Concerts in aid of Tohoku Tsunami Orphans
A very special event given by Taro with all profits to be donated to the Japanese charity The Tohoku Rainbow House (English version), whose aim is to provide educational and emotional support for orphans affected by the events of 11th March 2011.
Tuesday 6th March at 1.00–2.00pm
St Michael’ s Church
Highgate, London, N6 6BJ
7 mins walk from Highgate Tube Station
Violin: Taro Hakase
Piano : Maciej Janas
St Michael’s Church tickets: £40, £25, £15
Sunday 11th March at 5:30pm
Cadogan Hall
Sloane Terrace, London, SW1X 9DQ
2 mins walk from Sloane Square Tube Station
Tickets: £50, £35, £25
Box office: 020 7730 4500
Violin: Taro Hakase
Piano: Maciej Janas
Soprano: Seia Lee
Ensemble: Volunteer musicians
Fundraising for “Rainbow House”: Healing Center for Children Who Lost Parents in the 3.11 Disaster
Ashinaga, named for the 1912 American novel Daddy-Long-Legs, is a nonprofit organization based in Tokyo, Japan, which for over 40 years has been providing financial and emotional support to children who have a parent/guardian with a serious disability, or who have lost one or both parents/guardians due to illness, accident, disaster, or suicide. Each year Ashinaga provides financial support to more than 6,000 students in need; total academic loans and scholarships disbursed exceed US$22 million annually.
Ashinaga’s Emergency Support for Children Affected by the Recent Earthquake and Tsunami
As in any emergency, children are among the most vulnerable. Ashinaga is now working vigorously to provide financial and emotional support to children who have lost parents/guardians due to the March 11, 2011 earthquake/tsunami, or who have a parent/guardian with a severe disability resulting from it. Thanks to an amazing response from donors, one-time grants to affected children have been dramatically increased. In addition, through its activities at the Kobe “Rainbow House” (which was established after the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake), Ashinaga has 16 years of experience and know-how related to the provision of psychosocial support to grieving children.
Today both Kobe and Tokyo feature Rainbow Houses, which serve as places of healing where children—accompanied by trained staff—can play with peers and share their feelings. On April 11, 2011, Ashinaga established an office in Sendai to serve children in the Tohoku region, and we are now collecting donations toward a Tohoku Rainbow House, which will provide psychosocial support to children in the disaster region. Ashinaga is now working to raise the US$37,500,000 needed to construct this Rainbow House and related facilities.
Ashinaga welcomes donations for the Tohoku Rainbow House. To donate online via credit card, visit the Ashinaga website.
2011 Christmas Concert
Cadogan Hall
Saturday 3rd December 2011, 7.30pm
Take a break from wrapping presents, writing cards and join Taro and friends for a relaxing, mellow, musical evening! An enjoyable evening’s entertainment for the whole family.
Taro will be taking a short break from a successful and busy concert tour in Japan to come back to Cadogan Hall for a concert that will put us all in the mood for Christmas. He will be joined by Maciej Janas on piano and by a small string ensemble from the English Chamber Orchestra and will be playing a selection of his own compositions as well as some well-loved classical pieces.
The programme will include:
- Schumann’s Romance
- Massenet ‘s Mediation from Thais
- Kreisler’s Prelude and Allegro
- Monti’s Cardas
- Brahams’s Hungarian Dance
- Some Christmas carols
- Plus many of his best-loved pieces
Tickets: £35, £25, £15
Box Office: 020 7730 4500
Book online: www.cadoganhall.com
Cadogan Hall,
Sloane Terrace,
London SW1
Thank you!
22 March 2011
Dear All,
It has been a really emotional time for all of us — whether you are Japanese or not. Who could not be moved by the terrible sight of the tsunami wiping out the lives of so many people in Japan? Who could not imagine how frightening it has been for everyone — even those who are in safer places in Japan?
I wanted to help, I wanted to raise money for the victims of the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami — so I turned to doing what I feel I am best at doing — playing music.
Over 5 days, with the support of many friends and organisations, I have been able to play seven concerts: starting at Mitsukoshi Department store on Regent Street, then busking in St Pancras Station, playing in a beautiful church on High Street Kensington, taking over the lower ground floor of Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly and finally at
The Cadogan Hall.
With everyone’s fantastic help and support we have managed to raise £52,000 for the British Red Cross, Japan Tsunami Appeal.
I just want to take this moment to say a huge ‘thank you’ to everyone who helped in any way.
Together we have been able to make a big difference.
I would like to think that we have been able to not only raise money but also in a little way help to bring people together,
provide some comfort and put the spotlight on what has been happening.
I want to thank you all and say “Keep strong and believe in the power of music!”
I will see you all soon after my concert tour back in Japan. I will be back to London in the middle of May.
With all your support, we can believe that Japan will get back up on its feet very quickly.
With warmest thanks,
Taro Hakase
Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster
Taro will be giving a series of charity concerts in aid of Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster which happened on the 11th of March. The events are:
Date: Monday 14th March, 15.30
Venue: Mitsukoshi department store, Piccadilly
Free
Date: Wednesday 16th March, 5.00 PM-6.00 PM
Venue: Our Lady of Victories, Kensington, 235a Kensington High Street, London W8 6AF, 020 7937 4778
Free
Date: Thursday 17th March, 5.00 PM
Venue: Fortnum & Mason, 181 Piccadilly, London W1A 1ER, 0845 300 1707
Free
Don’t Give Up! A Charity Concert for Japan with Taro Hakase and friends
Date: Friday 18th March, 6.45 PM-8.00 PM
Venue: Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ, 020 7730 4500
Tickets: £1.00
You can watch the Cadogan Hall concert live online on Friday 18th March at 6.45pm.
There will be collection boxes at the concerts and all funds raised will be donated to the Japan Tsunami Appeal by British Red Cross to help support the relief effort. Please come along.
Swinging Bach
Taro Hakase & Iwao Furusawa play Bach with a swing…