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Date & Time
Mon, Apr 21, 2025, 17:00"The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" is Japan's oldest romantic tale, dating back to 900 AD. A bamboo cutter finds and raises a moon-sent child, Kaguya. Despite attracting suitors, Kaguya is a moon princess and must return. Choreographer Martin Chaix explores this legend in "The Moon Princess," portraying themes of family, belonging, and obligation.A summary from original text in German | Read the original
Musicians
| Leipziger Ballett | |
| Samuel Emanuel | Conductor |
| Gewandhausorchester | Orchestra |
| Martin Chaix | Choreographer |
Program
| Henryk Mikołaj Górecki | Drei Stücke im alten Stil |
| Kiyoshige Koyama | Hina-uta No. 1 (for Orchestra) |
| Kiyoshige Koyama | Shinano-bayashi (for Orchestra) |
| Takashi Yoshimatsu | Threnody to Toki / Elegie auf den japanischen Ibis op. 12 für Klavier und Streichorchester |
| Somei Satoh | Kisetsu (1999) |
| Somei Satoh | From the Depth of Silence (for two tubular bells and chamber orchestra) |
| Arvo Pärt | Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten |