CALENDAR

Oct
8
Sun
2023
KAMMERRAKU PROMISE @ Tenri Cultural Institute of NY
Oct 8 @ 4:00 pm

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.

The Art of Calligraphy – Mizuho solo exhibition –
Japanese koto and Calligraphy Collaborative Performance @ ALLU Studio
Oct 8 @ 7:10 pm

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.

 

Oct
16
Mon
2023
Koto Concerto: Genji @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Oct 16 @ 6:00 pm

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

Oct
29
Sun
2023
XXIV International Chopin and Friends Festival @ Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center
Oct 29 @ 6:00 pm

Yoko will give the world premiere performance of a duo piece “Callin’ Saigdi” composed by Jakub Polaczyk with erhu performer, Andy Lin.

Nov
12
Sun
2023
Koto Concerto: Genji at Hill and Hollow Music featuring INTERWOVEN @ Saranac Methodist Church, NY
Nov 12 @ 3:00 pm

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.

Dec
17
Sun
2023
Taiko Legacy 20 @ Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Dec 17 @ 9:02 pm

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.

Jan
27
Sat
2024
Tribute to Toshi Ichiyanagi @ Tenri Cultural Institute of NY
Jan 27 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

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)
Feb
10
Sat
2024
FantAsia! – INTERWOVEN @ TBA
Feb 10 all-day

As the shamisen performer of INTERWOVEN, Yoko Reikano Kimura will give the world premiere performance of Michael Ippolito’s Shamisen Concerto (untitled). For more fun and detailed information, please visit here.

Apr
14
Sun
2024
Arianna String Quartet and Kyo-Shin-An Arts @ Tenri Cultural Institute of NY
Apr 14 all-day

Yoko Reikano Kimura will give the New York Premiere performance of James Nyoraku Schlefer’s new piece. For more details, please stay tuned.

Apr
20
Sat
2024
Koto Concerto: Genji with Northern Duchess Symphony Orchestra @ ​Joseph L. Phelan Auditorium at Rhinebeck High School
Apr 20 @ 7:30 pm

Yoko Reikano Kimura will perform Koto Concerto: Genji (composed by Daron Hagen) with Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kathleen Beckmann.