New York Festival Orchestra

New York Festival Orchestra

HIDEAKI HIRAI

Music Director and Conductor

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CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT! "...the playing overall was polished and the ensemble remarkably unified, as if they had been together for a long period of time...it was a highly satisfying performance...It was among the best of the live performances I have heard of this work and justly deserving of the standing ovation it was accorded. Bravo to all! "

- New York Concert Review -

NYFO at Carnegie!

A successful performance of the Beethoven's 9th Symphony at Carnegie Hall received a standing ovation!!

Maestro HIRAI

praised by "New York Concert Review" as "...especially impressive. Conducting from memory, he demonstrated his deep knowledge of the score with unflagging energy and intense concentration. He was dynamic, confident, and completely engaged for the entire 75 minutes".

NYFO at Carnegie!

"New York Concert Review" praised as "the playing overall was polished and the ensemble remarkably unified, as if they had been together for a long period of time...a highly satisfying performance". "New York Culture Examiner" reported "Maestro Hirai made a remarkable Carnegie Hall debut in front of an audience of about 3,000 people who recognized his outstanding job with the New York Festival Orchestra."

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APRIL 6, 2020:

OPERA, "THE WHITE FOX" U. S. premiere!

Postponed until autumn, 2020 due to COVID-19.

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NYFO at Carnegie!

A successful performance of the Beethoven's 9th Symphony at Carnegie Hall received a standing ovation!!