Repertoire
Lieder
German Lieder
L.v. Beethoven
- Op.98 An die ferne GeliebteTo the Distant Beloved
F. Schubert
- D.795 Die schöne MüllerinThe Fair Maid of the Mill
- D.911 WinterreiseWinter Journey
- D.957 SchwanengesangSwan Song
- Numerous songs
F. Mendelssohn
- Op.34-2 Auf Flügeln des Gesanges ほか歌曲 多数Auf Flügeln des Gesanges and numerous other songs
R. Schumann
- Op.25 MyrthenMyrtles
- Op.35 Kerner-Lieder
- Op.48 DichterliebeA Poet's Love
J. Brahms
- Numerous songs
G. Mahler
- Lieder eines fahrenden GesellenSongs of a Wayfarer
H. Wolf
- Mörike-Lieder 他Mörike-Lieder and others
G. Mahler
- UrlichtPrimal Light
R. Strauss
- Op.10-1 Zueignung ほか歌曲 多数Zueignung and numerous other songs
E.W. Korngold
- Op.18 Sechs einfache LiederSix Simple Songs
G. Mahler
- Rückert-Lieder
V. Ullmann
- Hölderlin-Lieder
- Op.47 Der Mensch und sein TagMan and His Day
Konzertreihe Blumenstrauss Ongaku no Hanataba — A Bouquet of Music
Koike directs the concert series “Ongaku no Hanataba” (A Bouquet of Music): Liederabende for four voices that weave solo songs, vocal ensembles and solo piano works into a continuous programme. The changing drama of music and poetry across a single evening is presented together with projected Japanese surtitles.
Garden of Lieder — translations and notes-
2025
Ongaku no Hanataba (Blumenstrauss) vol.1
Mendelssohn’s Lieder, piano and a cappella works, with Japanese surtitles Sop. Megumi Kobayashi Alt. Yukie Takahashi Ten. Shinya Numata Pf. Nao Arioka
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2025
Ongaku no Hanataba (Blumenstrauss) vol.2 — a Christmas concert of carols
Christmas carols, excerpts from G.F. Handel’s Messiah, English songs and more Sop. Megumi Kobayashi C.Ten. Masato Nitta Ten. Shinya Numata Pf. Nao Arioka
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2026
Ongaku no Hanataba (Blumenstrauss) vol.3
An evening of Dichterliebe and Lied ensembles full of love, with Japanese surtitles Pf. Kentaro Ifuku Sop. Megumi Kobayashi Alt. Yukie Takahashi Ten. Shinya Numata