Three Concertos Performed at Sadao Bekku's 100th Birthday Concert
Sep. 26, 2022

On September 30, a concert celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer Sadao Bekku will take place at the Tokyo Bunka Kaitan. Tatsuya Shimono leads the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra in performances of of three of Bekku's concerti: Violin Concerto (1969) with soloist Shion Minami, Viola Concerto (1971) with soloist Timothy Ridout, and Cello Concerto "Autumn" (1997/2001) featuring cellist Yuya Okamoto.
(Sadao Bekku/Concerto pour violoncello et orchestre "Automne" (1997))
(Concerto for Viola and Orchestra performed by Nobuko Imai and the
NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, conducted by Hiroshi Wakasugi)
(Sadao Bekku's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1969))