Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform “Between the Leaves” (composed by Yoko Sato) with Cassatt String Quartet and James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi. For the details about this event and ticket information, please visit here.
Japanese koto and Calligraphy Collaborative Performance @ ALLU Studio
Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform at Japanese calligrapher, Mizuho Inamura’s solo exhibition. Yoko’s solo koto performance with start at 7:10 pm and the collaboration with Mizuho Inamura will start at 7:45 pm. For ticket reservation, please contact the organizer’s E-mail address.
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
Yoko will give the world premiere performance of a duo piece “Callin’ Saigdi” composed by Jakub Polaczyk with erhu performer, Andy Lin.
INTERWOVEN will be featured at Hill and Hollow Music series and present versatile program. Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform Koto Concerto: Genji (composed by Daron Hagen). For more details, please stay tuned.
As a guest koto and shamisen performer, Yoko Reikano Kimura will join Chicago based Tsuka Taiko’s 20th anniversary concert. As one of the largest taiko concerts in the Midwest, Taiko Legacy is anchored by seasoned group Tsukasa Taiko and celebrates the 20th iteration this year.
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)
Yoko Reikano Kimura will give the New York Premiere performance of James Nyoraku Schlefer’s new piece. For more details, please stay tuned.
Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform Koto Concerto: Genji (composed by Daron Hagen) with Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kathleen Beckmann.