Sapporo Symphony Orchestra thus hereby announce that we will have Mo. Tadaaki Otaka, Honorary Music Director conducting this concert.

We apologize to those who were looking forward to attend our encounter with Mo. Dutoit, but we ask for your kind understanding on this matter, and may us all wish early recovery of Maestro.

We thank deeply Mo. Otaka accepting our sudden request.

【662nd Subscription Concert】（Changed to）

Date and Time：Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 5pm and Sunday, June 30, 2024 from 1pm

Venue：Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara

with Mo. Tadaaki Otaka, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra Honorary Music Director

and Ms. Mayumi Kanagawa, violin

Program：Tchaikovsky／Violin Concerto, Dvorak／Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”

There will be no refund of tickets due to this change.

＜Message from Mo. Charles Dutoit＞

　 Sapporo has always held a special place in my heart since my debut with the Sapporo Symphony in 1970 and I remember it.

　I was so much looking forward to a return to this wonderful city where I also directed the Pacific Music Festival for a couple of years. Unfortunately, between 2 concerts in Tokyo last week, I caught a virus and then started to feel very bad. After seeing a doctor and taking medicine, I came to Osaka to conduct the orchestra and during the first rehearsal, I felt unwell and had to interrupt our work. I called my doctor in Switzerland who advised me to recuperate immediately.

　I am so sorry for the musicians, the administration and the public of Sapporo but my cancellation cannot be helped for health reasons.

　Please accept my deepest apologies,