Traditional dance master Bando Kotoji demonstrates scenes from famous kabuki plays, offering special onstage instruction for select audience members.
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Presented by Daiichi Sankyo and MetLife, the Opening Ceremony commences the 2012 Festival with a star-studded show featuring local and national entertainment to welcome springtime to Washington, DC during the 100th Anniversary of the Gift of Trees.
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Young virtuosos from the prestigious Marlboro Music Festival perform Haydn’s String Quartet, op. 54, no. 1; Beethoven’s String Quintet, op. 29; and Brahms’ Clarinet Trio, op. 114.
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Concert of chamber music including works of J.S. Bach, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and others, plus the world premiere of a piano trio by Lembit Beecher expressly commissioned for this performance.
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Japanese violinist Midori performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and the world premiere of Kim Allen Kluge’s MEIBUKI – Regeneration in honor of victims and survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
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Taiko drum ensemble Taikoza will perform the dynamic rhythms of traditional and contemporary Japanese compositions on a variety of traditional barrel-shaped drums.
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