Japanese koto and Calligraphy Collaborative Performance @ ALLU Studio
Yoko Reikano Kimura will be featured at the patron members concert series again and will perform Koto Concerto: Genji (composed by Daron Hagen) with the string members of New Asia Chamber Music Society X INTERWOVEN at the beautiful Buddha Room, Asian Art department. Along with Hagen’s concerto, Yoko will perform Koto kumiuta, Akashi (composed by Kitajima-kengyo) which is also related to the Tale of Genji.
Yoko Reikano Kimura, koto and voice
Keiko Tokunaga, Vn
Jaram Kim, Vn
Andy Lin, Va
Hikaru Tamaki, Vc
Duo YUMENO is joined by special guest Vicky Chow, one of the leading pianists of her generation, to present a tribute concert for Toshi Ichiyanagi (1933 – 2022), a protégé of John Cage and an esteemed Japanese composer who had a profound influence on the post-war Japanese music landscape.
The program will include music written for both traditional Japanese and Western instruments and looks back at his six-decade-long career. Highlights include Paraphrase for shamisen and cello (2019), which was commissioned by the duo, Time Sequence (1976), a dazzling piano solo in the style of minimal music, as well as Linked Poems of Autumn (1990), Ichiyanagi’s tribute to the Japanese koto-song tradition that features texts by Matsuo Bashō.
- Paraphrase for shamisen and cello (2019)
- Time Sequence for piano (1976)
- Critical Zone for shamisen (1983)
- Linked Poems of Autumn for koto and voice (1990)
- Cosmic Harmony for cello and piano (1995)
- Prelude for cello (2012)