Pacific Music Festival

The Pacific Music Festival (パシフィック・ミュージック・フェスティバル) is an international classical music festival held annually in Sapporo, Japan. It was founded in 1990 by Leonard Bernstein, along with the London Symphony Orchestra, with the original plan of holding the festival in Beijing.[1] The original artistic directors were Leonard Bernstein and Michael Tilson Thomas.[2]

History

2018 / 29th

7 Jul (Sat) - 1 August (Wed) for 26 days

2017 / 28th

8 July - 1 August

Artistic directors

Leonard Bernstein (1990)
Christoph Eschenbach（1991, 93-98, 2009）
Fabio Luisi（2004, 08, 10-12）
Valery Gergiev（2004, 06, 15-）

Principal conductors

Charles Dutoit（2000-02）
Bernard Haitink（2003）
Valery Gergiev（2004, 06, 15-）
Nello Santi（2005）
Riccardo Muti（2007)
Fabio Luisi（2004, 08, 10-12）
Jun Märkl（2013, 15, 17）


References

  1. ↑ PMF Archive "A music festival which was primarily planned to be held in Beijing, China, has suddenly changed its location to Sapporo. 123 young musicians from 18 countries ..."
  2. ↑ New York Times Bernstein and Thomas Head New Pacific Music Festival Jan 19, 1990... Bernstein and Michael Tilson Thomas are to be the artistic directors of the first Pacific Music Festival, a $7 million event to be held in Sapporo.
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