The articles and reviews about Duo YUMENO‘s new album, Heike Quinto (composed by Daron Hagen) were published on the following sites. (August 1, 2024) Naxos Japan (Japan)Pizzicato (Germany)The Art Music Lounge (US)Interlude (Hong Kong)
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May 28, 2024 / pizzicato
…The exotic music transports the listener into a very special world of sound, which is very interesting, even more varied than one might think at first. In this recording it benefits from the technically outstanding and very committed interpretation of the Duo Yumeno. (Remy Franck) – Heike Quinto (composed by Daron Hagen, commissioned by Duo YUMENO) Eine japanische Geschichte (pizzicato)
Duo YUMENO’s New Album:HEIKE QUINTO (composed by Daron Hagen)
Duo YUMENO’s second album, HEIKE QUINTO (composed by Daron Hagen) will be released worldwide from NAXOS on May 24, 2024.The album will be available on CDs, Naxos online, iTunes, Arkiv Music and other various platforms. Between 2015 and 2022, the duo commissioned to Hagen, the revered composer particularly in the opera world, to create a suite of pieces inspired by The Tale of the Heike, a masterpiece in medieval Japanese literature. The duo has performed the pieces countless times at venues as celebrated as the Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall to many intimate performance spaces. For more details about this album, please visit NAXOS website. (May 1, 2024)
New Album: Time Will Tell
As the guest koto performer, Yoko Reikano Kimura joined 2X Juno Award Winning pianist/composer, Andy Milne and his trio Unison’s new album, Time Will Tell which was released from Sunnyside Records. (April 26, 2024)
May 2, 2024 / The Art Lounge
…Yoko Reikano is clearly a virtuoso koto player. I’ve heard several recordings of koto players, but none as breathtaking as what Reikano does here, and near the end of this movement Hikaru Tamaki’s cello playing is deep, rich and beautiful. (Lynn René Bayley) – Heike Quinto (composed by Daron Hagen, commissioned by Duo YUMENO) Daron Hagen’s Heike Quinto (The Art Lounge)
Mar 1, 2024 / Yomiuri Shimbun, Shiga edition
Kimura’s extensive interview was featured on the Yomiuri Shimbun’s Shiga edition published on March 1, 2024. Kimura talked about new album “Heike Quinto” (composed by Daron Hagen), her concert series, “Four Seasons in New York – Gems of Japanese Music” and her passion for koto concerto.
Extensive interview on Yomiuri Shimbun’s Shiga edition
On March 1, Yoko Reikano Kimura’s interview was featured on Yomiuri Shimbun’s Shiga edition. (Yomiuri Shimbun is one of the biggest Japanese news papers published in Tokyo.) Kimura talked about Heike Quinto (composed by Daron Hagen) new album, her concert series, Four Seasons in NY and her passion for koto concerto. (March 10, 2024)
The Tale of Genji: A Koto Concert at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Yoko was featured at “The Tale of Genji: A Koto Concert” presented by Metropolitan Museum of Art. Yoko performed one of her signature repertoires, “Koto Concerto: Genji” composed by brilliant American composer, Daron Hagen with string members of INTERWOVEN and New Asia Chamber Music Society. Along with the concerto, Yoko sang a classical song: “Kumiuta: Akashi” composed by Kitajima-kengyo. (October 16, 2023)Photo courtesy of Musical Instruments Department.
Double Concerto by American Composer, Daron Hagen
Duo YUMENO will give the World Premiere performance of Aviary: Concerto for Koto, Cello and Orchestra composed by a prominent American composer, Daron Hagen in 2024 – 2026. More information about this work, and joining to the consortium, visit this site. About Duo YUMENO, please visit the duo’s website and here. (July, 2023)