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: 2026.6.24 / Subscription concerts
【Ticket Information・Lobby Concert・Retirement】678th Subscription Concert scheduled on June 27 and 28

Saturday, June 27 from 5pm and Sunday, June 28 from 1pm （door opens 40 minutes before start of the concert） 678th Subscription Concert in Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara presents with Mo. Tadaaki Otaka, and Mr. Kazune Shimizu, piano Grieg／Lyric Suite, op.54 and Piano Concerto, and Elgar／Serenade for Strings and Enigma Variations, op. 36 ※The soloist was originally announced as Mr. Joaquín Achúcarro but is changed to Mr. Kazune Shimizu. ●Change of the soloist as of June 22＝https://www.sso.or.jp/2026/05/62728678/e/ ※The original program of Elgar Sérénade lyrique, Mélodie for small orchestra is changed to Elgar Serenade for Strings. ●Change of the program as of May 30＝https://www.sso.or.jp/2026/05/62728678/e/ 【Ticket sale on the day of the concert】 ■Ticket Box (in front of the entrance of Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara Large Hall) Saturday, June 27 from 4pm／ Sunday, June 28 from 12 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 Seat 2,000 yen; a total of approx. 100 tickets per day ※U25 are for those born in 2001 or after, and birth certificate is required. ※Smile Seats: Smile Area in Block P (Row 8 and above)/Reserved seats, and kindly understand that you cannot choose your 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. (Ticket prices at Lawson Tickets are same as pre-purchasing price. Some seating area may be sold out. Handling fee is needed.)■Thank you for repeating your visit discount （Please show your ticket receipt when purchasing the ticket for the same program, the different date. ) Discount of 1,000 yen for all SS to C seats original price on the day of the concert. （If you are coming back for Sunday subscription after hearing Saturday subscription, this discount is applicable.) You can also show your subscriber card for this discount, 1,000 yen. ≪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 25. (Seicomart finished selling) • Each ticket office handles different seats-some may be sold out. 【Lobby Concert】 ■Saturday, June 27 from 4:30pm／Sunday, June 28 from 0:30pm Sapporo Concert Hall Large Hall Foyer with Haruka Kagotani, Shohei Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Fukuda (invited member), Makoto Sato (invited member), trumpets; Hitomi Tsuchiya, Kazuki Orikawa, horns; Yusuke Yamashita, Kotaro Nakano, Toru Tanaka, Yusuke Sawayama, trombones; Ryoichi Tamaki, tuba and Kazuki Oya, Eishin Ogaito, percussions. Program: E. Howarth／From Two Processional Fanfares and C. Hazell／"Mr. James" from Three Brass Cats, and "Home Pride" from Three More Cats 【Retirement】・Toru Tanaka of trombone is retired on end of July, and this subscription concert will be his last concert with us. Tanaka joined the orchestra in April 1991, and we were together for 36 years and 3 months. 【Sapporo Symphony Orchestra 65th Anniversary Special Present】 There is a chance of getting "Sakkyo 65th Anniversary Celebration Badge" if you could find a coupon inside your program that you receive when you enter the hall. Please come to the Sakkyo Desk located at the side of the entrance. ※The coupon is valid on the day of the concert only. 【Sakkyo Players Talk】 Enjoy our YouTube session with Sakkyo members (from June 22) with Toru Tanaka, trombone and Akiko Yamashita, violin ●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). CD of Elias Grandy on sale from June 3, "Beethoven and Strauss II" is also on sale.♪More on this CD：https://www.sso.or.jp/2026/04/cd-elias/e/ 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. ※While purchasing the ticket, kindly confirm the contents indicated in Terms and Conditions (www.sso.or.jp/viewpolicy/en.php)beforehand. ※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≫

: 2026.6.22 / News
【Immediate Release】678th Subscription Concert on June 27 and 28- Change of the soloist

Mr. Joaquín ACHÚCARRO who was scheduled to appear in the 678th Subscription Concert is unable to be with us this weekend, June 27 and 28, due to sudden injury by falling. Mr. Kazune SHIMIZU will be with us, and there will be no change in the program. To those who were looking forward to the collaboration of Mr. Achúcarro and Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, we apologize deeply for this change and ask for your kind understandings. We thank Mr. Kazune Shimizu accepting this sudden request, and we hope Mr. Achúcarro early recovery. 【668th Subscription Concert】（after change） Date and Time：Saturday, June 26 from 5pm and Sunday, June 27 from 1pm Venue：Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara with Mo. Tadaaki Otaka, conductor laureate and Mr. Kazune Shimizu, piano Program: Grieg／Lyric Suite, op. 54; Grieg／Piano Concerto; Elgar／Serenade for Strings and Elgar／Enigma Variations, op. 36 Tickets for this concert are not refundable due to the change of the appearing soloist. Kazune Shimizu Shimizu took first prize of the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud International Competition and also a recital prize in 1981. In 1986 he performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky, for his London debut. From 1995 to 1997, Shimizu performed all Beethoven piano sonatas in Tokyo. These concerts were recorded and released as a complete set under the Sony Classical label. From 2004, he started to record the complete Chopin piano works, and 5 CDs from Octavia Records have been released. Shimizu performed with Vladimir Ashkenazy in Tokyo (NHK Symphony Orchestra) and Sydney (Sydney Symphony Orchestra). He has performed with many of the world’s orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Mariinsky Orchestra, and has performed with conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Gianandrea Noseda, Zdeněk Mácal, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Valery Gergiev. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of his debut, Shimizu performed his beloved Rachmaninov piano concertos 1-4, and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, in a single concert in August 2011 and every spring, he produces "Feast of the Three Great Piano Concertos," namely Beethoven's Emperor, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No., 2 in one night. These amazing achievements proved that he continues to be a leading pianist on the world stage. He is currently a professor at the Toho College of Music.

: 2026.6.15 / News
【Ticket Information for June 17】Orchestra in hitaru! Concert

Wednesday, June 17 【Afternoon Concert】starts at 2:30pm 【Evening Concert】starts at 7pm (door opens 40 minutes before start of the concert) Orchestra in hitaru! Concert at Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru is presented with Mo. Erika Kiko, Ms. Reine Takano. It is a concert of 70 minutes with classic and cinema masterpieces. 【Tickets on the day of the concert】（hitaru 4th floor, at the Ticket Box）【Afternoon Concert】All reserved 1,500 yen for ca. 100 tickets／sale starts from 1:30pm 【Evening concert】All reserved 1,500 yen for ca. 100 tickets／sale starts from 6pm ● ≪Lawson Tickets≫Lawson tickets handle tickets until starting hour of each concert. (Number of tickets is limited. Tickets may be sold out. Additional charge is needed. ※Preschoolers cannot attend this concert. ※Reservation not acceptable. ※Cash only※Kindly understand that number of tickets may be limited. ※Some seats may have poor views. ※Kindly confirmTerms and Conditions(www.sso.or.jp/viewpolicy/en.php)when purchasing your tickets. 【Nursing Service-with baby sit】 Preschoolers cannot attend this concert. There is a nursing room available at Citizen Community Plaza 2nd floor, that accepts reservations on the day of the concert (1,100 yen per child) Inquiry and Reservation：Sapporo sitter service 011-281-0511 【Café】 Café within foyer is open. 【After the concert】 Please follow staff instruction when exiting the hall. ※Please come to the theater on time, as we may not be able to guide you to your seat after start of 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≫

: 2026.6.15 / News
『JR Tower Myomu Concert』Sapporo Symphony Orchestra members appearing on June 18, 2026

Sapporo Symphony Orchestra members will present quartet program for this 188th Myomu Concert. Date and Time：Thursday, June 18 3pm to 3:30pm Venue：JR Sapporo Station South Exit JR Tower 1st floor "Myomu" 【Quartet with Sapporo Symphony Orchestra members】 Akira Kawaguchi, flute; Yuka Asahara, oboe, Akane Hazemoto, viola and Yuki Harada, clarinet Program：Dvorak／String Quartet No. 12 "America" 4th movement, J. Strauss／Polka Vergnügungszug, Takashi Miki／Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki (Tsugaru Strait Winter Scenery), Shinji Tanimura／Iihi Tabidachi and more ※Free Concert ※No seats are available at the venue.

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.