by minon_admin | Dec 12, 2018 | Cultural Exchange, Features, FranceCE, FranceRA, Lectures
On November 17, 2018, Cyril Coppini, Rakugo performer and member of Institut Français Japon of the French Embassy in Japan performed “Musical Rakugo” at the Min-On Music Museum Symposium Hall accompanied by pianist Seiji Honda. Approximately 200 people attended the...
by minon_admin | Oct 22, 2018 | Competitions, News, Outreach
Please see the results of the 18th Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting in 2018 below. [1st Prize] Nodoka Okisawa (Japan) [2nd Prize] Kanade Yokoyama (Japan) [3rd Prize] Masaru Kumakura (Japan) [Honorable Mention] Earl Lee (Canada) [Special Award /...
by minon_admin | Sep 21, 2018 | News, Outreach, Tohoku Hope Concert
The 71st Tohoku Hope Concert was held at Rifudaisan Elementary School in Rifu Town, Miyagi, on the September 3. Youmi Kimura, the singer and composer of Always with Me—the main theme from the film “Spirited Away” that put her in the limelight—performed with Toshio...
by minon_admin | Sep 20, 2018 | News, School Concerts
A School Concert featuring the pop duo Cousin (who are actually cousins) was held at Kasama Elementary School in Inabe City, Mie, on September 10, 2018. A total of 320 people enjoyed the show including school children, their guardians and staff. The event was...
by minon_admin | Sep 19, 2018 | JapanRA
October 18, 1963 marks the auspicious founding of the Min-On Concert Association.Founder Dr. Daisaku Ikeda once remarked, “What has propelled us forward, then as now, is the overriding goal to return music to the populace, to broaden a culture of humanism and to...