NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo
* Feb. 6, 7

- Conducted by Semyon Bychkov (cond); Symphony No. 1 in F minor op. 10 (D. Shostakovich), etc.; NHK Hall, Feb. 6, 6 p.m.; Feb. 7, 3 p.m.
- ¥1,500-¥8,150. Pia, E+, La; N-kyo Guide (03) 3465-1780

Viola Ensemble
* Feb. 8

- Played by Junichi Shimizu, Katsuyuki Miura, Takashi Koyama and others from Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo with Ryunosuke Okada (cembalo); Concerto No. 4 in D major (G. P Telemann), etc.; JT Art Hall Affinis, 7 p.m.
- ¥2,000. Pia, CN; Affinis Arts Foundation (03) 5532-1424

Yasuhiro Suzuki
* Feb. 18

- Viola with Yoshitaka Suzuki (p); Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV. 1004 (J. S. Bach), etc.; Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
- ¥3,000. Pia, E+; Tokyo Opera City Ticket Center (03) 5353-9999

Marimba Trio Concert
* Mar. 22

- Played by Mutsumi Tsuuzaki, Kaori Imada, Yuriko Goto; "Espan~a" (E. Chabrier), "Cinema" (E. Satie), etc.; Mitaka City Arts Center Concert Hall, 3 p.m.
- ¥3,000. Pia; Mitaka City Arts Center Ticket Counter (0422) 47-5122

Koji Oikawa Plays His Favorite Concertos
* Mar. 18

- Piano, with New Japan Philharmonic, conducted by Junichi Hirokami; Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major (F. Liszt), Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (P. I. Tchaikovsky), etc.; Suntory Hall, 7 p.m.
- ¥4,000-7,000. Pia, E+, La, CN; Suntory Hall Ticket Center (03) 3584-9999

Monsters of Classics
* Feb. 11

- Orchestra by New Japan Philharmonic, conducted by Hugh Wolff, with Ye-Eun Choi (vn); Symphony No. 1 in D major "Classical Symphony" op. 25 (S. Prokofiev), Symphony No. 6 in D major op. 60 (A. Dvorﾘak); Suntory Hall, 2 p.m.
- ¥5,500-8,000. La, Pia, E+; Suntory Hall Ticket Center (03) 3584-9999
- Buzz Five Concert 013
- Feb. 11
- Played by Masae Ishimaru (tuba), Satoshi Ogawa (trumpet) and others; Overture from Opera "The Magic Flute" (W. A. Mozart), etc.; Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, 2 p.m.
- ¥3,000. CN; Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Ticket Service (03) 5685-0650

Concert Master Series Vol. 2
* Feb. 18

- Tokyo Symphony Chamber Orchestra with Kazuhiro Takagi (vn); Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 (H. Villa-Lobos), etc.; Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall, 7 p.m.
- ¥3,000. Pia; Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (044) 520-0200

Salvatore Licitra Concert 2010
* Mar. 1

- Tenor, conducted by Massimiliano Bullo, with Century Orchestra Osaka; "Celeste Aida" from Opera "Aida" (G. Verdi), etc.le brune e bionde" from Opera "Monon Lescaut," etc.; Suntory Hall, 7 p.m.
- ¥5,000-15,000. E+, Pia, La, CN; Ticket Space (03) 3234-9999

Arena Di Verona & Placido Domingo
* Feb. 13, 14

- Opera Gala Concert;Tokyo International Forum, Feb. 13, "Gala Domingo," at 5 p.m.; Feb. 14, "Aida," 3 p.m.
- "Gala Domingo" ¥21,000-52,500. "Aida" ¥ 15,750-47,250. E+, Pia, La, CN; Kyodo Tokyo (03) 3498-6666

Michel Becquet
* Feb. 22

- Trombone Recital, with Hiroshi Nagao (p); "Liebesleid" (F. Kreisler), "Elegy for Mippy" (L. Bernstein), etc.; Tsuda Hall, 7 p.m.
- ¥5,500. Pia, E+, La, CN; Pro Arte Musicae (03) 3943-6677

Japan Philharmonic Orchestra 618th Subscription Concert
* Mar. 12, 13

- Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Lazarev, with Akie Amou (soprano), Jun Suzuki (tenor) and chorus by Tokyo College of Music and others; Missa "Kronungsmesse" in C minor, K. 427 (417a) (W. A. Mozart), Symphony No. 4 in C major op. 112 (S. Prokofiev), etc.; Suntory Hall, Mar. 12, 7 p.m., Mar. 13, 2 p.m.
- ¥5,500-7,500. On sale from Jan. 22. Pia, E+, La, CN; Suntory Hall (03) 3584-9999

The 12 Tenors
* Jan. 15, 22, Feb. 5

- Tenor ensemble tour; "Nessun dorma" from Opera "Turandot" (G. Puccini), etc.; Jan. 15, Bunkamura Orchard Hall, 6:30 p.m.; Jan. 22, Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, 6:30 p.m.; Feb. 5, Mori-no Hall 21, Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, 6:30 p.m.
- ¥5,300, ¥5,800 (Jan. 15, 22), ¥4,800-¥5,800 (Feb. 5). Pia, E+, La, CN; MIN-ON Information Center (03) 3226-9999

Heinz Holliger and Swiss Chamber Soloists
* Feb. 7

- Oboe, played with Felix Renggli (flute), Daria Zappa (vn) and others; Art Tower Mito Concert Hall, 2 p.m.; Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370 (W. A. Mozart), Oboe Quartet (E. Carter), etc.
- ¥3,500. Pia, CN; Art Tower Mito Ticket Center (029) 231-8000

Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas
* Jan. 23, Mar. 6

- Piano and talk by Ichiro Nodaira; Art Tower Mito Concert Hall, 6:30 p.m.; Rondo No. 3 in A minor K. 511, etc.
- ¥3,000. (Mar. 6, ¥2,500) On sale from Nov. 23. Pia, CN; Art Tower Mito Ticket Center (029) 231-8000

Richard Bona
* Feb. 5-6

- Jazz, vocal; Billboard Live Tokyo,Feb. 5, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m.; Feb. 6, 6 p.m., 9 p.m.
- ¥6,500, ¥8,500. Pia, E+, La; Billboard Live Tokyo (03) 3405-1133

Booker T.
* Feb. 7-10

- R&B; Blue Note Tokyo, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (Feb. 7, 6 p.m., 8:45 p.m.)
- ¥8,400. Blue Note Tokyo (03) 5485-0088

Chante Moore
* Feb. 11-13

- R&B; Cotton Club, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (Feb. 11, 5 p.m., 8 p.m.)
- ¥8,400-10,500. Cotton Club (03) 3215-1555

kirilola
* Feb. 14

- Japanese singer, with Whacho (percussion) and Kizan Kawamura (shakuhachi); Music Restaurant La Donna, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
- No music charge. La Donna (03) 6438-1857

Makoto Ozone featuring No Name Horses
* Mar. 5

- Piano, with jazz band; Mitaka City Public Hall, 7 p.m.
- ¥5,000. Pia; Mitaka City Arts Center (0422) 47-5122

Frank Sinatra Jr.
* Feb. 5-6

- Jazz; Blue Note Tokyo, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (Feb. 6, 6 p.m., 8:45 p.m.)
- ¥8,400. Blue Note Tokyo (03) 5485-0088

Taylor Swift
* Feb. 17

- Pop; Zepp Tokyo, 7 p.m.
- ¥7,000. Pia, CN, E+, La; Creativeman (03) 3462-6969

Backstreet Boys
* Feb.5-7

- Japan tour 2010; Tokyo Saitama Super Arena, Feb. 5, 7 p.m.; Feb. 6, 5 p.m.; Feb. 7, 4 p.m.
- ¥7,500, ¥9,000. Pia, E+, La, CN; Creativeman Production (03) 3462-6969

Do Make Say Think
* Feb. 11

- Rock with L.E.D (guest), Japan tour; Shibuya O-nest, 6:30 p.m.
- ¥3,500. On sale from Dec. 5 at Pia, La, E+; Kyodo Tokyo (03) 3498-9999

AC/DC
* Mar. 12

- Black Ice Tour; Saitama Super Arena, 7 p.m.
- ¥6,000-12,000. On sale from Nov. 7 at E+, Pia, La, CN; H.I.P., (03) 3475-9999

Performance by Yokohama Dance Collection R Prizewinner
* Feb. 11

- Dance performances, including "Against Newton," choreographed by Taiko Iwabuchi; Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Number 1, 4 p.m.
- ¥3,500. Pia; Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Number 1 (045) 211-1515

Noh, kyogen
* Feb. 14

- "Naniwa" (n), "Hi no sake" (k); Hoshonohgakudo, Hongo, 1 p.m.
- ¥5,000-8,000. Hoshokai (03) 3811-4843

Opera "La Boheme"
* Mar. 27-28

- Opera, composed by Giacomo Puccini, directed by Andreas Homoki, conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri, performed by Rie Hamada, Ai Usuki, Hao Zhong, Naoki Kitagiri and others; Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, 2 p.m.
- ¥4,000-15,000. Pia, E+; Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Ticket Center (045) 662-8866

Ballet "The Kabuki"
* Apr. 24-25

- Ballet, choreographed by Maurice Bejart, performed by The Tokyo Ballet; Bunkamura Orchard Hall, 3 p.m.
- ¥3,000-9,000. Pia, E+, CN, La; NBS Ticket Center (03) 3791-8888

New Universe of Manuel Legris — magic moments from past and present
* Feb. 3-4, 6-9

- Ballet with Patrick de Bana, Sylvie Guillem, Agnes Letestu and others; U-port Hall, Feb. 3-4, 7 p.m.; Feb. 6, 6 p.m.; Feb. 7, 1:30 p.m.; Feb. 8-9, 6:30 p.m.
- Feb. 3-4, ¥4,000-14,000, Feb. 6-9, ¥7,000-19,000. E+, Pia, CN, La; NBS Ticket Center (03) 3791-8888

Senkyo in Tokyo
* Feb. 5

- Taiko, played by Eitetsu Hayashi, Eitetsu Fu-un-no-kai, with Ryoki Yamaguchi(org); Suntory Hall, 7 p.m.
- ¥5,000-¥10,000. Pia, La, E+; Suntory Hall Ticket Center (03) 3584-9999

"Rosmersholm" and "Gengangere"
* Feb. 17-21

- Plays written by Henrik Ibsen, performed by Hiromi Seta, Kyoko Kogi, Mayumi Ajiki and others in Japanese; Theater X, "Rosmersholm," Feb. 17, 20, 7 p.m., Feb. 19, 3 p.m., Feb. 21, 1 p.m.; "Gengangere," Feb. 18, 19, 7 p.m., Feb. 20, 3 p.m., Feb. 21, 5 p.m.
- ¥4,000. Pia; Theater X (03) 5624-1181

Opera "Chushingura Gaiden"
* Feb.19-21

- Opera composed by Shigeaki Saegusa, with Naoto Otomo (cond) and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra; Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Feb. 19, 7 p.m.; Feb. 20, 4 p.m.; Feb. 21, 2 p.m.
- ¥5,000-25,000. Pia; Bunkamura Ticket Center (03) 3477-9999

"The Three Musketeers"
* Feb. 13, 14

- Ballet, choreographed by Andore Prokovsky, performed by Asami Maki Ballet Tokyo, with music by Royal Metropolitan Orchestra; New National Theater, Tokyo, 6 p.m. (Feb. 14, 3 p.m.)
- ¥5,000-10,000. Pia, E+, La, CN; Asami Maki Ballet Tokyo Office (03) 3360-8251

"Otello"
* Feb. 17-18, 20-21

- Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, conducted by Roberto Rizzi Brignoli, performed by Kei Fukui, Akiko Oyama, Toru Onuma, Naoyuki Okada, Kotetsu Kazuhiro and others; Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, 6:30 p.m. (Feb. 20-21, 2 p.m.)
- ¥2,000-16,000. Pia, E+, La; Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Ticket Service (03) 5685-0650

"Shanghai Moon"
* Feb. 22-Mar. 7

- Play, written by Hisashi Inoue, performed by Kunio Murai, Naoki Kojima and others; Kinokuniya Sazan Theater, 1:30 p.m. (Feb. 22, 25, Mar. 4, 6:30 p.m.; Feb. 24, 27, Mar. 3, 6, 1:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m.)
- ¥5,250. Pia, E+, La; Komatsuza (03) 3862-5941

"Siegfried"
* Feb. 11, 14, 17, 20, 23

- Opera by R. Wagner, conducted by Dan Ettinger, with Christian Franz, Wolfgang Schmidt and others; New National Theater Tokyo, 2 p.m. (Feb. 17, 4 p.m.)
- ¥5,200-26,250. Pia, E+, La, CN; Box Office, (03) 5352-9999

Sachoom
* Mar. 12-14

- Korean musical; Nippon Seinen-kan, Mar. 12, 2 p.m., 7 p.m., Mar. 13, 1 p.m., 5:30 p.m., Mar. 14, 12:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.
- ¥7,000. Pia, E+, La, CN; Creativeman (03) 3462-6969

Hall Opera "Cosﾉ fan tutte"
* Mar. 14,17, 20

- Composed by Mozart and playwright by Lorenzo da Ponte; Serena Farnocchia (soprano), Markus Werba (baritone) and others. Suntory Hall, Mar. 14, 20, 4 p.m., Mar. 17, 6:30 p.m.
- ¥8,000-27,000. On sale from Oct. 17. Pia, La, CN, E+; Suntory Hall Ticket Center (03) 3584-9999

State Ballet of Georgia, "Giselle"
* Mar. 3, 10

- Ballet, directed by Nina Ananiashvili, performed by Nina Ananiashvili, Andrei Uvarov and others; Mar. 3, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Mar. 10, U-Port Hall, Nishi Gotanda, 7 p.m.
- ¥7,000-19,000 (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, ¥4,000-19,000) Pia, E+, La; Japan Arts (03) 5237-7711, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Ticket Service (03) 5685-0650

Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
* Feb. 7

- Conducted by Ryusuke Numajiri; Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 (L. V. Beethoven), etc.; Biwako Hall, Shiga, 3 p.m.
- ¥2,000-4,000. Pia, La, E+; Biwako Hall Ticket Center (077) 523-7136

The Orchestra Osaka Symphoniker
* Feb. 10

- Conducted by Kiyotaka Teraoka; Symphony No. 4 in C major (F. Schmidt), etc.; The Symphony Hall, Osaka, 7 p.m.
- ¥2,000-5,000. Pia; ABC Ticket Center (in The Symphony Hall) (06) 6453-6000

ABC Fresh Concert
* Feb. 11

- Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, with Ayako Matsukawa (p) and Takashi Masu (baritone); Symphonic Poem "Feste Romane" (O. Respighi), etc.; The Symphony Hall, Osaka, 2 p.m.
- ¥2,500. Pia, La; ABC Ticket Center (06) 6453-6000

Century Orchestra Osaka
* Feb. 12

- Conducted by Kazuhiro Koizumi, with Yuzuko Horigome (vn); Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64 (F. Mendelssohn), etc.; The Symphony Hall, 7 p.m.
- ¥1,000-6,000. Pia, La; ABC Ticket Center (06) 6453-6000

Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra
* Feb. 6

- Conducted by Taijiro Iimori, with Reiko Otani (vn); Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35 (P. Tchaikovsky), etc.; Izumi Hall, Osaka, 6 p.m.
- ¥3,500-5,000. Pia, La; Izumi Hall Ticket Center (06) 6944-1188

"Nihongo to Ongaku"
* Feb. 6

- Feat. Japanese songs, conducted by Nobuaki Tanaka, performed by Biwako Hall Vocal Ensemble, with Kaori Nakajima (p); "Machibouke" (K. Yamada), etc.; Biwako Hall, Shiga, 2 p.m.
- ¥3,000. Pia, La, E+; Biwako Hall Ticket Center (077) 523-7136

Richard Bona
* Feb. 8-9

- Fusion bass and vocals; Billboard Live Osaka, 6:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
- ¥6,900, ¥8,400. Pia, La, E+; Billboard Live Osaka (06) 6342-7722

Jose James
* Feb. 10-11

- Club jazz; Billboard Live Osaka, 6:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (Feb. 11, 6 p.m., 9 p.m.)
- ¥5,500. Pia, La, E+; Billboard Live Osaka (06) 6342-7722

Blackstreet
* Feb. 13

- R&B; Billboard Live Osaka, 6 p.m., 9 p.m.
- ¥11,100, ¥12,600. Pia, La, E+; Billboard Live Osaka (06) 6342-7722

Cobra Starship
* Mar. 9

- Pop-punk; Shinsaibashi Club Quattro, Osaka, 7 p.m.
- ¥6,300. On sale from Feb. 6 at Pia, La, E+; Shinsaibashi Club Quattro (06) 6281-8181

Jamie Cullum
* Apr. 5

- English pop singer-songwriter; Namba Hatch, Osaka, 7 p.m.
- ¥6,500. On sale from Jan. 30 at Pia, La, E+; Smash West (06) 6535-5569

Kings of Convenience
* Apr. 6

- Norwegian indie folk-pop duo; Shinsaibashi Club Quattro, Osaka, 7 p.m.
- ¥5,800. On sale from Jan. 30 at Pia, La, E+; Shinsaibashi Club Quattro (06) 6281-8181

Lady Gaga
* Apr. 15

- American singer-songwriter, "The Monster Ball" tour; World Kinen Hall, Hyogo, 7 p.m.
- ¥8,000. On sale from Jan. 30 at Pia, La, CN, E+; Kyodo Osaka Ticket Center (06) 6233-8888

Daniel Johnston
* Feb. 8

- American singer-songwriter; Shinsaibashi Club Quattro, Osaka, 7 p.m.
- ¥5,800. On sale from Dec. 19 at Pia, La, E+; Shinsaibashi Club Quattro (06) 6281-8181

Whitney Houston
* Feb. 17-18

- American R&B singer; Osaka Castle Hall, 7 p.m.
- ¥14,000-24,000. On sale from Dec. 20 at Pia, La, CN, E+; Kyodo Osaka Ticket Center (06) 6233-8888

Colin Blunstone from the Zombies
* Feb. 22

- Rock and pops singer-songwriter; Billboard Live Osaka, 6:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
- ¥6,500, ¥8,000. On sale from Dec. 22 at Pia, La, E+; Billboard Live Osaka (06) 6342-7722

Placebo
* March 8

- British alternative rock band; Shinsaibashi Club Quattro, Osaka, 7 p.m.
- ¥6,500. On sale from Dec. 19 at Pia, La, E+; Shinsaibashi Club Quattro (06) 6281-8181

The Agonist
* Feb. 11

- Canadian heavy metal band; The Live House soma, Osaka, 6:30 p.m.
- ¥6,000. On sale from Dec. 12 at Pia, La, E+; Smash West (06) 6535-5569

Basement Jaxx
* Feb. 24

- UK house music duo; Namba Hatch, Osaka, 7 p.m.
- ¥6,500. On sale from Dec. 12 at Pia, La, E+; Smash West (06) 6535-5569

Trashcan Sinatras & Sunny Day Service
* Mar. 2

- Scottish indie pop band and three-piece j-rock band; Shinsaibashi Club Quattro, Osaka, 7 p.m.
- ¥6,000. On sale from Dec. 12 at Pia, La, E+; Smash West (06) 6535-5569

Backstreet Boys
* Feb. 9-11

- Grammy-nominated American vocal group; Kobe World Kinen Hall, Hyogo, Feb. 9-10, 7 p.m.; Feb. 11, 4 p.m.
- ¥9,000-18,000. On sale from Dec. 6 at Pia, La, CN, E+; Kyodo Osaka Ticket Center (06) 6233-8888

Isis
* March 3

- American post-metal band; Shinsaibashi Club Quattro, 7 p.m.
- ¥6,000. On sale from Nov. 28 at Pia, La, E+; Smash West (06) 6535-5569

The Album Leaf
* April 4

- American post-rock band; Shinsaibashi Club Quattro, 6 p.m.
- ¥5,500. On sale from Nov. 28 at Pia, La, E+; Smash West (06) 6535-5569

Gan-ban Night Special
* Feb. 13

- "Break on Through vol. 15" series; Club Karma, Osaka, 10 p.m.
- ¥3,500. On sale from Nov. 14 at Pia; Smash West (06) 6535-5569

Gossip
* Feb. 10

- American indie rock band; Shinsaibashi Club Quattro, 7 p.m.
- ¥6,000. On sale from Nov. 14 at Pia, La, E+; Smash West (06) 6535-5569

Sheryl Crow and Jackson Browne
* March 8

- Singer-songwriter; Grand Cube Osaka, 7 p.m.
- ¥11,000-13,000. On sale from Nov. 14 at Pia, La; Osaka Udo Music Office (06) 6341-4506

Jeff Lang
* Feb. 25

- Australian singer-song writer, guitarist; Shinsaibashi Club Quattro, Osaka, 7 p.m.
- ¥5,000. On sale from Nov. 7 at Pia, La, E+; Smash West (06) 6535-5569

"Solferino no Yoake"
* Feb. 5-Mar. 8

- Musical, performed in Japanese by all-female musical troupe Takarazuka Revue; Takarazuka Grand Theater, Hyogo, start time varies.
- ¥3,500-11,000. Pia, La, E+; Takarazuka Revue Information Center (0570) 00-5100

Noh, kyogen
* Feb. 6.

- "Michimori" (n), "Futari Bakama" (k), etc.; Kyoto Kanze Kaikan, 12:30 p.m.
- ¥6,000-9,000. Kyoto Kanze Kaikan (075) 771-6114