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: 2025.7. 7 / News
Sakkyo appearing in SCHAU ESSEN 40th Anniversary CM～starting today!!

Schau Essen, wienersausage by Nipponham celebrates its 40th anniversary and Sapporo Symphony Orchestra is appearing in its commercial video from July 7, 2025. It is the dream collaboration with Manager Shinjo at ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO.The orchestra performs with a well-known catchphrase, Schau Essen's "Deliciousness has a sound," (Parri!! in Japanese means crispy).

: 2025.7. 6 / News
【July 7 Ticket Information】 Orchestra in hitaru ～ Tanabata Concert with Stars, Moon and Songs

Monday, July 7 【Afternoon Concert】from 2:30pm　【Evening Concert】from 7pm（Door opens 40 minutes before start of each concert） Orchestra in hitaru ～ Tanabata Concert with Stars, Moon and Songs at Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru presents with Mo. Shigeo GENTA, conductor; Ms. Michiko Hariu, soprano; Mr. Masaji OKAZAKI, tenor and Mr. Atsushi OKAMOTO, baritone, masterpieces of classic music, and film music for approx. 70 minutes with storytelling. 【Ticket Information】 at Ticket Booth on the 4th floor of hitaru Monday, July 7; 1 hour before the concert starts 【Afternoon Concert】Sold out 【Evening Concert】All reserved seating 1,000 yen　 approx. 100 tickets per concert／From 18:00 ●Tickets are on sale at Lawson Ticket until the concert starts (number of tickets available from Lawson is limited. Additional handling charge is required.) ※Preschoolers cannot attend this concert. ※Reservation is not acceptable. ※Ticket on the day can be purchased with cash only. ※Number of available ticket is limited. ※Some seats may have poor views. 【Babysit Service】 Preschoolers cannot attend this concert. For those who wish to come to the concert but has small children under six, baby-sit service is available 1,100 yen per child at the 2nd floor of Citizen Community Plaza (for more information and reservation, call the following number) Sapporo Sitter Service 011-281-0511 【Café and Drinks】 Café is open at foyer. 【Request to the guests exiting the hall】 ※There will be announcement made at the end of the concert to　avoid congestion at the escalators. ※We may request to retire from the hall if you refuse to follow staff instructions. Sapporo Symphony Orchestra and the theater will not take any responsibility against accidents or any other unforeseen actions taken by the guests not following staff instructions. ≪Precautions≫

: 2025.7. 5 / News
Sapporo Symphony Orchestra sponsored concerts- those under age 25 can attend with 1,000 yen!

From 2025 season, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra would like to welcome more young people attending our concert, and thus the ticket price is now 1,000 yen!! ※U25 for the fiscal 2025 is for those who born in year 2000 or younger. ■Which concert can I go and where do I sit? 　Following is a list of concerts with U25 1,000 yen ・Subscription Concert：B (4,500 yen) Or C (3,500 yen) are to be 1,000 yen for U25・hitaru Subscription Concert Series：A (5,000 yen) OR B (3,500 yen) are to be 1,000 yen for U25・Masterpiece Concert：A (3,000 yen ) is to be 1,000 yen for U25 ・Sakkyo Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Kitara：A (5,500 yen) OR B (4,500 yen) to be 1,000 yen for U25.■How can I buy U25? ・Tickets are available at Ticket Agencies.　♪List of Ticket Agency：https://www.sso.or.jp/concerts/ticket/en.php・Tickets are also available on the day of the concert, one hour before start of the concert at the hall and theater.Number of tickets available on the day of the concert will be announced on our website and on SNS.　　　　　Kindly bring an official document that can certify your birth date.

: 2025.6.25 / News
【Ticket and Lobby Concert Information; orchestra members retiring and resigning】 670th Subscription Concert on June 28 and 29

Saturday, June 28 from 5pm and Sunday, June 29 from 1pm～（Door opens 40 minutes before start of the concert） 670th Subscription Concert in Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara will present With Elias GRANDY, Chief Conductor; Julian STECKEL, cello and Takehiro KONOE, viola; R.STRAUSS／Don Quixote, op.35 and RAVEL／Daphnis et Chloé Suites no.1 & 2　~RAVEL 150th anniversary of his birth~ 【Ticket Information】 ■On the day of the concert（at Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara Box Office） Saturday, June 28 from 4pm and Sunday, June 29 from noon ＜Ticket Price＞SS 8,000 yen, S 7,000 yen, A 6,000 yen, B 5,000 yen, C 4,000 yen, U25 (B,C)1,000 yen, Smile Reserved seat 2,000 yen　Total of 100 tickets each day ※Number of tickets available may vary to ticket classes. ※U25 is for those who were born in 2000 or after. Needs to show the birth certificate. ※Smile Seat：Smile area in P Block (row 8 and above) only; reserved seating on the day of the concert and cannot select the seat. (cash only) ※No reservation is acceptable for tickets to be purchased on the day of the concert. ※Sapporo Symphony Orchestra accepts credit cards and e-money (digital cash) payments.　Only cash is accepted for a Smile Seat. ＜credit cards and digital e-money cards that can be used＞ ※≪Lawson Tickets≫handles ticket sales until opening of the concert. ≪If you wish to purchase tickets beforehand≫ •Kitara Ticket Center, Doshin Playguide, Citizen Community Plaza Ticket Center and Ticket PIA handle tickets until their closing hour on Thursday, June 26. (Seicomart finished selling) •Each ticket office handles different seats-some may be sold out. 【Lobby Concert】 ■Saturday, June 28 from 4:30pm／ Sunday, June 29 from 0:30pm at Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara 1st floor foyer with special horn ensemble: (Tomohiko IWASA, Kazuki ORIKASA, Haruyasu SHIMAKATA, Ryohei HANAZAWA, Keisuke YAMADA, Hayato MATSUZAKA and Takeshi KANNO） presenting G.Freiberg／Festliches Präludium, K.Stiegler／KYRIE、ZUM AGNUS DEI from St. Huberts Mass 【Retirement and Resigning】・Haruyasu SHIMAKATA, horn will retire from the orchestra as of June 30, 2025. He joined on Sept. 1, 1990 and has been with us for 34 years and 10 months. Since joining the orchestra till end March 2010, he was our associate principal horn. ・Sachiko HASHIMOTO is to resign from the orchestra as of August 31, 2025. She joined on June 15, 1989, and has been with us for 36 years and 2 months. 【Sakkyo Players Talk】 Enjoy our YouTube session with Sakkyo members (from June 25) with Akiko OKABE, violin and Haruyasu SHIMAKATA, horn ●Sakkyo YouTube Channel→　from here　【CD and Stationeries】 Sakkyo CD and stationeries, hand towels and many more will be on sale by Sakkyo Volunteer Group Pricky (only cash is accepted). There will be CDs of the artist appearing in the concert. ※There is no parking space in Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara. There happens to be some guests who arrive late because of the nearby paid parking spaces fully occupied. Please allow enough time for your arrival. ※We may not be able to guide to your designated seat if you enter after start of the concert or leave your seat during the concert. ※We may request to retire from the hall if you refuse to follow staff instructions. Sapporo Symphony Orchestra and the theater will not take any responsibility against accidents or any other unforeseen actions taken by the guests not following staff instructions. ≪Precautions≫

Originally founded as the Sapporo Citizen Symphony on July 1, 1961, it was renamed the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra in 1962. The orchestra is affectionately known as "Sakkyo" and the Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara, acclaimed for its splendid acoustics, has been the base and center of the orchestra's activities since 1997.