The Kyoto Okazaki Music Festival 2017 OKAZAKI LOOPS will be held on June 10th and 11th at the ROHM Theatre Kyoto and the Okazaki area in Okazaki, Kyoto. General ticket sales will begin at 10:00 AM on March 25th.

The music festival will be held for the second time, following its launch in 2016, in the Okazaki area, one of Kyoto's cultural zones, which is centered around the ROHM Theatre Kyoto and includes Heian Shrine, theaters, art museums, parks, a zoo, and the Lake Biwa Canal. This year's festival will once again combine a variety of genres, including literature, media, art, and theater, in addition to music, and will feature live performances, talk events, and exhibitions. On June 10th, the "Takagi Masakatsu Orchestra Concert with Junichi Hirokami x Kyoto Symphony Orchestra" (¥6,500 general admission/¥7,000 on the day, ¥4,000 for those under 25) will be held at the ROHM Theatre Kyoto Main Hall from 2:30 PM, featuring film music composed by Takagi Masakatsu, a Kyoto-born musician who made a strong presence at the inaugural festival, performed by piano (Takagi) and orchestra (conductor Junichi Hirokami, orchestrator: Kyoto Symphony Orchestra). Also, from 5:30 PM on the same day, the "Shibusa Shirazu Orchestra" (¥4,000 general admission/¥4,500 on the day, ¥3,000 for those under 25), a group formed by Shibusa Shirazu and about 30 musicians and dancers, will perform in the South Hall. On June 11th at 2:30 PM, the main hall of the ROHM Theatre Kyoto will host "agehasprings produce featuring Aimer×LOOPS strings," a live performance by J-POP artist Aimer and OKAZAKI LOOPS strings (general admission: 6,500 yen/same-day admission: 7,000 yen, under 25s: 4,000 yen), produced by the cutting-edge creative group agehasprings. The performance will be themed on "node," the intersection of culture and music. From 6:30 PM, there will be a reading of famous scenes from "At the End of the Matinee," a best-selling novel serialized by novelist Keiichiro Hirano that was published in the morning edition of the Mainichi Shimbun and published as a book in April 2016. Furthermore, guitarist Shinichi Fukuda will perform the guitar pieces that appear in each scene in "Listening to 'At the End of the Matinee' - Reading Session x Guitar Concert."

Other events planned include outdoor live performances, artist talks, DJ events, sound-related exhibitions, a traveling reading theatre performance, and even a food court. For ticket sales and event details, check the official website (http://okazaki-loops.com/)!

[Event Information]
"Kyoto Okazaki Music Festival 2017 OKAZAKI LOOPS"
Date: June 10th - 11th
Venue: ROHM Theatre Kyoto and facilities in the Okazaki area, as well as the area connecting them (ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Heian Shrine, Okazaki Park, etc.)
Address: 13 Okazaki Saishoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, and the surrounding area

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