2026 Early Summer Kayabuki Concert in Kalavinka
Invitation to Romance (414th～415th)
Kazuko Seiler and Wonderful Musical Friends [Series 12]
Violin and Piano Duo Concert
Kazuko Seiler (piano)
Julian Walder (violin)
Schedule
- Sunday, June 14, 2026 11 a.m. / 3 p.m. [2 performances]
Admission fee
5,000 yen All non-reserved seats (1st floor chair seats)
Location
Kayabuki Music Hall "Kalavinka" (National Registered Tangible Cultural Property)
Kyoto Prefecture Nantan City Hiyoshi-cho Kamigoma: 15 minutes walk from JR Sanin Line Goma Station Parking available. (Reservation required at the time of application)
By car
Parking is available at the Kamigoma Ward Center, an 8-minute walk from the music hall (Reservation required).
The Kyoto Jukan Expressway (directly connected to Meishin Epressway Oyamazaki) Sonobe Interchange, about 15 minutes from Tamba Interchange.
By train
Kayabuki Music Hall (2 Kamigoma Minami, Hiyoshi-cho, Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture) is a 15-minute walk from JR Sanin Main Line "Goma Station".
【11:00 start】
Outbound from Kyoto Station 8:53 ⇛ Arrival at Goma Station 10:02 (transfer at Sonobe Station)
Return departure
from Goma Station 12:45 ⇛ Arrival at Kyoto Station 13:51 (transfer at Sonobe Station) or departure from Goma
Station 13:45 ⇒ Arrival at Kyoto Station 14:51 (transfer at Sonobe Station)
[15:00 start]
Outbound from Kyoto Station 13:08 ⇛ Arrival at Goma Station 14:02 (transfer at Sonobe Station)
Return from
Goma Station 16:45 ⇛ Arrival at Kyoto Station 17:53 (transfer at Sonobe Station) or departure from Goma Station
17:45 ⇒ Arrival at Kyoto Station 19:04 (transfer at Sonobe Station)
*Transportation IC cards can now be used at Goma Station.
Program
- 1. R. Strauss: Violin Sonata in E flat major, op.18
- 2. W.A. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor, K.304
- 3. J. Brahms: F.A.E Sonata 3rd Movement Scherzo
- 4. C. Schumann: Three Romances op.22
- 5. Ysaye-Sansaens: Waltz Caprice
Profile
Julian Walder （Violin）
Julian Walder is a violinist born in Vienna, Austria in October 2000. He started learning violin at the age of 5 and won first prizes and top prizes in numerous violin competitions in Japan and abroad and around the world. He won the first prize at the NYIAA "New York International Artists Association". Performed at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall. In 2023, he won a top prize at the Henri Marteau International Competition. Active in Europe, the United States, and other parts of the world. As an artist on the Spanish label KNS Classical, he released the CD "Faust" worldwide in 2021. He has also taught regular masterclasses since 2022. Since 2018, it has been supported by Thomastik-Infeld Wien. From the age of 11, Julian studied for three years with Natalia Plishpenko at Bruckner University in Linz, at the Graz University of Music and Performing Arts (KUG) and at the K.M.V. Weber University in Dresden, before studying at the Vienna School of Music and Performing Arts (MDW) under D. Fruwilt. He has also studied in master classes with many famous musicians around the world. He also receives the Arkady Fomin Scholarship Fund. The Capriccio (Naxos Records) label's CD "(R)-EVOLUTION" will be released on September 5, 2025, and will be released simultaneously worldwide.
Kazuko Seiler（Piano）
Born in Kyoto. After graduating from the High School of Music at Toho Gakuen, she studied abroad at the Mozarteum Conservatory in Salzburg. In 1972, she formed the Seiler Piano Duo with Ernst Seiler. He has been active in concerts, orchestra collaborations, international music festivals, and CD recordings in various parts of Japan and around the world. She has appeared on TV Asahi's "Tetsuko's Room" and NHK's "My Heart's Journey", as well as many other TV programs. She has appeared frequently in the media, such as giving lectures and writing, and continues to engage in a variety of activities.
In the first year of the Heisei era, Kayabuki Music Hall ≪National Registered Tangible Cultural Property≫ was established in Kyoto Prefecture. Kayabuki concert and Kayabuki Music Hall International Duo Competition were held. She has received numerous awards, including the Kyoto Prefectural Cultural Award for Merit, the Kyoto Creator Grand Prize in the Art and Culture Category, and the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Commendation for Regional Cultural Merit from the Agency for Cultural Affairs.
2022.4.1～Nantan City Culture and Tourism Ambassador
Support
Embassy of Austria, Austrian Cultural Forum Tokyo, Kyoto Prefecture, Nantan City, Kyoto DMO, KBS Kyoto, Japan Piano Education Federation
How to apply
Please apply, email or fax, fill in your name, address, phone number, email address, number of tickets you want, how to send admission permits (email/mail), whether you have applied for a parking lot, and the names of your companions before applying.
Once you have received your admission ticket, please transfer the payment to the bank account. Please refrain from entering the venue for preschool children.
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