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‘Marvels of Saudi Orchestra’ Stuns Tokyo Audiences With Authentic Celebration of Saudi & Japanese Music
The Saudi National Orchestra and Choir held a performance of the "Marvels of Saudi Orchestra" in Tokyo on Nov. 22 at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall.
This was followed by “Wardak Ya Zaar Al-Ward.” The violin solo with which the piece began danced nimbly between low and high notes, an example of superb playing with a complex rhythm that wound its way through tight tonal intervals. The orchestra, choir, and a female solo vocalist performed Arabic versions of Japanese anime theme songs such as UFO Robot Grendizer, Captain Tsubasa, Case Closed, and Pokemon. With passions still high, special guest Tomoyasu Hotei took to the stage, clapping for the two nations’ orchestras, and together they performed “Battle Without Honor or Humanity,” from the film Kill Bill.
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