Glocken in Nagasaki – Klänge der Shōwa-Zeit (1926–1989)

In the organizer's words:

Solo piano recital with the Japanese pianist and composer Masako Ohta on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 6 pm.

On August 9, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. This was the second attack after the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Previously, the port city on the southern island of Kyūshū had been an important window to the western world.

The year 1945, when the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was the 20th year of the Shōwa period (1926-1989). The Japanese pianist and composer Masako Ohta, who was born in the middle of the Shōwa period, presents a soundscape of this turbulent era. Works by Michio Miyagi (1894-1956), Tōru Takemitsu (1930-1996), Ryūichi Sakamoto (1952-2023), Akira Nishimura (1953-2023), Fumio Yasuda (*1953), Toshio Hosokawa (*1955), Mamoru Fujieda (*1955), Masako Ohta (*1960) and others will be presented.

With the kind support of the Cultural Department of the City of Munich.

Accompanying program to the special exhibition

Further events in the program accompanying the special exhibition From Inferno to Symbol of Peace. 80 Years of Hiroshima and Nagasaki can be found in the program overview on the website of the Museum Fünf Kontinente.

Price information:

Free admission. Registration is not required.