- 12:30~ Main Hall
- No.1 Opening Gala Concert - Beloved Classical Music!
© Koji Iida SUNTORY HALL
© Naoya Ikegami SUNTORY HALL
© Naoya Ikegami SUNTORY HALL
© Koji Iida SUNTORY HALL
© Fumiaki Fujimoto SUNTORY HALL
A festival where we give children the gift of the world’s greatest authentic classical music!
The Sony Music Foundation, which has an extensive track record at holding concerns for children, and the Suntory Foundation for the Arts SUNTORY HALL are teaming up to present this special event — a unique event of its kind worldwide.
Children of all ages and all school levels, from infants to teenagers, can enjoy classical music all day long through concerts and other music-related performances aimed at different age groups, taking place all at the same time.
Our official ambassador is pianist Shinya Kiyozuka!
Kiyozuka will be communicating the appeal of this festival in a variety of ways. In addition to performing in the Opening Gala Concert and the Closing Concert, he will also appear as a commentator on live-streamed broadcasts!
Our variety-rich program is designed to appeal to different age groups!
Children of all ages and all school levels, from infants to teenagers, can enjoy a diverse selection of concerts and other music-related performances aimed at different age groups.
SUNTORY HALL is bringing together a slate of leading artists!
For this four-day event, SUNTORY HALL is bringing together leading classical artists, including Masato Suzuki, Hayato Sumino, and Shinya Kiyozuka, the event’s official ambassador.
You can enjoy the festival from anywhere.
All performances at SUNTORY HALL will be streamed (paid/free) online.
A festival for all to enjoy
Our aim is to create a festival that anyone can enjoy through a variety of approaches that adopt new technologies and perspectives.
Festival Outline
- Period
- Four days from Saturday, May 3 to Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Venues
- SUNTORY HALL Main Hall and Blue Rose (Small Hall)
ARK Karajan Place - Presented by
- Sony Music Foundation
SUNTORY HALL, SUNTORY FOUNDATION for the ARTS - Official Partner
- Sony Group Corporation
- Special sponsored by *in the order of the Japanese syllabary
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- Sony Financial Group Inc.
- Sony Financial Group Inc.
- Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Sony Assurance Inc.
- Sony Bank Inc.
- Sponsored by
- EY Strategy and Consulting Co., Ltd.
- Cooperated by
- Mori Building Co., Ltd.
- Media partner
- TV Asahi Corporation
- Operation Support
- LIVE EXSAM Inc.
- Supported by
- Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
- Under the auspices of
- Children and Families Agency
Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education
Minato City Board of Education
Venues
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SUNTORY HALL, Main Hall -
SUNTORY HALL, Blue Rose (Small Hall) -
ARK Karajan Place
- Main Venue
- SUNTORY HALL
1-13-1, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Akasaka ARK Hills)
DAY1 / Saturday, May 3
- 14:30~ Blue Rose
- No.2 Opening Gala Concert
- 16:30~ Main Hall
- No.3 Music from “Nodame Cantabile” Played on the Piano
DAY2 / Sunday, May 4
- 10:00~ Main Hall
- No.4 Organ Concert for Children of All Ages
- 11:00~ Blue Rose
- No.5 Concert for KIDS - Classical Music from Age Zero < Special Version >
- 14:00~ Blue Rose
- No.6 Violin Etudes Played by Fuminori “Maro” Shinozaki
- 15:30~ Main Hall
- No.7 Concerto Wonderland with Piano, Violin, Oboe
DAY3 / Monday, May 5
- 10:30~ Main Hall
- No.8 Concert for KIDS - Orchestra Music for Children of All Ages
- 12:00~ Blue Rose
- No.9 Peter and the Wolf - Concert with Animation
- 15:00~ Blue Rose
- No.10 Panda Wind Orchestra Presents Fantastic! Kopanda Winds
- 16:30~ Main Hall
- No.11 Piano +
DAY4 / Tuesday, May 6
- 10:30~ Blue Rose
- No.12 Classical Concert with Calisthenics
- 12:00~ Main Hall
- No.13 Masato Suzuki & Hayato Sumino Baroque Live
- 18:00~ Main Hall
- No.14 Closing Concert - The Orchestra!
- Purchase
- Advance salesStarting at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2025
- General salesStarting at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2025
- Tickets
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Child ¥1,000 ~ Parent/Guardian ¥2,500 ~ Single Adult *Main Hall concerts only ¥3,000 / ¥6,500
Notice
- Ages admitted vary depending on the performance. (It is your age on the day of the performance that matters.) For more details visit the web page of the performance in question. The ages of attendees may be checked on the day of the performance.
- One ticket per even baby is required for each performance.
- Adults (age 20 and up) will not be admitted on their own with a “parent/guardian ticket.” To enter as a lone adult, a “single adult ticket” must be purchased. Please be aware that single adult tickets are sold on different dates and in different ways.
- Adults with a “parent/guardian ticket” must be accompanied by a child with a “child ticket” on the day of the performance in order to be admitted.
- Please contact the SUNTORY HALL Ticket Center if you require wheelchair seating.
- Please be aware that tickets are non-refundable unless the performance is cancelled.
Attention, visitors:
- Stroller parking, nursing rooms, and diaper changing spaces are available, letting those with young children take part without any hassle.
- A variety of media outlets and PR agencies will be taking photos and recording video during the event. Please be aware that photos and footage may be shown or broadcast in the media, in pamphlets, on our webpage, and elsewhere.
Image is for illustration purposes.
Official Partner
in the order of the Japanese syllabary
Special sponsored by
in the order of the Japanese syllabary
Sponsored by
- EY Strategy and Consulting Co. Ltd.