The Ninth Symphony of Life
Yoshie Doi
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September 29, 2024 Brochure and Kyoto Concert Hall
It’s been a while since I last listened to a live performance of the Ninth Symphony and a chorus. I’ve listened to “10,000 Symphony No. 9” twice at Suntory Hall. This time, it was a performance and chorus at a concert hall in Kyoto. “The Ninth Symphony of Life.”
A professor from Tokyo University of the Arts who studied under Seiji Ozawa conducted the performance, and the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra and soloists also appeared, but the highlight was the amateur chorus that took to the stage. It seems that some of the chorus members were physically disabled. Therefore, the sign language was rhythmic, like dancing.
In fact, on this day, I had signed up for a live lecture from Hudson, Washington, at almost the same time, just an hour apart. I arrived at the concert hall at 2 p.m. and wanted to leave immediately, but I was so moved that I enjoyed the chorus until the end.
I hurried back to the office and was able to listen to a little bit of the live Q&A, and I have come to agree that it is important to stimulate different parts of the brain on a daily basis. I decided to watch the lecture in the archive at a later date, but instead thought of it as a good day and immersed myself in the joy of being immersed in art.
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Translated by Masami Otani
