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2025/04/05

Harmonia KOBE Rokko Mountain ‘Forest Stage’ GW Open-Air Concerts

This year again during Golden Week, we will have a full-scale classical concert on the outdoor stage. The concert will feature young and energetic performances by international artists, mainly on harpsichord and violin, and Harmonia KOBE’s excellent students who have won many competition awards.

⚪︎The Harmonia KOBE Rokkosan Forest Stage has been renovated this year to provide a more spacious venue for children and families to enjoy a picnic atmosphere.
⚪︎ Combo Tickets that allow you to attend as many times as you like during the festival.
⚪︎ Beverages will be available for purchace.

5/3 (Sat) Violin and Cembalo Concert
Mauro Iurato (violin), Giuseppe Mariotti (cembalo)
13:00 Concert (open 12:30) Adults 2,500 yen Students 1,000 yen Preschool children free

5/4 (Sun) Cembalo Concert
Pablo Escande (Cembalo), Sakurako Mitsuhashi (Cembalo) Guest: Mauro Iurato (Violin)
Concert begins at 13:00 (open 12:30) Adults 2,500 yen Students 1,000 yen Preschool children free

5/6 (Tue) Maestro of the New Generation “Young Talent” Violin Concert
Harmonia KOBE excellent students, Noriko Hayashi (piano)
13:00 Concert begins (open 12:30) ¥1,000 for adults, ¥500 for students, free for preschool children

Special ticket “COMBO TICKET” General 4,500 yen Students 1,500 yen
(May be used any number of times during the 3-day period. If the concert is cancelled due to weather, etc., all tickets will be refunded except for the portion used for the concert.)
*The concert may be cancelled due to rain or other inclement weather, or the performance time may be changed. In such a case, we will inform you via Facebook, our website, or directly to customers who have made reservations.

Venue: Harmonia KOBE Rokkosan “Forest Stage” (in TAIZANSO, 1034-134 Minami-Rokko, Rokkosan-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe City)
Access: Less than 15 minutes on foot to the north from Rokkosan Cable Sanjo Station
Bus stop Monument Stand (one section from Yamagami Station) 5 min. walk
Free parking in the vicinity is available at the Visitor Center (map 🅿︎ until 4 p.m.) Rokko Cable Yamanjo Station Parking Lot (map 🅿︎) Exhibition Stand Parking Lot (east side of Cable Yamanjo Station).

Mauro Iurato:
Born in Turin. Visited Japan as a dispatched associate professor from the Vienna State University of Music. Guest concertmaster of the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra and others. Representative of Harmonia KOBE Co. He is a recipient of the Kobe City Cultural Encouragement Award. Awarded the title of “Cavaliere (Knight)” by the Republic of Italy.

Giuseppe Mariotti:
Graduated from Piacenza Conservatory of Music in Italy and the Vienna State University of Music, and is the exclusive pianist for Bösendorfer. He came to Japan as a visiting professor at the Faculty of Music of Tokushima Bunri University, which has an academic exchange agreement with the Vienna State University of Music, and is currently the dean of the Faculty of Music.

Pablo Escande:
Born in Argentina. After receiving a diploma from the Conservatory of Music in Buenos Aires, he studied harpsichord, fortepiano, basso continuo, and composition in the Netherlands. 2017 TRINAC Grand Prize, KANSAI BAROQUE, conductor of the Telemann Chamber Choir, Lecturer at Kyoto Women’s University, Osaka College of Music.

Sakurako Mitsuhashi:
Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Department of Instrumental Music, majoring in harpsichord. She received a diploma from Utrecht Conservatory in the Netherlands, Kyoto-Aoyama Music Award in 2000, and 3rd prize in Yamanashi Old Music Competition in 2001. Lecturer at Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto City University of Arts, Horikawa Music High School.

For reservations, please contact Harmonia KOBE contact@harmonia-kobe.com
TEL 078-380-0286 / 090-3929-8409