INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announced that it has sponsored "The Music Festival for Children and Young People", one of the world's largest youth-oriented true classical music festivals and a joint production by the Sony Music Foundation and the SUNTORY FOUNDATION for the ARTS.

The festival is scheduled to be held on May 4-7, 2022 at Suntory Hall, ARK Karajan Place and other designated facilities in Tokyo, Japan.

The festival features a wide variety of performances designed for every age group from unborn babies and infants under a year old to preschoolers, elementary school children and teenagers. The unique festival enables participants to enjoy classical music all day long. Performances are scheduled to be streamed online at no cost for the benefit of audiences nationwide as a new initiative to adapt to the new normal under the pandemic.

Information on performers, programs, tickets and other details is listed on the festival's official website (www.kofes.jp/en/).

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