Support──The Professor's Initiatives Continue Unabated

Ryuichi Sakamoto is one of the founders of the "Children's Music Revival Fund - School Music Revival." With the slogan "Bringing smiles to children through the power of music and instruments," the project aims to inspect and repair musical instruments and equipment in schools affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.Great East Japan EarthquakeThe project aims to inspect and repair musical instruments and equipment in schools affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.



A piano solo concert, "Ryuichi Sakamoto: playing the piano 2011," to raise funds for this cause will be held for four days from Sunday, December 25th to Wednesday, December 28th, at Yamaha Hall in Ginza, Tokyo. The concert ticket price is 10,000 yen in total, with 7,000 yen covering the minimum necessary expenses and 3,000 yen as a direct donation. The lineup of daily guests is exceptionally unique, featuring Taeko Onuki on the first day, jazz guitarist Otomo Yoshihide, Haruomi Hosono, and sho player Tamami Higashino, in that order. All performers, including the Professor, are participating on a voluntary basis, meaning without remuneration.

For this concert, methods have been devised to allow enjoyment not only for those present at Yamaha Hall in Ginza but also for a wider audience simultaneously. One is a special live viewing at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills. Another is a live broadcast to Sendai and Koriyama using Yamaha's "Remote Live" technology. Finally, there is the worldwide stream via USTREAM and YouTube. Please refer to the details below for each.


Ryuichi Sakamoto continues to send out his message through various means to sustain support for the disaster-stricken areas for as long as possible and to broaden its reach. We will continue to follow his activities with keen interest.




Ryuichi Sakamoto: playing the piano 2011 ~For the Children's Music Revival Fund~

Date & Time | Sunday, December 25, 2011, 5:00 PM start / Guest: Taeko Onuki

Monday, December 26, 7:00 PM start / Guest: Yoshihide Otomo

Tuesday, December 27, 7:00 PM start / Guest: Haruomi Hosono

Wednesday, December 28, 7:00 PM start / Guest: Tamami Higashino

Venue | Yamaha Hall (Ginza, Tokyo)

Free Live Broadcast on USTREAM/YouTube

To allow more people to watch the concert over the four days, for which all tickets have already sold out, and to raise more funds, the decision to broadcast was made urgently. The first two days will be on USTREAM, and the latter two days on YouTube.



Sunday, December 25, 2011 & Monday, December 26, 2011

USTREAM

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/skmts

Tuesday, December 27, 2011 & Wednesday, December 28, 2011

YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/user/rskmt09

Special Live Viewing

A special live viewing will be held at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills. You can enjoy the concert broadcast over the four days with the powerful visuals and sound that only a movie theater can provide.



Venue | TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills

Ticket Price | 2,200 yen

※ For online ticket sales, please use a PC (http://t.pia.jp/cinema/) or mobile phone (http://tcit.jp). If online sales are sold out, tickets will not be available at the theater box office.http://www.tohotheater.jp/If online sales are sold out, tickets will not be available at the theater box office.

Remote Live Broadcast in Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures (2 days, 4 venues)

The concert (for December 25th and 26th only) will be broadcast to the following four venues using Yamaha's "Remote Live" technology. You can enjoy the performance as if it were happening right in front of you.


Date & Time | Sunday, December 25, 2011, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Monday, December 26, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Venue | JR Sendai Station 2nd Floor Concourse, in front of the stained glass (held only on the 26th)

Aeon Town Sanuma Central Court

Yamaha Music Tohoku Co., Ltd., Sendai Store

Yamaha Music Tohoku Co., Ltd., Koriyama Store