Yoko Nishii bridges Okinawa, Japan and Croatia performing Dora Pejacevic - CROWN

Charity concert, supporting the recovery from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake

Yoko Nishii at the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Tokyo.

The concert is organized by the Honorary Consulate of Croatia in Naha as a cultural exchange program between Croatia and Naha City. Naha City is the capital of Okinawa.
Also, as a charity concert, the proceeds will be donated through the Croatian Embassy to support the recovery from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.
The concert will take place on 19th May 2024 in the Naha Cultural Arts Theater “NAHArt”, which was opened in 2021.

Program

Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Clair de Lune
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849): Nocturne in D Flat Major, Op. 27-2
Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Liebestraume No. 3
Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Widmung (arranged by F. Liszt)
Franz Liszt:
Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke

***intermission***

Okinawa Folk Song: Tinsagu nu Hana
Ivo Josipović (1957- ), The Glass Bead Game
Dora Pejačević (1885-1923):

Rose (Flowers Life Op. 19-5)
Piano Sonata in B Flat Minor, Op. 36

I. Con fuoco ma non troppo allegro
II. Andante con molto espressione
III. Rondo. Allegro risoluto

The Okinawa dialect (Ryukyu-ben) is entirely different from Japanese language.
The NAHA Concert HALL: PDF

Announcement of Yoko Nishii’s concert by the Okinawa Times, 15th May, 2024:

The concert was organized by the Honorary Consulate of Croatia in Naha, supported by Naha City and Croatian Embassy, also sponsored by the Hotel palm Royal Naha Kokusai Street and The Okinawa Times.
The concert was held as a cultural exchange project between Croatia and Naha City, and as a charity concert to support the recovery from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.
One million yen will be donated from the proceeds of the recital and other donations through the Croatian Embassy.

The concert was attended by 315 people, while the number of seats in the hall was 260! And 40 people were not permitted to enter the hall due to fire protection measures.
Welcome speeches were deliverred by Mr. Satoru Chinen, Mayor of the city of Naha, and H.E. Dražen Hrastić, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Japan.