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[Nagamori Collection Gallery] Talk Show

From left, Shigenobu Nagamori and Yutaka Sado

Report on the talk show by conductor Yutaka Sado and Shigenobu Nagamori! Spring Special Exhibition is also being held at the Nagamori Collection Gallery.

On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, a talk show featuring conductor Yutaka Sado and Shigenobu Nagamori, president of the Nagamori Cultural Foundation, was held to commemorate the first anniversary of the opening of the Nagamori Collection Gallery, which houses 347 items including antique music boxes, karakuri dolls, and an automatic piano.

(now Nidec Corporation), greeted visitors with a smile, saying, "It has been one year since the opening, and the gallery has been a great success with many visitors, from small children to the elderly. Mr. Sado, a graduate of Kyoto City University of Arts, who currently serves as music director of the Tonkünstler Orchestra in Austria, artistic director of the Hyogo Performing Arts Center, and music director of the New Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, listened to the sound of the music boxes on display and was surprised to hear "layers and layers of sound, like an orchestra. He was surprised to hear the sound of the music box on display, saying, "It's like an orchestra with many layers of sound.

The theme of this year's talk show was "Music I want to pass on to the next generation - Trajectory to make dreams come true. Mr. Sado said, "Teenagers have so much power. They are not only performers and athletes, but also have the strongest time in their lives in terms of purity and the way they think about the contradictions in the world. It is very important to ignite them. It is one of my homework to connect with the next generation as a conductor and as a person," he said, expressing his thoughts on young people. Other topics included, "Is there a boss in the orchestra?" He also talked about the importance of the conductor's position, not just his arm, and his sense of drumming, which kept the audience entertained from start to finish. Nagamori, who was fascinated by the mechanics of the music box when he was a child, was pleased to have had the opportunity to experience not only the sound but the music box itself from an early age, saying, "I give small music boxes to kindergarteners who come to visit the gallery, and they are very happy.

[Nagamori Collection Gallery] Spring Special Exhibition

Although the talk show has ended, there is a gallery guided tour (60 minutes each time) that is usually held at the [Nagamori Collection Gallery], and a special spring break program commemorating the first anniversary of the museum's opening, "Special Spring Exhibition: In Search of Beautiful Sounds - "The History of Music Box Artisans" Exhibition" is currently underway. It introduces the history of domestic music box manufacturing of the company that succeeded in mass-producing Japan's first music box in the Suwa region of Nagano Prefecture, which is called the Switzerland of the East. In addition, "Guided tour by the director of the museum", "Let's become a music box craftsman! and other workshops and quiz rallies that both children and adults can enjoy. Some popular workshops have already reached capacity, so be sure to check back soon (reservations are required).

Spring Special Exhibition "In Search of Beautiful Sound: The History of Music Box Craftsmen" Exhibition

  • Spring Special Ten - Seeking for the Beautiful Sound - "Music Box Shokunin Tachi no Ayumi" Ten
  • Nidec Park, 1-1 Higashinokuchi, Morimoto-cho, Muko City, Kyoto, Japan
  • 13 min. walk from JR Mukoicho Sta.
  • Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - Tuesday, May 28, 2024 10:00 - 16:00
  • Open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
    *Closed from Monday, April 29 to Monday, May 6.
    *Open on Saturday, May 11
  • Free admission (by appointment only)
  • https://nagamori-gallery.org/
*Please note that the information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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