A Message from Our President, Satoshi Shirakawa
The
orchestra "Do svidanya" was organized in 1993 in order
to play the works of the great 20th century Soviet composer, Dmitri
Shostakovich. The name of the orchestra Do svidanya means "See
you again" in Russian. This name expresses our respect to
Shostakovich, and includes our hope that we members can gather
at the next concert and see our audiences again.
Shostakovich created wonderful music. The message of his music
encourages us, even in this age, to hold tightly to our beliefs
and personal identity in the face of any difficulty.
Unfortunately, his works are
rarely performed by amateur orchestras. One of the reasons is
because they require a huge orchestration and highly skilled musicians.
Another reason might be because some people regard his music as
too abstract and hard to enjoy. In the situation of Japanese amateur
orchestras, this orchestra was organized by amateur players who
loved his music, or who did not know much about it, but wanted
to be familiar with his music. So our concert performances are
not merely a musical series of the symphony cycles; They are also
an activity for us to study the personality of Shostakovich, who
kept his identity in the dark Soviet age.
It might sound like we are a kind of maniac group, rather,
we believe that we are one of the most attractive and active orchestras
in Japan. We are proud that we are gradually creating an ideal
Shostakovich sound with each concert (See The
History of Our Concerts).
Why don't you come once (or of course more times) to see our
concert and experience Do svidanya's Shostakovich sound?
We are waiting for you in the concert hall!
Satoshi Shirakawa, President of the Orchestra "Do svidanya"
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