Awakening: BCMG in Tokyo Monday 30 June 2025, 6pm Tokyo Opera City Presented during the CBSO’s tour of Japan as a pre-concert event, this performance offers Tokyo audiences a rare opportunity to hear genre-defying new music that draws inspiration from ancient Japanese traditions fused with contemporary classical music. At the heart of the programme is the Japanese premiere of a brand-new BCMG commissioned concerto for Shō – the traditional Japanese mouth organ – composed by one of Japan’s leading contemporary voices, Dai Fujikura. A close friend of Kazuki Yamada, Fujikura weaves the delicate, timeless sounds of the Shō into a vivid contemporary landscape. See here for ticket booking and information. Kazuki Yamada Conductor Yuki Deai Shō Birmingham Contemporary Music Group Dai Fujikura (b.1977) folksongs and an anthem (2023) Rebecca Saunders (b.1967) Stirrings Still (2007) Dai Fujikura Concerto for Shō (2025) - BCMG Sound Investment Asian Premiere Dai Fujikura: Concerto for Shō is commissioned by BCMG with the support of the Ernst von Siemens music foundation. This project is executed in part with a grant from the Kansai Osaka 21st Century Association: https://www.osaka21.or.jp/jecfund/english/ Want to get involved? Our wonderful supporters mean we can commission more pieces like Dai's Concerto for Sho. We say thank you by naming them in the score, inviting them to rehearsals, and the world première, where they can meet the composer. For more info visit www.bcmg.org.uk/sound-investment. You can support a piece as a one-off through Sound Investment or give monthly through Sound Investment Monthly. What else is coming up? Booking for this event has now closed. Manage Cookie Preferences