鈥淐omposing is all about creating a utopia that I would like to live in鈥� says Dai Fujikura - 鈥渁 whole world, not just colour, or scenery, but I hope to stimulate every sense you can imagine鈥�. He鈥檇 have got along well with Beethoven, who said that he wanted to 鈥減ress out a glorious wine to intoxicate all humanity鈥� 鈥� and in his joyous, headstrong Fourth Symphony he comes thrillingly close. It鈥檒l feel like a celebration, coming after the exquisitely-imagined soundworld of Fujikura鈥檚 new piano concerto (played by the pianist who inspired it), and the haunting, powerfully evocative Meditation by Toshio Hosokawa, directed by the conductor who gave its premiere just twelve months after the tragedy it commemorates.
The concert will be recorded for future broadcast on 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3.