Kita Ward Cultural Promotion Foundation’s Kita-Topia International Music Festival 2024

The Kita-Topia International Music Festival 2024 presents “Let’s Play with the University of the Arts in Kita-Topia” – a unique classical concert featuring a full-scale orchestra performance by students and graduates of Tokyo University of the Arts. The event will take place on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at Kita-Topia (1-11-1 Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo). Tickets are now available for purchase at Confetti.

The concert, titled “Pumpking and the Swan Knight,” will feature a range of music, from classical to J-POP. The story revolves around the mysterious alien Pumpking, who becomes the president of Miracle Pumpkin, a corporate group that handles the production, distribution, and sale of pumpkins. As Pumpking gains momentum, he forms “Pumpkin Kirara” with virtual singer Kirara Ayano and becomes a super popular artist. However, his true intentions remain a mystery, and the members of the Bremen Detective Agency take on the case.

Event Outline

“Pumpking and the Swan Knight”
Event period: Saturday, November 2, 2024
Venue: Kita-Topia (1-11-1 Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo)

■Performers
[Conductor]Masataka Tajiri
[Cast]
Yui Imao (vocals),
Maki Takimoto (soprano), Miyako Honda (mezzo-soprano),
Hiroki Terashima (tenor), Naohito Sekiguchi (baritone),
Tokyo Takinogawa Boys and Girls Choir, etc.
[Performance]Tokyo University of the Arts Student & Alumni Volunteer Orchestra

■ Staff
[Planning and composition]
Yasushi Oishi (Music producer, Professor Emeritus of Tokyo University of the Arts)

■Event Schedule
Morning session 11:00
Afternoon session 14:00
*Doors open 30 minutes before the start of the show.
*Show duration is approximately 1 hour

■ Ticket prices
1st floor seats: 2,000 yen
Second floor seats: 1,500 yen
(All seats reserved, tax included)
* Admission is permitted from age 0. Children under 2 are admitted free of charge as long as they sit on a guardian’s lap.
*If you have a child under 2 years old (who will be sitting on the parent’s lap), please select the “With lap” ticket.

What is “Let’s Play with the University of the Arts in Kita-Topia”?

This special classical concert features a full-scale orchestra performance by students and graduates of Tokyo University of the Arts, as well as choral singing, dancing, and acting based on an original story. The orchestra will perform music ranging from classical to J-POP.

Scheduled Songs

♪Prelude to Act 3 from Wagner’s “Lohengrin”
♪From Copland’s “Portrait of Lincoln”
♪ Mozart “Turkish March”
♪ “Pudding Hymn” (from Ojarumaru)
♪《Maguro Nikan》
♪《Pumpkin》
♪ On the day of departure
♪ Yasutaka Nakata “Crazy Party Night ~ Pumpkin’s Revenge”
others