people who joined us to dedicate our thoughts to the victims of Japan.
Le temps d’un printemps solidaire – avec le Conservatoire Hector Berlioz à Paris
20th May on Friday, Japan-France friendship concert was held at Paris Berlioz Music Academy in 10th district ward office office.
This was performed by the kindness of the director as a charity concert for Japanese victims.The performance by the lecturers of the House of Paris Berlioz music and the students. The concert held by the sound of a delicate violin and closed a curtain by the piano and Duo of the mezzo-soprano and the Japanese nursery rhyme with the piano and the oboe. Above all, the songs, ‘Hamabe no uta -Song of the Seashore’ ‘Machibouke’ ‘Konomichi- this way’, had played with the piano and the oboe which was explained the meaning of each text by performers. Prayed to ‘the beach’ in accord with a tsunami, laughed for the historical fact of the huntsman was ‘stood up’ and sent thought to ‘this way’ of the stricken area where is a hometown of somebody.
The money collected during this evening amounted to a total of 270.68euros.
This sum will be transferred to the Japanese Red Cross via the Home of Japanese Culture in Paris.
We thank to all the performers, the musicians of the House of Pars Berlioz music and of course for all people who joined us to dedicate our thoughts to the victims of Japan.
Tomohiro Maeda Paris Connexion charity concert in Igny
May 7th on Saturday, a charity concert of Tomohiro Maeda Paris Connexion was held in MJC Jean Vilar of Igny 15km away from Paris.
Before the curtain rised, the photograph which a member of Tomohiro Maeda Paris Connexion took at the time of tour of 2009 in Japan was projected by screen.
For daily sights and cherry blossoms, the image of mount Fuji, we also sent thought to Japan.
Since the performance began from a mellow number changed an atmosphere into a lively tune, the bodies and the hearts waved naturally in the rhythm and the music hall became one.
By the encore, the jazz version of the red dragonfly was shown while hearing a voice of much ‘Bravo’. For a sound came into a heart made people felt power of the music.
The photographs projected by screen was sold for consideration of MJC Jean Vilar at a music hall entrance and the proceeds of total amount was contributed for Japan.
The total amount of the donation achieved 872 euros include of the sales of the photographs, admissions, the contribution to a donation box and the proceeds from the Bar. In addition to the future sales of the photographs will be added.
We thank the musicians, the staff of MJC Jean Vilar for their big generosity and their efforts to bring the most possiblity to the victims and all spectators.
MJC Jean Vilar
http://www.ville-igny.fr/-Maison-pour-tous-MJC-Jean-Vilar-.html
– 220 euros received for the additional photo sales. (19/05/2011)
– 330 euros received for the additional photo sales at the « fête du village » of Igny on the 21th May. the Total amount of the donation is now 1422 euros. Thank you! (23/05/2011)
Charity Concert of chamber music at Cultural Center of Japan in Paris
The last chamber music concert series held in Cultural Center of Japan in Paris on May 4th was finished with splendid night. however it was a weekday, there were many guests came to hear a performance.
The performance of musicians who played an active part in the world including pianist Jun Kanno changed the color of the music hall with one first tone.A lot of works of composers of France were played, and in ‘Pavane for a Dead Princess’ represented with the thought of prayers. In Messiaen who followed, it was discovered fresh surprise in the power of the sound that pulled the music hall.
The ticket profit of this day became 3,180 euros and the total amount of donation achieved 3364.80 euros with 184.80 euros from raising box.
8288.40 euros,the total amount of the ticket profit and the donation of ‘The evening of the chamber music’, ‘The evening of the concerto’ and ‘Chamber music concert’, will be transferred to the Japanese Red Cross via the Home of Japanese Culture in Paris.We thank for all the musicians, the spectators and the promoters of the event for their supports for Japan.
Jun Kanno (piano)
Shigenori Kudo (flute)
Piotr Anderszewski (piano)
Yvan Chiffoleau (chello)
Atsuko Watanabe (violin)
Jérôme Laran (Saxophone)
Marathon Concerts of chamber music ‘Concert No.5 at the City hall in 17th area’
The 5th chamber music « marathon » concert started at 20:00 when sunlight like the summer softened on April 26th in 17th ward office.
A speech has been pronounced to the opening of the concert by Mrs. Brigitte KUSTER, mayor of the 17th precinct, and by Mr. Shimizu of the embassy of Japan in France.
The program proposed the modern music and the Japanese songs. The concert has been enclosed with ‘Miagete goran yoru no hoshi wo'(look up at the stars in the night) by the clarinet quartet.
The total amount of the donation achieved 309.90euros will be given to the Japanese Red Cross society as a donation through the Embassy of Japan in Paris.
We thank heartily the city hall of 17th area, the musicians and of course and for all people who joined us to dedicate our thoughts to the victims of Japan.
Patrick LANGOT
Juliana LASKA (violincello)
Bruno ALLEN (guitar)
Maya Villanueva (soprano)
etc…
PRAY FOR JAPAN – BAGATELLE
Charity Auction
ON APRIL 30th 2011 AT JARDINS DE BAGATELLE
Diner start at 8:30 pm (Invited guest Only)
Charity auction start from 10 pm to 11 pm (Invited guest Only)
Ensuing party at 11 pm
(public door open at 11 pm with a strict door policy-Guests are encouraged to wear costumes and are guaranteed priority entrance when sporting creative outfits)
adress: 42 Route de Sèvres à Neuilly 75016 Paris
organized by Institut Bonheur
support JAPONAIDE
The money collected during the auction amounted to a total of 21,545.70euros.This sum had been transferred to the Japanese Red Cross via the Embassy of Japan in Paris.
we appreciate to the companies which contributed a products for the auction.
Contribution companies:
A.A.A, Ali Mahdavi, Ashley Ashoff, Arthur Keller, Bagatelle, Bern’s Hotel in Stockholm, Bruno Artigue, Carine Stone, Cestavoir, Chanel, Chateau de Berticheres, Chateau Brillette, Cher Michel Klein, Chloe, Christian Louboutin, Clarins France, Cointreau, Coppus Christi, Couleur Caramel, Crazy Horse, Door Studios, Elie Saab, Ellen Von Unwerth, Erika Gragg, Euroasia Intercontinental Link, Galerie Think&More, Gas Bijoux, Geraldine l’henoret, Givenchy, Hanawa, Helswinthe, Herve Neubauer, Hotel Bristol/le 114 faubourg, Hotel Crillon, Hotel Meurice, Igor&Helena Klimenkoff, Institut Bonheur, Jerome Toledano, Jitrois, John Paul, Kiehl’s, Kronenbourg, Kusmi tea, Lacoste, Laure Baruch, Le Labo, Maison Martin Margiela, Maison Michel, Melinda Gloss, Menard, Nuxe, Orange, Patrick Skacha, Paul&Joe, Pernod Ricard, Philippe Schlienger, Restaurant Kei, Shu Uemura France, Slavimir Stojanovic, Sonia Rykiel, Teen Religion, Thierry Lasry, Tom Ford, Virginie Caillet, Vuk Vidor, Wall Street Journal Europe, Warner Brothers Pictures, YSL Parfum, Z.Kudrina, Zeitgeist, 180g
The beautiful harmony echoed on Rue Daguerre on 16th April.
Rue Daguerre is lined with cheerful stores where still retains some traces of the movie of ‘Daguerreotypes’. The bright orange church where seemed to collect the brightness from this street is standing.
The oboist, Naoko Sakagawa, and the pianist, Yoko Nakamoto, gave us a beautiful moment with their harmony.
The ballad of Chopin for the piano solo had a uneasiness like a heart ached and a tenderness seems to move us to tears.
As for the tone of the oboe in Kalivoda brought a feeling like the orbit of the bird which rose in the sky forever and a spring blue sky seemed to float to the eyes.
The total amount of the donation achieved 1176.30 euros.
We thank to this two musician, the cooperation of all people who gathered for the concert and the staff provided the church, ‘La Chapelle Saint-Jean’.
Symphonic concert in UNESCO
On 10th April in Paris,
when one month is going to pass from an earthquake in Japan.
An orchestra concert opened on a spring day like an early summer in UNESCO headquarters conference room that is close to the Eiffel Tower.
We have already had all 1,350 seats of reservations by 2 days before the concert.
It began with the picture of the stricken area then offered a one-minute silent prayer for the souls for the victims and followed « requiem for string music » of Toru Takemitsu.
The spectators could not stop applauding since the end of the first movement of the concerto for piano of Ravel which was marvelously interpreted by Mami HAGIWARA, the first Japanese winner of the International Contest of Music of Geneva in 2010.
The last of the program was the symphony No.9 of Dvorak from ‘A new world’.
This symphony which was spelled by a composer of Eastern Europe sent a letter to the hometown in the foreign ground, United States. In the second movement ‘Largo’ had thoughts of Dvorak snuggled up to a melody. Even if the countries were different, we shared our thoughts as well as Dvorak and couldn’t help being seized with homesickness.
In the end, the 1400 voices of the hall united to sing ‘sakura sakura’ (cherry blossoms) and ‘furusato’ (hometown) by the choir composed of women and men.
The scenes of childhood, the landscape memories, the thoughts for family and friends. Tears welled up in everyone’s eyes while singing ‘furusato’. The harmony which was made up for the thoughts of all of prayers resounded in the hall. The picture of the concert beginning where a hometown is swallowed up by a tsunami was recalled.
The total amount of the donation rose to 21354.93 euros. They are handed to UNESCO to contribute to the construction and reconstruction of school establishments, as well as to the education and takes care of the damaged children.
We thank the musicians and the singers for their performances, the team of l’ UNESCO and the volunteers for their organizations and supports, and all those were present to join their thoughts to victims.
Kanako Abe (direction)
Mami Hagiwara (piano)
JAPONAIDE Orchestra